The Patton Elliott Family

The Patton / Elliott Family

"performed to
rave reviews"

We are thrilled to welcome the first family of pantomime into the Panto Hall of Fame as our 2023 inductees. Collectively they are all members off the Elliott family but you may know them better as The Chuckle Brothers, The Harmen Brothers or the Patton Brothers maybe? By whatever name you have known them we welcome Paul, Barry, Jimmy, Brian and Damian into our very special panto club.

This entertainment dynasty have graced pantomimes dating back to 1949 right up to current day and the family's roots in the showbiz industry stretch even further back to that as this talented family of funny men have kept us entertained for generations.

Possibly the better known of the family through their own long running Tv series 'Chucklevision' were brothers Paul and Barry who were known for their crazy slapstick antics and visual comedy and their iconic catchphrase 'To me...to you' but they were already following in the footsteps of older brothers Jimmy and Brian who had already already established themselves as panto favourites up and down the UK. The legacy would continue as Brian's son Damian would also take on the Patton surname and enter the world of comedy entertainment in numerous stage shows and pantomimes, both under his under name and as part of a double act called Double Trouble.

YEAR BY YEAR...

1944

Barry David Elliott is born on 24th December 1944 in Rotherham

1947

Paul Harman Elliott is born on 18th October 1947 in Rotherham

1949

BRIAN (as part of the Harmony Boys) Aladdin - Dudley Hippodrome

1950

BRIAN (as part of the Harmony Boys) Aladdin - Wimbledon Theatre

1951

BRIAN (as part of the Harmony Boys) Robinson Crusoe - Swansea Empire

1956

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) Aladdin - Wimbledon Theatre

1957

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Glasgow Pavilion

1958

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) Cinderella - Leicester Palace

1959

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) Cinderella - New Theatre, Cardiff

1960

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) Babes in the Wood - Exeter Theatre Royal

1961

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) Aladdin - Birmingham Alexandra

Jimmy & Brian (The Patton Brothers) appear on The Vera Lynn Show

1962

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) Aladdin - Wolverhampton Grand

1963

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) Aladdin - Princess Theatre, Torquay

1964

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) Babes in the Wood - Wolverhampton Grand

1965

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) Robinson Crusoe - Grand Theatre, Leeds

1966

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) Cinderella - Sheffield Lyceum

1967

Paul and Barry win the BBC TV talent show Opportunity knocks

performing as The Harman Brothers

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Cinderella - Princess Theatre, Torquay

PAUL & BARRY (The Harmon Brothers ) - Babes in the Wood - Malvern Theatre

1968

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Cinderella - Leeds Varieties

PAUL & BARRY (The Harmon Brothers ) - Jack and the Beanstalk - Swansea Grand

1969

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Cinderella - Bournemouth Pavilion

1970

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Cinderella - Birmingham Alexandra

PAUL & BARRY (The Harmon Brothers ) - Red Riding Hood - City Varieties, Leeds

1971

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Cinderella - London Palladium

PAUL & BARRY (Paul & Barry Harman ) - Aladdin - Barnsley Civic

1972

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Cinderella - Bristol Hippodrome

PAUL & BARRY (Paul & Barry Harman ) - Aladdin - Bradford Alhambra

1973

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Cinderella - Manchester Palace

1974

Paul and Barry appear on the ITV talent show New Faces performing as The Harman Brothers

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Babes in the Wood - Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham

PAUL & BARRY (As Paul & Barry Harman) - Cinderella - Bournemouth Pavilion

1975

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Babes in the Wood - Theatre Royal Nottingham

PAUL & BARRY (As Paul & Barry Harman) - Aladdin - Theatre Royal Norwich

1976

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Robin Hood - Bournemouth Pavilion

PAUL & BARRY (As Paul & Barry Harman) - Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Wolverhampton Grand

1977

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Jack and the Beanstalk - Theatre Royal, Norwich

PAUL & BARRY (As Paul & Barry Harman) - Aladdin - Bournemouth Pavilion

1978

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Babes in the Wood - The Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy

PAUL & BARRY (Harman & Elliott) - Dick Whittington - The Coventry Theatre

1977 Patton Brothers Robinson Crusoe Theatre Royal Norwich.jpg

1979

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Mother Goose - New Theatre, Oxford

PAUL & BARRY (Harman & Elliott) - Cinderella - Davenport Theatre, Stockport

1980

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Mother Goose - Davenport Theatre, Stockport

PAUL & BARRY (The Harman) - Puss in Boots - The Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy

1981

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Mother Goose - Victoria Palace, London

PAUL & BARRY (The Chuckle Brothers) - Dick Whittington - Swansea Grand

1982

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Mother Goose - Liverpool Empire Theatre

1983

PAUL & BARRY (The Harman Brothers) - Robin Hood - The Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Dick Whittington - Theatre Royal, Norwich

1984

Paul and Barry launch a pre school children's TV series on the BBC called The Chuckle Hounds which runs until 1986. Each episode was approx 5 minutes in duration and featured the brothers dressed in large dog costumes performing visual comedy routines. 14 episodes were aired in total which included one Christmas special.

