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Author Topic: The Villa go Cuckoo  (Read 23539 times)

Offline Five Villa Tattoos

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The Villa go Cuckoo
« on: October 03, 2012, 11:19:32 AM »
There has been a reference to the Villa in the opening two episodes of BBC3 comedy "Cuckoo".
In episode one Cuckoo is told to leave so that the daughter can meet someone respectable "maybe even a Villa fan".
Last night's episode featured a Villa tea towel.
Pretty sure reference has been made to it being set in Litchfield but does anyone else have any ideas why our great club keeps on being featured?

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Re: The Villa go Cuckoo
« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2012, 11:26:50 AM »
They probably thought "the character should be a football fan, so who would a bloke like that, who lives in Lichfield, support?"

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Re: The Villa go Cuckoo
« Reply #2 on: October 03, 2012, 11:49:04 AM »
Litchfield is in Hampshire, I believe.

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Re: The Villa go Cuckoo
« Reply #3 on: October 03, 2012, 11:58:09 AM »
I haven't seen the show but Greg Davies (who plays the dad, I believe) is from Shropshire and there are plenty us who are Villa fans.

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Re: The Villa go Cuckoo
« Reply #4 on: October 03, 2012, 12:10:43 PM »
According to Wikipedia, both writers - Kieron Quirke and Robin French, went to King Edward's School in Edgbaston.

From memory Helen Baxendale (really fancied her when she was in "Cardiac Arrest") was born in Shenstone, just outside of Lichfield.
« Last Edit: October 03, 2012, 12:25:23 PM by Dave Javu »

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Re: The Villa go Cuckoo
« Reply #5 on: October 03, 2012, 12:16:22 PM »
The kid who plays their son is the son of pervy movie maker Ben Dover and "glamour" model Linzi Drew.

Offline VillaAlways

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Re: The Villa go Cuckoo
« Reply #6 on: October 03, 2012, 12:17:14 PM »
Is it any good?

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Re: The Villa go Cuckoo
« Reply #7 on: October 03, 2012, 01:11:14 PM »
lennie Godber was a Villa fan

bet none of you knew that did you !!

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Re: The Villa go Cuckoo
« Reply #8 on: October 03, 2012, 01:14:36 PM »

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Re: The Villa go Cuckoo
« Reply #9 on: October 03, 2012, 01:23:22 PM »
At least one of the blokes writing it is a Villa fan, I'm sure this was covered in the 'Stuff on the Telly' thread a week or so ago. Nice to see Villa getting a mention.

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Re: The Villa go Cuckoo
« Reply #10 on: October 03, 2012, 01:48:26 PM »
There has been a reference to the Villa in the opening two episodes of BBC3 comedy "Cuckoo".
BBC3 eh?
Universal fame at last.

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Re: The Villa go Cuckoo
« Reply #11 on: October 03, 2012, 02:26:52 PM »
Is it any good?

bbc 3 comedy is a euphemism for unfunny shite.

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Re: The Villa go Cuckoo
« Reply #12 on: October 03, 2012, 02:29:19 PM »

From memory Helen Baxendale (really fancied her when she was in "Cardiac Arrest") was born in Shenstone, just outside of Lichfield.

She went to Arthur Terry School and worked as a waitress at the Chinese restaurant above the old musuc shop in Mere Green.

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Re: The Villa go Cuckoo
« Reply #13 on: October 03, 2012, 02:32:59 PM »
I knew Godber was Villa. He was also from Smethwick and had an 'O' level. Geography I think.

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Re: The Villa go Cuckoo
« Reply #14 on: October 03, 2012, 03:31:47 PM »
Which inmate of HM Prison Slade had an o-level in Spanish?

He never features but Fletch mentions him.

 


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