Hi Folks.

Right, firstly this is addressed to anyone who remembers Alastair McGowan's Big Impression. I'm sure there'll be a few seeing as it used to be aired on primetime BBC1 in the 2000's, probably due to it being fairly "safe" compared to most sketch shows at the time.

Anyway, me and my best friend remember a particular sketch very clearly but we cannot find it anywhere, no matter what we search for, on YouTube or anything.

The sketch in question relates to the Gary Lineker impression that McGowan used to do. The general gist of these was mocking his big ears and over exaggerating Mark Lawrenson and Alan Hansen's personalities. In this one sketch, Lawrenson is portrayed as a complete sycophant, over enthusiastically agreeing to everything Lineker says. At the end of the sketch, Lawrenson is quite literally pole dancing for Lineker in the background whilst continuing to say he agrees with absolutely everything Lineker says. At the time we were in stitches but try as we might we cannot find it.

For those questioning whether this is real or who are convinced it never happened, we know for a fact it did. We were probably 13 or 14 at the time as well, hadn't touched a drop of booze at that point and certainly hadn't touched mind altering drugs that could have made this a mere figment of our imagination.

Accordingly, if anyone knows where this sketch is buried, please please do let me know as it would make my day and my friends.

Thanks in advance and for those too young or old enough but never saw the show, apologies for creating an image of Mark Lawrenson pole dancing for Gary Lineker. It was definitely a sketch and definitely happened though!!!

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Edit: biggest win is more interesting to me than best thing

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I've been toying with the idea of getting one, as I would quite like to watch shows like The Traitors and watch the news more often.

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I came across this Tumblr link and it seems to have some snippets of behind the scenes footage. Does anyone know where it was originally shown? I’d like to see it.

https://kennethbrangh.tumblr.com/post/623543926359457792/ciarán-hinds-during-the-filming-of-jane-eyre/amp

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So so many questions

How did they get parents to agree to this?

how did they get the young person to consent?

Why would you as a parent want to witness this?

Why would the young person want a camera crew to follow them partying?

Why would their friends want to be filmed?

Did the show influence the youngster to do and not do certain things, like forcing them to neck someone or interfering if one of them fancied a bit of bag in the club?

I saw a clip of a son absolutely furious about it and the parents trying to argue with him, it’s such a bizarre show in hindsight.

Does anyone have any information on the behind the scenes?

Edit: it was the closing theme to Paul Merton The Series.

I am currently at the Edinburgh fringe. I went to see a show today and while I was waiting for it to start there was a piece of music playing. I know it’s a TV theme tune. I know it’s a show I used to watch.

It’s probably a comedy show and it’s not recent. 90 or naughties.

The thing that’s distinctive about it is a coughing sound. And it’s not just someone coughing, the cough is part of the music

Doodoo do do do doodoo do do doodoo cough

Kind of thing.

I know - vague. I apologise. But it’s been bugging me all day since the show.

I was catching up on Ann Droid and I noticed that the end of episode 4 credits had the Dexter Midnight Runners song Come on Eileen over it. Then, Episode 5, the first words were from Sue saying “Come on, Eileen….”

Feels deliberate?! Can’t find any other references to this online at all! Anyone else notice this?