h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Entry: The Champions- The TV Series - A2390456
Author: KerrAvon- What's five years when you're having a good war? - U189636

Guess who's just bought a DVD box set

William Gaunt currently appearing opposite Rula Lenska at The Belgrade theatre in 'The Shell Seekers'

I was a teenager watching this in the evenings doing my homework... ....

About five years ago I served William Gaunt a drink in the pub where I worked Had to ask him about Alexandra Bastedo

I'll have a butchers at the entry tomorrow

Well, she is an astonishingly beatiful lady. That reminds me, I haven't run the entry through a spell checker

Just tidied some really silly typos...

I've never heard of this TV series, but it's an excellent guide entry

Thanks Z

If you're interested, I now have an unneeded VHS copy of a couple of episodes...

Smashing!

Two thingies. Firstly, you mention Gideon's Way. Don't know whether you know this, but that was based on a series of books written by John Creasey (as in the father of one of our co-founders, Richard Creasey). You can find an edited entry about the books here: A610921

Second thing - the theme tune was by Tony Hatch, who also wrote the themes for Crossroads and Neighbours.

I wondered how long it would take for you to appear, Jimster

I didn't know who the author of the Gideon's Way books was, ta. I did know who the theme was by, but hadn't thought to mention it- it's probably worthy of comment though

Will update tonight.

Come to think of it, Tony Hatch also wrote the Petula Clark hit 'Downtown', covered by loads of people including the B-52s and sung by Winona Ryder in 'Girl, Interrupted'. Presumably he's got around a bit, as a professional songwriter. In fact, if there isn't an EG entry on him, I feel a Challenge h2g2 coming on...

Oh no, what have I done? I've made the EG even geekier....

Come to think of it, yay

Entry updated

Three things:
1) You might have to explain Dr. Alan Quartermaine for the hard of thinking, such as myself.
2) There isn't an 'e' in Petula Clark
3) You can't make me any more geeky than I already am... but at least I have a sense of style!

Oh, and fourthly, what exactly are you doing online at 10am on a work day, young lady?

Updated. And I'm going now, not to return until after working hours

*shouts after the rapidly-departing Kerr*

Hey! Petula, not Petunia!

Oh well, still another three days to incubate...

KerrAvon,

Loved the show, and I'm glad to see it covered here.

The one additional power with which I was impressed (besides tremendous speed), was the ability to detect weak points in structures. I remember one of them feeling along the side of a locked door, and finding the precise point at which to hit it to make it pop open.

Hello Kerr

Just thought I'd mention, in line with the US tradition of obvious titles, I believe the US title of Randall and Hopkirk[Deceased] was "My partner the ghost"

Researcher PSG

Updated

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