Teletext Recovery - 30/12/2003

P142 Teletext 142 Dec30 21:26:29       ——————————————————————————————— —  SU POLLARD SLAMS REALITY TV SHOWS Actress Su Pollard, best known as hapless cleaner Peggy in classic sitcom Hi-De-Hi!, has slammed reality television. Su, now starring in panto, says shows such as Big Brother mean talentless people can land acting roles. She says: "The contestants from those shows can perhaps land a panto but they have absolutely no experience. They are left lost and bereft." ——————————————————————————————————1/6—— by Adam Phillips --- BAD BOYS 2 ON YOUR MOBILE --- C4 p653 Letters DVDs CDs Dating

P142 Teletext 142 Dec30 21:18:31       ——————————————————————————————— —  SU POLLARD SLAMS REALITY TV SHOWS With a career spanning more than 30 years, comedy actress Su Pollard has worked hard to establish a career. She says she's not happy about today's obsession with attaining instant fame and believes that contestants in reality shows are not prepared for a life in showbusiness. "I don't like Big Brother or Pop Idol," she fumes. "They're very unfair on the contestants and shouldn't be allowed." ——————————————————————————————————2/6—— Win trip to New Zealand 147 ITV1/307 C4 CHAT NOW FROM 2p/MINUTE SEE p374 Letters DVDs CDs Dating

P142 Teletext 142 Dec30 21:19:54       ——————————————————————————————— —  SU POLLARD SLAMS REALITY TV SHOWS Su Pollard, who's now playing the wicked Queen in Snow White And The Seven Dwarves, has been acting for 30 years but is most fondly remembered as daft cleaner Peggy in Hi-De-Hi! "Stupid people have pigeonholed me in the role of Peggy ever since," says Su. "They assume that if you portray something so strongly once, you can't do other things. But that's not true. I can and I do. I adapt myself for each character." ——————————————————————————————————3/6—— Orr's horoscopes 148-9 ITV1/308-9 C4 Ramada Jarvis Value Breaks... p287 Letters DVDs CDs Dating

P142 Teletext 142 Dec30 21:42:01       ——————————————————————————————— —  SU POLLARD SLAMS REALITY TV SHOWS Made famous by her role as hopeless cleaner Peggy in BBC sitcom Hi-De-Hi!, Su Pollard is still recognised on the street. "People still shout Hi-De-Hi! at me when I'm out," says Su. "And I'll call Ho-Di-Ho back. "But be warned, I've pulled people up on the street if they get the catchphrase wrong and made them practise until they've got it right." ——————————————————————————————————4/6—— Astrology for lovers 148 C4 BIG SCREEN INDEX p310 Channel 4 Letters DVDs CDs Dating

P142 Teletext 142 Dec30 21:13:28       ——————————————————————————————— —  SU POLLARD SLAMS REALITY TV SHOWS Hi-De-Hi! established Su Pollard but her recent roles have taken on a darker edge, one which the actress relishes. A recent stage role was as the cruel orphanage owner Miss Hannigan in the musical Annie and now she's an evil queen in panto. "It's nice to do more meaty roles," says Su. "Goody-goody can sometimes feel a little one-dimensional. I'm more mature so gimme something to sink me teeth into." ——————————————————————————————————5/6—— Ticket Shop: www.teletext.co.uk/tickets MARJORIE ORR'S PREDICTIONS p148/149 Letters DVDs CDs Dating

P142 Teletext 142 Dec30 21:15:06       ——————————————————————————————— —  SU POLLARD SLAMS REALITY TV SHOWS Su Pollard is all set to continue as a family entertainer. Next year, she'll star in comedy stage play A Happy Medium as a woman trying to bring her sister back from the dead. As for TV, she is to be in a pilot for a new sitcom about a group of inept detectives. And what about panto? "I'll be back next year," she says. ■ Su Pollard is appearing in Snow White And The Seven Dwarves at the Hexagon Theatre, Reading until January 4. ——————————————————————————————————6/6—— DVDs for 2004 144 ITV1/304 C4 GOAL ALERTS & TEAM NEWS ON YOUR MOBILE SEE p538 Letters DVDs CDs Dating

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