[Boboff]

He was a bastard * off like that though wasn't he?

[Yudster]

I don't know, it hasn't been properly explained yet. But on the face of it, yes, it looks that way.

[MK Chris]

I knew Kris whatsname who was in the car crash in Bristol was in the BT adverts, but I had only seen one or two of them. I think they were viewing a house in one and I can't remember any more. And I wasn't on first name terms with the characters.

[Munki Bhoy]

What? He took a job that was miles away! I'm assuming it was much better paying or he wouldn't have went. That's hardly a bastard. It's not like they were married or anything, that was made abundantly clear early on.

With the internet, long distance relationships are always possible.

[SAV1OUR]

Ah yes that supposed 'sitcom' - 'My Family'. He was the only good thing about it, he played the layabout teenager brilliantly.

No, the BT advert series is definitely not a sitcom with him playing a teenage layabout.

Mores the pity!

[Boboff]

What? He took a job that was miles away! I'm assuming it was much better paying or he wouldn't have went. That's hardly a bastard. It's not like they were married or anything, that was made abundantly clear early on.

With the internet, long distance relationships are always possible.

But he was about to propose, I am sure he had a ring in his pocket.

Apparently she said no to his request for a bit of brown though, and he went away in a sulk.

[Andy B]

Well she should be grateful I mean it's hardly as if she's gonna want any more kids......

[Yudster]

They were committed, they bought a house together and everything, and then he just ups and leaves - he seems to think it will all be ok, but they can't have done much in the way of discussing it or they wouldn't be having the conversation they are when he loses his connection.

Its like - they met, she and the kids moved into his, then they bought a place together, and they WERE thinking about kids, at least she was and I bet he was too, if not immediately - they were as good as married in practical terms. And then he gets offered a job and decides to move? On his own? Something isn't right - surely the normal scenario there is for the family to move, not just the "husband"? Or if its too complicated and difficult, the DON'T move. You make sacrifices for your family, thats life.

Anyway, its better than Eastenders and I want to know what happens next!

[MK Chris]

its better than Eastenders

Come on now - that's not a difficult feat to achieve, even with an advert.

I saw Eastenders on Christmas Day because my sister insisted on watching it and what I saw was pretty much a parody of Eastenders. I found it quite hilarious the number of people in hysterics or yelling at someone.

[Nicola_Red]

what was that obscure BBC2 series where he played a photographer? I quite liked that.

[Zoot]

what was that obscure BBC2 series where he played a photographer? I quite liked that.

Was that 'My life in film'?

[Munki Bhoy]

They were committed, they bought a house together and everything, and then he just ups and leaves - he seems to think it will all be ok, but they can't have done much in the way of discussing it or they wouldn't be having the conversation they are when he loses his connection.

Its like - they met, she and the kids moved into his, then they bought a place together, and they WERE thinking about kids, at least she was and I bet he was too, if not immediately - they were as good as married in practical terms. And then he gets offered a job and decides to move? On his own? Something isn't right - surely the normal scenario there is for the family to move, not just the "husband"? Or if its too complicated and difficult, the DON'T move. You make sacrifices for your family, thats life.

Nonsense, plenty of families spend time apart because neither of them can afford not to take the job away from the other one. From the trucker and train drivers that are on the road away from their family, to the riggers off in the North Sea, to the footballers who move club every six months and don't want their families to have to up-sticks all the time, to the sports presenter on a radio station in London while her husband is in the army... people have jobs that take them places that keep them apart from their families. They make it work.

And who's to say that she wouldn't have moved to be with him if it worked out?

[Yudster]

They were committed, they bought a house together and everything, and then he just ups and leaves - he seems to think it will all be ok, but they can't have done much in the way of discussing it or they wouldn't be having the conversation they are when he loses his connection.

Its like - they met, she and the kids moved into his, then they bought a place together, and they WERE thinking about kids, at least she was and I bet he was too, if not immediately - they were as good as married in practical terms. And then he gets offered a job and decides to move? On his own? Something isn't right - surely the normal scenario there is for the family to move, not just the "husband"? Or if its too complicated and difficult, the DON'T move. You make sacrifices for your family, thats life.

Nonsense, plenty of families spend time apart because neither of them can afford not to take the job away from the other one. From the trucker and train drivers that are on the road away from their family, to the riggers off in the North Sea, to the footballers who move club every six months and don't want their families to have to up-sticks all the time, to the sports presenter on a radio station in London while her husband is in the army... people have jobs that take them places that keep them apart from their families. They make it work.

And who's to say that she wouldn't have moved to be with him if it worked out?

Absolutely, it nearly happened with me and Mr Yudster a couple of years back. But the point I am making is that from the conversation they are in the middle of, its clear that there hasn't been any discussion, he has just upped and left, leaving her and the kids not really knowing whats going on. If you do something like that, you agree it between you, this obviously hasn't happened.

[Munki Bhoy]

Ahh, but maybe they did agree it between them. These things tend to stretch even the strongest of relationships to breaking point. Maybe that conversation was bringing up issues that were thought of at the time but kept down so that they could do what was best.

[Yudster]

There was no agreement, he says "I know you're still angry" - so it was never an agreement. It was a unilateral decision. I think - hope - that he is just a bit klutzy when it comes to communicating and is planning to ask her to marry him . Or was anyway.

See, all this speculation! I need to know!

[Munki Bhoy]

Who says that she's angry about that decision to move? That could be a previous phone call! Maybe he suggested a threesome with her sister when he gets back at the weekend, who knows?!

Didn't the last one end with one of them phoning the other though? Or have I imagined that?

[Munki Bhoy]

Actually, I've just checked. The last one about free 0870 calls had her send him a letter and him call her. But that's where they ended it, the bastards!

[Zoot]

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=28145910739

[Boboff]

Now I think about it I think that Lottie is right, you need BT if your relationship is going to work over long distance.

399 members on that site now Zoot.

What a way for a thread to go, amazing!

[Johnny 1989]

This thread has gone from been about slagging of BT to the couple in the ad & soem of the comments on here have made me laugh, like it's some kind of proper, full on soap

[Bonanzoid]

Yep, in all honesty it's really sad.

[Yudster]

Who says that she's angry about that decision to move?

He did! He says "Look, I know you're still angry about me taking the job......". Ner. And the one with the letter and him phoning her - I caught the last five seconds of that one ONCE. Once, dammit. And that was before Christmas. I haven't seen it since, but they keep putting the other one on. I. Want. To. Know. What. Is. Happening!!!!!!

[catherine]

What about the one where he is chatting up that mixed race girl at a party? oOoOoOo

[Yudster]

She was chatting him up really. he was a bit nonplussed by it all as i remember.

[MK Chris]

Haha. Yudwuk is really into these, obviously. It sounds more interesting than most of the programming that ITV output though.