Bantam Brother by James Ramsden

Wednesday 17 July, 2002

Bantam Brother Week Two

Big Brother hysteria is hitting the country, and we've all got opinions on who should stay and who should go. Another 'big brother' has a similar scenario. GR has to decide who should stay in the house and who should be evicted. Why doesn't he turn the BCAFC situation into a reality gameshow -(dodgy geordie accent - could get Beags to do this) 1 club, 9 players, who stays - you decide.

Tuesday.

Ashley is getting everyone down with his constant moaning. Juanjo is getting everyone down with his accent - the housemates can't understand his strange Celtic/Catalan dialect. These two seem certain for the public vote.

Wednesday.

The housemates fail their task. They had to perform a Britney Spears dance routine, which involved four of them to stand in a flat line, and when the music stopped, put their hands in the air and shout. Claus was ok, but Peter's knee gave way, Gunnar mistimed it and Andy wasn't concentrating properly. It didn't help that Ashley kept running up and backing into them, catching Claus in the face with his elbow and Gunnar on the shins. Up for the public vote is Juanjo again and Ashley. Benito tells the studio audience that he is glad he is out, what would the housemates eat on £150?

Friday.

Even though he wasn't up for eviction, Gunnar escaped the house. The housemates awoke to find a letter, explaining that Gunnar couldn't take it anymore and he's run off to be with his wife and kids in Lillestrom. There are reports that big brother is thinking of doing a one in one out policy, but the substitute housemate, Esteban, is reported to want a fee for entering the house, so the idea collapses. The public vote out Juanjo, as it is considered that they don't know what he was doing in the house in the firstplace, cos he didn't have enough qualities to fit in.

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