{{Short description|English choreographer (1932–2023)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}} {{Infobox person | name = Dougie Squires | image = | caption = | birth_date = 16 February 1932 | birth_place = Nottingham | death_date = 21 May 2023 | death_place = | occupation = choreographer }}
thumb|The Dougie Squires Dancers (1968) '''Douglas William Squires''' {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|OBE|MVO}} (16 February 1932 – 21 May 2023) was an English choreographer, known best for his work in television from the mid-1950s. He was born in Nottingham.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dougie Squires, choreographer whose dance troupes became fixtures of TV light entertainment – obituary |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2023/05/24/dougie-squires-young-generation-dance-tv-died-obituary/ |access-date=24 May 2023 |publisher=The Telegraph |date=24 May 2023}}</ref>
Squires died on 21 May 2023, at the age of 91.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newschainonline.com/news/creator-of-the-young-generation-dance-group-dougie-squires-dies-at-the-age-of-91-338445|title=Creator of The Young Generation dance group Dougie Squires dies at the age of 91|date=22 May 2023|website=NewsChain}}</ref>
==Choreography== The groups he choreographed for television included: *The Young Generation *The Dougie Squires Dancers *Dougie Squires' Second Generation *The Dougie Squires Dozen
As well as television work he was involved with theatrical productions and fund-raising events. In 2009 he was awarded the Order of the British Empire for his services to the Performing Arts{{citation needed|date=April 2016}} and was appointed Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to choreography and stage direction of royal pageants.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=61803|supp=y|page=N5|date=31 December 2016}}</ref>
==The Young Generation== '''The Young Generation''' were a dancing and singing group created specifically for BBC television in the late 1960s and thus were the first act of their kind to regularly appear on British TV. The troupe were choreographed originally by Dougie Squires who chose the founding members of the troupe. The group were mainly dancers, but also sang songs either accompanying other singers or performing stand alone numbers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.panspeople.com/?q=node/721 |title=The Young Generation Dancers |website=PansPeople.com |date=26 December 2011 |accessdate=8 April 2016}}</ref> Their BBC debut came on the 1967 series ''The Rolf Harris Show''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/a487713bd02a4ef38bf0689a83e3951d|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019061207/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/a487713bd02a4ef38bf0689a83e3951d|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 October 2016|title=THE ROLF HARRIS SHOW – BBC One London – 21 January 1967 – BBC Genome|publisher=}}</ref>
The line up for the Young Generation often changed, but the original teams consisted of: Sue Avory, Valerie Barrett, Bobby Bannerman, Mike Bevan, James Capehorn, Ann Chapman, Harvey Clark, Ray Cornell, Joanna Cram, Jackie Dalton, Ray Davies, Marlene Domanska, Dee Eldridge, Brian Evans, Pat Goh, Sally Graham, Johnny Greenland, Roger Hannah, David Hepburn, Jane Herbert, Linda Herbert, Harry Higham, Bob Howe, Roger Howlett, Terry Jones, Lesley Judd, Janie Kells, Linda Laurence, Scott Mackee, Judy Monks, Jenny Morgan, Rhys Nelsen, John Parsons, Terry Roberts, Brian Rogers, Margie Rumney, Joseph Saber, Cheryl St. Claire, Frederick Share, Barrie Stevens, Ricky Stratful, Donald Torr, Maggie Vieler, Michael Tye-Walker, Pauline Wall, Andy Wallace, Rae Wallace, Gerry Wedge, Miranda Willis and Wei Wei Wong. The group continued working with Rolf Harris on ''Show Of The Week'' hosted by Harris on BBC2, 19 May 1968.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/4fdefd8819754765a49e611de834e361 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421223113/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/4fdefd8819754765a49e611de834e361 |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 April 2016 |title=SHOW OF THE WEEK – BBC Two England – 19 May 1968 – BBC Genome |website=Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk |date= |accessdate=8 April 2016}}</ref> Later that year, they became the resident dance/singing act on BBC2's ''International Cabaret'', appearing alongside such acts as Massiel, Georgia Brown, Gilbert Becaud and Tessie O'Shea. During this time, they also appeared with Rolf Harris on his own BBC1 TV series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?adv=1&media=tv&order=asc&q=%22the+young+generation%22&yf=1957#search |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421215704/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?adv=1&media=tv&order=asc&q=%22the+young+generation%22&yf=1957#search |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 April 2016 |title=Meeting Point |website=Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk |accessdate=8 April 2016}}</ref> During this TV run, new members joining the troupe included Heather Beckers, Marie Betts, Iain Burton, Catherine Collins. Chris Cooper, Roger Finch, Denise Fone, Danny Grover, Carolyn Heywood, Erik-Jack, Linda Joliff, Kay Korda, Patricia Lovet, Denis Morrissey, Peter Newton, Sandy Penson, Jeremy Robinson, Terry Robinson (aka Terry Calloway), Ricky Stratful and Trevor Willis.