This Life repeats on BBC2

[BoingBoing]

Did anyone else wonder where their last 10 years went last night? Caught it by accident (way past my bedtime), then was glued. God, that was part of my life - young, single, City wine bars every night... Now I just feel old, married and staying home every night with a baby.....! How DID that happen?

[EnormousChangesAtTheLastMinute]

don't mention holby or even worse casualty word round these parts... he froths when he hears the opening theme. before i met him but obviously a deeply traumatic experience. yes...big break...a-n-y minute now. who knows maybe the pilot sitcom he's writing now..? meanwhile, i'll have a lucky dip and six scratch cards.

[EnormousChangesAtTheLastMinute]

you can tell a lot about a man from his haircut. and the fact he thinks the excorsist is the best film ever made. wtf?!

[Spidermama]

PMSL Enorm'. My dh insists the reason he doesn't get the Casualty gigs is that he acts too well. Actually, I believe him but then, plus ca change!

TV drama is a load of old shite to be fair on them. There's rarely room for real talent.

I'd better take on a bit more work. Just for now you understand. Just in case.

[BoingBoing]

I'm not being funny, and I'm really not intending to insult your DH's acting ability, since yes, most drama and acting on tv is shite, but, errm, I thought most actors had done Casualty, Holby City and the Bill, purely cos they have such a high turnover of stories etc.? Please excuse my ignorance and don't come and beat me up In fact, maybe your DH should be PROUD that he don't have them on his cv!

[Spidermama]

Hi Boing. Yes he has done them but I would say he only gets about one job in ten he auditions for so those are no great odds for a father of four.

[BoingBoing]

Crikey! Well good for you for helping to support him - even if he doesn't let you watch certain programmes
And I'm sure he'd have made a better Egg - I've always found Andrew Lincoln a bit monotonous as well.

[UnquietDad]

enormouschanges, does your DH have this Pavolvian reaction to Holby/casualty because he wrote for it and it was an awful experience, or because he tried to write for it without success? I write (not for TV though) and I know - although not that well - a couple of people who write for TV. One has written for Robin Hood, another for Doctors and Family Affairs, another for Bugs, etc., plus they've all served their time on the soaps. It seems to be the only way in these days. Varied experiences to say the least.

Interesting to see there are people on here with DHs in creative industries. (DW is starting to think she's on her own as everyone she knows seems to have a DH/DP in a "conventional" job - i.e. one that earns a regular salary!) To read some threads on here you could come away with the idea that everyone's DH is a stockbroker, accountant or company director with regular bonuses and frequent trips abroad!!

[hoxtonchick]

the special is on bbc2 at 9pm on tuesday 2nd jan.