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Once I've stopped laughing I'll have a think, might take some time!

Yuck, musicals suck in general *shudder* Exceptions are Grease, Joseph and Mary Poppins and that's only because of fond chilhood memories.

Tony Blair as Herrick, with Bush as the bristolian canteen lady? Just a thought

In fact, the more I think about it, the more Blair would fit Herrick very nicely. He has the unnerving smile and everything

So, Blair as Herrick, Bush as Bristolian Canteen Lady, Cherie as Seth.

Can't help but feel that anyone else in the roles of The Three would be like trying to cast someone other than Colin Firth as Mr Darcy. Mind you, I was nervous about the recasting in the show and that turned out ok.

You know what, next season we should totally get a musical episode! Like that episode of Buffy! Aidan, Lenora and Russell in an all-singing all-dancing extravaganza would be hilarious!

Can Blair sing?! Do know what you mean about the smile though. What about Anthony Head, he'd be good.
I like musicals... mainly coz I like singing the songs when doing prac. A Being Human musical would need some big epic numbers, lyrics... will keep thinking

Well, I suppose as Rehab worked so well in the show, you could throw Amy Winehouse in there somewhere

Winehouse as Lauren?

Liam Gallgher as Tully

*Gallagher sorry

oh yes, that's inspired!

I can't picture anyone else as the main 3... this is really hard.

Jarvis Cocker as Gilbert?

Well done, yes. Jarvis as Gilbert (and that's saying something coz I am a massive Alex-Price-as-Gilbert fan)

Same here, I was going for someone who reminded me of him!

I'm really struggling to think of people now...

Me too

It's not a brilliant one, but it's all I've got so far, Ben James-Ellis as Owen? Might be a little too young... umm

Well we've come up with some good ones so far, I think.

I'll have to go away and think. I can now only think of people I'd LIKE to put in it - but they just wouldn't fit the characters.

hmmm.....i'm sure this was discussed by us lot a few weeks ago (maybe months now!!!)....little bit of plaigerism of ideas going on BHProduction.....

I'm sure we all kinda agreed that it would be not too great an idea, though the buffy one was fun...ish!

Well, I said Cherie Blair as Seth (yes, I know the gender is wrong). She'd just have that slimey quality I think, next to Tony-as-Herrick.

Scrap that one, Ewan McGregor as Owen

lee from joseph would be a good mitchell though...mmmm

NO WAAAAY

Ewan McGregor could make an Owen, yes

Although, it's a tough one again because Greg was so good

whats wrong with lee from joseph - 'paint it black' was awesome when he sang it!

I get what you mean about Cherie Blair as Seth lol.

And we still can't think of who for the main 3... Barry this one is difficult!

Hmmm, he was a very good Joseph on the audition shows but I can't see him as Mitchell

Talking of Lee Mead, what about Daniel Boys as George? Don't kill me please!!

I don't know who that is, so can't comment

yeah, he's quite cute too....

Lee isn't quite, umm, cool enough to be Mitchell

don't know if he could carry off the silliness though...

wshat about john barrowman as Herrick?? *ducks behind the sofa for cover*

Sperkii he was on the Joseph thing with Lee and co, he was told he was too nice

nope changed my mind - anthony head for herrick - he's an amazing singer, and can do scary - he was in that film 'repo' with paris hilton

No, not the Barrowman as Herrick!!!! nooooooo! Think we'll stick with Tony Blair lol

good

Yeah, just googled an you tube interview with him, to try and get a sense of his personality. If he could get the humour right, he may be ok. Hmmm.

I think John Barrowman's a bit too 'pretty' and theatrical to play Herrick but I'm not sure

My flatmate has just suggested one of the sings should be called "ooh aah vampire!" (sung with a west country accent of course) I think my flatmate is quite strange.

*songs even!

I do love Anthony Head but in my crazy head I think Blair and Herrick are actually morphing as I type!

lol fantastic!

Well 'ooh aah vampire' can be Bristolian Canteen Lady then. Or we can replace the Bristolian thing with a hicksville thing and then it'd be Bush again haha

umm, like the idea of Bristolian Canteen Ladt flirting with Herrick by singing 'ooh aah vampire' maybe that's just my weird and twisted mind.

It's a shame there isn't a character to fit Jennifer Saunders because she is so versatile and can actually sing

Actually, on that note, I reckon Dawn french would make a very good (and likeable) Bristolian Canteen Lady

yeah, shame, there are loads of people I can think of but can't think of a character to suit them.

Ok not meant to be here but had to say - if Aidan isnt in it no way Im watching - he can sing dance and act why replace him?! Ok yes its a really bad idea and I know Barrys only trying to entertain us but 2 pints did a musical episode which I love and they kept same cast - Aidans a professional dancer Im pretty sure Russ could make it as a porfessional singer ... dunno bout Lenora but sure she'd manage

Yes, Dawn French would be good

Very true

Mitchell is too cool to sing and dance. But who better to be George than Russell, I loved his Tracey "Thankyou" Chapman

Right, I'm off to do some thinking. Frankly we, and eagle, are right though - how can we possibly think of people to replace The Three?

