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Just spotted this ... "Robbie Coltrane.. B-Road Britain" a 3 part series starting this Weds on ITV at 9pm.

"B-Road Britain follows Robbie as he embarks on a 400-mile road trip from London to Glasgow, in a bid to rediscover Britain’s forgotten backwaters."

Hope its as good as it looks

Matthew

Robbie Coltrane is the business!

I might stop in and watch this myself.

Is he a good driver, Robbie?

Or will this be like the Jo Brand documentary, where she can drive about as well as toffee.

chriskay wrote:Will be watching that; in a real car too

Oh good - using a 406 HDi is he?
Sad note: It's all I can afford!

I saw a picture of a Jaguar XK150 in something to do with the programme. Is that what he's using? If so, good, that'll set a nice tone to the proceedings.

Best wishes all,
Dave - a relic of a bygone age - but there is still a bit of me left. Not sure if that's good news or not.

Luke wrote:Is he a good driver, Robbie?

Or will this be like the Jo Brand documentary, where she can drive about as well as toffee.

Well we can't all be experts - trained at huge expense, courtesy of the public purse, i.e. our money.

Best wishes all,
Dave.

TripleS wrote:

Luke wrote:Is he a good driver, Robbie?

Or will this be like the Jo Brand documentary, where she can drive about as well as toffee.

Well we can't all be experts - trained at huge expense, courtesy of the public purse, i.e. our money.

Best wishes all,
Dave.

Careful Dave, you'll be branded an undesirable and banned with talk like that. Then again the attraction of this forum is its liberalism so perhaps not.

MGF wrote:

TripleS wrote:

Luke wrote:Is he a good driver, Robbie?

Or will this be like the Jo Brand documentary, where she can drive about as well as toffee.

Well we can't all be experts - trained at huge expense, courtesy of the public purse, i.e. our money.

Best wishes all,
Dave.

Careful Dave, you'll be branded an undesirable and banned with talk like that. Then again the attraction of this forum is its liberalism so perhaps not.

Aye well, it's happened to a pal of mine, so you never know. Liberalism apparently has its limits. If I'm ever to be gagged, it'll have to be done properly though.

PS. Had any good dust-ups with R, recently?

Actually, I also count him as a bit of a pal of mine, but 'e seems to have short fuse at times.

Best wishes all,
Dave.

chriskay wrote:Just watched first part. Nothing remotely to do with driving or B roads. Robbie Coltrane looks as if he's sitting on rather than in the XK150 & spends much of the time with his elbow on the door & his fingers wrapped around the steering wheel spokes. (should have been given a 406 Diesel, TripleS).

Cheers, chris.

Yeah - very disappointing! Did you spot the IAM badge on the front though?

Looks like some ADUK'ers gonna have to do their own version instead

heheh

Matthew

chriskay wrote:Just watched first part. Nothing remotely to do with driving or B roads. Robbie Coltrane looks as if he's sitting on rather than in the XK150 & spends much of the time with his elbow on the door & his fingers wrapped around the steering wheel spokes. (should have been given a 406 Diesel, TripleS).

Cheers, chris.

Yes I noticed the very casual handling of the steering wheel. I know somebody with a somewhat similar style, but I'm sure it's quite adequate at the times it's used.

In any case the XK150 had an IAM badge on the front, so all will be well.

Best wishes all,
Dave.