best recording ever
wieselkind and I had spent the day in the Intrepid Fox drinking and wondering why the bar tender had never heard of mead...
Anyways, nadriel showed up later and we then headed off to the Drill Hall where Mike said he was going to "change." This prompted knowing giggles from me and wieselkind, and a raised eyebrow from reception.
Of course he wore the horns people.;) Many onlookers were amused, but unfortunately no one signed over their soul. matgb and Debbie showed up later and we then were let into the studio.
Here's wieselkind and her tail. Looks like there's a demon in her bag.
Paul Mayhew-Archer (the producer) came on and announced that Satan was in the building, and if at any point our mobile phones should ring, then that was fine, except we would spend eternity in hell, with the ringtone playing over and over, and we would not be able to stop it, as it would be "rammed up your arse."
He then introduced Andy and the cast and the recording began. (Incidentally, they were recorded out of order because of casting problems, so we got episodes 4 and 6)
**spoiler alert-though not very through**
In episode 4 Scumspawn tries to diagnose Thomas with a mental illness and thomas insists he has all of them. Satan also takes Edith to meet Agatha Christie and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (who is away with the fairies). They can't really make sense of the police file on her death, and so the sleuthing continues.
In episode 6, Satan finds out that Edith's best friend Rosemary had her killed, but Edith refuses to accept it. Eventually Satan adopts a guise and gets rosemary to confess on radio. Also, ginger people are the descendents of angels. "Sex-mad, delinquent angels" as Satan specifies.
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Several takes were made after each recording. A lot of effing and blinding ensued. Particularly funny was Robert Duncan trying to read a line 5 times and shouting "bollocks!" each time he got it wrong. Jimmy Mulville made andy laugh at one point and was turning very red in the corner as Andy read his line again. Oh, and Annette Crosbie spilt her water bottle at one point.
Andy: Annettes had an accident, Paul.
PMA: Oh dear! I...
Andy: It's WATER paul. I was joking...
After the recording we went up to meet Andy again. He cackled when he saw Mike's horns, which incidentally he had not noticed through the entire recording. Then he saw me. He said "I know you, don't i?"
Me: I'm in the animator
Andy: Oh yeah! I'm glad you're here. You're on my guilt list! I really feel sorry about not emailing you, I've just been so busy.I watched it with my daughter...it was great! All the little scenes. How much have you done?
Me: It's nearly finished. about 80% done.
Andy: How long is it?
Me: a minute and 16 seconds
Andy: That's a lot for animation. It's hard work.
me: internal fangirl squee.
Mike(with contract): could you sign here?
Andy: haha. Is it a soul?
Mike: yes.
Andy: Do you want my real name?
Mike: Or Satan. Any will do. It's my girlfriend's early birthday present.
He commented on the horns again, can't remember exactly what he said, but we told him people kept asking how they were stuck on and I kept telling them that they were real. Andy said he wore horns for the first recording but they kept moving about. He then wished us luck and told me it was nice to see me again and that he was glad i came because he felt guilty for not contacting me. (lol) He is just the awesome.
Oh, and incidentally, see that top picture. See what Andy is flipping through? I now have that in my possession. Shhh.
No pun intended. :)
Incidentally, wieselkind probably got some better pictures than I did, so I'll let her upload them.:)
From left to right: Nik Revell, Paul Mayhew Archer, Andy Hamilton, Annette Crosbie, Robert Duncan, Jimmy Mulville, Phillip Pope and (offscreen) Felicity Montagu