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/0c1d3699f258436a8646f690157ef3c5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421214656/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/0c1d3699f258436a8646f690157ef3c5 |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 April 2016 |title=THE ROLF HARRIS SHOW – BBC One London – 15 February 1969 – BBC Genome |website=Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk |date= |accessdate=8 April 2016}}</ref> Nigel Lythgoe<ref>{{cite web|last=McLeod |first=Pauline |url=http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/life/556488/The-Young-Generation-Nigel-Lythgoe-interview |title=The Young Generation dancer Nigel Lythgoe on Lesley Judd, Dusty Springfield and Gene Kelly | Life | Life & Style | Daily Express |website=Express.co.uk |date= |accessdate=8 April 2016}}</ref> and Ken Warwick<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/news-articles/man-all-right-moves/76994 |title=The Man With All the Right Moves | Broadcasting & Cable |website=Broadcastingcable.com |date= |accessdate=8 April 2016}}</ref> joined the group in 1969, before becoming two of television's most successful choreographers and producers later in their own right.
In 1970, the troupe continued to appear on BBC2's ''Show Of The Week'' and other BBC series in which they appeared included ''Lulu at Berns Restaurant'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/59be6b058d3c4b7b816b68acf99c2e16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418161323/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/59be6b058d3c4b7b816b68acf99c2e16 |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2016 |title=Lulu – BBC One London – 8 September 1969 – BBC Genome |website=Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk |date= |accessdate=8 April 2016}}</ref> ''A Royal Television Gala Performance'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/1b0478c5a0ed483e9e1b00818432a557 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421231939/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/1b0478c5a0ed483e9e1b00818432a557 |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 April 2016 |title=A Royal Television Gala Performance – BBC One London – 24 May 1970 – BBC Genome |website=Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk |date= |accessdate=8 April 2016}}</ref> ''The British Screen Awards'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/05d312408328437cb9eda9b2f1f78ce0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421235540/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/05d312408328437cb9eda9b2f1f78ce0 |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 April 2016 |title=The British Screen Awards – BBC One London – 4 March 1971 – BBC Genome |website=Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk |date= |accessdate=8 April 2016}}</ref> ''The Rod McKuen Show''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/6e8caab6b8d849f7a76abcaf16b5d740 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421220315/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/6e8caab6b8d849f7a76abcaf16b5d740 |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 April 2016 |title=Rod McKuen – BBC Two England – 6 February 1971 – BBC Genome |website=Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk |date= |accessdate=8 April 2016}}</ref> and ''Fifty Years Of Music''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/89b96b8191154b019c2d54ec7890cdfc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421231109/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/89b96b8191154b019c2d54ec7890cdfc |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 April 2016 |title=Fifty Years of Music – BBC Two England – 6 November 1972 – BBC Genome |website=Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk |date= |accessdate=8 April 2016}}</ref> On Christmas Day 1969, they appeared simultaneously on BBC1 and BBC2, starring in ''Christmas Night With The Stars'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/ad3b636de70d48deb817a8859909336f |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421235340/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/ad3b636de70d48deb817a8859909336f |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 April 2016 |title=Christmas Night with the Stars – BBC One London – 25 December 1969 – BBC Genome |website=Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk |date= |accessdate=8 April 2016}}</ref> hosted by Val Doonican on BBC1 and in their own 