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Hopkirk - I see this as yet another mis-step by the BBC in seeing someone as something they are not.
Remember Len Goodman - old cockerney Len having an Ow's yer father on Strictly, and being everyone's favourite avuncular judge?
As usual, the BBC saw this as meaning that he was lead host material for a prime time quiz show, and hey presto! Out of his comfort zone, Uncle Len is a boring old trout with the charisma of a worn out tap shoe - cue disaster and end of quiz.
Now here we are with Peter Crouch - excellent footballer, credible pundit, author of two humorous books - must be a shoe-in for a Saturday Night Prime Time format even Michael Barrymore would turn his nose up at!
And here we go - he is hopeless at reading an autocue, looks uncomfortable and lost with his co-host with whom he has the interaction and dynamic he would have with a Milwall defender on a Tuesday night in November.
Being a nice guy does not equip you with the myriad skills necessary to carry off an entertainment show - and its clear, two shows in, that PC knows he is out of his depth.
Hopefully they'll put it out of its misery.
My question is - who pays the people who foist this garbage on licence payers?
Why can't they find someone who can do their job - find someone suitable!!!!