Crossroads Crossroads: 1964-1988, 2001-2003

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Very sad news for Crossroads fans, Adam Chance was a key character in the series right up to the very last episode. I'm old enough to remember him as Dr Bywaters in General Hospital and it took me many months to get used to him being Adam Chance when Tony joined Crossroads.

 

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A couple of obits for Tony...

One from The Guardian with nice pictures of him with Nolly and Jane and a fairly thorough overview of his career.

And the BBC's in which he's remembered as an "absolute joy".


I remember when watching The Noele Gordon Collection how unexpectedly exciting it felt to watch his first episodes. In fact I had a bit of a gush about him at the time.


Adam Chance has flown in.

Adam’s a character I remember well from my era of watching regularly (which would be towards the end of the original series). Back then I can’t say I saw much to him beyond the moustachioed Lothario, but already I’m finding him an enjoyable character who has brought immediate new chemistry to the series. In his initial scenes he was something of a threat to Meg, being a figure of authority who had business to take care of with her regarding his friend Hugh Mortimer.

He’s very quickly emerged as a character who is supportive towards her and David. And yes, he is a moustachioed Lothario, primarily associated with Jill who, incidentally, has just returned to the series, having left each of her children with their respective biological fathers. Between this and Diane’s child, it’s evident that the writers understand that soap toddlers can be a hindrance so I’m not unhappy about this development, though I am disappointed that Stan isn’t returning —- even though I knew he wouldn’t be.

I don’t remember Adam being this good looking, but then he’s younger here than I remember. And I’m a lot older than during my Xrds-viewing days.

His arrival feels especially special having recently watched Nolly, which has added more layers to the scenes between Adam and Meg.




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Post his Crossroads career, I can remember going to see Tony in a production of Chitty the musical at the Palladium on a visit to London in 2005.

RIP Tony Adams
 

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From afar and without contact lenses/glasses, thought maybe Celia Imrie

Yes, I can totally see that.

Must confess I'm not very comfortable with the advert where her character appears to have dementia. It's sweet and all but it's also crass for a social media platform to "use" such an illness to make their shallow site appear meaningful and important (but I suppose virtue signalling goes with the territory).
 

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It's on TV.

In short, a man watches a TikTok recipe for tarte tatin and bakes it for his mother who is evidently living with dementia, but who gives an approving look after tasting it.
I don't watch much live TV and I fast forward through the ads when I watch recordings. I'll have to make an effort to see it because I'm curious to see what Gabrielle Drake looks like these days.
 
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