Avid goes for drink with keith duffy, but is denied access to geri halliwell. The bear has sarah cawood on his sofa to talk top of the pops. With leigh francis, elizabeth avis, sarah baxendale, sarah cawood. In the show, leigh impersonates and parodies several famous celebrities with michael jackson, mel b and craig david using latex masks often exaggerating their facial qualities. Competition winner avid gets to meet his heroes westlife.
In the bears showbiz tail, the bear becomes an agony aunt with phil and fern on. Plus the bear finally gets a gig, presenting a chat show. Tranny and suzannah discuss the latest fashion trends, and kelly tells us about her fashionable new trainers oh, shes pals with pink and avril by the way. Krishnan gurumurphy reports on pete dochertys latest addiction peas. This episode was dedicated to the memory of michael jackson. I still laugh like hell at this even to this day xd i miss bo selecta read more. He lives in hackney, london, known for the continuous use of a neck brace, but he was also known for his status as an excessive celebrity stalker. Avid gets arrested for stalking vanessa feltz, and kerry mcfadden joins the bear in his house on hamster heath to talk family. He presents the show under the guise of avid merrion, a romanian stalker with a strange obsession with celebrites. Using a set of rubber face masks and costuming, leigh and his team create celebrities from the past and present either living out the lifestyle of the rich and the famous or living secret lives, as common as the rest of us. Mel b and patsy kensit share a house in a spoof of the odd couple, and craig david starts filming his new. Meanwhile, in the michael jackson show, michael pimps a. At the soap awards, avid meets the heroes of hollyoaks, coronation streets suranne jones and sally lindsay, and alex ferns from.
Meet transylvanias most avid fan, the celebrities he stalks and those he impersonates using nothing but insulting rubber masks and a. Avid merrion provides a guided tour of his flat before introductions from the legendary michael jackson and a talking mole. This leaves only the pilot episode, both parts of proper bo selecta. If theres one thing michael jackson cant abide, its swearing, and after showing us his crib, he is compelled to.
Tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. Christine hamilton joins the bear on the sofa to talk jungles and celebrities. Michael jackson introduces us to his sister janet and tells off the osbournes for swearing. Episode 1 series 4 episode 1 leigh francis combines the best of boselecta. Aided by a cuddly and somewhat excitable bear and a troupe of rubberfaced stars from craig david to geri halliwell, gareth gates to david blaine, obsessive fan avid merrion hosts the show from the squalor of his bedroom. Each episode features a peculiar mix of celebrity stories, interviews and gossip. Craig david visits santa, michael jackass and mel b take up carol singing, and theres a bumper gathering of real celebrities. Terri dwyer, kate thornton, vanessa feltz and michael ball guest.
With caroline flack, leigh francis, jade goody, michelle heaton. Craig david is having some trouble with his pr manager. In the show, leigh impersonates and parodies several famous celebrities with michael jackson, mel b and craig david using latex masks. Click here and start watching the full episode in seconds. I think episode when he goes to party in the park, stalks denise van outen and then. Avid merrion is the main protagonist of bo selecta he is the romanian host. Well, its the bear, so not that new, but he does start a new band with steven and charlie from busted. Avid merrion harrasses june sarpong, plus more backstage antics from the bear, on this morning. Britney spears takes a day off, the bear probes tess daly, and elton john tells us why he likes using the internet. Sarah cawood joins the bear the on the sofa, to talk about top of the pops. Avid goes for drink with former boyzone boy and corrie star keith duffy, but is denied access to geri halliwell. With leigh francis, keith duffy, christine hamilton, geri horner. Mick hucknall the neighbour from hell the keith lemon sketch show series 2 duration.
Behind the scenes the character of the bear was influenced by barry gibson a character who appeared in popworld, also played by leigh francis. Avid and his wife sacha talk about their move to l. In the bears showbiz tail, the bear becomes an agony aunt with phil and fern on the this morning set. Michael jackson also introduces himself and his family in the jacksons. Craig david visits santa, michael jackson and mel b take up carol singing, and elton john provides the queens speech. The bear meets victoria silvstedt, and sacha starts having an affair with ralph the wolfboy. The following is a comprehensive list of the episodes from channel 4 impressions series bo selecta. John lennon comes back to life to visit his dead wife, michael jackson does some chickenice. Meanwhile, trisha is out and about, helping a motorist in distress to feel a. Sep 06, 2002 episode 1 series 4 episode 1 leigh francis combines the best of bo selecta. On 24 september 2009, in an interview with the bbc, leigh francis said that bo selecta. The following is a comprehensive list of the episodes from channel 4 impressions series bo selecta contents. Episode list series 1 2002 episode title written by.
Avid gives a tour of his new chat show set and the people who work there, and he also interviews emma bunton. An alarmingly dedicated follower of celebrities and their work, avid merrion somehow became eligible for a second series. Francis played central character avid merrion, a dangerously insane stalker, who is obsessed with celebrities and tracks them down. The series premiered on fri sep 06, 2002 on channel 4 and episode 6 s05e06 last aired on fri nov 17, 2006. Avid merrion welcomes you to his home, and gives you a tour of his flat. Perhaps its just plain safer to keep an eye on him. The bear interviews liberty x in his treehouse, avid stalks jade goody, craig david goes through his weekly motions and davina mccall shows up for a bit of a singsong. Destinys child show up at a beauty parlour in bradford where beyonce slags off the other patrons. At the soap awards, avid meets the heroes of hollyoaks, coronation streets suranne jones and sally lindsay, and alex ferns from eastenders. And derek acorah takes craig david to a haunted house. Joined by some familiar albeit grotesque and rubber faces, avid has also made some new friends. The bear is a rude, perverted and foul mouthed british teddy bear and one of the main protagonists of the series including avid merrion and craig david. Nick cotton and kat argue in the laundrette in eastending. With leigh francis, john altman, fern britton, karen hayley.
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