21 of our favourite Awfully British Fake TV Facts
When people try to pin down Britishness, as politicians have increasingly tried to do for some mysterious reason, they skirt around ideas of fair play and a devotion to tradition, but those are virtually universal principles.
One thing that might actually be a British characteristic is the sheer level of pisstaking Brits are prepared to level at themselves.
The Awfully British #Tag account sought to tap into that with this request.
Were the Wombles really that common?.
Was Jamie's torch really magic?.
Lets have your fake TV facts.
Lets play –#AwfullyBritishFakeTVFacts
With your Hosts@MaidenWatford@Cute_Cthulhu@ArthurFooksake
🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/ATLosIMMaF— Awfully British #Tag (@awfullybritish2) January 5, 2020
It definitely worked, and these tweets were particularly good.
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#AwfullyBritishFakeTVFacts
Cash in the attic was originally going to be "The man in black " playing his hits in a loft pic.twitter.com/bvoDAYsuDy— (@MaidenWatford) January 5, 2020
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The Blue Peter advent crown was responsible for the Windsor Castle fire #AwfullyBritishFakeTVFacts pic.twitter.com/WcbP6tOg64
— Mick (@MickDavis5) January 5, 2020
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Beyonce was briefly engaged to Roy Castle and was going to appear on Record breakers. She broke it off when she realised she would've been a Beyonce Castle. #AwfullyBritishFakeTVFacts
— Hic Non Realiter (@hic_non) January 5, 2020
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Outside of Yorkshire, Mr T is known as Mr The#AwfullyBritishFakeTVFacts pic.twitter.com/6mpIPWmxak
— Visit Wakefield™ (@Visit_Wakefield) January 5, 2020
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Prince Phillip was scheduled to be one of the original presenters of Top Gear.#AwfullyBritishFakeTVFacts pic.twitter.com/ey9HgYjvk2
— David (@Spikeyorks) January 5, 2020
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#AwfullyBritishFakeTVFacts Gordon the Gopher spun a cocoon and Holly Willoughbooby emerged from it.
— Simian Templar (@SimianTemplar) January 5, 2020
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Sandra Oh was asked to join the real MI5 after her performance on Killing Eve.
#AwfullyBritishFakeTVFacts pic.twitter.com/boJY8FhGAF— AshTags AlreadyDoesntLike2020sVibe☠️ (@AshGamesAcct) January 5, 2020
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House prices in Midsomer are amongst the lowest in the UK due to the ridiculously high crime rate.#AwfullyBritishFakeTVFacts
— Nigel A.Hammond (@ArthurFooksake) January 5, 2020
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#AwfullyBritishFakeTVFacts new tardis is a bit shit pic.twitter.com/mFqDumscWc
— Andrew (@_A_n_d_r_e_w_s) January 5, 2020
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#AwfullyBritishFakeTVFacts les dennis was born in France in a fire engine hence his name
— matt (@slartybartfarts) January 5, 2020
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Jacob Rees-Mogg's production of 'Who Do You Think You Are?' had to be abandoned when it was found he was so inbred he might be descended from himself.#AwfullyBritishFakeTVFacts pic.twitter.com/QytDsa7Sn1
— Paul Bishop: We're waist deep in the Big Muddy (@PaulPJB) January 5, 2020
