It
was really weird to see Philip again after all these years. |
| John
Rockley |
BBC
Radio Gloucestershire's mid morning presenter John Rockley was surprised
on air this week during an interview with his special guest, actor
Jerome Flynn.
Jerome
happened to mention that his understudy for his role of Tommy Cooper
in the smash-hit comedy Just Like That! - a celebration of the life
of Tommy Cooper - was none other than the person who'd appeared
with John on the BBC TV programme Jim'll Fix It... twenty years
ago!!!!!!
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| John
Rockley in 1985... |
...and
20 years later |
John
had not seen Philip Hoyles since the two of them appeared alongside
impressionists Dustin Gee and Les Dennis in 1985.
The
youngsters had performed a series if impersonations with the comedy
duo - including impressions of Prince Charles, Jimmy Cricket, and
Mr. Rigsby from Rising Damp.
Reunion
Straight
after his radio show John rushed over for a reunion at the Everyman
Theatre in Cheltenham.
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| The
pair reunited in 2004 |
He
said: "It was really weird to see Philip again after all these
years. I remember him as being quite shy. It's really good to see
him doing so well in his career on the stage."
And
Philip too, was just as shocked. "I remember John complaining
that he didn't have a star on his dressing room door", he said.
"It doesn't look like anything's really changed!"
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Your
comments...
Jason
Christopher
I did actually write to Jim to get my Dad a flight in the Lancaster
Bomber... never happened! A friend of mine wrote asking if he and
his mate could go on a pub crawl with Oliver Reed!! Didn't happen
either, but if he had written to Oliver directly.....
Jason
Christopher
Have John's ears actually diminished in size as he's got older??
He's still got the wig you know....
Marcus
Green
I was on Jim'll FIx it a couple of years before John. i was stranded
on a desert Island with my little brother.
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How's about that then? John, Jimmy, and Philip
In
a bizarre twist of fate BBC Radio Gloucestershire's John Rockley met
up with his co-star almost twenty years after an appearance on "Jim'll
Fix It". (November 2004)
