TV personalities who randomly disappear

TV personalities who randomly disappear

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Milkyway

9,418 posts

53 months

Tuesday 14th December 2021
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Just reminded me of this...


Edited by Milkyway on Monday 3rd January 14:40

LeadFarmer

7,411 posts

131 months

Monday 3rd January 2022
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Emma Fryer from Ideal, Phoneshop and Toast of London

Haven't seen her in anything or ages..


Flip Martian

19,689 posts

190 months

Monday 3rd January 2022
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LeadFarmer said:
Emma Fryer from Ideal, Phoneshop and Toast of London

Haven't seen her in anything or ages..

Every now and again I get a reminder of how little TV I've watched in the last 10 years. Not heard of her or any of those progs either.

Thankyou4calling

10,603 posts

173 months

Monday 3rd January 2022
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Flip Martian said:
Every now and again I get a reminder of how little TV I've watched in the last 10 years. Not heard of her or any of those progs either.
I’d put Phoneshop up there with the very best of comedies.

Absolutely brilliant at capturing how it was at that time for many.

You perhaps need to be a bit “Street” to get it but it’s genius.

pquinn

7,167 posts

46 months

Monday 3rd January 2022
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LeadFarmer said:
Emma Fryer from Ideal, Phoneshop and Toast of London

Haven't seen her in anything or ages..

Usual reason - off having kids.

Flip Martian

19,689 posts

190 months

Monday 3rd January 2022
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Thankyou4calling said:
I’d put Phoneshop up there with the very best of comedies.

Absolutely brilliant at capturing how it was at that time for many.

You perhaps need to be a bit “Street” to get it but it’s genius.
Cheers. I probably stopped being anything like "street" about 30 years ago unfortunately hehe

Thankyou4calling

10,603 posts

173 months

Monday 3rd January 2022
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Flip Martian said:
Cheers. I probably stopped being anything like "street" about 30 years ago unfortunately hehe
Ha ha

No offence intended

Flip Martian

19,689 posts

190 months

Monday 3rd January 2022
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Thankyou4calling said:
Ha ha

No offence intended
None intended, no worries hehe

PurpleTurtle

6,990 posts

144 months

Tuesday 4th January 2022
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Michael Aspel.

I'm sure it's just an age thing and he's happily retired, but he was a stalwart of TV from the 70s to the 90s but hasn't been seen in ages.

pquinn

7,167 posts

46 months

Tuesday 4th January 2022
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PurpleTurtle said:
Michael Aspel.

I'm sure it's just an age thing and he's happily retired, but he was a stalwart of TV from the 70s to the 90s but hasn't been seen in ages.
Well he is 88 and retired a while ago...

LeadFarmer

7,411 posts

131 months

Tuesday 4th January 2022
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pquinn said:
PurpleTurtle said:
Michael Aspel.

I'm sure it's just an age thing and he's happily retired, but he was a stalwart of TV from the 70s to the 90s but hasn't been seen in ages.
Well he is 88 and retired a while ago...
Some celebs never fully retire though do they, often popping up here and there every now and again. But not Aspel. I wonder if they miss the life and fame?

Sad that most celebs who achieved fame during the early surge of television are now no longer with us - Forsyth, Monkhouse, Ronnies etc....Those types were true celebs often starting off in clubs and working their way to TV fame. Nowadays fame is more instant but not as long lasting.



Edited by LeadFarmer on Tuesday 4th January 12:34

Eric Mc

122,032 posts

265 months

Tuesday 4th January 2022
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LeadFarmer said:
Sad that most celebs who achieved fame during the early surge of television are now no longer with us - Forsyth, Monkhouse, Ronnies etc....Those types were true celebs often starting off in clubs and working their way to TV fame. Nowadays fame is more instant but not as long lasting.



Edited by LeadFarmer on Tuesday 4th January 12:34
Early? I'd put that era as the "golden age" of TV rather than it's "early surge". However, it was "golden", not so much because the quality was great (it wasn't always), but it was certainly watched by far more people - mainly through the lack of choice available.

I don't think any individuals will ever get to the same levels of popularity simply due to the fact that they don't have 20 million plus watching them.

coppernorks

1,919 posts

46 months

Tuesday 4th January 2022
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Lorraine Chase was a big noise last century, although can't remember why she was a celeb.

Maybe she's just retired to the suburbs with her hubby and her cats, or I missed her death.

vixen1700

22,919 posts

270 months

Tuesday 4th January 2022
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Watching some old Toast of London (as a new series starts tonight) episodes and there was somebody in that by the name of Terry Mynott.

He seemed to pop up in lots of things a few years back and seemed to be very much up and coming if I remember rightly, then was the main character in a C4 comedy series: The Mimic.

He seemed to just disappear as quickly as he arrived. confused

Edited by vixen1700 on Tuesday 4th January 14:13

LordLoveLength

1,929 posts

130 months

Tuesday 4th January 2022
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Louis Spence. Thankfully.

9.3

1,134 posts

192 months

Tuesday 4th January 2022
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LordLoveLength said:
Louis Spence. Thankfully.
Popped up on A Place In the Sun a couple of days ago, buying in Spain with his bloke. Quietened down a bit thank goodness.

LordLoveLength

1,929 posts

130 months

Tuesday 4th January 2022
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9.3 said:
LordLoveLength said:
Louis Spence. Thankfully.
Popped up on A Place In the Sun a couple of days ago, buying in Spain with his bloke. Quietened down a bit thank goodness.
Let’s hope he stays there!

V8covin

7,317 posts

193 months

Tuesday 4th January 2022
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9.3 said:
Popped up on A Place In the Sun a couple of days ago, buying in Spain with his bloke. Quietened down a bit thank goodness.
That was a repeat of an older episode.....he seemed almost normal didn't he

Beati Dogu

8,893 posts

139 months

Tuesday 4th January 2022
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coppernorks said:
Lorraine Chase was a big noise last century, although can't remember why she was a celeb.

Maybe she's just retired to the suburbs with her hubby and her cats, or I missed her death.
Saw her at Luton Airport only the other day.

cuprabob

14,630 posts

214 months

Tuesday 4th January 2022
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Beati Dogu said:
coppernorks said:
Lorraine Chase was a big noise last century, although can't remember why she was a celeb.

Maybe she's just retired to the suburbs with her hubby and her cats, or I missed her death.
Saw her at Luton Airport only the other day.
Was she drinking a Campari? rofl