"Pretty Much, I Would Let Gemma Know..." — 21 Of The Absolute Best Moments British TV Ever Made

"Pretty much I would let Gemma know..."

Recently, Reddit user u/Edo1405 asked the good people of r/CasualUK what their favourite British TV moments were.

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Of course, we have our own faves (the "Daddy or chips?" ad, and everything Maura Higgins said on Love Island. UK TV moments like hers are why I have high hopes for the upcoming Love Games... but I digress).

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We thought we'd share the Redditors' faves. Here are just a few:

1. The time BBC News accidentally interviewed an applicant for a data support role instead of the tech expert guest they'd booked.

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—u/asymmetricears

I mean, he gave it a good go:

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2. When someone yelled, "I've just won a shitload of money" in the background of a news report at the horse races.

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—u/asymmetricears  

Look, I'm not here to police joy:

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3. When a player on Family Fortunes was asked to name a type of bean, and came up with an unusual answer.

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—u/Lostinthebackground

The "L" in "LGBT" stands for "legume" now:

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4. And another guy in the background of a Sky news broadcast who shouted "I HATE ICELAND" after an Iceleandic ash cloud grounded all flights.

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—u/crucible

Passion, people:

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5. When Jane won Come Dine With Me — and her competitor had an awful lot to say about it.

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—u/asymmetricears  

"All the grace of a reversing dump truck without any tires on" rings through my head like a beautiful melody:

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6. When Sean Lock reacted to a carrot in a box game in 8 Out of 10 Cats.

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—u/deicist

Mood:

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7. When the (cursed) character of Mr. Blobby met comedian Jack Whitehall on Big Fat Quiz of the Year.

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—u/asymmetricears    

"It's actually a surprisingly impressive bit of physical comedy really." 

—u/Incident_Electron

"The genuine mortal terror on Jack Whitehall's face when Blobby burst through the wall behind him is just amazing." 

—u/Varvara-Sidorovna

Look, I'd be scared too:

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8. When a Good Morning Britain presenter asked about the competition for Dan Stevens' role in The Guest in a very, well, particular way.

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—u/atomicsiren

TBF, he handled it better than I would have:

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9. When a question on The Chase involved a notable name.

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—u/SnooRevelations9128  

I understand:

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10. When a professor's kid walked in on his BBC news interview.

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—u/SnooRevelations9128    

I would have heard their political opinions out, but okay:

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Shout out to u/Edo1405 and r/CasualUK for having this discussion! And (just because we're such a fan of the question), we thought we'd share our fave moments too:

11. Literally any moment from Taskmaster.

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What a gift:

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12. And any time Bob Mortimer opens his mouth on Would I Lie To You.

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I promise this is worth your time:

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13. When Tracey showed us all how to get a man's number in Chewing Gum.

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I'm taking notes:

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14. Shout-out to Tracey's unorthodox kissing routine, too.

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Icon:

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15. BTW, for me, "What a sad little life, Jane" will always lose out to the whisk guy on Come Dine With Me.

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Like, it's not even a competition IMO:

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16. When Diedre Barlow from Coronation Street had a stare-off with a sheep.

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8 years ago today, Deirdre Barlow had a stare off with a sheep. Iconic. pic.twitter.com/LYbGO7cGmH

— Lewis (@lewispringle) August 18, 2022

Twitter: @lewispringle

17. When Tiffany "New York" Pollard thought that David Gest, her co-star on Celebrity Big Brother, was dead, instead of David Bowie (who had just died, and was another CBB star's ex-husband).

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She's just MADE for reality TV IMO:

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18. And when Tiffany basically verbally slaughtered Gemma Collins, also in CBB.

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Sheesh:

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19. When a CBBC presenter came face-to-face with the humanity of a puppet named Hacker.

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Why do I find this cute?

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20. Every single moment this bold bovine had on our screens was gold, IMO.

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Storymakers was iconic, ugh:

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21. And finally, when Rio from Tracey Beaker lost his Maroon 5 CD.

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Beakerheads, unite:

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Do you think we missed any iconic moments? Let us know in the comments below!