Jeff Goldblum, Leonard Cohen? I like clever, sexy and slightly battered. Laughter is delicious.

You can confirm to your lovely husband that Mr Cooper was a rare being - gentle, funny and sweet. In the world of media that is rare. The only other one who came close to Tommy was Sir John Mills

Yes, I also thought Alan Davies has something, but now he is an arse. He has a reputation for being impossible too

I ordered them 3 weeks ago still no sign

Oh, but that's right up his street. Human nature in all it's messiness and stupidity. Just his thing. I reckon Mock the Week got him that gig. He does it so well too.

My aunt did a lot of silver service waitressing at Royal Variety Club dos back in the day. Tommy Cooper was always a favourite amongst the waiting staff, lovely chap by all accounts. Now Max Bygraves, if I was him I wouldn't have eaten the soup

Frankie Vaughn was lovely as well, went to college with his son

Max Bygraves truly was a sh**, as is a certain Mr Monkhouse! Bet Frankie's son was handsome?

Oh, I always thought John Mills seemed lovely, Richard Attenborough too, very old school but still humble.

I've finally thought of a bald man I find attractive - Ross Kemp. I'm sorry!

Oooh, good, all the ones I don't like seem horrible!

I like Ronnie Barker but don't like Ronnie Corbett, for example. Corbett seems like another one of those golf cronies.

Me too - I'm afraid all that breed of golfing cronie matey maties make my teeth itch

I think QVC also do them and they are a bit quicker off the mark, some of these companies take forever, I order something from the US and it was here in 5 days, still waiting for something I ordered from the UK almost a month ago.

So much better than the Chiles man. I did not know he was doing it. After the 1st episode, turned to Beeb 2 and was gloriously surprised

Yes and did Billy C not join that gang, when he became friendly with Parky

Accurate. Mr Barker was a very fine actor as well.

Mr Corbett matches his jumpers - prissy and pressed - and frequents the same golf clubs as Tarbie and Bruce. Enuf said

I know too much
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Didn't Billy go drinking with Parky, rather than playing golf.

Just reading back in the thread a bit.

I don't think the presenter needs to have a great knowledge of dance.
Lets face it, one of the judges doesn't. *cough* Alesha *cough*
So dance knowledge doesn't seem to be a priority with the BBC.
Graham Norton is too shouty for me. He hasn't seemed to grasp yet what the job of a microphone is.
And what was the show you are all saying he was horrid to dancers on? I can't work out the initials. Sorry.
I did like him on the Andrew Lloyd Webber shows though.

And I think Barrowman would tone the innuendo down if he were to do the show.
Whereas I think Julian Clary would be far more likely to let naughty comments slip. The man just cannot control himself.

And I'm deeply unnappreciating Bruce this series.
He really should retire. He barely utters three words in a row without fluffilng one of them.

Oh and info for those of you who asked what was he actually good at - he was an excellent jazz pianist.

I'm gonna throw a name in the ring for presenter here, because I think she's classy, professional and could just do the job without taking over........... Mariella Frostrup.

Does it have to be a bloke?



Oh yeh, and I thought both Kara and Matt's showdances were crap.

Still jellus (and not only because you've used both nimby and prissy today. Fab words )

Don't ever get stuck in a lift with Parky or Des Lynham!

xxxxx thank you

Andrew was lovely, looked very much like his Dad, really sweet bloke as well.

My Aunt had NO good stories about Max at all.

Wondered where you'd got to!

Thought he joined that gang, seems very friendly with Brucie as well. Though Notdead is a bit of a sycophant

sofakat - I always suspected there was a good reason for Bruce never to have been Knighted. I always suspected he wasn't that nice a bloke.

I think you have confirmed my suspicions.

I recently worked with a chap who was quite well known a few years ago [Bobby Knutt] and he said that both Bruce and Des O'Connor were always looking round the room to see who was more important than whoever they were talking to.
And when someone came into the room they would just turn their backs and go and talk to them instead.

Rude
and
Ar**holes
I think were his descriptions.

[He always found Bob Monkhouse to be friendly and generous, though.]

C'mon elaborate.

That's a bit of a grenade to drop, then run

I used to deliver to Frankie (I worked in a wine dealer's at the time). Charming man, I always thought. Now the Bevs on the other hand...

Working.
Done now till Christmas Eve.




I think there should be an ITT tonight, too.

Wonder if Kara and Artem have done rudeys yet?

Have you been alright on the roads then