Very true, they are essential to the show

I'm coining Tony Blair as Herrick, Cherie as Seth and Dawn French as Bristolian Canteen Lady though haha

Mitchell too cool to sing and dance?! No way - Aidan did 10 years latin and ballroom so he'd be good at it hed wanna show off anyway I dont reckon hed be at all apposed to aving a boogie round the front room with George and Annie.

Still wanna see Aidan dancing....Any joy Barry?

Aidan dancing... sounds good

As much as I dont wanna talk about this because frankly Barry - what a cop out copying all the things weve been talking about lol but anything with Dawn French Im gonna love actually thats a lie shes done a couple of things I didnt like but she is brilliant.

Oh and that was me being sarcy dont start with the abusive messages because i dared say a word against Mr P lol guess its hard coming up with new questions we have pretty much talked about everything

Sperkii I now have this really odd image in my head of Dawn French being Bristolian Canteen Lady singing 'ooh aah Vampire' to Tony Blair as Herrick - it's a scary thought

hahahahahahahaha, eeexcellent (Mr Burns style)

No, I am saying Mitchell is too cool. I am sure that Aidan is a beautiful mover

Now I'm thinking how Spike reluctantly got into the singing and dancing in Buffy coz he was to cool, Mitchell'd probably have to save it for showing off

*(also thinking it's a good job I wasn't teaching today, so many errors in that last post!)

Think of the scene in EP 6 outside the Police Station with Herrick (I was going to give you South America) I can't imagine that Mitchell bursting into song...maybe its just my lack of imagination

That scene I can imagine him singing and dancing, not big ott, but controlled, focused, sharp movements and quite a dark moody tune, thinking like something from Rent.

Strange, I usually have quite a fertile imagination (especially where Mitchell/Aidan is concerned) ... but this ain't working for me at all....I'll go away and think about it

I can't see anyone who could do it better than those 3 for their characters. Maybe Morrissey for Gilbert though?!

NOOOOOO!!!!! Dont do it!!!!

Vampfan 'I was going to give you South America' is now forming in my head as an actual number, oh dear...

You see, all I could see with a song called "I was...etc" Is someone dancing around in one of those shirts with big frilly colourful sleeves a bright red sombrero, shaking their maraccas....now in my mind that is not Mitchell

ok that's not how I'm picturing, can see why that would put you off.

Think more sweeny todd than joseph

singingtwit....now sweeney todd I get....I just probably need to enrol in Andrew Lloyd Webber school.....doesn't chatting to other BH fans take you off into some weird and wondeful worlds?...again, maybe its me but didn't notice any sombreros and maraccas in Joseph

You never saw the production our school did!

Your school sounds like my sort of people

I think George's Do you want some of my chair?! would be a good number... =D

Jarvis Cocker would be a great Gilbert, though I think Alex Price would be better...

Slightly apprehensive about even suggesting this but Catherine Zeta Jones could be a good Lauren, and she can sing (See Chicago... my favourite film EVVEERR). *Hides in wardrobe*

Hmmmm, I think Catherine Zeta Jones would be good as a more traditional, sexy vampire but maybe not Lauren? Can't see her looking washed out and needy and battling addiction somehow.

Hmmm fair enough... she would be better at random-backing-singer vampire maybe?

Yeah although I don't see her in the background either! I sound like I am disagreeing with you, sorry. I'm not. Really. I think she's a foreground performer but not a Lauren, that's all. Hope that makes sense

If they brought in a full-on vixen of a vamp, then she'd be perfect

Oh yes, do you want some of my chair would be a brilliant number.
I can see her as Lauren too

Beware and chair rhyme - I expect that could worked in to that number somewhere lol

And scare

That's only if you're going down the cheesey rhyming route, of course

Loll, well if I ever thing of a musical which would be actually made that had a full-on vixen vampire role I would contact her on your recommendation... =D

hee hee :-D

OOO, I just thought of another Herrick, Anthony Hopkins might work, he was creepy enough in Silence of the Lambs... but can he sing???

Just had a thought...

*getting ready to run*

what about Justin Timberlake as Mitchell?

*runs away very fast*

Well he'd have a better voice than Tony Blair I expect lol

This musical idea is all very well but you couldn't possibly do it without that soon to be classic 'Gay Ninjas'...how would you dress?

i like maybe amy whinehouse at the being of her addiction when she was still kind of healthy looking would do a good lauren (that sounds bad but true)

and see so had this convo a few weeks back super and eagle even made up songs and stage directions

I reckon we should pull JT into it (can see good comic potential) but not as Mitchell perhaps

very true

Hmmm Justin Timberlake could definetly do the singing, but would he be Michell enough?

Yep, I had Wino in there as Lauren as well

me again, sorry meant to say I like the Anthony Hopkins/Herrick idea

he'd be good