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What tv character did you want to be when you were little?

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BellaBlister · 17/09/2026 15:27

For me it was Christine Cagney from Cagney and Lacey. I thought she was fabulous!

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NorthFaceofthelaundrypile · 17/09/2026 22:13

Long Distance Clara from Pigeon Street!

wantmorenow · 17/09/2026 22:17

Not a moment of hesitation. Quincy. Intelligent, empathetic, analytical and logical. With hindsight, wanting to be a middle aged man was possibly a bit unusual. Never did achieve his level of education and specialism but did get to teach forensics in a college and help educate and inspire young students. I'll take that. ❤️

AlwaysSometimesNever · 17/09/2026 22:20

NorthFaceofthelaundrypile · 17/09/2026 22:13

Long Distance Clara from Pigeon Street!

Agreed! She was one independent woman!

Gateappreciation · 17/09/2026 22:20

Sabrina, from Charlie’s Angels, as she was the brunette. At the time, I perceived that blondes were considered to be the beautiful ones, so it was good to have a brunette.

boredwithfoodprob · 17/09/2026 22:22

Gertie from ET 💖❤️

Kingunderthemountain · 17/09/2026 22:22

Minty from Moondial. She seemed absolutely amazing to me back then. I’ve recently rewatched it on YouTube and loved it all over again.

allthegoodusernameshavegone · 17/09/2026 22:29

I wanted to be a Walton and live on Waltons mountain, still do actually!

MissAmbrosia · 17/09/2026 22:32

Princess Leia, or Christina from Flambards, or Daisy Duke 😆

UnderThePressure · 17/09/2026 22:43

June Ackland from The Bill or Minty Cane from Moondial, with all that time travelling.

WimbyAce · 17/09/2026 22:53

Juliette from Dogtanion, I loved her pink dress 😍

TheFlandersPigeon · 17/09/2026 22:54

Alana, Girl From Tomorrow/Tomorrow's End. I was desperate to time travel!

dreamiesformolly · 17/09/2026 22:55

Vroomfondleswaistcoat · 17/09/2026 15:54

The girl in White Horses (there's another theme tune earworm for anyone who remembers it).

Oh that song! Instant rewind to childhood school holidays. I can’t remember if the actual programme was much good 😄 but the song was something else, still love it now.

dreamiesformolly · 17/09/2026 23:02

Danielle from Mind Your Language, she seemed impossibly glamorous. I was 10 and had no notion of how un-PC that show was, I loved it! (Tbf the humour was pretty juvenile. Simpler times. 😄)

DrCoconut · 18/09/2026 18:42

Kingunderthemountain · 17/09/2026 22:22

Minty from Moondial. She seemed absolutely amazing to me back then. I’ve recently rewatched it on YouTube and loved it all over again.

Looks like we're teaming up then! A modern remake of moondial could be amazing if it was cast and done really well. When I last was there the Victorian kitchen set is still at Belton. There would always be a place for the classic series though. Think I might rewatch it soon.

ThunderThunderThunderThunderCats · 18/09/2026 18:55

She-Ra, Sheila from Dungeons and Dragons and Supergirl. ETA and Cheetara, of course. 😉

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