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Here’s a Showbiz Inside Scoop from Emma:
In a desperate attempt to make stats revision bearable I’ve been listening to old Answer Me This! episodes. In episode 148 Olly suggested they should kill one of the BT family off.
Olly, I want you to know you’re not far away from the thinking of the advertisers. My dad works for BT and on ‘take your daughter to work day’ I ended up in an advertising meeting with the company who make the adverts. They also wanted to ‘add drama’ to the ads with ideas like Adam leaving Jane or one of the kids becoming ill or running away. So well done Olly!
However, those who do like the family need not worry as the BT people seem to think this was a bad direction for some reason. Indeed, when I mentioned Olly’s idea to my father who just looked at me like I was mental and told me not to go into advertising.
However if BT do produce a campaign involving terminal illness I would suggest that Olly immediately write to BT suggesting he gets royalties or something like that.
It’d be hardly worth his while, seeing as he’d be splitting his royalties with all of the millions of people who’ve watched those adverts over the years and willed the characters to die horribly and painfully.
Incidentally, in the inconceivable event that you like the BT family – so much that you have actually written some fanfic about their interminable domestic life – then please, please share it with us in the comments. You sicko.
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