'special' ''Jesus''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/c0a6835b95de4c748e884f1f78527ace |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421235336/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/c0a6835b95de4c748e884f1f78527ace |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 April 2016 |title=Jesus – BBC Two England – 25 December 1969 – BBC Genome |website=Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk |date= |accessdate=8 April 2016}}</ref> on BBC2. In January 1970, they were given their own self-titled BBC2 TV series,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/83ed8d4af73d4da0a419e5d7348600dc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421222842/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/83ed8d4af73d4da0a419e5d7348600dc |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 April 2016 |title=The Young Generation – BBC Two England – 24 January 1970 – BBC Genome |website=Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk |date= |accessdate=8 April 2016}}</ref> while concurrently running 'specials' on BBC1 included ''The Young Generation meet Lulu'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/80d7998132064a48a2b6f12af7f1df9b |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418171717/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/80d7998132064a48a2b6f12af7f1df9b |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2016 |title=The Young Generation meet Lulu – BBC One London – 18 February 1970 – BBC Genome |website=Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk |date= |accessdate=8 April 2016}}</ref> ''The Young Generation meet Esther Ofarim''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/0dc2b63f078246e7bcea16935ad4e008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421235346/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/0dc2b63f078246e7bcea16935ad4e008 |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 April 2016 |title=The Young Generation meet Esther Ofarim – BBC One London – 25 February 1970 – BBC Genome |website=Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk |date= |accessdate=8 April 2016}}</ref> and ''The Young Generation meet Shirley Bassey'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/3a3321e9515f451283f407c6059d126d |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421225716/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/3a3321e9515f451283f407c6059d126d |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 April 2016 |title=The Young Generation meet Shirley Bassey – BBC One London – 18 March 1970 – BBC Genome |website=Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk |date= |accessdate=8 April 2016}}</ref> Another regular series with Rolf Harris followed in 1970 and 1971 on BBC1 and on BBC2, they starred alongside Kenneth Williams in ''Meanwhile on BBC2''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/60/20?adv=1&media=tv&order=asc&q=%22the+young+generation%22&yf=1957#search |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421220531/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/60/20?adv=1&media=tv&order=asc&q=%22the+young+generation%22&yf=1957#search |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 April 2016 |title=The Rolf Harris Show |website=Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk |accessdate=8 April 2016}}</ref> Later in 1971, they appeared with Vera Lynn in ''Show Of The Week'' and Don Lurio temporarily replaced Squires as the troupe's choreographer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/279c89f50ea24778b50a5ea3c7efe27b |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421221840/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/279c89f50ea24778b50a5ea3c7efe27b |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 April 2016 |title=Show of the Week: Vera Lynn – BBC Two England – 9 December 1971 – BBC Genome |website=Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk |date= |accessdate=8 April 2016}}</ref> Their next BBC series came in 1972 on BBC1 in ''Engelbert with The Young Generation'' starring Engelbert Humperdinck.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/57a8e17acaa44a2d94a80e18d8370fc5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421222839/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/57a8e17acaa44a2d94a80e18d8370fc5 |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 April 2016 |title=Engelbert with The Young Generation – BBC One London – 9 January 1972 – BBC Genome |website=Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk |date= |accessdate=8 April 2016}}</ref> In 1973, they starred alongside Vince Hill in BBC2's series ''They Sold A Million''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/100/20?adv=1&media=tv&order=asc&q=%22the+young+generation%22&yf=1957#search |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421233818/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/100/20?adv=1&media=tv&order=asc&q=%22the+young+generation%22&yf=1957#search |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 April 2016 |title=They Sold A Million |website=Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk |accessdate=8 April 2016}}</ref> The same year saw another series: ''The Young Generation Big Top'', which featured Clodagh Rodgers, The Bachelors, Danny La Rue and Sandie Shaw.