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From: [email protected]
Date: 4 January 2001
17:29
To: All RT
Employees
Subject: Do Some
Work
Hello Everyone
Further to yesterday's confirmation of the Great TV Romance
Feature for Valentine's issue, this is to announce that Alison,
who was going to do the whole feature, can only be bothered to do
the 500-word commentary now, because she needs to take a long
weekend in order to think of something amusing to say about Gail
Platt's hair. So *please* think of some TV couples - all
straight and correct, please! And nothing too obscure, of course!
Just glance at terrestrial and UK Gold listings if you need
anything to jog the memory. And pass all your ideas to Chris
Middleton, who's got the thankless task of putting it all
together.
Regards
Nick
From: [email protected]
Date: 4 January 2001
17:33
To: All RT
Employees
Subject: Question
Whasssssup!
Can anyone think of an amusing adjective for Gail Platt's
hair? I would use "grubby" but I've already used it
twice today. And can someone get me a coffee?
Boomyaka!
Ali G
"Are you local?"
From: [email protected]
Date: 4 January 2001
17:54
To: Nicholas Brett;
Christopher Middleton
cc: All RT
Employees
Subject: Greatest TV
Romances
Does anyone remember the adaptation of Lady Chatterley from BBC1
in about '93, with Sean Bean and a woman? I know it's from
a while back, but it was set in a garden, so you could tie it in
with Ground Force or something if you like. I'm sure you can
think of something much wittier than that though, Chris!
From: [email protected]
Date: 4 January 2001
17:57
To: All RT
Employees
Subject: Where's
My Coffee
Where's My Coffee?
Chakakhan!
Ali G
"Are you local?"
From:
[email protected]
Date: 5 January 2001
11:23
To: All RT
Employees
Subject: Mike Baldwin
and Deirdre Barlow
When did this happen? It was a while ago, wasn't it?
From: [email protected]
Date: 5 January 2001
12:14
To: Christopher
Middleton
cc: All RT Employees
Subject: Mike and
Deirdre
>When did this happen? It was a while ago, wasn't it?
Was it 1980? Or perhaps 84?
From:
[email protected]
Date: 5 January 2001
12:26
To: [email protected]
cc: All RT
Employees
Subject: Mike And
Deirdre
>>When did this happen? It was a while ago, wasn't
it?
>Was it 1980? Or perhaps 84?
Let's say '82, as it's midway between your two very
accurate guesses. Excellent research, as always, gang!
From:
[email protected]
Date: 5 January 2001
14:35
To: All RT
Employees
Subject: Pride And
Predujice
Have we still got that photo of him and her together? You know
the one. And does anyone know who wrote P&P?
From: [email protected]
Date: 5 January 2001
15:09
To: [email protected]
cc: All RT
Employees
Subject: Pride And
Prejujuice
>And does anyone know who wrote P&P?
Kay Mellor - and if it wasn't, it darn well should have
been! Aren't men rubbish - apart from the gay ones, at least.
Speaking of which, can anyone save me some work (!) by telling me
who was going out with whom in Queer As Folk? I had to avert my
eyes during the bed scenes though, as you can well imagine!
Imrankahn!
Ali G
"Are you local?"
From:
[email protected]
Date: 5 January 2001
15:26
To: [email protected]
cc: All RT
Employees
Subject: Pride And
Predudice
I'll leave out the author for the moment. Never mind -
it's not like that lot out there care about writers...! :0)
From: [email protected]
Date: 7 January 2001
22:09
To: [email protected];
[email protected]
cc: All RT
Employees
Subject: Romances On
TV
Hello Nicholas, and Chris
What about the storyline from Emergency Ward 10, where John
Alderton and Jill Browne's characters got together, and then
got married? It was in about 1965, I believe, but I've got
loads of TVTimes memorabilia from the time back at home. I
haven't noticed anything else get suggested from the 60s yet.
What do you think? I could find out plenty of information if
you're interested.
Oh yes, by the way - the MIke & Deirdre fling was actually in
February 1983, not 82.
From: [email protected]
Date: 8 January 2001
14:28
To: [email protected]
Subject: Emergency
Ward 10
>What about the storyline from Emergency Ward 10, where John
Alderton and Jill
>Browne's characters got together, and then got married? It
was in about 1965, I believe,
>but I've got loads of TV and radio-times memorabilia from
the time back at home. I
>haven't noticed anything else get suggested from the 60s
yet. What do you think? I could
>find out plenty of information if you're interested.
Sounds interesting. I'll get back to you on this.
Nick.
From: [email protected]
Date: 8 January 2001
14:29
To: [email protected];
Everyone Else In The Building Apart From ListingsHackZ
Subject: Emergency
Ward 10
>What about the storyline from Emergency Ward 10, where John
Alderton and Jill
>Browne's characters got together, and then got married? It
was in about 1965, I believe,
>but I've got loads of TV and radio-times memorabilia from
the time back at home. I
>haven't noticed anything else get suggested from the 60s
yet. What do you think? I could
>find out plenty of information if you're interested.
Uh-oh. Sad old git alert!
Nick
From: Everyone
Else In The Building Apart From ListingsHackZ
Date: 8 January 2001
14:33
To: [email protected]; [email protected];
Everyone Else In The Building Apart From ListingsHackZ
Subject: Emergency
Ward 10
>>What about the storyline from Emergency Ward 10, where
John Alderton and Jill
>Browne's characters got together, and then got married? It
was in about 1965, I believe,
>but I've got loads of TV and radio-times memorabilia from
the time back at home. I
>haven't noticed anything else get suggested from the 60s
yet. What do you think? I could
>find out plenty of information if you're interested.
>Uh-oh. Sad old git alert!
*LOL!* What the hell's Emergency Ward 10 anyway? There's
always one anorak, eh?!
From:
[email protected]
Date: 9 January 2001 12:23
To:
[email protected]
Subject: Lady Chatterley
>Does anyone remember the adaptation of Lady Chatterley from
BBC1 in about '93,
>with Sean Bean and a woman? I know it's from a while back,
but it was set in a garden,
>so you could tie it in with Ground Force or something if you
like. I'm sure you can think
>of something much wittier than that though, Chris!
No, I can't. Can you, though? :0)
Cheers
Chris
From: [email protected]
Date: 28 January
2001 04:57
To: [email protected];
[email protected]
Subject: Emergency
Ward 10
Hello Nicholas
Any news on the above? I've been trying to ask my colleagues
if they have any memories about similar programmes, but they're
usually too tired from laughing at some private joke or other.
Look forward to hearing from you.
From: [email protected]
Date: 2 February
2001 10:54
To: [email protected]
Subject: Coffee
Machine
I can't see from here. Is there anyone there?
From: [email protected]
Date: 2 February
2001 10:55
To: [email protected]
Subject: Coffee
Machine
No, can't see anyone!
From: [email protected]
Date: 2 February
2001 10:57
To: [email protected]
Subject: Coffee
Machine
Fucking great! I hate it when people gather round there talking
shit. Do you want one as well?
(As told to The
Mumbler, 11 February 2001)
