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"In the middle of February I managed 7 seconds (out of my 15 allocated minutes) of fame by appearing with Bea my Beetle on an episode of Casualty. As you all probably know Holby is no more than Bristol and the surrounding areas. On the first ever episode of Casualty, Charlie drove a bright yellow 1303 into work across Clifton suspension bridge. As this episode, 15 years later was also set on Clifton suspension bridge, some bright spark came to the script writer, who decided that yet again, a yellow beetle should be in the scene. Hence phone calls by various methods and I was lined up on one cold day in December. All other traffic was stopped on the bridge for both shots. The first shot was right first take, so then it was just a matter or waiting for the second shot. 4 hours later, it was my turn again. This shot took 3 attempts to get right (because of the camera angle - NOT my driving!), and then it was just a matter of waiting to see the finished result on the TV".
Here's an animated GIF of Bea's claim to fame. I have to thank Jon, Jeff, and Arthur (colleagues from work) for their help in creating this GIF for me. Please be patient as it can take a while to download. |