For the sake of dramatic licence I play a DJ, as opposed to a presenter who finds talking up to the vocals a complete nightmare - my real life. Any scene, away from Sunhill police station itself, may have Jo Good wittering away in the background. If you think about it, it's a very clever way of time checking an episode. For example, a scene begins with two characters coming out of a club and getting into the car. Well, it could be early morning or late evening. However, as the car radio goes on, yours truly can be heard: "Good morning. It's 6am on a cold and frosty morning here in the capital." Much more subtle than a close up of a clock. Endless scope for fun though. If you message me with requests I shall read them out and you can listen in for them. "This one's for Auntie Doreen” as two heavies race down Merton High Street. I found it far less stressful only using my voice than actually appearing in the series. I've appeared in eight episodes of The Bill. Different characters but always the same pair of jeans. | "I've been in eight episodes of The Bill. Different characters - always the same pair of jeans. It's because I'm so tiny. I've worn them since 1993." | |
It's because I'm so tiny. The wardrobe department usually disappear for hours and reappear with denims for a thirteen year old. I've worn those denims since 1993. Voice overs are a funny old way to make a living. Last week the Breakfast Show broadcast live from Wimbledon. We were stationed directly under a window on Wimbledon Broadway where, in the 90s, I had earned a living from phone line voice overs. They were a way of advertising on a loop system and some days we would do up to eighty scripts. I remember once, hyperventilating in an airless booth as a technical operator read his tabloid newspaper and dripped jam from his doughnut all over the recording desk. But it paid my rent. The voice of Big Brother has a much more glamorous job. The geordie actor Marcus joined Jono and myself on The Breakfast Show this week. His sheer joy at being employed from the very first episode and thereby becoming a celebrity in his own right was obvious. Apparently they chose him from the audition because of the way he said “chicken”. The rest is history. Now apparently, whenever any stranger comes up to him and asks for the time and he replies, “It's 9am.....” they don’t move but just stare. Speechless. July, 2006 | 
