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PostPosted: Fri May 01, 2009 2:16 am 
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Anyone know is it a real cabby that drives the fired person off at the end of the show or an actor ?????


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PostPosted: Fri May 01, 2009 6:53 am 
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Anyone know is it a real cabby that drives the fired person off at the end of the show or an actor ?????

I would be very surprised if the cab and cab driver aren't 100% pukka.

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PostPosted: Fri May 01, 2009 7:48 am 
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I don't normally watch the show but I caught something last night about the latest chap that got fired and at one point Sir Alan said to one of the apprentices "There is a taxi driver downstairs right now punching your address into his sat nav." Surely Londons finest don't use sat navs!

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PostPosted: Fri May 01, 2009 10:25 am 
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grandad wrote:
I don't normally watch the show but I caught something last night about the latest chap that got fired and at one point Sir Alan said to one of the apprentices "There is a taxi driver downstairs right now punching your address into his sat nav." Surely Londons finest don't use sat navs!


There's more to the Uk than London :wink:

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toots wrote:
grandad wrote:
I don't normally watch the show but I caught something last night about the latest chap that got fired and at one point Sir Alan said to one of the apprentices "There is a taxi driver downstairs right now punching your address into his sat nav." Surely Londons finest don't use sat navs!


There's more to the Uk than London :wink:


I know that and you know that but London cabbies have their own little world.

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PostPosted: Fri May 01, 2009 1:52 pm 
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grandad wrote:
I don't normally watch the show but I caught something last night about the latest chap that got fired and at one point Sir Alan said to one of the apprentices "There is a taxi driver downstairs right now punching your address into his sat nav." Surely Londons finest don't use sat navs!

probably gbc :lol:


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I've watched The Apprentice a few times and the aerial shots of London and Docklands are very good.
Makes London appear to be vibrant and exciting.

It is for the rich few...

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Capt Taxi wrote:
I've watched The Apprentice a few times and the aerial shots of London and Docklands are very good.
Makes London appear to be vibrant and exciting.

It is for the rich few...


We are back to GBC again! :mrgreen:

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PostPosted: Mon May 04, 2009 10:55 am 
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taximan wrote:
Anyone know is it a real cabby that drives the fired person off at the end of the show or an actor ?????


A pukka cabby would be cheaper than a actor and the hiring in of a cab.


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didn't the bbc used to own a couple of black cabs (unplated) ? I think they were used for running guests to and from the studios and for filming


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PostPosted: Tue May 12, 2009 12:49 am 
Friend of mine got £100 for the day about 10 years ago to just drive away for a scene in Midsommer Murders or similar, got told not to wash the cab and had to sit around all day to take a shot of the leaving scene.


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Doom wrote:
Friend of mine got £100 for the day about 10 years ago to just drive away for a scene in Midsommer Murders or similar, got told not to wash the cab and had to sit around all day to take a shot of the leaving scene.


Sounds like a regular day on the taxis lately minus the £100 :shock:

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PostPosted: Tue May 12, 2009 1:04 am 
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Doom wrote:
Friend of mine got £100 for the day about 10 years ago to just drive away for a scene in Midsommer Murders or similar, got told not to wash the cab and had to sit around all day to take a shot of the leaving scene.


Sounds like a regular day on the taxis lately minus the £100 :shock:




Oh c'mon stop exaggerating, you know it's only minus £76.40p :wink:


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Doom wrote:
toots wrote:
Doom wrote:
Friend of mine got £100 for the day about 10 years ago to just drive away for a scene in Midsommer Murders or similar, got told not to wash the cab and had to sit around all day to take a shot of the leaving scene.


Sounds like a regular day on the taxis lately minus the £100 :shock:




Oh c'mon stop exaggerating, you know it's only minus £76.40p :wink:


PMSL you must be one of the honest ones :lol: :lol: :lol:

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