BBC TV "WDYTYA?" Series 6 Episode #3: Rick Stein

[truebritmega]

I agree, ive found this series the most boring, my favourite episode, was in the last series, that model(forget her name now) who was on the dancing show too hmmm no still dont remember her name LOL... but traced her fam back thru canada and america etc, oh and ainsley harriots one was interesting.. hmm and stephen frys... yep last series was 100 times better LOL

[Gaille]

I agree, ive found this series the most boring, my favourite episode, was in the last series, that model(forget her name now) who was on the dancing show too hmmm no still dont remember her name LOL... but traced her fam back thru canada and america etc, oh and ainsley harriots one was interesting.. hmm and stephen frys... yep last series was 100 times better LOL

LOL the funny thing is .............. I know EXACTLY who you mean, but I cant think of her name either!

yeah this series is a big disapointment after the last ones ....... The ones I liked most were Sue Johnston (cos it was railways) and Bill Oddies (lol northern roots!) ......... Up till this season I think I have actually enjoyed all of them ............

Actually wondering if its a new production company making this series? or a new director, cos its way off the usual standard.

Gaille

[Brie]

Gaille & Truebritmega

Jodie Kidd?

Brie

[jc26red]

Actually wondering if its a new production company making this series? or a new director, cos its way off the usual standard.

I was thinking exactly the same.  The brief must have been, lets try and explore different angles but somehow lost the plot and centered too much on his father's mental illness.

[Nick29]

Yes, totally boring.  My wife fell asleep, but I slogged it out until the end, hoping that at one point it would become vaguely interesting - but alas it didn't.  It's a long time since I've seen such self-indulgent rubbish on the screen.  Still, Mr Stein got a nice free jolly to China at the licence payer's expense.

[Fue]

I just found found the missionary grandfather on the 1891 census. RG 12/ 749/ 123/ 50.
I'm interested to see that he was born in Antigua, West Indies about 1840.
That would have been another interesting line of enquiry.

Gosh Jenb that is interesting info, I wonder why they did not use this information??

[kerryb]

Well I have to say I agree with most of the comments here and its a shame I was looking forward to this one.

Funnily enough it was the same subject matter as the very first WDYTYA with Bill Oddie, his mother's illness but somehow that episode was so much better and more interesting, anyone remember the two old nurses?

I would have liked to have seen a bit more about his german roots.

My OH commented on Rick's first comment about not being too embarrassed or crying etc and wonders if he refused to let a whole chunk be shown for some reason 

Kerry

[acceber]

Still, Mr Stein got a nice free jolly to China at the licence payer's expense.

Well most of the celebrities featured seem to have some foreign roots, Ainsley Harriott, Colin Jackson, Stephen Fry, Meera Syal, Jerry Springer, David Baddiel to name a few.  Jodie Kidd, as mentioned above, went to the US and Canada!

I doubt any of the celebs know what they are likely to find out before they go, probably not even the production team know exactly what will happen. So in some cases it may be a fruitless journey, and others fruitfull.

My licence sadly pays for more programmes that I dont watch, than do, but I would rather they paid for Amanda Redman to fly to Ireland to trace her family tree (Series 1),  than another omnibus edition of Eastenders.

Gaille - Our family trees may be more interesting than a celebs, but I cant see anyone else tuning in to watch it, and that would be, from a broadcaster's point of view, a total waste of money.

acceber

[Benn2509]

Well, I was looking forward to this but fell asleep just before it started - looks like I didn't miss anything!! Lets hope if there is going to be another series that they totally change the structure of the programme, and go back to the ways of the early programmes, i.e Bill Oddie, Jeremy Clarkson, Sue Johnstone, Jeremy Paxman etc......
I must say though - 'so you think you're royal' was good last night!
Benn.