Xmas Day TV

[Basualdo]

Lenny Henry wasn"t on Not the Nine O'Clock News. Not as a regular anyway.
That was initially Rowan Atkinson, Pamela Stephenson, Mel Smith and...erm...Chris Langham.
Langham left after the first series to go and write for the Muppet Show or something (more chance of meeting kids?) and was replaced by Griff Rhys Jones.

[kancutlawns]

Lenny Henry wasn"t on Not the Nine O'Clock News. Not as a regular anyway.
That was initially Rowan Atkinson, Pamela Stephenson, Mel Smith and...erm...Chris Langham.
Langham left after the first series to go and write for the Muppet Show or something (more chance of meeting kids?) and was replaced by Griff Rhys Jones.

Langham was on it? Didn't know that. Got done after downloading loads of child porn around the turn of the millennium. He wasn't a bad comedy writer as it was but he fucked his career up the arse after that. A shambling farcical man, much like his comedies.

[Basualdo]

There was something Lenny Henry was in years ago that wasn't bad. About a Liverpool DJ running a mobile disco from an old ice cream van who tries to smuggle an American Air Force deserter to Hull.


I have just read that last paragraph back, and yes, it make zero sense as a plot, but believe me it was an actual thing and way way waaaaaaayyy more realistic and entertaining than last night's Sherlock clusterfuck.

[kancutlawns]

Think I'll give the series a miss then.

[Rantan Zero]

There was something Lenny Henry was in years ago that wasn't bad. About a Liverpool DJ running a mobile disco from an old ice cream van who tries to smuggle an American Air Force deserter to Hull.


I have just read that last paragraph back, and yes, it make zero sense as a plot, but believe me it was an actual thing and way way waaaaaaayyy more realistic and entertaining than last night's Sherlock clusterfuck.

There was also that show where he played a chef, god knows what that was called!

[The Ghost of Alex Higgins]

Was it "CUNT!"?

[genehunt1973]

There was something Lenny Henry was in years ago that wasn't bad. About a Liverpool DJ running a mobile disco from an old ice cream van who tries to smuggle an American Air Force deserter to Hull.


I have just read that last paragraph back, and yes, it make zero sense as a plot, but believe me it was an actual thing and way way waaaaaaayyy more realistic and entertaining than last night's Sherlock clusterfuck.

There was also that show where he played a chef, god knows what that was called!

Sure it was called coast to coast played loads of great music in it

[The Ghost of Alex Higgins]

WAT R UR CRISMAS PLANZ GUIZ!

[subsub]

There was something Lenny Henry was in years ago that wasn't bad. About a Liverpool DJ running a mobile disco from an old ice cream van who tries to smuggle an American Air Force deserter to Hull.

I have just read that last paragraph back, and yes, it make zero sense as a plot, but believe me it was an actual thing and way way waaaaaaayyy more realistic and entertaining than last night's Sherlock clusterfuck.

I remember that. Cherie Lunghi played a randy landlady who shagged the American bloke.
Lenny Henry pretended that they were from Earth, Wind & Fire (said he was "Wind")
Ms Lunghi then crept into bed with the American bloke and roused him with the line "I don't want wind. I want Fire."
Always had a thing for her

[kancutlawns]

There was something Lenny Henry was in years ago that wasn't bad. About a Liverpool DJ running a mobile disco from an old ice cream van who tries to smuggle an American Air Force deserter to Hull.

I have just read that last paragraph back, and yes, it make zero sense as a plot, but believe me it was an actual thing and way way waaaaaaayyy more realistic and entertaining than last night's Sherlock clusterfuck.

I remember that. Cherie Lunghi played a randy landlady who shagged the American bloke.
Lenny Henry pretended that they were from Earth, Wind & Fire (said he was "Wind")
Ms Lunghi then crept into bed with the American bloke and roused him with the line "I don't want wind. I want Fire."
Always had a thing for her

Set the template for a female manageress but with ten times the attraction and sophistication of Ms Brady who I'm not disputing is a fragrant, highly capable, high powered woman in British industry and a lovely lady.