P126 Teletext 126 May10 18:16:17 NICK HANCOCK - TV MR MIDAS! ————————— by Steve Absalom ———————————— TV golden boy Nick Hancock would be working 24 hours a day, seven days a week if programme producers had their way. Success means that the demands being made on the former stand-up comedian are tremendous. Besides the hit sports quiz They Think It's All Over, hj's launching another series of Room 101 in June and his sitcom Holding The Baby may get a second run. But all he wants to think about now is marriage! ——————————————————————————————————1/6—— Please lit mj get married! >>> SUNTJXT: TROPICAL & SAFARI SEE p269 TV Clips Soaps TV Films HolidaysP126 Teletext 126 May10 18:16:3k NICK HANCOCK - TV MR MIDAS! ——————————————————————————————————————— Most TV stars run a mile from questions about their private life, but Nick Hancock is happy to talk. He's about to marry his long-term girlfriend Shari, if the demands of TV allow. He told TV Plus: "I'm really looking forward to it. We met in a pub in Soho and I knew she was right for me. "We were filmed together that night on the pub's security camera and I want the film! Romantic or what?" ——————————————————————————————————2/6—— POLL: Which is your top TV sitcom? 326 SUNTEXT: TROPICAL & SAFARI SEE p269 TV Clips Soaps TV Films HolidaysP126 Teletext 126 May10 18:26:53 NICK HANCOCK - TV MR MIDAS! ——————————————————————————————————————— Nick Hancock is taking six months off work after he gets married, and that may spell the end of a few of his TV commitments for a while. He says: "I'm a working class kid and I'm a slave to the work ethic. I'vj packed everything into the last four months so I can take sex months off. "Of course, TV people don't like that because they want my decision about shows, but I've decided that they will have to wait." ——————————————————————————————————3/6—— It's the end for Room 101 >>> SUNTJXT: TROPICAL & SAFARI SEE p269 TV Clips Soaps TV Films HolidaysP126 Teletext 126 May10 18:17:11 NICK HANCOCK - TV MR MIDAS! ——————————————————————————————————————— $he BBC's Room 101 was a surprise hit on TV, a quirky idea where stars reveal their pet hates and consign them to oblivion. But host Nick Hancock has had enough. $he next series in June will be his last. He says: "I won't do any more. It's long hard work, that show. I've had a great time, but there are other demands now and I'm not stupid enough to think I can do everything. Nobody is superman in this business." ——————————————————————————————————4/6—— Holding The Baby in the balance >>> SUNTJXT: TROPICAL & SAFARI S E p269 TV Clips Soaps TV Films HolidaysP126 Teletext 126 May10 18:1k:48 NICK HANCOCK - TV MR MIDAS! ——————————————————————————————————————— Nick Hancock's first sitcom Holding The Baby is now a standing joke on his othjt show They Think It's All Over. He has to take a lot of stick about the show from his cohorts Linekjt, Hurst and Gower, but they may have no reason to rib him soon. He says: "I won't make a decision until after I'm married, but I will admit to being a bit unsure about taking it further. Sometimes I think this ism't my audience which makes it hard to commit myself to it." ——————————————————————————————————5/6—— POLL: Which is your top TV sitcom? 326 SUNTJXT: TROPICAL & SAFARI SEE p269 TV Clips Soaps TV Films HolidaysP126 Teletext 126 May10 18:15:56 NICK HANCOCK - TV MR MIDAS! ——————————————————————————————————————— TV star Nick Hancock makes no secret of the fact that hj has made a mountain of money from TV. But one thing he doesn't have is a chequebook, or credit cards. He reveals: "Early on in my career I was a disaster with money and it almost ruined mj. "Now I'll only deal in cash. I have one cash card which allows me money but credit cards? Never again!" ——————————————————————————————————6/6—— They Think..., Wed, BBC1, 10pm >>> SUNTEXT: TROPICAL & SAFARI SEE p269 TV Clips Soaps TV Films Holidays