Anyone shed any light on why the character of Tom (of nettle wine infamy) was played by a different actor in series 3? Just curious.....I didn't get where I am today without being curious
shareawwww, I love Tom
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I wanna try some wine please!!
It has been years (decades, actually) since I've seen The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, but besides the premise of the show, I still remember Tom's Nettle Wine. Grot was one of the greatest business concepts ever - I've occasionally wondered why this wasn't tried in real life.
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It was... haven't you ever been inside a pound shop? : D
"John 3:16"
Tom and CJ were my two main reasons for watching RP. Although a little reliant on catchphrases they were both brillinatly drawn, flawed characters - CJ's pomposity and ignorance was obvious even without the catchphrase and Tom was a sad, boring individual (and yes, a bearded prig) probably frustrated at his inability to be what his wife wanted him to be.
My body makes no moan
But sings on:
All things remain in God.
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According to imdb, the original actor came back later and reprised the role.
The guy who took over in series 3 appeared 30 years later as the crabby security guard in THE SMOKING ROOM.
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He also had a small part in Clockwise.
shareCorrect. He reprised the role in the 1996 series 'The legacy of Reginald Perrin' along with most of the original cast.
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I thought the "replacement" Tom was a poor casting choice..the original actor was a perfect boring whole earth prig, the new guy just looked like a pouch eyed grump.
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