Thames breakdown

Smoothie Thames continuity announcer Tom Edwards sweats through a breakdown

[@dramadoody]

fantastic! I grew up in London, it was great having the wonderful continuity announcers to welcome us every day - Tom/Phillip/Peter et al. TV is rubbish now, bring back Thames and in vision announcers! Thank you Tom

[@simonramos6554]

Tom Edwards deserves a knghthood for his services to broadcasting.
What a great continuity announcer he was when, he stayed calm in front of the
camara with, breakdowns and a power cut. A true pro.

[@MQsCues]

Hi Tom, I too grew up watching you, Peter Marshall and Philip Elsmore introducing the likes of Rainbow and Blockbusters, always with a smile and just the right amount of padding to fit the timeslot! Somewhere out there is a clip of you filling a mammouth gap by reading out pages and pages of your "Trusty TV Times"... ending with a mighty relieved "and now, about time too..." - and still you didn't lose your cool! Such a pro. I hope it surfaces once again... and I too wish you a Merry Christmas!

[@brewt1mer]

great voice from my childhood in london..

[@macstar2010]

always got the personal touch from Thames. Bring these days back...

[@johndrake2729]

The Equalizer!

[@djleekee]

lol @ "he was being flashed by the control room next door!"

[@SOSOwner]

Was he talking about LWT (which would not be on air on that day, because it's a weekday, DUH!)?

[@arthurnibble4763]

@@SOSOwner "Let's see what's going to happen, shall we?" ... oh, the anticipation... "THE knitting exhibition!"

[@barrybas]

My ears must be going with old age, but did he really say..
"They're flashing me next door..."
I'm surprised the Daily Mail didn't kick up a stink about that off-screen nudity like they did over the whole John Barrowman affair

[@harvardnshorty]

Anyone know when this happened?

[@wotdoesthisbuttondo]

Benny Hill then the Equalizer, woohoo! no wonder Thames was getting hassled by jealous saboteurs and then that BBC slug John Howard Davies came along...