Monday 13 December 2021

Advent Calendar 2021 Day 13: Bullseye, 1984



The general format of a festive Bully was, give or take the clothing and set budget, pretty well established throughout as darts pros team with celebrities. And so Jim, who followers of catchphrases should note that within seconds he refers to "super, a smashing audience", brings on Jocky Wilson in a kilt, Eric Bristow in as little pearly king gear as he can get away with and Keith Deller... well, they've clearly had problems with sourcing traditional Suffolk dress so he's in school uniform because "I've got a lot to learn", which makes no sense. Pointedly stating "they all know where to sit" as a stagehand hurredly puts some chairs out behind him, Jim then brings on Kathy Staff, Mastermind winner Margaret Harris and "presenter of Saturday Starship" Tommy Boyd, a peculiar set of showbiz names only exacerbated when it turns out there are more people who are just coming on to pick up the charity cheques, namely Miss UK, Alvin Stardust and a fully armed Rod Hull, which seems to surprise Jim himself. Tony Green himself throws for charity with, one for the teenagers, Anne Aston standing in as scorer and then having a throw herself in a party dress that can't be doing much for her aim.

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