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/120/20?adv=1&media=tv&order=asc&q=%22the+young+generation%22&yf=1957#search |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422002852/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/120/20?adv=1&media=tv&order=asc&q=%22the+young+generation%22&yf=1957#search |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 April 2016 |title=They Sold a Million |website=Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk |accessdate=8 April 2016}}</ref> A second series of ''They Sold A Million'' aired in 1974, followed the same year by ''Ken Dodd's World Of Laughter'' on BBC1.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/140/20?adv=1&media=tv&order=asc&q=%22the+young+generation%22&yf=1957#search |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421224354/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/140/20?adv=1&media=tv&order=asc&q=%22the+young+generation%22&yf=1957#search |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 April 2016 |title=Show of the Week : The Vera Lynn Show |website=Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk |accessdate=8 April 2016}}</ref> Their last BBC series was ''The Musical Time Machine'' which aired on BBC2 in 1977.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/160/20?adv=1&media=tv&order=asc&q=%22the+young+generation%22&yf=1957#search |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421220537/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/160/20?adv=1&media=tv&order=asc&q=%22the+young+generation%22&yf=1957#search |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 April 2016 |title=Ken Dodd's World of Laughter |website=Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk |accessdate=8 April 2016}}</ref> They continued to appear regularly with Vera Lynn on BBC shows, including ''A Jubilee Of Music'' in 1976.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/cf6b46ae76614416a47ae515e71d178c |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406064737/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/cf6b46ae76614416a47ae515e71d178c |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 April 2016 |title=A Jubilee of Music – BBC One London – 31 December 1976 – BBC Genome |website=Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk |date= |accessdate=8 April 2016}}</ref>
Later members of the group who had joined by 1973 included Vonnie Barnes, Walter Cartier, David Hampshire, Veronica France, Jerry Manley, Kay Frazer, John Melainey, Jackie Hall, Steven Payne, Martine Howard, ( later to become lead singer with (Guys 'n' Dolls) Georgina Keane, Karen Knight, Sue Lake, Di Palmer, Liz Robertson, Benita Shawe, Michelle Thorne, Spencer Shires, Donald Torr, Trevor Willis and Geoff Richer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/027fd46a081c4198b05e697d87501200 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418152356/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/027fd46a081c4198b05e697d87501200 |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2016 |title=Show of the Week: The Young Generation Big Top – BBC Two England – 6 August 1973 – BBC Genome |website=Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2 August 2016}}</ref> who also went on to be a successful choreographer, launching his own troupe ''Geoff Richer's First Edition'' who appeared on many TV shows, including ''Seaside Special''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?order=asc&q=geoff+richer%27s+first+edition#search |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422172431/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?order=asc&q=geoff+richer%27s+first+edition#search |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 April 2016 |title=Snowtime Special – BBC Genome |website=Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2 August 2016}}</ref>
Although under contract and owned by the BBC, outside of television, the troupe also made stage appearances, including the 10-week run of ''Meet Me In London'' at the Adelphi Theatre with Tommy Steele beginning in April 1971.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1161911/poster-unknown/ |title=Poster | V&A Search the Collections |website=Collections.vam.ac.uk |date= |accessdate=2 August 2016}}</ref>
