BBC TV "WDYTYA?" Series 8 Episode #2: Rupert Everett

[Siamese Girl]

They didn't bother with Rupert's more aristocratic ancestors.

Charles Hope Weir and his divorce from his wife Ann Vane has led me to an interesting discovery- a search for that also came up with the next divorce bill that was put to the House of Lords between Thomas Nuthall and his wife Lucy Scott - I'd done some research on this a couple of years ago but now there is more information available on the net about the act of adultery and what actually happened. It's like reading The Sun from 1757!

Thank you Rupert 

Carole

[Lynntony]

They could have also cut the bit where he miss-heard the researchers name as Consuelo.............

I actually thought this, and the Great Aunt, were the two funniest bits in the show!!   (Unless you happened to be the unfortunate  researcher!)

For the benefit of those who haven't heard of Dervla Kirwan I post the following link http://www.tmaw.co.uk/dervlak.html

Tony

[liverbird09]

Thanks to Carol8353 & Lynntony for that link.....I know who she is now ...Assumpta! in Ballykissangel.

[Phil Goater]

In case anyone is mystified by my mention of Jacob have a look at:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/7830858/Rupert-Everett-is-stunned-to-discover-his-familys-greatest-secret-in-Africa.html

Phil

[Siamese Girl]

In case anyone is mystified by my mention of Jacob have a look at:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/7830858/Rupert-Everett-is-stunned-to-discover-his-familys-greatest-secret-in-Africa.html

Phil

With that and the divorce I think they could have made a more interesting programme of it.

Carole

[Sloe Gin]

Well, I liked Rupert and enjoyed his sense of humour.  The problem, as always, is that we only get to see what the producers choose to show us. 

As for Aunt Marguerite, surely she's Ethel from Eastenders? 

[Alan b]

I quite enjoyed this and the journey he went on as he did seem generally interested and touched by what he found. Finding the relative was the icing on the cake as she seemed to be a right character.

[Sloe Gin]

he did seem generally interested and touched by what he found.

Yes, I agree.

I also don't understand why people were beating Rupert up over his misunderstanding of the term "navvy" - it's quite obvious that he understood it was an abbreviation of "navigator" and a natural assumption that it was a nautical reference.  In my opinion it's a disgrace that the programme makers didn't bother to correct the misunderstanding.  It was worth a moment of explanation.  Lots more people will be getting it wrong now. 

[genjen]

Who the heck was Ann Vane?

I wish someone would answer this one because I haven't a clue. Charles Hope Weir??? Do I need to watch again - maybe it was the bit that was on when the phone rang!