1) What football team do you support?
2) What’s your favourite football chant?
3) Any Pre- match Rituals?
4) If you could be a footballer past or present who would it be?
5) Would you rather be an actor or premiership footballer?
6) Where did you watch the England v Wales game yesterday?
7) Following the criticism of Sven Goran Eriksson, who would you have as England Manager?
8) What is the best thing about Birmingham? Joe Swash, (Mickey Miller, 'Eastenders')
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1)…fave team? Arsenal, ever since I was a little kid
2)…chant? I like it when they sing the national anthem at the England matches, because its special
3)…ritual? No, not really because I don’t really play that much
4)…footballer? Bobby Moore. He won the World Cup, he’s a legend.
5)….acting or footie? I’d rather be a footballer
6)….Wales v England? I watched it at my house
7)….England manager? I’d bring Terry Venables back
8)….Brum? The people, everyone has been very nice and friendly, so I’ll be back again! James Alexandrou (Martin Fowler, ‘Eastenders’)
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1)…..fave team? Arsenal
2) …..chant? I don’t get to the games enough to know them, ummm…. “oooh to be a gunner”!
3) ….ritual? Try and get there on time!
4) ….footballer? George Best – he was the original David Beckham
5) ….acting or footie? Actor. Did you see me play today, I have to be an actor I’ve got nothing else going for me!
6) ….Wales v England? I watched the second half in my local pub
7) ….England manager? I think Sven is doing ok, he’s only lost a few games.
8) ….Brum? Good night life, I had a good night last night. Elyes Gabel (Guppy Sandhu, ‘Casualty’)
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1) ….fave team? Man United
2) ….chant? I’m campaigning for the baby faced assassin, so I’ll say “Olẽ, Olẽ, Olẽ, Olẽ,”
3) ….ritual? I don’t have any
4) ….footballer? Duncan Edwards, the one and only Busby babes
5) ….acting or footie? Actor
6) ….Wales v England? It was my sister’s birthday
7) ….England manager? Harry Redknapp or maybe Alan Curbishley
8) ….Brum? It’s nice stadium. I haven’t really been anywhere in Birmingham. Luke Bailey (Sam Bateman, ‘Casualty’) 1) ….fave team? West Ham
2) ….chant? “ Chim Chimney Chim Chimney Chim Chim Charoo, We are the ‘bleep’ in claret and blue”
3) ….ritual? I don’t shower or brush my teeth before a match
4) ….footballer? (After great deliberation) Bobby Moore, and that’s only because he’s a hammer
5) ….acting or footie? Actor, otherwise I would have become a premiership footballer
6) Wales v England? I was at work
7) ….England Manager? Alan Shearer, maybe. It’s not Sven’s fault the team are playing badly, but they just don’t gel
8) ….Brum? Villa Park- I haven’t really been anywhere else Christopher Colquhoun (Simon Kaminski,‘Casualty’)
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1) ….fave team? Arsenal
2) ….chant? I don’t really know any. I don’t go to the games I’d love to, but I’ve only been to a few
3) ….ritual? To bend and stretch! It didn’t work, I’m aching!
4) ….footballer? Present, it would be Thierry Henry, without a doubt. But overall it would have to be Pele
5) ….acting or footie? Premiership footballer- have you seen how much they get paid?!! But I love being an actor and I’ve never been a brilliant footballer, so I never dreamed of becoming one. Seeing how big Villa Park is and imagining it full- the feeling that gives must just blow you away.
6) ….Wales v England? I couldn’t watch it because I was on stage
7) …..England Manager? I’m happy with Sven, but I would have loved to have seen Alex Ferguson do it. But obviously he would never because he’s Scottish and would never do it. Maybe he’s fading now. But over the last few years he has been a genius.
8) ….Brum? The Bullring. The Selfridges building is astonishing, it’s the best shopping centre in the country by far. Adrian Lewis Moragn (Liam Evans, Doctors’)
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1)….fave team? I don’t actually have one. My dad follows Man U, but I just decide when I start to watch a game.
2) ….chant? No, nothing like that.
3) ….ritual? No. I try and turn up on time!
4) ….footballer? Pele, I used to love watching him when I was little
5) ….acting or footie? I’d race motorcycles if I could!
6) ….Wales v England? No I was at a wedding. I heard Wales lost- I was gutted!
7) ….England manager? I don’t care!
8) ….Brum? It’s grown so much. I last worked here in 1998, but when I came up a couple of months ago to start shooting ‘Doctors’ I was amazed. It’s fantastic, the Bullring, Brindley Place the development of the flats. Sean Gleesson (Ronnie Woodson, ‘Doctors’)
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1) ….fave team? Manchester United
2) ….chant? It has always been Cantona, when he was at United
3) …..ritual? Make sure my shin pads are on good and tight!
4) ….footballer? George Best
5) ….acting or footie? Premiership footballer- more money!
6) ….Wales v England? No, I had a wedding.
7) ….England manager? Sam Allardyce
8) ….Brum? How green it is. Gareth Hale (Doug Mackenzie, ‘Family Affairs’) 1) ….fave team? Charlton
2) ….chant? My favourite is when they started sing ‘big nose’ to the tune of ‘Blue Moon.’
3) ….ritual? Our ritual actually started yesterday at about 3.30pm, when we started drinking! - It was our pre-match warm up
4) ….footballer? Bobby Charlton because he was such a brilliant player and ambassador for the game
5) ….acting or footie? Actor
6) ….Wales v England? A pub in South London
7) ….England Manager? Steve Mc Claren and Curbs- they’re probably the two front runners.
8) ….Brum? The curries! Gary Webster (Gary Costello, ‘Family Affairs’)
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1) …fave team? Arsenal
2) ….chant? I can’t tell you, something about the parentage of a Spurs supporter though!!!
3) ….ritual? Sobering up, after I finished drinking at 7.30am!
4) ….footballer? Pele
5) ….acting or footie? Actor – apart from the money
6) ….Wales v England? In a pub, with Gareth Hale
7) ….England Manager? You can’t knock Sven with his qualifying result, and apart from a disallowed goal and playing Brazil, we could have done much better.
8) …..Brum? I think it has to be the people So, there you have it. What have we learnt? Quite a few actors would love to become a Premiership footballer, money being the main reason. Drinking seems the biggest pre-match ritual and they think Birmingham is the greenest city in England, with really nice people. Oh, and that the ‘Doctors’ all went to a wedding yesterday. | 
