christopher nolan (cnolan@labyrinth.net.au)
Sun, 3 May 1998 21:09:16 +1000
Hi
Funny you asked this question as i did not so long ago. From the info i
recieved this is how it goes.
This info is as off season two
Spike 17
Lynda 16
Rest of the news team 17
Tiddler 12
Also about how Tiddler joined the junior gazette. I thought she just came in
found a desk and said she was lynda's sister. (if i am worng i am sorry i
saw the episode not that long ago but might have got confused) She was also
top of her classes alot like lynda and figured they should have a junior
section in the paper.
Your also right it was a shame that tiddler was not used more. I thought
untill recently that it might have been her in real life being under 18 and
from knowledge i have about acting in america and the fact if they are under
18 they cant do as many hours as if they were over 18 could have been the
reason.
But reading here recently someone said that she complained in a Press Gang
doco that she hateded being casted as a 12 year old as she was much older i
am not sure if she was really 18 or a little younger in real life.
I have read it is not uncommon for tv shows to hire 18 or 19 year olds to
play younger ages .
hope that info helps and does not bore you
bye for now
chris
-----Original Message-----
From: Mary Joliffe <mjoliffe@summit.net.au>
To: Press Gang Mailing List <pressgang@lists.yoyo.org>
Date: Sunday, 3 May 1998 18:40
Subject: [pressgang] Re: How old are they? + Pity about Tiddler
>Good Evening!
> What I'd really like to know is how old the Press Gang characters are
>supposed to be.
>Obviously they are teenagers, but I don't recall hearing their exact ages.
I
>seem to recall
>them remembering something about a "sixth year social", so they must have
>finished sixth
>year at least - but that is in England. What is the Australian equivelent?
>
> One thing noticeable was Joanna Dukes (Tiddler) absense from a lot of
the
>episodes.
>Was this something to do with her schooling since she was younger? It's a
shame
>that she wasn't always there because I quite liked her character. When
Tiddler
>arrived, it wasn't a
>case of ENTER THE NEWSROOM, FIND LYNDA'S DESK, ASK IF SHE JOIN THE PAPER.
>Instead Tiddler ENTERED THE NEWSROOM, FOUND HERSELF A
>DESK AND TOLD LYNDA THAT SHE WAS GOING TO JOIN.
> It was these sort of characters traits that were starting to sound
>interesting and it's a pity her character wasn't expanded on.
>
> Sorry this is so long.
>
> From Giulia (yes, I admit it, the new webie!)
>
>
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