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A Losing Streak Ep Edit

posted 7 years ago by AssassinNo1
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I was just watching the episode A Losing Streak on Dave and at one point Del Boy is trying to borrow some money off of Grandad and says something like "Macalpine navvy who was on a diet, what were my chances of picking the only genuine weight watcher in London."
But as he says the words "genuine weightwatcher" it's clear his lips are saying something else and "genuine weightwatcher" have been dubbed over the top.
Does anyone know what he actually says in this episode? And why it was changed?

[–] doyler17 7 years ago

In the original broadcast, when Del is telling Grandad the story about the Irishman, he refers to him as 'the only Provo weightwatcher in London'. In subsequent broadcasts, the line has been dubbed and 'Provo' is replaced with 'genuine', though Del is still seen saying the original line and the dubbed audio does not match the dialogue. The reason the line has been changed is because 'Provo' refers to a member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army

[–] AssassinNo1 7 years ago

Oh okay, thanks! I wonder if the BBC calls the actors back in to dub this stuff or whether they just take some audio from a different episode and splice it in.