I'm sorry I haven't a clue

[Golem]

What does Samantha look like?

[littlemissx]

eh???

[chazza]

samantha who?

[Octavius]

I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - BBC Radio 4

Since May 11, 1985, there has been a scorer "whose job is eased by the fact no points are actually awarded". This scorer is a fictional character who only exists to parody other panel games (such as Just a Minute) who employ scorers. This role is usually filled by "the lovely Samantha."

[Quizmonkey]

I have been to recordings of I'm Sorry... and I can confirm that Samantha is just, well, indescribable...

[Octavius]

You can see right through her

[SteveD]

And Humphrey Littleton's double entendres about her "social" activities are a scream.

[Quizmonkey]

Steve - I often gasp with disbelief that they're going out at 6.30 on R4! The recent cheesemaker one was one of the best...

[DavidUK]

One of the funniest programmes ever! I have often wondered if Samantha really existed but I interpret Quizmonkey's reply as meaning that she doesn't. What a pity.

[Quizmonkey]

How very dare you, David - she's every bit as real as the laser display screen!

[BigMac]

But not as real as Mrs Trellis of North Wales.

[SteveD]

Or the rules of "Mornington Crescent".

[BigMac]

SteveD - are you straddling? Or are mainline stations wild under regency rules?

[sddsddean]

My fave Samantha moment was the story of her playing charades. Apparently she slipped on the floor whilst trying to pull off "12 Angry Men"!

[RogK]

Golem - she looks like whatever you want her to look like. That's the beauty of radio.

[Golem]

Thanks for your comments.

I have a lot of respect for Samantha, she seems to have an important part in the show that we rarely get to see. The picture I have of her is someone prepared to bend over backwards so that everything comes together, and in the tight recording schedule will always give Humphrey a hand, if he needs it to finish on time. I've got some Christmas presents for them all and I'm hoping to go to a recording and give her one after the show.

Has anyone done this?

[SteveD]

BigMac, I usually refer to this site:

http://www.cix.co.uk/~gil/data/morn.htm

Failing that I browse "The Little Book of Mornington Crescent" ISBN 0-75281-864-3.

I prefer Morton's Second Parallel (if two parallel moves follow consecutively, the order of play is automatically reversed).

[RogK]

I always have a terrible time with Morton's Second Parallel. On three occasions I've got as far as Ongar and come to a complete stop. I don't know what I'm doing wrong.