Colin Edmonds
London-born Colin, 66, is a TV pundit and comedy writer who worked closely with Bob Monkhouse and Sir Terry Wogan. He is the author of a series of comic murder-mystery novels set in Victorian London.
What was your first TV memory?
BBC’S Watch With Mother: The Flowerpot Men. Then Scooby Doo, The Beverly Hillbillies and The Wild Wild West, which inspired my love of Steampunk. Also all those glitzy, jetset crime-busting series produced by Lew Grade’s ITC, The Saint, The Avengers etc.
Who was your first TV crush?
Sue Lloyd who played Cordelia in The Baron. She later appeared on Crossroads. Also Susan Stranks from Magpie. Oh, and Atlanta from Stingray. I always favoured mature ladies. Although, admittedly, Atlanta was a puppet.
GARRY BUSHELL
What was your first
TV appearance?
Guiltiest TV pleasure?
I was a talking head on The Unforgettable Bob Monkhouse, made by ITV. It was, in itself, utterly forgettable.
What is your favourite current show?
The Kominsky Method with Michael Douglas, penned by Chuck Lorre; then, Magnum PI, the reboot.
Which TV show would you take to a desert island?
Every show produced by Gerry Anderson. Even his adventure series The Protectors is up there with Danger Man and Thunderbirds in my all-time top 10 shows.
What TV show would you like to put out of its misery?
Anything of a “reality” nature. When I watch TV I want stars, adventure, thrills or to learn stuff. I can witness real people just by leaving the house.
Lovejoy. A great cast playing characters you care about, beautiful East Anglian scenery; it’s fun, exciting, informative and created by the legendary Ian La Frenais from the novels of Jonathan Gash. Not that I feel in any way guilty for watching.
What are you up to at the moment?
My novella The Magister Curiosity, the latest in the Steam, Smoke & Mirrors series, is now out. They’re set in the Victorian era and star two Music Hall magicians who solve anything too bizarre, bonkers or baffling for Scotland Yard.
The Magister Curiosity, Colin Edmonds, (Caffeine Nights, £5.99) is out now.