Swagger Inn Thread 135 - Series 3 is dodging through the schedules and nearing a climax. And frankly so are Team A after ep 8's bondage. So, put your bins out & get your perve on ready for ep 9

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Welcome regulars and noobs alike as we await the final two eps.

Filth and wild plot speculation is positively encouraged so let those imaginations run riot. Just remenber not to get so carried away that you forget to shere your thoughts here

who is going to tell crumpet about the Prague trip!?

I'm intrigued now!

Oh! I forgot! I won a Twitter comp and won a dvd and signed cast photo

Erm....there was a little trip to Prague, involving waaaaaaaay too many cocktails , where we developed the biggest girl crush on the most wonderfully fabulous Jess Pope, were shown round the set and fell over met the cast and some of the crew.

They were all absolutely gorgeous.

Except Howie. Howie was a tit.

Sorry Howie not sorry

Luca was nice enough, Hugo was a delight but Tom Burke is the most gorgeous, adorable and funny man you could ever have the pleasure to meet.

What did Howie do!!??

elk you've no idea how jealous I am I want to go to Prague weeps

I want to know more, what was lp like? Who was the nicest? Why was Howie a tit?

Sorry x post!

We were so so lucky, we'd planned a little sightseeing trip to Prague and were thinking we'd make it to a couple of the places they'd filmed, but unbeknownst to us Sparkle had contacted JP and asked if a set visit would be poss. By some unbelievable luck she was out there at the same time as us, and had some free time, had RTFT and decided she quite liked us. So we had a look round which was brilliant, and fascinating...then she announced the 'boys were coming' , I've never heard grown women make such a collective high pitched squee in such a confined space, it was hilarious.

Anyway, luca and Howie turned up (Luca was very charming, Howie asked if we had won a competition ), then she took us to another location where we said hello to Hugo and Tom, and met Gaston.

Then we went out drinking cocktails with the costume ladies Hayley and Zoe, who were just utterly lovely before decamping to a different pub where we drank far too much prosecco and tried to Act Normal whilst the bloody lot of them sat on the next table (except TB, the antisocial bugger)

Hugo has very strong hands

Yes Crumpet, I've met him four times including Prague and he's lovely. It all sounds unbelievable, doesn't it? We can't quite believe it happened.

I shook hands with Tom in Prague, or I think I did, I don't really remember. I looked into his eyes and my brain and vadge melted

Hugo was such a delight that elk changed teams

I had a stopwatch on you you know!

Look. I was VERY drunk and mildly miffed that a certain person had better things to do than be out on the lash with his colleagues.

and Hugo is verrrrrry charming

Elk did not! Though if Hugo was there, and TB not - well, what's a girl to do?

Tom is the most ridiculously lovely person (and cheeky sod) who happily natters for hours if he doesn't have to be somewhere else, Luca was nice but it did feel a bit like he was making polite conversation with the fans. (Howie gave off a distinct FFS, really? I don't really want to be here vibe when Jess introduced us, but to be fair every other report I've heard says he's really nice so maybe he was just having an off day) Hugo is a legend, JessP is utterly fantastic and Thalissa is lovely and enthusiastic and chatty.

Laptop is still in recovery.

I can never forget that elk Can't blame you though, Hugo was most charming & funny

Agree with helen that Thalissa was lovely too. And Andre (Gaston), despite seeming to be on babysitting duties . And Ryan Gage is a legend

I am so bloody jealous but how brilliant for you all what an experience. If anything like that happens again please please invite me, I might be the weird tagger alonger but meh .

So elk pulled hugo?

Yes crump, I rode him hard all the way to the border.

But then I realised the error of my ways and re-set my sights on someone altogether more.....twiggy

Oh - So lovely to hear about your trip.. Not at all jel.

I've met a few of cast at various events... Other than TB who is just wonderful (chatty, funny, gorgeous, intelligent, kind - every time I've met him) - RG bowled me over, he's so at ease, friendly and fun; MM is a total sweetheart; TK so warm and sweet; LP actually quite shy; HC cheeky - but a little forced maybe? I'd love to have met Hugo - he seems like a genuine bloke.

Also THAT dream elk

Oh god - how could I forget Ryan? Yes - def. up there with legend status

Hugo put his arm around me and grabbed my shoulder, oh dear god I'll never forget that moment And he's so charming and flirty

It's very strange thinking about it now...doesn't seem at all real

elk more twiggy?

I think it would be so weird to see someone on the tv and then meet them, talk to them etc.

Late to the party with Ektorp sofa pic

Crumpet it was all very surreal (and very wonderful)

Hello ariadne! How are you surviving now S3 is over?!

Loving Ektorp as sofa of choice.