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Old 30-04-2008, 07:13 AM
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I wonder how many tv and films feature Big Ben, there must be loads, Im sure Gideons Way started that way , am I right?

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Quite a few films begin with Big Ben
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Peter Pan is one.
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39 Steps

Robert Powell gripping the minute hand to prevent........won't say more Donna in case you haven't seen it.


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haha no its ok but maybe some others havent seen the film .shhhhh
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...it striking 9am and the start of a new working day!
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...it striking 9am and the start of a new working day!
If he did fall off it would have taken him so long to hit the gound he would have met himself in Holby.

ps. Your working day starts at 9am, Luxury!

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Will Hay and his team made one of their comedy's with a big finish hanging from the hands of the clock face.
'You should be kind to us normals, there are not many of us left you know'!
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The IMDb lists Big Ben as a location for quite a few James Bond titles

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I don't see Big Ben in that picture

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You know there's a special circle of hell for pedants involving watching Rain Man on a perpetual loop...
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The Brighton Strangler (entertaining tosh) uses a reversed image of BB and Parliment in the credit sequence IIRC
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More recently "V for Vendetta" features a very nice scene of Big Ben exploding into a thousand pieces!
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