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« on: July 20, 2015, 08:36:19 AM »
9pm tonight on BBC1. First of 3 part series.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b063ly3b

No idea what it's like. I suspect that it may be a bit naff.
I just thought that some people might be interested.

The Guardian says:

Britain at the Bookies
9pm, BBC1
Hot on the heels of The Bank, here’s another slice-of-life series from the increasingly well-documented streets of Huddersfield. This time, the gambling industry gets the treatment and this opener does a decent job of maintaining a jaunty front while still highlighting the moral queasiness underpinning the industry. It follows shop manager Tony, high-achieving punter Sean, and the unfortunate Stuart, who traipses around the town’s fixed-odds machines squandering his benefits on the illusory prospect of a £50 windfall. Phil Harrison
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« Reply #1 on: July 20, 2015, 08:51:05 AM »
In episode two, the shop is visited by arbboy, who asks for £250 each way on a 6/5 shot. The shop manager accepts and quietly processes the bet. As arbboy leaves and the door closes behind him, both burst into hysterical fits of laughter.

The shop is then visited by eleven husbands, each clutching £500 and a piece of paper with meticulously specific instructions. 
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« Reply #2 on: July 20, 2015, 09:59:09 AM »
Quote from: MereNovice on July 20, 2015, 08:36:19 AM
9pm tonight on BBC1. First of 3 part series.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b063ly3b

No idea what it's like. I suspect that it may be a bit naff.
I just thought that some people might be interested.

The Guardian says:

Britain at the Bookies
9pm, BBC1
Hot on the heels of The Bank, here’s another slice-of-life series from the increasingly well-documented streets of Huddersfield. This time, the gambling industry gets the treatment and this opener does a decent job of maintaining a jaunty front while still highlighting the moral queasiness underpinning the industry. It follows shop manager Tony, high-achieving punter Sean, and the unfortunate Stuart, who traipses around the town’s fixed-odds machines squandering his benefits on the illusory prospect of a £50 windfall. Phil Harrison

Looking forward to seeing who Sean is and whether the bbc show the high achieving punter getting knocked back to a fiver ew on his bet and getting told the most he can have on a dog race is £20 at sp so it is a real life show not a PR exercise for Joe Coral.
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« Reply #3 on: July 20, 2015, 10:20:25 AM »
100-1 they show anyone having a bet knocked back.
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« Reply #4 on: July 20, 2015, 11:58:36 AM »
Quote from: Chompy on July 20, 2015, 10:20:25 AM
100-1 they show anyone having a bet knocked back.

Viewers don't want to see people getting bets knocked back, they want to see people knocking it in and not having enough money for nappies and food. Then fb can explode with rage.
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« Reply #5 on: July 20, 2015, 01:54:03 PM »
It has to sting a lot tho otherwise it isn't a decent bet!
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« Reply #6 on: July 20, 2015, 02:00:36 PM »
Tbf they can not/will not show winning punters.

It might encourage people to take up gambling and lose all their money.

Totally understand why they will only show losers.
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« Reply #7 on: July 20, 2015, 02:09:30 PM »
High-achieving punter Sean* must be a winner surely?

*guessing not Conning
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« Reply #8 on: July 20, 2015, 02:14:20 PM »
The manager of the branch of Corals they are following is Tony Kendall; I kid you not.
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« Reply #9 on: July 20, 2015, 02:17:32 PM »
Quote from: Chompy on July 20, 2015, 02:09:30 PM
High-achieving punter Sean* must be a winner surely?

*guessing not Conning


Have u watched the clips, wonder is Sean the guy that's lost 35k in two weeks.
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« Reply #10 on: July 20, 2015, 02:32:33 PM »
Quote from: MereNovice on July 20, 2015, 02:14:20 PM
The manager of the branch of Corals they are following is Tony Kendall; I kid you not.



TV's Tony Kendall will be fumming that there's another Tony Kendall on TV.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02x235k
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« Reply #11 on: July 20, 2015, 02:37:02 PM »
Quote from: The Camel on July 20, 2015, 02:00:36 PM
Tbf they can not/will not show winning punters.

It might encourage people to take up gambling and lose all their money.

Totally understand why they will only show losers.



Serious?

Why agree to participate in a show if it's designed to point out what a terrible idea it is to use their services?

Their adverts have Farley and Carly celebrating when they - relentlessly - win their bets. Surely they're entitled to show a bit of balance with a fella getting his Yankee paid out?

They might not show the bloke running around the shop shouting at the virtual horses and the bonus ball, mind...
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« Reply #12 on: July 20, 2015, 02:41:42 PM »
Nice to see a happy smiling Tony Kendall, enjoying his job.

Is that the guy that lost his keys/lost his phone? Seems to have lost everything else. Cheesy
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« Reply #13 on: July 20, 2015, 02:43:12 PM »
Quote from: Chompy on July 20, 2015, 02:32:33 PM
Quote from: MereNovice on July 20, 2015, 02:14:20 PM
The manager of the branch of Corals they are following is Tony Kendall; I kid you not.



TV's Tony Kendall will be fumming that there's another Tony Kendall on TV.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02x235k

its ok ....if you google images "Tony Kendall Coral" our Tony still comes up first..... in between a rather nice short pink dress .
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« Reply #14 on: July 20, 2015, 02:45:37 PM »
Quote from: Tal on July 20, 2015, 02:37:02 PM
Quote from: The Camel on July 20, 2015, 02:00:36 PM
Tbf they can not/will not show winning punters.

It might encourage people to take up gambling and lose all their money.

Totally understand why they will only show losers.



Serious?

Why agree to participate in a show if it's designed to point out what a terrible idea it is to use their services?

Their adverts have Farley and Carly celebrating when they - relentlessly - win their bets. Surely they're entitled to show a bit of balance with a fella getting his Yankee paid out?

They might not show the bloke running around the shop shouting at the virtual horses and the bonus ball, mind...

They might show the odd rec getting lucky.

Cannot believe they'll show Huddersfield's equivalent of arbboy or BigAdz.
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