Lesley Judd went on to become well-known, despite walking out of the troupe in breach of contract.<ref>Blue Peter" 50th Anniversary Book: The Story of Television's Longest-running Children's Programme. Hamlyn {{ISBN|978-0-600-61793-8}}</ref> Soon after she joined ''Blue Peter'' and became a regular TV and radio presenter through to the early 1990s. Wei Wei Wong had other minor TV roles (including ''Warship'' <ref>{{cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/98ece14048b64785bd44f520ce68e032 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421222415/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/98ece14048b64785bd44f520ce68e032 |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 April 2016 |title=Warship – BBC One London – 1 February 1977 – BBC Genome |website=Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk |date= |accessdate=8 April 2016}}</ref> and ''Spy!''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/5cc01cce0b8c4f879189e28f728026e5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422002858/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/5cc01cce0b8c4f879189e28f728026e5 |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 April 2016 |title=Spy! – BBC One London – 3 February 1980 – BBC Genome |website=Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk |date= |accessdate=8 April 2016}}</ref>) and appeared briefly in the James Bond film ''The Man with the Golden Gun''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lockerdome.com/themanwiththegoldengun/weiweiwong |title=Wei Wei Wong |website=Lockerdome.com |date= |accessdate=8 April 2016}}</ref> and was a hostess on both ITV's ''The Golden Shot'' and ''3-2-1''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0e3eyH7Gdw&nohtml5 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/Q0e3eyH7Gdw |archive-date=21 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=3-2-1 – 'Arabian Nights' (1983) |publisher=YouTube |date=30 November 2012 |accessdate=2 August 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Wong was also a member of the subsequent 'The Second Generation'. Sally Graham left the group early on to become one of the short-lived founder members of The New Seekers. Singer David Van Day was a later member of the group, as was Mary Corpe who later joined Pan's People.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.panspeople.com/?q=node/721 |title=The Young Generation Dancers |publisher=PansPeople.com |date=26 December 2011 |accessdate=8 April 2016}}</ref>
BBC TV Series: *1967 ''The Rolf Harris Show'' (BBC1) 12 Episodes *1968 ''International Cabaret from Sweden'' (BBC2) 3 Episodes *1968 ''International Cabaret from The Talk of the Town'' (BBC2) 3 Episodes *1969 ''The Rolf Harris Show'' (BBC1) 13 Episodes *1969 ''Show of the Week: The Young Generation Meet...'' (BBC2) 4 Episodes *1970 ''The Young Generation'' (BBC1) 16 Episodes *1970 ''The Young Generation Meet...'' (BBC1) 3 Episodes *1970–71 ''The Rolf Harris Show'' (BBC1) 14 Episodes *1971 ''Meanwhile on BBC2'' (BBC2) 10 Episodes *1971 ''Show of the Week: Vera Lynn'' (BBC2) 6 Episodes *1972 ''Engelbert with The Young Generation'' (BBC1) 13 Episodes *1973 ''They Sold A Million'' (BBC2) 15 Episodes *1973 ''The Young Generation Big Top'' (BBC2) 6 Episodes *1973–74 ''The Vera Lynn Show'' (BBC2) 7 Episodes *1974 ''They Sold A Million'' (BBC2) 13 Episodes *1974 ''Ken Dodd's World Of Laughter'' (BBC1) 6 Episodes *1975 ''The Vera Lynn Show'' (BBC2) 11 Episodes *1975 ''The Musical Time Machine'' (BBC2) 12 Episodes *1977 ''The Musical Time Machine'' (BBC2) 7 Episodes
==The Second Generation== Squires developed a second, similar troupe in the early 1970s which was freelance and under his management, the similar, but short-lived concept troupe named The Second Generation, which included amongst many others Wei Wei Wong (who transferred from the Young Generation) and Debbie McGee.<ref name="everything2">{{cite web |url = http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1283416 |title = Debbie McGee |publisher = Everything2 |accessdate =14 October 2007}}</ref> Although this troupe appeared on BBC television, they were free to appear on rival broadcasters and independently of TV. The troupe had a short-lived series on ITV in 1972 ''2Gs and the Pop People'', that ran for six episodes and featured Slade, Sandie Shaw, The Bee Gees and Lulu.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.memorabletv.com/tv/2gs-and-the-pop-people-itv-entertainment-1972/|title=2GS and the Pop People (ITV Entertainment 1972) – Memorable TV – Episodes, News & More|date=5 November 2022}}</ref> They also appeared on a 1974 edition of Sunday Night At The London Palladium on ITV. Some of the troupe reunited with Squires in 2016.<ref>{{cite news|author=Vanessa Thorpe |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/jul/30/second-generation-1970s-dance-troupe-reunite |title=TV dancers alive and high-kicking 40 years later | Television & radio |newspaper=The Guardian |date=31 July 2016 |accessdate=2 August 2016}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=0820120|name=As Douglas Squires}} *[http://www.dougiesquires.co.uk/ Personal website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090413144525/http://www.dougiesquires.co.uk/ |date=13 April 2009 }}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Squires, Dougie}} Category:1932 births Category:2023 deaths Category:English choreographers Category:People from Nottingham Category:Officers of the Order of the British Empire Category:Members of the Royal Victorian Order