RedUn Posted January 13, 2004 Share Posted January 13, 2004 Not the most avid TV viewer but always partial to a bit of Auf Wiedersehn Pet Imagine my horror then to watch the viddy and see the West Country character "Bomber" (played by a Brummie) in this week's episode wearing a blue & white quartered footy shirt with CLOWNI across the chest ... you can go off people! As I write Matthews has just set up Agadoodoo to miss a sitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedUn Posted January 13, 2004 Author Share Posted January 13, 2004 Will the BBC remake 'Boys from the Blackstuff' as well with the Scouse Gits "I could have been a footballer, but I had a paper round" - Yosser to Souness & Lee ... classic stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz Posted January 13, 2004 Share Posted January 13, 2004 I thought that Pat Roach (Bomber) was from Cornwall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz Posted January 13, 2004 Share Posted January 13, 2004 No my mistake, just found his website and found the following on his biography: Pat Roach was born and raised in Birmingham, England. He decided against professional advice, not to relocate to America. His love for the UK, the people and its four seasons kept him in England. Pat says "I love my roots!" His website - Just in case you're interested Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornelius Posted January 13, 2004 Share Posted January 13, 2004 Bomber was a City fan in the first series (or could have been the second). The Geordie lads were all talking about Newcastle United and asked Bomber who he supported, he said (in that amusing 3rd person way of his) the "Bomber's always supported Bristol City". Continuity wallah's obviously asleep - or is it made by a different company now it's on BBC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedUn Posted January 13, 2004 Author Share Posted January 13, 2004 Bomber was a City fan in the first series (or could have been the second). The Geordie lads were all talking about Newcastle United and asked Bomber who he supported, he said (in that amusing 3rd person way of his) the "Bomber's always supported Bristol City". Continuity wallah's obviously asleep - or is it made by a different company now it's on BBC? Very interesting sir, and I believe you are right - shall we make a fuss? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudgeRed Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 I just about remember 'Bomber' in the very first programme of the first series introducing himself and saying he was from a caravan site called (? name escapes me) which is on the Bristol channel coast rd nr Portishead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TimmerD Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 What a relief, someone else spotted this. It is definitely a howler from the makers of the programme as in the first series Bomber was asked which Bristol team he supported and he relpied: "City's my team - always has been" - seems as though he's now forgotten that. I think we need to take this further! I can't face watching any more episodes seeing him in a blue and white piece of **** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiderEagle Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 What a relief, someone else spotted this. It is definitely a howler from the makers of the programme as in the first series Bomber was asked which Bristol team he supported and he relpied: "City's my team - always has been" - seems as though he's now forgotten that. I think we need to take this further! I can't face watching any more episodes seeing him in a blue and white piece of **** First of all, very please to discover that contrary to the title of this thread Pat Roach is (as far as I know) still alive and well! The character is definitely a City fan - the scene in one of the early episodes has Bomber taking the ###### out of North-East football, so Neville says something like "At least they're better than Bristol Rovers" to which the reply is "I couldn't agree more - Bristol City's my team, always has been". The implication being that to non-West Country people, Rovers tend to be the team you think of first with regard to Bristol and footy, simply because their "surname" is more unusual... I haven't seen the second episode of the new series but if Bomber was wearing a Rovers shirt then that is very ironic as the producers obviously picked the first Bristol team that came into their heads - thus proving the gag from Series One to be correct. If the BBC want to sort it out, might I suggest a future episode where Bomber makes reference to some sort of memory loss, possibly culminating in the line "... and I woke up thinking I was a complete ######, so obviously I must have been a Rovers fan"... Way WAY too much time on my hands today. I'll get me coat... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse With No Name Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 Anyone remember the Cockney in the first series? I think he sadly parted our company due to his drug habit in the mid 80's, great shame. Yes, very well. The actor, whose name escapes me at the moment, Gary something I think, died half way through filming series 2. The series was finished without him, but they used cardboard cut outs of him, for distance shots of the lads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest two acres red Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 The role Gary played was Wayne he did die from a drugs overdose, and the wrestling was on world of sport allways on a saturday 4pm start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
England Posted January 14, 2004 Share Posted January 14, 2004 First of all, very please to discover that contrary to the title of this thread Pat Roach is (as far as I know) still alive and well! Unfortunately, I seem to remember that Pat Roach may be alive but only just as he is very seriously ill and may not see out the series - I hope I am wrong but no doubt someone will confirm or otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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