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DarrenW - 31/1/08 at 09:02 PM

How come you see people smoking on TV programmes? (i mean dramas and soaps etc). Surely they are smoking at a place of work when on set and therefore committing an offence.

stevec - 31/1/08 at 09:04 PM

Stop watching that sort of rubbish and get back in the garage.
Steve

blakep82 - 31/1/08 at 09:04 PM

but if its out doors its ok.

JoelP - 31/1/08 at 09:06 PM

it sadly crossed my mind too darren, smoking at a soap home is a place of work. Not sure how they get away with it, maybe not in the public interest to prosecute?

stevec - 31/1/08 at 09:10 PM

Do they use fake fags?

Pdlewis - 31/1/08 at 09:15 PM

being sad i remeber reading last summer that they had to get a special license for dot in eastenders. It is anything you smoke so fake fags wouldnt get arround it hence top gear got into trouble for the porka pipes even though they wernt burning tobacco

cossey - 31/1/08 at 09:17 PM

isnt there some exception for tv etc for artistic purposes?

dave1888 - 31/1/08 at 09:17 PM

Are the prisoners allowed to smoke in prison?

DarrenW - 31/1/08 at 09:20 PM

Funnily enough it was Dot that made me think of this.

I wonder if prisoners are made to go outside the prison grounds to smoke??

DarrenW - 31/1/08 at 09:21 PM

Funnily enough it was Dot that made me think of this.

I wonder if prisoners are made to go outside the prison grounds to smoke??

billynomates - 31/1/08 at 09:37 PM

quote:
Originally posted by DarrenW
Funnily enough it was Dot that made me think of this.

I wonder if prisoners are made to go outside the prison grounds to smoke??


Yeah they are, they send em to the shop for 20 lamberts and a lottery ticket.

blakep82 - 31/1/08 at 09:37 PM

the smoking room

I used to like that show. guess it won't be back for another series then?

UncleFista - 31/1/08 at 10:01 PM

quote:
Originally posted by dave1888
Are the prisoners allowed to smoke in prison?


Yes, any place you're going to be staying a length of time is considered "home" the rule covers old-folks homes etc.

onzarob - 31/1/08 at 10:07 PM

quote:
Originally posted by stevec
Stop watching that sort of rubbish and get back in the garage.
Steve


Ive' just stopped laughing....you win comment of the week

Brilliant

graememk - 31/1/08 at 11:21 PM

prisoners would be able to smoke inside as they live there where as officers wouldnt be able to

Chippy - 31/1/08 at 11:54 PM

quote:

Do they use fake fags?


Nah! they use fake actors. Ray

coozer - 1/2/08 at 07:56 AM

Darren... who's Marsha???

speedyxjs - 1/2/08 at 09:15 AM

If you remember back to just after the smoking bad came into force, the top gear guys smoked. I then saw the same episode on dave a couple of weeks back and the pipes had been pixelated

Delinquent - 1/2/08 at 10:13 AM

As said earlier, TV co's have dispensation for artistic purposes, they can smoke as long as they are on camera!

DarrenW - 1/2/08 at 10:16 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Delinquent
As said earlier, TV co's have dispensation for artistic purposes, they can smoke as long as they are on camera!



Do the cameras have special filters and breathing apparatus? I wonder how long it will be before a camera operator sues for passive smoking at work? It must be hell when filming Dot.