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Some of you know I had custom figures made in time for the 50th celebrations a couple of years ago, however despite positive response to them I was never quite happy with the likenesses I had, as seen as attached They are for...

Sadly this isn't uncommon, nor a new issue. After 'Citizen Smith' ended in 1980 writer by John Sullivan had an idea for a football based sitcom. A pilot episode was filmed, and was commissioned for a series. But BBC1 controller Bill...

Another rib sticker. Give ‘em some stodge as Nora said.

Suet is also used to make Howard's favourite dessert, jam roly-poly.

Suet instead of pastry. Sticks to yer ribs.

The kidney can effectively come from cattle , pigs or sheep, lamb's kidney is considered the finest of all three and is noticeably more expensive though calves liver is perhaps the most expensive . All are prepared by the butcher ready...

Kidneys from which animal? What pre-prep are they given before adding them to the dish?

Its the hard fat from around a cow or sheep's kidney and loins mixed with flour, water , salt and pepper to make a dough . It is used to line a pudding basin and normally filled with cooked stewing steak and kidney in a rich gravy and...

We got onto the subject because I was asking about how my aunt apparently knew Kathy Staff from church. Kathy also had a relative who lived next door to one house where my parents lived.

That sounds like it was a start to an interesting conversation.

A couple of years back attended a Fawlty Towers themed meal with all the characters at the then Theatre Royal restaurant in Newcastle it was brilliantly manic and the food was quite good.

"The Pwah-row residence, the detective of the house speaking!" :D

I've an unexpected free weekend so I've booked on, it'll be like Murder On The Orient Express meets KUA :D

For real! Been there, done that.

Been visiting my parents today and my Mum said that when she was a kid Kathy Staff's mother was friends with her grandma (my great grandma) and visit her house.