Speaking of Geordie accents, we're watching Joe madddisons war at the moment and the geordie actors in it have the worst geordie accents I've ever heard . The writing is a bit pants too, suprising as Aln Platter wrote some fantastic stuuf like Selwyn Froggat and the Beiderbeck affair. Kevin Whately - every one of his roles is just Neville Hope in various different costumes, and how Robson green gets parts is beyond me. Its awful.