New Posts For Thread: Big Deal - 1980's TV dramahttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31847955/big-deal---1980s-tv-dramaStarring Ray Brooks, Sharon Duce and Lisa Geoghan, the series concentrated on the ups and downs of small-time London gambler Robbie Box (played by Brooks) and the effect that his poker addiction has on his long suffering girlfriend Jan Oliver (Duce)Vital Information for Forumites:Mr Benn lived at 52, Festive Roadhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31847955/big-deal---1980s-tv-drama?post_id=564152793#564152793Vital Information for Forumites:Mr Benn lived at 52, Festive RoadSat, 13 Jul 2024 12:45:30 -0500Spielers all over the place up to the 1960s when the law changed and permitted casinos and betting shops.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31847955/big-deal---1980s-tv-drama?post_id=564152727#564152727Spielers all over the place up to the 1960s when the law changed and permitted casinos and betting shops.Sat, 13 Jul 2024 12:02:23 -0500Yes indeed Reg, the snooker halls were a preferred habitat of gamblers after dark.We had one in Tulse Hill that had lock ins once the manager Phil was sorted out some dosh.Bottles of Holstein Pils were the tipple of choice over games of crash and a fhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31847955/big-deal---1980s-tv-drama?post_id=564152709#564152709Yes indeed Reg, the snooker halls were a preferred habitat of gamblers after dark.We had one in Tulse Hill that had lock ins once the manager Phil was sorted out some dosh.Bottles of Holstein Pils were the tipple of choice over games of crash and a fSat, 13 Jul 2024 11:59:23 -0500That used to be on directly before Big Deal, Sunday eveninghttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31847955/big-deal---1980s-tv-drama?post_id=564152629#564152629That used to be on directly before Big Deal, Sunday eveningSat, 13 Jul 2024 11:21:58 -0500Ever decreasing circles?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31847955/big-deal---1980s-tv-drama?post_id=564152615#564152615Ever decreasing circles?Sat, 13 Jul 2024 11:12:56 -0500I was in London at the time, you were never alone if you were a gambler,in the circles I moved in it was the norm.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31847955/big-deal---1980s-tv-drama?post_id=564152039#564152039I was in London at the time, you were never alone if you were a gambler,in the circles I moved in it was the norm.Sat, 13 Jul 2024 08:48:57 -0500Tracksuit Dave fits the above profile, btwhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31847955/big-deal---1980s-tv-drama?post_id=564152013#564152013Tracksuit Dave fits the above profile, btwSat, 13 Jul 2024 08:45:02 -0500Growing up in London in 70s and 80s...I knew plenty of people like Robbie Box... Lived from one bet to the next, one day skint, the next flush...All characters... A lot of them frequented the snooker halls, usually above Burton shops for some reasonhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31847955/big-deal---1980s-tv-drama?post_id=564151997#564151997Growing up in London in 70s and 80s...I knew plenty of people like Robbie Box... Lived from one bet to the next, one day skint, the next flush...All characters... A lot of them frequented the snooker halls, usually above Burton shops for some reasonSat, 13 Jul 2024 08:44:03 -0500Narrates Mr Benn (GOAT or near GOAT kids programme)https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31847955/big-deal---1980s-tv-drama?post_id=564151931#564151931Narrates Mr Benn (GOAT or near GOAT kids programme)Sat, 13 Jul 2024 08:34:54 -0500Ray Brooks is a lovely guy. Brighton boy; he used to drink in my lunchtime local, The Cricketers in the Lanes. I hope he is well at 85.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31847955/big-deal---1980s-tv-drama?post_id=564151927#564151927Ray Brooks is a lovely guy. Brighton boy; he used to drink in my lunchtime local, The Cricketers in the Lanes. I hope he is well at 85.Sat, 13 Jul 2024 08:34:02 -0500