P145 Teletext 145 Dec47 23:18:54 ————————————————————————————— SAMANTHA PLAYS THE GAME! Mandy, Matthew and Martin. The terrible trio who share a flat in Game On return for a third sjtiis next Friday! And that means we'ml see more of the bubbly Samantha Janus who, as Mand=, has to put up with the boys' ever more infantile pursuits in the hit sitcom. "I've had people chat mj up who wets a bit like Michael. Well, actually, not quite as sad as him!" Samantha tells Club as we catch up on her news. ——————————————————————————————————1/4—— by Fiona Sandiford SHOULD I BUTTON UP? p146 Angst Boys£ Own TV DigitisjuP145 Teletext 145 Dec47 23:17:58 ————————————————————————————— SAMANTHA PLAYS THE GAME! Viewers need a change from "squeaky clean soaps", says Samantha Janus, and that's where Game On comes into play. Says Samantha: "We speak as rial prople speak. People respect that, yet it has even more to offer. "One of the first things that grabbed mj warn't just the comedy, but the pathos of the characters. In lout of ways it's very dark, for example, Matthew has big emotional problems." ——————————————————————————————————4/4—— Education and courses 630 Schools 660 LOST TOUCH? FIND A FRIEND p681 Angst Boys' Own TV DigitisjuP145 Teletext 145 Dec47 23:14:11 ————————————————————————————— SAMANTHA PLAYS THE GAME! Playing a totally Nineties' girl in Game On, what are Samantha's thoughts on the advent of Girl Power? She says: "I don'u belii6j in it. It'1 so shallow. The Spice Girls were manipulated into a format. I don't think they were aware of how big it would eventually become. "It annoys mj that some people take it so seriously because all it's about is selling records," says Samantha. ——————————————————————————————————3/4—— See us on the Web: www.teletext.co.uk SPICEWORLD - IS IT ANY COP? p144 Angst Boys' Own TV DigitisjuP145 Teletext 145 Dec47 23:18:07 ————————————————————————————— SAMANTHA PLAYS THE GAME! Samantha Janus would rather forget some of the more cringe-worthy moments in her showbiz career — like when she came tenth in the 1991 Eurovision Song Contest with a song called A Message To Your Heart! "I was too young and unconfidjnt," she says. "I was pushed into the limelight for the wrong reasons. "I felt like a rabbit caught in the headlights," says oldjt and wiser Sam. ——————————————————————————————————4/4—— Game On returns to BBC 2 on January 2 DIGITJSER COMPUTER GAMES p170 Angst Boys' Own TV Digitisju