your comments
Lynda Wilson, Leeds, West Yorkshire
I still think they're past their sell-by date, some three and a half years after making my initial comments, despite folks thinking I need my "head testing" or calling me a "plum" (whatever that is intended to mean). There's by far more funnier people on the telly. Now if she (French) stuck to mainstream acting, something which she is good at, then it'd be a whole different story. I have to admit, she's absolutely hilarious in "Jam and Jerusalem" as the village dimwit and which I am%2! 0reliably informed returns to our screens this coming September. It just goes to show that when French and Saunders put their minds to it, they can actually pen good quality viewing - as "Jam and Jerusalem" proves!
Fri Jul 10 09:41:47 2009
Gwenllian Bramwell nee Roberts-Jones now in Aus
Interesting reading the comments about the Gors Maternity Hospital as my Mother oversaw the transformation from a Military Hospital [she was appointed Matron here] to a Maternity Unit. As a small child I can remember sitting on piles of bricks watching the workmen doing the rebuilding. My Mother, Grace Roberts-Jones, also arranged that the small wards were painted in pastel colours with linens to match. This was quite a modern idea as everything in Hospitals was white.
Fri Jun 20 09:43:34 2008
Rosemary Wheeldon now Whitaker, France
In 1959 my best friend was Christine French at RAF Upavon. She had a daughter and we had so many great times together. Could it be Dawn's mum? She would remember boiling nappies and prickly cockles. My two sons are Mark and Paul, we had many happy times together in our married quarters.
Wed Aug 15 11:30:55 2007
Tex Phillips, USA
Dawn French provides super insights into the "Human Condition". We only see her in reruns over here. Is she doing any current projects, i.e. do we have something to look forward to?
Mon May 14 11:16:24 2007
Gaynor Bradley (nee Jones) Saudi Arabia
I too was born at the Gors Hospital, in 1960. I had no idea that the multi-talented Dawn French was born there. Although the hospital has been converted into flats (at least they didn't demolish it!) I feel that Holyhead town council should be made aware of the fact that Dawn was born there and commemorate the event with a plaque. Let's hope they read this!
Wed May 9 09:10:49 2007
Alicia
I went to langley junior school in plymouth. Is it true that dawn french went there?
Thu Apr 12 10:44:45 2007
Mike Molyneux from Holyhead
Every day is a school day! I had had no idea Dawn French was born in Holyhead.
Thu Mar 22 10:32:59 2007
Nathalie from Shrewsbury, USA
I became familiar with Dawn's work while living in Lancashire. My daughter was a toddler then and we got used to hearing Dawn's voice on Kipper the dog "books on tape". Back in the US, thanks to BBC America, we were able to see her in the Vicar of Dibley and just adore her. We look forward to our evening episode as she makes all the nasty bits of the day go away. She makes us go to bed at night with a smile on our faces. Thank you Dawn!
Wed Feb 28 08:56:20 2007
Hayley Wilson, Letchworth Garden City,Herts
I myself, am a large lady and she has often made me feel better about myself when i think about all the things she's achieved in her career and this has in turn made me want my career in acting more than anything in the world. I think that anyone who has a problem with her work should be ashamed of themselves. If they can't learn to accept other people's views then they are going to have a difficult life. Dawn's writing is inspirational and many of the things she's written have all bought a little realism to our lives.Good on her!
Fri Dec 8 10:22:25 2006
sarah from holyhead!!!
i live in holyhead and its great to hear that someone famous was born here close to were i live.
Mon Dec 4 09:57:45 2006
CHRISTINA FROM COCKFOSTERS
dawn french was my drama teacher and she was fantastic. we had brilliant drama lessons and we were really upset when she left. she told us she was going into television but it was still a brilliant and exciting surprise to see her on the t.v. i would love to meet her again.
Fri Nov 24 09:33:02 2006
Charlotte Fitch, Devon
I think Dawn French is fabulous and I love her in the Vicar of Dibley!
Mon Nov 13 09:33:52 2006
Grace Wood Berkshire
That Lynda wat a plum! we could do without people like her with all this "Politically correctness". i think it's time some people let their hair down and stopped being so uptight all the time.
If she felt "uncomfortable" then why the hell didn't she just turn the thing over.
French and saunders are highly talented writers and actors who please the public with their imaginatively fabulous sketches so why should they stop because they have a little complaint from some old fashioned maverick?
Mon Oct 9 10:16:46 2006
davina in essex
I too was born in the gors hospital what a small world i never new dawn was born there i think she is wonderful and very talented.
Wed Sep 13 13:34:50 2006
Gwyneth Gregory nee Jones New Zealand
I just love the Vicar of Dibley and Dawn French. I can't wait to tell my Kiwi friends that she was born in Holyhead; 4 of my sisters were born at the same hospital, unfortunately I was a home birth.
Fri Mar 3 05:48:04 2006
Delphine from Rhosneigr
My Mam (Sister Chapple) was a midwife at the Gors 2 yrs before it closed - what a waste to close it.
Tue Jan 31 22:41:42 2006
Anne Roberts, Waterford, NY, USA
I live for Saturday nights just so I can watch the hilarious and loveable bunch from Dibley. I think Geraldine and the whole cast are the most talented ensemble on tv today. You never disappoint and this comes from my heart. I am a fan for life.
Wed Jan 25 04:41:10 2006
Hannah
I think Lynda who wrote a comment needs her head testing.
Sun Jan 8 13:47:18 2006
Lynda Wilson, Leeds, West Yorkshire
Having just watched a pathetic Xmas Special (27 Dec 2005), which featured a sketch involving Ms French and Ms Saunders dressing up babies as "celebrities", I wrote a complaint to the BBC, to which I am awaiting a response. The babies' demeanour clearly highlighted the fact that they did not want to participate in the whole charade, and I found it very uncomfortable viewing, as did my husband. We're not a couple of old "has-beens"; rather I am 34 and my husband is 39 - not even eligible to be included in any inference to Mary Whitehouse and her Listeners' and Viewers' Association! Having watched French and Saunders over the years (and found many laughs) I now feel that they are scraping the barrel by using babies and infants in order to get their sniggers. It's evident that she (Ms French) and her comedic cohort are past their sell-by date and high time they left the tv schedules for good.
Tue Dec 27 21:45:04 2005
Victoria, NZ
I really love Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. They are so talented!
Sat Dec 17 04:16:20 2005
Gwen McGill,Aurora,Canada nee Caernarfon NW.
Hi: I too love the Vicar of Dibley. Well done. Hope to see much more of Dawn's work on BBC Canada.
Sun May 29 02:07:15 2005
Jo from Cheshire
I too was born in the same year at the same hospital and my father was also in RAF at valley - small world.
Thu Apr 7 19:12:13 2005
Anita from Chesire
Is it true that Dawn Arench once went to a grammar school but hated it because she got picked on?
Mon Mar 14 18:30:22 2005
A much-loved comedienne with partner Jennifer Saunders.
