Matthew J Newton (matthew@mjnewton.demon.co.uk)
Thu, 4 Jun 1998 18:15:54 +0100
Well, Steven Moffat himself is quite sure that PG influenced DTDD, something
he made clear at one of the PG conventions.
At 09:42 04/06/98 +0000, you wrote:
>>From Jaye:
>Hmm - not sure; PG definitely preceded DTDD (PG series one and two
>were both made and screened some time before DTDD series one).
>Whether PG influenced DTDD or not is debatable; I'm not entirely sure
>what kind of profile PG had in its early days, but given Bob Spiers'
>track record in TV comedy it's *possible* that Hamilton, Jenkins et
>al *could* have taken an interest in it...just a tad unlikely though,
>but that doesn't stop me wondering...Nevertheless, apart from the
>voice-overs on the end credits (not to mention the white-on-black
>nature of said end credits, and indeed their typeface), the whole
>"newsroom banter" feel of PG does very definitely seem to have found
>its way into DTDD...as does Louisa Milwood Haigh, who is sometimes
>the best reason for watching DTDD despite only having been in two eps
>(or was it three?)!
>
>Whether PG was *first ever* with the end credit bit, I must confess
>to having no idea whatsoever. It's quite possible, but I wouldn't be
>too surprised if it wasn't the case.
>
>Outtahere, dudes,
>
>David B.
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