old'un Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 Don’t worry Declan Donnelly is doing “Saturday Night Takeaway” on his own, but should Ant McPartlin be let off by ITV for drink driving. I hate drink drivers, having had a friend and his wife badly injured by one....http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-43487792 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbie to this Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 There's simply NO excuse for drink driving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClemFandango Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 31 minutes ago, Newbie to this said: There's simply NO excuse for drink driving. I totally agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 The show must go on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 Really annoys me to hear ,on some radio stations, the pair being described as a modern day Morecombe and Wise - what an absolute insult to M&W - 2 men who worked their way up and wrote many of their own, funny , sketches - sorry but A&D are simply talentless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierra 11 Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 While on the subject of the two illustrious gentlemen.... An admission of my wrinkliness and ignorance of what's occurring in the world of err...celebrities. A couple of years ago my Granddaughter chatting with her friends mentioned Ant & Dec...I asked "Who's he?" ...stunned silence. "Granddad, don't you know?"..." No, is he a footballer or film star?"... She replied " No it's Ant &Dec "...I said " He sounds like a Frenchman, what's he famous for?" At this point three young ladies were helpless with laughter and only recovered when I admitted to thinking they were talking about someone named Anton Dec. I really didn't know it was two personalities of such world renown. I am not ashamed and I'm quite comfortable bimbling along in the 1960's (or earlier).... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted March 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 39 minutes ago, bruno22rf said: Really annoys me to hear ,on some radio stations, the pair being described as a modern day Morecombe and Wise - what an absolute insult to M&W - 2 men who worked their way up and wrote many of their own, funny , sketches - sorry but A&D are simply talentless. I cannot stand them, but the wife love’s them, said they are really entertaining and talented, what!!!, seems women love ’em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ordnance Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 Better if they cancelled the show, i am sick looking at both of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 It would seem times change. I recall a Blue Peter presenter being sacked after being caught snorting something illegal, and even further back a Liverpool comedian and show host ( name escapes me ) being dropped after having an extra marital affair. I think it also depends on how popular the particular celebrity is and the seriousness of his ‘crime’ at the time. Was Michael Barrymore ever convicted of anything? Ron wotsisname ( ex Man Utd manager ) uses the ‘n’ word and that’s it; bye bye Big Ron. A few folk ring up Tesco about red hunting jackets for kids and they’re removed from sale......I wonder how many are calling for Ants blood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 Electric chair. That's it move on all, it's sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie&bezza Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 The blue peter presenter was Richard bacon and he’s gone on to have a decent enough career really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuddster Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 saturday night takeaway is now the set meal for one. f. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 41 minutes ago, winnie&bezza said: The blue peter presenter was Richard bacon and he’s gone on to have a decent enough career really. That’s him. ?Yes, and with the BBC unless I’m mistaken. Times change indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie&bezza Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 5 minutes ago, Scully said: That’s him. ?Yes, and with the BBC unless I’m mistaken. Times change indeed. Yes, quite a bit on BBC and other channels including American Tv. Lucky man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 Ex-Man Utd manager Ron Atkinson, saw him a couple of months ago in the local post office, lives not far from me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catchthepigeonmutley Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 3 hours ago, bruno22rf said: Really annoys me to hear ,on some radio stations, the pair being described as a modern day Morecombe and Wise - what an absolute insult to M&W - 2 men who worked their way up and wrote many of their own, funny , sketches - sorry but A&D are simply talentless. Couldn't agree more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 i quite like them, simple easy to watch telly, the guys mentioned above were all to do with the BBC, ITV will probably do nothing because of the ratings involved. If they take the moral high ground and sack him, the BBC would mist likely snap them up within a week. like them or not there is no excuse for drink driving, he could quite easily afford to have a full time chauffer sat around at his disposal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grrclark Posted March 21, 2018 Report Share Posted March 21, 2018 2 hours ago, Scully said: It would seem times change. I recall a Blue Peter presenter being sacked after being caught snorting something illegal, and even further back a Liverpool comedian and show host ( name escapes me ) being dropped after having an extra marital affair. I think it also depends on how popular the particular celebrity is and the seriousness of his ‘crime’ at the time. Was Michael Barrymore ever convicted of anything? Ron wotsisname ( ex Man Utd manager ) uses the ‘n’ word and that’s it; bye bye Big Ron. A few folk ring up Tesco about red hunting jackets for kids and they’re removed from sale......I wonder how many are calling for Ants blood? In each of those cases the personality that fell of their perch were largely incidental to the health of TV station, perhaps Barrymore was felt the most. Ant & Dec headline 3 of ITV's largest shows and are a massive draw for the organisation, it would be no exaggeration to suggest that binning Ant could have a detrimental impact on the ITV share price. It's wholly wrong of course, but puts into context the value of celebrity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted March 22, 2018 Report Share Posted March 22, 2018 Didn’t he come out as having a problem with prescription drugs months and months ago? Made me think he’d just gone on the lash, smashed the car up on his drunk driving home and said he was ‘relapsing’ as an excuse for him being caught out ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted March 22, 2018 Report Share Posted March 22, 2018 saying tramadol in the paper because of a knee injury, then booze as well, still makes him stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymo Posted March 22, 2018 Report Share Posted March 22, 2018 (edited) 10 hours ago, Scully said: That’s him. ?Yes, and with the BBC unless I’m mistaken. Times change indeed. Edit as just checked my facts on something I posted about another Blue Peter presenter Edited March 22, 2018 by Jaymo Facts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewh100 Posted March 22, 2018 Report Share Posted March 22, 2018 11 hours ago, Scully said: It would seem times change. I recall a Blue Peter presenter being sacked after being caught snorting something illegal, and even further back a Liverpool comedian and show host ( name escapes me ) being dropped after having an extra marital affair. I think it also depends on how popular the particular celebrity is and the seriousness of his ‘crime’ at the time. Was Michael Barrymore ever convicted of anything? Ron wotsisname ( ex Man Utd manager ) uses the ‘n’ word and that’s it; bye bye Big Ron. A few folk ring up Tesco about red hunting jackets for kids and they’re removed from sale......I wonder how many are calling for Ants blood? think the Liverpool comedian mite of been stan boardman, didn't work again after the Parkinson show wen he mentioned the Germans flying the ******* very funny clip if you watch it, still remember watching it he was very drunk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted March 22, 2018 Report Share Posted March 22, 2018 My son's life was taken by a drink driver. I have no sympathy for him whatsoever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewh100 Posted March 22, 2018 Report Share Posted March 22, 2018 7 minutes ago, steve_b_wales said: My son's life was taken by a drink driver. I have no sympathy for him whatsoever! one of my best mates and his wife was also taken the same way steve so like you no sympathy whatsoever he deserves all what's coming to him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted March 22, 2018 Report Share Posted March 22, 2018 Ant McP's problems go way beyond drink driving, that's just a 'tip of the iceberg' manifestation of whats really going wrong in his life. When anybody smashes up a car drunk at 4pm in the afternoon in a residential road you have to seriously read between the lines. He has got to be in a pretty bad way, addiction takes over your whole life. I witnessed it close up with a friend. It was me who grassed him up to the police and he lost his driving licence and his FAC. He never spoke to me again till he died but I have no regret. He would wake up in the morning and pour himself a whiskey like anybody else would put the kettle on. All this stuff about painkillers is just his PR people trying to hide the real truth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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