tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21859438.post8213020249234999047..comments2024-02-28T15:50:11.308+00:00Comments on Five Centres: The most disappointing news ever...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21859438.post-61993423234247058172009-07-03T22:44:40.062+01:002009-07-03T22:44:40.062+01:00Nigel Havers is only good for appearing in the Dai...Nigel Havers is only good for appearing in the Daily Mail Weekend mag every three months. Also, Louche's dad was at Eton with him, and says he was a wuss cos he didn't join the motorcyle club.Clairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01914896847679973163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21859438.post-60521084495907993912009-07-03T16:49:22.737+01:002009-07-03T16:49:22.737+01:00I have to agree. Did you ever see that documentary...I have to agree. Did you ever see that documentary about sitcoms where Lane said, wiping back tears of nostalgia, 'I remember the BBC comedy department as somewhere which would say to me each year, "So Carla - what would you like to write about?" Alarm bells!Brian Rowlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00238181874485297068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21859438.post-41759080646814480662009-07-03T16:40:31.156+01:002009-07-03T16:40:31.156+01:00I read something along those lines, Brian, but I d...I read something along those lines, Brian, but I do hope not. Much as I liked it back then, it' s not that funny and Carla Lane really isn't funny either. it's got disaster written all over it.Jon Peakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04471926651090670258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21859438.post-50691878050308272092009-07-03T16:37:04.978+01:002009-07-03T16:37:04.978+01:00They're reviving Carla Lane's Butterflies ...They're reviving Carla Lane's Butterflies as well, aren't they?Brian Rowlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00238181874485297068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21859438.post-72501405766480939252009-07-03T16:23:33.655+01:002009-07-03T16:23:33.655+01:00Isn't Havers about to come back with a trendy ...Isn't Havers about to come back with a trendy comedy on BBC2/3/4 or something? So I heard anyway...<br /><br />My sister, a goth/punk/new roamntic type thing used to love DWU, would you believe? Personally I didn't fight the alternative comedy wars of the early 80s for that kind of thing.<br />What next, Up the Elephant and Round the Castle?Bright Ambassadorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14123057194595392156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21859438.post-58046998948013341782009-07-03T14:41:38.619+01:002009-07-03T14:41:38.619+01:00I love that story, Squirrel, but we should make it...I love that story, Squirrel, but we should make it clear he was expecting his grand daughter.<br /><br />Havers is not everyone's cup of cha, ISBW, it's true. <br /><br />I've interviewed Nigel Havers, but never 'spotted' him.Jon Peakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04471926651090670258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21859438.post-65034156324668627752009-07-03T14:26:53.897+01:002009-07-03T14:26:53.897+01:00I used to live next door to Tony Britton in a shar...I used to live next door to Tony Britton in a shared rented house in Herne Hill. Lovely man. My mate Jon borrowed his garden rake off him once and when he went round to return it, Tony uttered the now-immortal (well, to me and my mate Jon) words: "Is that a little pussy I hear?"Red Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16699206526704761095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21859438.post-85625297226626340252009-07-03T14:21:27.139+01:002009-07-03T14:21:27.139+01:00Nigel Havers has exactly the same effect on me as ...Nigel Havers has exactly the same effect on me as clowns do. My thanks to the BBC for keeping him off my screen for at least a little longer.Kolley Kibberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07055145770836351738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21859438.post-21427690266809393432009-07-03T12:56:01.053+01:002009-07-03T12:56:01.053+01:00Did Second Opinion reach pilot stage, or was it me...Did Second Opinion reach pilot stage, or was it merely script stage?<br /><br />The practice of reviving sitcoms is a frequent one, but it's rare for one to come back and be better than the original. Is Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? the only one, really? <br /><br />What's George Layton been doing all this time? The last thing I remember with his name on it was probably Doctor at the Top in the early 90s, which was also a revival.Brian Rowlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00238181874485297068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21859438.post-77899540799335913152009-07-03T12:52:51.146+01:002009-07-03T12:52:51.146+01:00I saw Nigel Havers walking through Richmond-upon-T...I saw Nigel Havers walking through Richmond-upon-Thames in December 2007. I assume he was on his way to the theatre, where he was appearing in panto.<br /><br />More Havers-spotting welcome.Chris Hughesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21859438.post-48905445927379785672009-07-03T12:01:06.778+01:002009-07-03T12:01:06.778+01:00I saw Nigel Havers dining in Yauatcha last year. H...I saw Nigel Havers dining in Yauatcha last year. He still looked like a spunk (albeit in a posh kind of way). Bring it back I say!Cocktailshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06091341579556869010noreply@blogger.com