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BAD NEWS TOUR

SEASON 1 : SHOW 4

FIRST SHOWN : JANUARY 24TH 1983

WRITER: ADRIAN EDMONDSON

DIRECTOR : SANDY JOHNSON

Channel 4, 9 PM ,30 minutes

CAST :

ADRIAN EDMONDSON ---------- Vim Fuego

RIK MAYALL ---------- Colin Grigson

DAWN FRENCH ---------- Tracy

NIGEL PLANER ---------- Den Dennis

PETER RICHARDSON ---------- Spider Webb

JENNIFER SAUNDERS ---------- Sally

SERENA EVANS ---------- Cheryl

BERT PARNABY ---------- Neighbour

NEVILLE SMITH ----------- Manager

JUDY HAWKINS ---------- Girlfriend

CHARU BALA CHOKSKI ---------- Cashier

Fifth-rate heavy metal band Bad News is the subject of a rock documentary. Band members Vim Fuego, Den Dennis, Colin Grigson, and Spider Webb take to the road in search of lager, gigs, and schoolgirls

THE BAND:

Vim Fuego aka Alan Metcalfe , singer, songwriter, lead guitarist and general all-round genius behind Bad News. His first taste of fame came at the age of 11, when he appeared on Opportunity Knocks, playing "Purple Haze" on acoustic guitar, accompanied by his father on the trumpet.

Colin Grigson the band's bass player is a full-time rock star, and is anxious to point out that, despite evidence to the contrary, he does not live with his parents and does not have a day job working in a bank. "You must be confusing me with my twin brother, Trevor," he pleads

Den Dennis the band's rhythm guitarist, was previously a member of The Hounds Of Zaroff. "They were rubbish," recalls Vim, "but all you had to do to get in was drink half a bottle of vodka and keep it down." Den tried six times before he was allowed to join. His favourite food is "curry, because it's open late at night."

Spider Webb the wild man of rock 'n' roll who can throw up exactly half a pint into a half pint glass with no spillage. When not drinking, taking drugs or taking advantage of the band's groupies, Spider also occasionally plays the drums.

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