PAUL & BARRY (The Chuckle Brothers) - Robin Hood - New Theatre, Cardiff

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Dick Whittington - Gaiety Theatre, Dublin

1985

PAUL & BARRY (The Chuckle Brothers) - Aladdin - Civic Theatre, Halifax

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Aladdin - Theatre Royal, Nottingham

1986

PAUL & BARRY (The Chuckle Brothers) - Jack and the Beanstalk - Darlington Civic

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Sleeping Beauty - Theatre Royal, Norwich

1987

Paul and Barry launch their BBC TV series Chucklevision. Occasionally Jimmy and Brian would make appearances in the series as part of the sketches. The series ran for a total of 292 episodes until 2009.

PAUL & BARRY (The Chuckle Brothers) - Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood - Darlington Civic

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Sinbad the Sailor - Gaiety Theatre, Dublin

1988

PAUL & BARRY (The Chuckle Brothers) - Dick Whittington - St Albans Civic Hall

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Robinson Crusoe - Theatre Royal, Norwich

1989

PAUL & BARRY (The Chuckle Brothers) - Cinderella - Darlington Civic

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Cinderella - Theatre Royal, Newcastle

Jimmy & Brian (The Patton Brothers) The Ice Cream gag

1990

PAUL & BARRY (The Chuckle Brothers) - Aladdin - The Hawth, Crawley

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Jack and the Beanstalk at the Gaiety Theatre Dublin

1991

PAUL & BARRY (The Chuckle Brothers) - Dick Whittington at the Hexagon Theatre Reading

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Jack and the Beanstalk at the Churchill Theatre Bromley

1992

PAUL & BARRY (The Chuckle Brothers) - Dick Whittington at the Theatre Royal Newcastle

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Dick Whittington at the King's Theatre Edinburgh

1993

PAUL & BARRY (The Chuckle Brothers) - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at the Wolverhampton Grand

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Cinderella at The Churchill Theatre, Bromley

1994

PAUL & BARRY (The Chuckle Brothers) - Cinderella at the Corn Exchange Cambridge

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Cinderella at the New Theatre Cardiff

1995

PAUL & BARRY (The Chuckle Brothers) - Jack and the Beanstalk at the Swansea Grand

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Aladdin at the Churchill Theatre in Bromley

1996

Paul and Barry launch a kids gameshow on the BBC called To Me, To You! which would run until 1998 and comprised of 41 episodes which included 2 Christmas specials.

PAUL & BARRY (The Chuckle Brothers) - Mother Goose at the Birmingham Hippodrome

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Mother Goose at the Churchill Theatre, Bromley

1997

PAUL & BARRY (The Chuckle Brothers) - Dick Whittington at the Sheffield Lyceum

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Billingham Forum

1998

PAUL & BARRY (The Chuckle Brothers) - Dick Whittington at the Darlington Civic

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Goldilocks and the Three Bears at the Southport Theatre

1999

PAUL & BARRY (The Chuckle Brothers) - Jack and the Beanstalk - Theatre Royal Nottingham

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Dick Whittington at The Charter Theatre Preston

2000

PAUL & BARRY (The Chuckle Brothers) - Jack and the Beanstalk - Theatre Royal Nottingham

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Dick Whittington at the Billingham Forum

2001

PAUL & BARRY (Chuckle Brothers) & JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Aladdin - Darlington Civic

2002

PAUL & BARRY (Chuckle Brothers) & JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Aladdin - Regent Theatre, Stoke

2003

PAUL & BARRY (The Chuckle Brothers) - Cinderella at the Cliffs Pavilion Southend

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Cinderella at Alban Arena, St Albans

2004

PAUL & BARRY (The Chuckle Brothers) - Dick Whittington at the Manchester Opera House

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Cinderella at the North Wales Theatre Llandudno

2005

PAUL & BARRY (The Chuckle Brothers) - Jack and the Beanstalk at the Theatre Royal Plymouth

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Jack and the Beanstalk at the North Wales Theatre Llandudno

2006

PAUL & BARRY (The Chuckle Brothers) - Cinderella at the New Theatre Hull

JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers) - Aladdin at the Sands Centre Carlise

