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Who's been on British television the longest?

Posted on February 28, 2008 | 2 comments |

Is it the eponymous Doctor from Doctor Who? Patrick Moore in Sky at Night?

What's your guess?

Turns out that at 70,000 hours – or nearly eight years – of onscreen time, it's Carole Hersee. Who's she? You'll recognise her after the jump. If you're of a certain age, anyway.

Carole Hersee with Bubbles the clown

She still owns Bubbles the clown, apparently.

2 Comments For This Post

  1. Toby OB wrote:
    February 28, 2008 | Reply

    That seems a bit of a cheat, since it was just a frozen moment in time as an ident card. (How many different ones did they have of her?)

    You don't have to be of a certain age anymore when it comes to her; not when her image played a key role in 'Life On Mars'. I never heard of her nor seen her image before the show, but a quick Google image search on BBC test cards after the first time she showed up gave me the info I needed.

  2. Stuart wrote:
    February 28, 2008 | Reply

    There's a picture of Ms Hersee here
    for those who like to play 'Where are they now?".

    It's interesting to find out that the X in the noughts and crosses game marks the exact centre of the screen.

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