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Old 11-07-2015, 22:02
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I'll give it a go, haven't regularly watched it for a few series now.

Think this change of Dragons might be the last throw of the dice for the show.

Hope the newbies are better than Kelly and Piers, the producers got it horribly wrong with those two.

Theo is a huge miss IMO.
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Old 11-07-2015, 22:34
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I'll give it a go, haven't regularly watched it for a few series now.

Think this change of Dragons might be the last throw of the dice for the show.

Hope the newbies are better than Kelly and Piers, the producers got it horribly wrong with those two.

Theo is a huge miss IMO.
I liked Piers, I'll give this a go later but it looked liked it has changed to much for my liking .
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Old 11-07-2015, 22:38
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New series starts tomorrow night, only Debs and Peter left from the originals, won't be th same without Duncan.
Only Peter actually - Deborah wasn't an original.
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Old 11-07-2015, 23:01
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Only Peter actually - Deborah wasn't an original.
Was it Rachel Elnaugh she replaced?

She stayed on DD even after her business failed IIRC, I think it was Peter and Theo that bailed her out. Not a great investor to go to for business advice!
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Old 12-07-2015, 08:55
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I'm glad Michelle Mone isn't one of the new ones. She's annoying enough appearing on The Apprentice You're Fired.

I had no clue who any of the original Dragons were to begin with. It doesn't matter what their backgrounds or profile are, the important point is how strong a character they are. People like Peter and Duncan are prepared to roll the dice (as long as it's loaded in their favour). With luck at least one of the new team will have a bit of nerve too.
You're glad.
I'm delighted.

She annoys me intensely.

New series starts tomorrow night, only Debs and Peter left from the originals, won't be th same without Duncan.
I loved Duncan's quirkiness.
I'll miss him.
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Old 12-07-2015, 08:59
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Was it Rachel Elnaugh she replaced?
Yes indeed. There was also Doug Richard and Simon Woodroffe - bet those two would be "Pointless answers"
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Old 12-07-2015, 09:36
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Yes indeed. There was also Doug Richard and Simon Woodroffe - bet those two would be "Pointless answers"
I reckon Richard Farleigh would be the pointless answer 😁
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Old 12-07-2015, 09:40
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I reckon Richard Farleigh would be the pointless answer 😁
Maybe so. I think they did once do DD on Pointless but I can't remember the results
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Old 12-07-2015, 09:42
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Bets on how long it will take Peter to mention Levi Roots?
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Old 12-07-2015, 10:08
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Bets on how long it will take Peter to mention Levi Roots?
Or the fact him and Deborah have invested together before

That always seems to get mentioned
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Old 12-07-2015, 17:22
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I've seen SW in a foodie programme, Raymond le Blanc's Restaurant.
Indeed.

That was the one where they got rid of several very competent restaurant owners in favour of two jokers who made cocktails but struggled with boiling an egg. It rendered the title of the series an absolute joke.

If they were looking to roll out a chain of cocktail bars then they should have said so.
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Old 12-07-2015, 19:13
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I'm looking forward to the new series especially with the introduction of 3 brand new dragons. I hope it refreshes the show BUT please stop with the sob stories and the like they introduced into the last series, we don't need their life story or any of that! I also hope they get rid of that awful lift and just let them enter the room. It wastes so much just seeing them standing in the lift doing nothing.

Is it me or does one of the new dragons look a lot like Theo?

Does anyone know if this series will be a continuous run of 12 episodes or will it be as shambolic as last series with it being shown in 2 blocks of six episodes and no one knowing when it comes back after the break (i think it was after New Year if i remember correctly from last series) and it slowly dying a death.
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Old 12-07-2015, 20:07
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So only "God I love myself" and "Grumpy Old Woman" left!

Let's hope the newbies brings some fresh air to the programme, but as ever that depends on the greatness of the ideas we get through the doors (or lift in this case).
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Old 12-07-2015, 20:17
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I do like Deborah and Peter but do hope the new dragons help to revitalise the show a bit.
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Old 12-07-2015, 20:18
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Right, time to see whether this show has jumped the shark.
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Old 12-07-2015, 20:19
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I do like Deborah and Peter but do hope the new dragons help to revitalise the show a bit.
I hope so, thought the last series was pretty poor.
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Old 12-07-2015, 20:19
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hahaha it's Sarah from "The Restaurant".

Theo's looking rough.

Can't believe they're still using the fake lift.
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Old 12-07-2015, 20:20
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Peter Jones has aged a bit hasn't he?
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Old 12-07-2015, 20:21
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The Mrs says she's in. That steamer seems pretty good.
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Old 12-07-2015, 20:22
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Oh dear. That was very scripted.
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Old 12-07-2015, 20:22
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I've never been able to recover from finding out the lift is fake on this show.
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Old 12-07-2015, 20:22
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I don't know if it has already been said but the new bloke on the panel looks like Theo Paphitis's older brother. Strange.

EDIT: Ah, it has.
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Old 12-07-2015, 20:23
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Deborah has four of them already. Bet she's also got four people to use it for her.
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Old 12-07-2015, 20:23
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Peter Jones just sends his suits to the cleaners and even has them picked up for him.

He knows nothing of how the other 99% live.
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Old 12-07-2015, 20:26
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Is this new Dragon Theo and Alan Sugar's love child?
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