{"id":1585,"date":"2008-11-19T21:59:16","date_gmt":"2008-11-19T21:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/wordpress\/index.php\/tv-times-31st-may-1986\/"},"modified":"2008-11-19T21:59:16","modified_gmt":"2008-11-19T21:59:16","slug":"tv-times-31st-may-1986","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/index.php\/tv-times-31st-may-1986\/","title":{"rendered":"TV Times 31st May 1986"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-1582\" alt=\"TV Times cover\" src=\"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/tvtimes31may86cv.jpg\" width=\"291\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/tvtimes31may86cv.jpg 291w, https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/tvtimes31may86cv-218x300.jpg 218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" \/> <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-1583\" style=\"margin: 3px; float: left;\" alt=\"TV Times picture\" src=\"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/tvtimes31may86b.jpg\" width=\"427\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/tvtimes31may86b.jpg 427w, https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/tvtimes31may86b-300x281.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/>Tommy rides into action<\/h2>\n<p>When Tommy Cannon and Bobby Ball made their big screen debut as two bungling bobbies in <em>The Boys In Blue<\/em> (1983) &#8211; ITV, Friday &#8211; direcotr Val Guest asked Cannon if he could ride a motorbike.<\/p>\n<p>Not wishing to put the mockers on the enterprise before it had got under way, Cannon said that he could. Ball, who knew perfectly well that he could not, suggested a phone call to Bournemouth police station &#8211; they were appearing at the Dorset seaside resort in a summer season at the time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The police were great&#8217;, says Cannon. &#8216;They gave me lessons and I learned enough to get by in five days.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Veteran film director Val Guest was amazed how quickly Cannon and Ball picked up filming.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-1584\" alt=\"TV Times picture\" src=\"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/tvtimes31may86a.jpg\" width=\"514\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/tvtimes31may86a.jpg 514w, https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/tvtimes31may86a-300x280.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 514px) 100vw, 514px\" \/> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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