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Hi Everyone I am relativly new and wonder if anyone can help me .I am seeking The Helen cushing Rose,It was Named after the late actor Peter Cushings Wife on a British TV programme called Jimm.ll Fix It.Her maiden name was Violet Helene Beck
and the Rose was a Yellow Hybrid Tea,I have been searching for this Rose for 10 years now ,Please could anyone help me in my quest ,its a sentimental Quest for me and very important.Thank you
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#1 of 5 posted
20 MAR 09 by
 Cass
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I haven't found any information about 'Helen Cushing,' other than an online comment that it was bred by Chris Wheatcroft. We have a couple of places to look. Do you have a general idea of when the rose was introduced?
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#2 of 5 posted
20 MAR 09 by
Roseman
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Hi Thank you for your post its very much appreciated,all I can add is this Quote from a TV programme from 1975,His wife Died in 1971 her Maiden namewas Violet Helene Beck,I believe the YELLOW Rose was Named HELEN CUSHING
"Wrote to BBC program "Jim'll Fix It" (1975) asking that a new rose be bred and named after his late wife. Jimmy Savile agreed and the process was filmed ending with the creation of a new strain of yellow rose being presented to Peter."
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#3 of 5 posted
20 MAR 09 by
Cass
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So the show "Jim'll Fix It" ran between 1975 and 1994. There's a note that Cushing wrote the show to have a rose named for his wife in 1986.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim'll_Fix_It
So maybe we're looking for a yellow rose bred by Chris Wheatcroft named Helen Custing, introduced between 1986 and 1994, but probably closer to 1986.
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#4 of 5 posted
20 MAR 09 by
Roseman
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Thank you There is some confusion in the year as on different Peter Cuching Websites
that I have seached on some say 1975 and some say 1986,but I will do some more research.
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#5 of 5 posted
20 MAR 09 by
Roseman
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Hi Thank you There is some discrepancy in the actual Dates on different sites for Peter Cushing ,1975-1986,but I think this is correct.1986
Possibly the most famous recipient of a Jim'll Fix It badge was veteran movie actor Peter Cushing (who also played Doctor Who in two cinematic outings). He wrote to the show in the 1980s to ask if a variety of rose could be named after his late wife.
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