In message <19970408184719.20208@yoyo.org> Matt Saunders writes: > I only found out about Series Five a few days before it happened Same here, Matt. I remember spotting a picture of Julia and Dexter in the Daily Mirror's Saturday TV pullout, with an article mentioning that a fifth series was about to start the following Friday. I nearly fell out of my chair ! I had for so long resigned myself to the fact that "Day Dreams" was the last ever episode. It was a nice surprise. I'd set my video to record them and watch them late on Friday night, after work. It was an exciting time, knowing that there were 6 brand new episodes to see and fall in love with ! Do you remember that ITV would show trailers for the following week's episode at the end of each show ? The trailer for "Windfall" was cut in a way that made it look like Colin had jumped out Julie's window. I was quite looking forward to seeing how they were going to show Colin attempting suicide , but of course it turned out it wasn't Colin who jumped out but Julie's pets ! The trailer for "There Are Crocodiles" was even more ambiguous, not least because the episode itself was very surreal. In the trailer the most tantalizing part was a slow-motion shot of Frazz shouting and looking very angry, while the voiceover was of Lynda talking mysteriously of crocodiles ! I spent the whole week trying to fathom what could be going on. I remember that I was working on-call that particular Friday night when "There Are Crocodiles" was shown, so I watched it late on Saturday night. I knew this was likely to be the last ever Press Gang. I still remember how while watching it I was laughing wildly one minute and virtually crying the next (especially when the fire started, it was clear that Press Gang was finishing for good). And then after the fire we see Spike tossing and turning in bed, seemingly tormented by Lynda's apparent death. The first time I saw this I felt I was in mourning myself (for Lynda and the whole programme). Then the next thing is Lynda walks into Spike's room and basically speaks of her future plans for the Junior Gazette. I laughed with joy at hearing that the end of PG wasn't so certain after all, and then we are left hanging wondering if Spike was dreaming about Lynda's escape !! It was so exhilarating to watch. I only wish that I could watch it again and experience it like the first time ! > Hrm, well I'm not too keen on "Windfall" - the 100 pound note stuff / > Colin killing Lynda's pets etc is funny, but the episode as a whole > I'm not too keen on. There are others too, but it's been so long since > I saw them it'd be unfair for me to slag them off :-) I agree Matt. Windfall goes steeply downhill the minute he enters the cafe and gets chained to that bloke. It just becomes silly and not nearly as sophisticated as one would expect from Steven Moffat. > > Anyone want to talk > > favourite scenes ?????? "Chance is a Fine Thing" : When Lynda tells Kenny that he can't have all those biscuits because he's putting on weight. "Going Back To Jaspar Street": When the infant Lynda Day tells the old lady that Kenny "follows me, he *always* follows me" and we cut to the teenage Lynda being followed by good , old Kenny ! "A Night In" : When Spike tells a convoluted story with no punchline and the lovestruck Tiddler cracks up laughing. "Yesterday's News" : When Spike and Lynda wittily explain the presence of an ever increasing number of N.V.Gillespies. "There's something very odd going on here ". Spike: "There is ? Anything we can help you with ?" She's Got It Taped: When Sarah and Archie go for a meal and Sarah sets out to wind up Archie by seemingly knowing that Archie was the bomber. "I've got it taped. It's just an expression. It just means that I've got everything sewn up". Chance is a Fine Thing : When Kenny's Irish girlfriend (well almost) calls at Kenny's grandad's door and Kenny unwittingly meets his dream girl and lets her walk away for ever. Deeply sad ! Poor Kenny. > "At Last A Dragon" (watched it on Sunday) - the final scene. They > kiss, and we all thought that was the end of the episode, but there's > the magical moment with the closing gate and the streetlight, y'know > what I mean... faaaaantastic. Agreed. A wonderful end to a fantastic episode. It was this episode that got me hooked in the first place. The actual scene which hooked me was where Lynda walks up to the big house with Spike and suddenly says she can't go in. It's something that I can relate to, and I hadn't seen this particular behaviour ever before on telly. I knew then that PRESS GANG was something special. > "Head And Heart" - the first scene (after the titles) when Colin tries > to chat up the school secretary... "It not that I think you're dying, > though if you *were* dying, I'd go to your funeral. I'd love to!" Only Paul Reynolds could say these lines and have us in hysterics. No other actor I can think of has the skill Paul has to really say the stupidest things and make them so funny. > That's what I *love* about the Internet; it gets people with a common > interetst together like nothing else. Well said, Matt. I have always felt this myself. I can't see how I could ever have found other obssessed PG fans if it wasn't for the 'net. ------------ Regards Vince Deehan Wembley London http://www.deehan.demon.co.uk - * THE PRESS GANG MAILING LIST * * To unsubscribe from this list, send mail containing the * word "unsubscribe" to "pressgang-request@yoyo.org". * * By default, replies are directed back to this list, * not to the author of the message you're replying to. |