RIP Roger Cook (of The Cook Report)

[George 1978]

As David said, he actually appeared in the Nescafe Gold Blend adverts rather than the Maxwell House ones; the ones that they tried to make a soap opera out of.

Shouldn't this be in the Gone But Not Forgotten part of this forum?

[George 1978]

"I'm Roger Cook from Central Television", a familiar TV journalist uses a familiar TV catchphrase; a man who what one would think as the equivalent of a celebrity bailiff if they really do exist in teal life. A very familiar looking man tries to put the "boot-in-the-door" approach...

[George 1978]

At the start of a week where Andy Burnham could be given a chance to become a future Prime Minister if Labour (Co-operative) win in the Makerfield by-election on Thursday (the main solution to getting rid of Starmer from Downing Street), one of the party's former Deputy Leaders, Roy Hattersley has died...

[George 1978]

I would be here all night if I mentioned every single one of them - one would use the word "tormented" rather than "teased".

Echoing Beccabear, I also used to wear glasses which to others seemed to be very much a novelty. I started a thread called Wearing Glasses on...

[George 1978]

Sounds familiar - will try and see if there's a matching scene when I next get to see it....

[George 1978]

There was a clip on YouTube not too long ago which was recorded rom the Tyne Tees region in around mid 1994 (around the time of the World Cup?) which featured a trailer for one of those half-hour programmes which showed random clips from British comedy films; it was either called Make 'em Laugh; Just...

[George 1978]

I would have said that Deathstalker was two words, but it is indeed one word....

[George 1978]

Roast beef, pork crackling, Brussels sprouts, carrots, baby roast potatoes... (on Sundays at least...)

[George 1978]

Not long to wait before the evening emal is served....

[George 1978]

If it was 1970s then it was before my time as well. Sounds as if HTV made the series if it was shown on ITV....

[George 1978]

Security growing up as a child....

[George 1978]

It rings a bell - was this on in the post-World of Sport / Robin of Sherwood sort of slot of 5.30 pm on ITV on Saturdays during the spring and summer mlonths, circa 1985-1986? I think that there was a series called Return to Treasure Island or something like that.

Our teacher read Stig...

[George 1978]

Milton Keynes

[George 1978]

Emmerdale (although I don't know whether it officially counts as it used to be two words: - "Emmerdale Farm" back in the day).

[George 1978]

Big (the Tom Hanks film).

[George 1978]

If by Telly Sevalas - the UK Number One which has the least number of letters in its title....

[George 1978]

And looking at the IMDB, I am reminded of THE BLOB! Yes, that was the sinister man which I previously referred to. Nothing to do with Mr Blobby, I am afraid.

[George 1978]

To be fair, they do say "break a leg" to actors!

[George 1978]

Fireplace

[George 1978]

Radio 4 also transmitted a radio adaptation also called Henry's leg around Christmas 1998 and was repeated in August 2001. By the way, his bedroom was called Midford Tip because of how messy and untidy it was according to Henry's mother.

Ann Pilling wrote the book it was based on in 1...