bullseye

[SOMMERS]

somebody has put this to me and asked if it can be verified - so over to you abers.

they say that during a recording of the tv show bullseye, a contestant had a heart attack at the oche and collapsed. at which point the dartboard fell on their head. obviously this was never put air but can anybody confirm this really happened ?

[Man in Black]

Well I have watched all of "alright on the Night" "Aunties Bloomers" and all the rest so I do not think it is true.

[Reverandfunk]

Lovely super smashing great.

You live in Tamworth and you've won a lovely speedboat....

[dustypuss]

jim bowen in a TV interview said that he never ever said ( lovely super smashing great ) no bull.

[Reverandfunk]

Captain Pugwash didn't have seaman stains master bates etc etc

[gina32]

they would hardly put it on aunties bloomers or the like would they!

[B00]

I did a quick Google and didn't unearth anything, so i'd say it didn't happen.....

though I could be wrong - it happened once in 1987 ;-)

[Shadow Man]

Yes it is quite true.

The episode in question was filmed on 8th april 1986 which included John Lowe as the charity thrower.

A man called Bill Bridge, aged 59 and a heavy smoker was throwing at a normal dart board (not the bully prize board). As he was actually pulling his first throw of darts from the board he become faint and collapsed on to the board. He fell to he knees whereby jim Bowen and a cameraman went to his aid.

They realised he was havinbg a heart attack and sat him against the studi wall underneath the dart board. Whilst awaiting proper first aid, the dart board fell straight down, smashing in to poor Bills head.

Luckily he survived the heart attack but suffered from brain damage until his still early death in 1993.

He was born in Northamptonshire and left a wife, two children and a grand-daughter behind.

[SOMMERS]

thank you shadowman - last, but certainly not least, with your answer.
thanks to everyone else for your input.