Simon Dunn

Scriptwriter and Comedian

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  • Could These Be Your Neighbours?
    Could These Be Your Neighbours?

    It’s hard to overstate the way Sylvania Waters changed the landscape of British television, so I won’t. What’s interesting is how the show was received in Australia compared to how it was received here in the UK. Sylvania Waters exploded on to Australian TV on 21 July 1992. The link to the fictional soap that…

  • Frame The Family – A Mostly Forgotten But Rather Important Show?
    Frame The Family – A Mostly Forgotten But Rather Important Show?

    Sometimes, when browsing through old copies of newspapers, you see something that makes your brow knit. This happened to me the other day when I saw this. What on Earth is that? Frame The Family? Sounds a lot like a gameshow that’s fallen off the radar. Maybe it’s something like You Bet!, but with sort…

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  • Nineteen 90s Shows
    Nineteen 90s Shows

    I wrote another book about television. I like television. I like television so much that the first thing I modelled and printed on my new 3d printer was this … I made some more after that too. There’s a few more, including TVS, ATV, and HTV, but I bought you here to talk about my…

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  • Re-Casting Keanu
    Re-Casting Keanu

    Keanu Reeves is 56. That makes him eight years older than Clive Dunn was when he was first cast in Dad’s Army. But don’t panic, Clive Dunn was always playing much older characters than his own age. Keanu Reeves is 56. That makes him seven years older than Stephanie Cole was when she was first…