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A Tribute to
Love Machine
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Featuring: Claire Lutter, Libby Roberts, Teresa Lucas, Jane Eve (Colthorpe) & Lorraine Doyle
Love Machine
The dancing and singing troupe Love Machine:
1. from the end of the "Dancing In The Nude" number from April 21, 1976. From left: Claire Lutter (qv), Libby Roberts (qv), Teresa (Terry) Lucas, and Jane Eve (Colthorpe).
2. From their "Think Of The Boys" number of Feb. 23, 1977, which spotlighted their vocal as well as terpsichorean talents; by which time a cute redhead named Lorraine Doyle (qv) had joined the troupe [from left: Jane, Terry, Lorraine, Libby and Claire]. It is widely regarded that their dance routines would pave the way for the future addition of the Hill's Angels to the show. Note: Click The Top Two photos for a larger image.
3. Libby Roberts IMDB Entry
4. Teresa (Terry) Lucas IMDB Entry
5. Claire Lutter IMDB Entry
6. Jane Eve (Colthorpe) IMDB Entry
(who would be known after 1982 as Jane Newman; her other credits, under both names, include Kenny Everett's TV shows, as a member of the "Hot Gossip" dance troupe; the 1980 Village People movie Can't Stop the Music; and the 1983 Monty Python film The Meaning of Life).
7. Lorraine Doyle IMDB Entry
TRIVIA NOTE: An early member of the Machine was future TBHS cast member Sue Upton, but she had left the troupe before either they or she were booked onto the program for their respective first times. As noted elsewhere, two of the Love Machinists would later be involved with the Angels, in different capacities: Ms. Doyle, as the most prominent after Ms. Upton (especially following the departure of Louise English from the series in 1986); and Ms. Roberts, as Angels choreographer from Jan. 16, 1984 to the end (including the independently-produced New York special). Closeups of individual members at left: (all from April 21, 1976, except for the shot of Lorraine from Feb. 23, 1977).
Lorraine Doyle
Three shots of the lovely Lorraine Doyle, (top) from the Hill's Angels Photocall bit of April 5, 1989; (middle) from one of the 1985 "Just Married" quickies. First appeared on TBHS in 1977 as part of the Love Machine (qv) dancing/singing troupe, and that same year made an impression as (bottom), "Slimey Sally" in the now-famous "Husky & Starch" bit. (To see how she appeared back then, go to the Love Machine entry elsewhere in Who's Who.) She is one of only two known individuals to have been in both Love Machine and Hot Gossip, the other being Jane Eve (Colthorpe); but whereas Jane was a mainstay for several years, Lorraine was in and out of the latter troupe over the years, with at least one period (in 1981) where they toured together, though neither were in the latter outfit at the same time. Also did much stage and TV, as well as being one of the dancers in the 1984 movie Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, before returning to TBHS full-time starting with the 1985 series; by which time her old Love Machine mate, Libby Roberts (qv), had become the Hill's Angels choreographer. Ms. Doyle quickly rose to prominence among the cast, eventually becoming the second most prominent Hill's Angel after Sue Upton, especially in the wake of Louise English's departure from the series in 1986. Lorraine's other major TV work besides the Hill show was in the role of "Jackie" in the sitcom Executive Stress (whose star, Penelope Keith, had co-starred with one-time-only TBHS guest Paul Eddington (qv) in The Good Life, a.k.a. Good Neighbors). For more about her life and career, click on the Love Machine Q&A section.
Jane Eve (Colthorpe)
Top: from the Feb. 23, 1977 Love Machine "Think of the Boys" musical number and Bottom, from the Feb. 18, 1976, "Transistor Radio" sketch. The Felixstowe native first joined the Machine in 1975, just prior to their first appearance on TBHS (she came in following the departure from the group of future Hill mainstay Sue Upton). After the Machine disassembled in 1979, Jane joined the racy dance troupe Hot Gossip which appeared on both Kenny Everett's Thames Video Show and BBC Television Show; she followed in the footsteps of fellow ex-Machinist (and future Hill's Angel) Lorraine Doyle (qv) who'd been a Hot Gossiper the year before; but unlike Ms. Doyle whose run was somewhat brief, Jane lasted with the group well into the mid-'80's. She and the other Hot Gossip dancers as constituted at the time appeared in the 1980 Village People turkey Can't Stop the Music, on which she was credited as Jane Margaret Colthworphe (the spelling of her surname in the credits of that flick appeared a bit too outlandish to be true - and indeed, it was; however, the BFI database has her surname spelled correctly in connection with this film credit). For many years after 1982, she was known as Jane Newman, her first major credit as such being in Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983; she was one of the many dancers who participated in the "Christmas in Heaven" musical number). She remained with the Everett show as a featured player in sketches after her run with Hot Gossip ended. There is a page which has some other info about her at the point of her Hot Gossip run, c. 1983 at www.early-sarah-brightman.com.
Teresa Lucas
Two stills of Love Machinist Teresa Lucas, both from their "Think of the Boys" number of Feb. 23, 1977. An original member of the group, and known as Terry for short, she was as adept in comedy sketches as in the Machine's dance routines. Her own name was used in the "long-jump" routine of the Feb. 18, 1976 "Word of Sport" sketch in which she (and her fellow Love Machinists) appeared. She was also mentioned in an advert put in The Stage and Television Today in 1982 after the dance troupe Lipstick (which she and her fellow ex-Machinist, Libby Roberts, choreographed at the time before taking over the helm of the Angels) performed at a Royal Gala Performance before HRH Princess Alexandra in Reading, England, on June 13, 1982; at the bottom of the ad was this contact info: "Enquiries to Libby Roberts or Teresa Lucas."
Claire Lutter
From the "Chow Mein Package Tours" sketch of 3/23/77, is Claire Lutter. She later played a prostitute in the ill-fated Sean Penn/Madonna vehicle Shanghai Surprise. Here is a link to her page at www.gridmodels.homestead.com
Libby Roberts
Here we have one of The Love Machinists, Libby Roberts, as seen here from the "Sale of the Half-Century" parody of April 21, 1976, who went on (from 1984 onwards) to be the Hill's Angels' choreographer (she succeeded Linda Finch, ex-regular Roger's sister). Her son, Adam Johnstone, was one of the "Hill's Little Angels" who appeared in the 1988 and '89 series of TBHS (and also the independently-produced "New York" special).