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Paul
O'Grady Emotional Farewell
Paul O’Grady made an emotional farewell as his teatime
Channel 4 chat show came to an end – describing it as “the best job in my
life”.
As he said his final thank yous, O’Grady touched on the death of his former
manager and partner Brendan Murphy in 2005 and his own health problems, and
told the audience: “You’ve got me through.”
The final show tomorrow, after five years and 11 series, features tributes
from Whoopi Goldberg, Sharon Gless, Enrique Inglesias and Michael Buble.
Coronation Street stars William Roache, who plays Ken Barlow, and Beverley
Callard, aka Rover’s Return landlady Liz McDonald, also made an appearance.
Veteran actor Roache told O’Grady: “This is a great show. We all love it.
“Everyone loves it and everyone loves you. We watch you every day. In the
Green Room, between scenes. All of us. We’re going to miss you.”
O’Grady, who is a fan of The Avengers, got to meet Honor Blackman and Linda
Thorson, who both starred in the show, in his final programme.
Funny woman Catherine Tate also provided some light relief, ordering O’Grady
from his desk and taking his seat.
After insulting everyone on set, she introduced boyband JLS to the audience
as “DSS”.
The final tributes come from Liverpool – from O’Grady’s daughter, Sharyn,
her partner and the presenter’s two grandchildren.
O’Grady asked for the title music to be turned down during the final
moments of the show when he said: “I just wanted to say thank you, all of
you. This has been the best job in my life.
“I’ve been through a lot. My partner dying, my dog dying, two heart attacks.
Becoming a granddad!
“I’ve been through so much but I have to thank you, my audience, you’ve got
me through.
“You’ve been great with all your letters and emails. My crew, everyone in
the office, they are brilliant.”
21:00
December 17 2009 - waveguide.co.uk
Reader Comment
sorry you are leaving you will be dearly missed by
everyone that which you on there TV. I hope you enjoy your life with your
new grandchild. Whish you in the coming years.
yours debby
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New BBC One
Thriller
James Nesbitt, Minnie Driver and Goran Visnjic have started
filming on The Deep, a five-part thriller set thousands of feet below the
Arctic ice for BBC One, shot in Scotland.
Simon Donald's scripted serial follows the crew of an oceanographic
submarine as they search the final frontiers of Earth for unknown and
remarkable life forms.
The thriller'saction follows the submarine's crew to the
final frontiers of earth in their quest for unknown and remarkable life
forms. Inexplicable circumstances then cause catastrophe to strike.
Stranded with no power, limited oxygen and no communication with the surface
our crew reach crisis point. Can they stay alive long enough to uncover the
mystery of something they have found themselves at the centre of?
Ben Stephenson, Controller, BBC Drama Commissioning, said: "Simon Donald's
brilliantly imagined serial The Deep demonstrates my commitment to bringing
the best work by the best writers to BBC One and the international talent
signed up are further testament to the quality of the scripts."
The series is currently filming at BBC Scotland's Dumbarton Studios in
Glasgow for transmission next year.
12:01
December 17 2009 - waveguide.co.uk
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