14-05-2023, 11:56 AM
(14-05-2023, 11:53 AM)Pips2022 Wrote: Following on from JamesWorldNews’s point, think how much ITV would save on ‘talent’ pay if they used regional news faces as stand-ins. It seems ridiculous until you remember what Richard and Judy originally were.One such stand in pairing from the Liverpool era of the show was Richard Bath and a certain Anna Soubry. Don’t ask me why that sticks in my mind.
It’s funny to recall their stand-ins until the mid-1990s were even more anonymous- essentially a male and female pairing who just *looked* a bit like them. (Stephen Rhodes and ?). I doubt the ratings dipped.