TV quiz #2

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 04 Jul 2006, 23:05

Cleopas wrote:Number 9 ... It's vague, but I seem to recall this kind of thing happened in the X-Files.

Number 1 ... Again, not being much of a telly-watcher ... "Winds of War"??? ... "Band of Brothers"??? ... "Springtime for Hitler"????

I dunno ... it's pretty vague ... I don't much care for war docs, drama series or movies!

Wrong.

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 04 Jul 2006, 23:10

Epykat wrote:Is No. 9 Crossroads? (how did Sandy get in that wheelchair?)

No. (it was a car accident)

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 05 Jul 2006, 00:13

Clues for the remaining questions :

1. This is set much later than WW2, but has some interesting parallels. The character in question is a holocaust survivor.

4. Plants they don't sell at Dobbies.

7. Time is running out.

9. Poppy got a big clue about this actress.

teddygirl · Post by **teddygirl** » 05 Jul 2006, 07:25

4. Day of the triffids ?

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 05 Jul 2006, 07:57

teddygirl wrote:4. Day of the triffids ?

Yes. Everything about that programme used to scare the c**p out of me as a kid - the theme music, blindness, deserted cities, those whip-like stings the triffids had - and then just for good measure Wyndham kills off all the blind people with a painful disease. Nasty.

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 05 Jul 2006, 23:49

*answers*

1. "V"

7. "24" First season - Jack Bauer explains the wet towel torture to his victim who decides to squeal instead of croaking.

9. Rose (played by Stephanie Beacham) dies, in "Tenko".