Friday, January 27, 2017
Farewell Bear Facts Boston
Farewell Bear Facts Boston
*Contains no spoilers for Cabin Pressure, but unexpectedly a massive spoiler for series one of the U.S. House Of Cards*
- Lots of people have spotted that the names of Mr Leeman and Dr Price are tributes to the Kipper and the Corpse episode of Fawlty Towers. I cant remember whether anyone has spotted that his first name, Hamilton, as mentioned in Arthurs eulogy, is a reference to the Waldorf Salad episode. The character seemed to combine elements of Mr Hamilton, the irascible American who tells Basil some home truths; and Mr Leeman, the inconvenient corpse. So I named him after both. (Having said that, if I was writing it now, Im not sure Id make him American. Bit obvious, maybe.)
- The choice of the book Arthurs so proud of having read - twice - is a reference to Nancy Mitfords character Uncle Matthew, based on her own father, who read White Fang and enjoyed it so much he decided never to read anything else, because it couldnt possibly be as good.
- In the (excellent) American version of The House of Cards, the dark miniseries about a ruthless senator wholl do anything for power, it takes him eleven hour long episodes before he finally kills someone. In my light-hearted radio sitcom about air travel, it takes Arthur until half way through episode two. Your move, Spacey.
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