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One of the most fascinating things about television is that it can be a circular medium. It can give people a reflection of who they are, or at least of who those making the television programmes think they are. It can also change and develop that image, and such is its power that the image can become the reality, as people assume they must act as they have seen people act on television.

It can even help define how whole nations see themselves. In this sense, modern Wales is made in the image of Grand Slam.

Usually put into the misleading category of "television movie," at only just over sixty minutes Grand Slamis in style and content more like an extended pilot or a Christmas special of a "sitcom" that, sadly, never was. Think of a far more ribald version of the Only Fools and Horses coach trip to Margate with added rugby.

The plot, such as it is, concerns the misadventures of a group of relatively respectable Welsh burgesses who travel to Paris in the hope of seeing Wales completing the eponymous Grand Slam. For those not initiated into rugby that means beating every one of the other nations in what was then the Five Nations Championship. Their weekend Odyssey involves a lot of drinking, some fornication, some fighting, an arrest,

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Katy Manning

British actress (born 1946)

Catherine Ann Manning (born 14 October 1946^[1][2]) is a British actress. Although she has made many appearances on both screen and stage, Manning is best known for her part as the companionJo Grant in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. Manning initially played the role regularly from 1971 to 1973 but also reprised the role in the Doctor Who spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures in 2010.^[3] She is also well known for voicing Iris Wildthyme in the audio series Iris Wildthyme for Big Finish Productions since 2005.

Moving to Australia in 1982, Manning continued her career before moving to Los Angeles in the 1990s and then returning to Australia. She has also made many theatre appearances, including two one-woman shows and playing Mary Smith in the first run of the play Run for Your Wife and Rita in Educating Rita at the Sydney Opera House.

Since 1990, Manning has been in a relationship with Australian entertainer and singer Barry Crocker and is now an Australian citizen.^[4] In 2009, Manning moved back to the UK to pursue new acting work and currently lives in London.

Early life

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Manning was born in Guildford, Surrey, the younger daughter of Amy (née Jenk

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Gareth Thomas - Chronological - 1980-1989

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