Keith Chegwin was in a Roman Polanski movie, of course, so theres that.
Thatd be the same AMPAS who dish out the Academy Awards.
And it was an Oscar-related issue that they werent happy about.
One of the centrepiece segments and certainly amongst the most expensive to film of theHouse Partywere the Gotchas.
But notably, it was this segment ofNoels House Partythat led to legal attention.
Thus, there were what were originally known as Gotcha Oscars.
The legal threat, from scary American lawyers, came very quickly.
TheNoels House Partyteam realised they needed to move quickly.
Digital technology was not quite at the level it is now.
One more piece of pub trivia on the Gotchas for you.
An old friend of mine was an extra on a particularly celebrated Gotcha, that of Derek Jameson.
He was thus told to act surprised as the antics played out in front of him.
Then, the moment where Noel Edmonds comes bursting out of the hotel with his arm in the air?
You have to say that, amidst his many talents, Derek Jameson had acting potential too.