2007

PAUL & BARRY (as The Chuckle Brothers) - Aladdin - touring pantomime

JIMMY, BRIAN & DAMIAN - Red Riding Hood - The Albert Bolton Halls

2008

PAUL & BARRY (as The Chuckle Brothers) - Aladdin at Cliffs Pavilion Southend

JIMMY & BRIAN (as The Patton Brothers) & DAMIAN PATTON - Goldilocks and the Three Bears at the Billingham Forum

2009

Chucklevision broadcasts it's final episode

PAUL & BARRY (as The Chuckle Brothers) - A Christmas Chuckle - A touring production

this production also featured JIMMY & BRIAN (The Patton Brothers)

DAMIAN - Aladdin - Leicester

2010

PAUL & BARRY (as The Chuckle Brothers) & JIMMY & BRIAN (as The Patton Brothers) - The Twelve Days of Christmas - A touring production

DAMIAN - Cinderella - touring panto

2011

PAUL & BARRY (as The Chuckle Brothers) - Cinderella at the New Theatre in Hull

JIMMY & BRIAN (as The Patton Brothers) - Goldilocks and the Three Bears at The Bolton Albert Halls

DAMIAN - Aladdin - touring panto

2012

PAUL & BARRY (as The Chuckle Brothers) - Sleeping Beauty at the New Theatre in Hull

DAMIAN - Red Riding Hodd - Forum Theatre, Barrow in Furness

2013

Barry appears in the BBC series Still Open All Hours - a recurring role as Mr Marshall that he would continue to play until 2015

DAMIAN - Jack and the Beanstalk at the Albert Halls in Bolton

PAUL & BARRY (as The Chuckle Brothers) - Aladdin at the Darlington Civic

2014

DAMIAN (as part of Double Trouble) - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at the Hazlitt Theatre

PAUL & BARRY (as The Chuckle Brothers) - The Chuckles of Oz at the Darlington Civic

2015

DAMIAN (as part of Double Trouble) - Dick Whittington at The Scarborough Spa

PAUL & BARRY (as The Chuckle Brothers) - Peter Pan at The Wolverhampton Grand

JIMMY & BRIAN (as The Patton Brothers) - Jack and the Beanstalk - Premier Suite, Bolton

2016
JIMMY & BRIAN (as The Patton Brothers) - Aladdin at The Gladstone Theatre, Wirral

DAMIAN (as part of Double Trouble) - Cinderella at the Grand Opera House Belfast

PAUL & BARRY (as The Chuckle Brothers) - Jack and the Beanstalk at the Theatre Royal Nottingham

2017
JIMMY was due to star Peter Pan at The Place Theatre, Telford as Dame but had to withdraw before the show started due to ill health and was replaced by Steve Boyce

DAMIAN (as part of Double Trouble) in Cinderella at the Whitley Bay Playhouse

PAUL & BARRY (as The Chuckle Brothers) in Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs at the Southampton Mayflower

Damian appears as part of Double Trouble in the Easter panto Snow White

2018

Paul makes a guest appearance on the BBC Soap Doctors. Paul and Barry make a guest appearance on the ITV show Benidorm

Barry Elliott passes away 5th August 2018 aged 73 following a battle with bone cancer. Our tribute page can be viewed here

PAUL (as Paul Chuckle) in Cinderella at the New Victoria Theatre in Woking

DAMIAN appears as part of Double Trouble in Cinderella at the Coatham Memorial Hall in Redcar & Princess Alexander Theatre, Yarm

Damian appears as part of Double Trouble in a touring Half term production of Jack and the Beanstalk and later in a Halloween panto The Pirates of The Spooky Lagoon

2019

Jimmy Patton passes away on 26th July 2019 aged 87. Visit out tribute page here

DAMIAN - Jack and the Beanstalk at the Whitley Bay Playhouse

PAUL (as Paul Chuckle) in Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs at the Bradford Alhambra

Damian appears as part of Double Trouble in a touring Easter panto Mother Goose

2020

Paul was originally announced to star in Aladdin at the New Theatre Cardiff for this year but the season was cancelled due to the outbreak of Covid-19. Paul was then set to star in Sleeping Beauty which was to be a Covid friendly/safe pantomime at the Theatre Royal Nottingham but this was also cancelled.

Paul appears on the ITV series The Real Marigold Hotel

DAMIAN appears in the half term panto Sleeping Beauty as part of Double Trouble and is the understudy for Evolution Productions due to the Covid-19 pandemic

2021

DAMIAN - Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs at the Tunbridge Wells Assembly Hall

PAUL (as Paul Chuckle) - Aladdin at the New Theatre in Cardiff