To The Regiment

Hello and welcome to To The Regiment. The Early Doors Podcast with Phil Mealey.

In this episode Ben and Phil have a daft laugh going through episode five of series one. Maybe the sun was out or it was a Friday when the episode was recorded but they seemed very 'ready for the pub'.

They look at episode five of series one which has a lot of Ben's two favourite things, juxtaposition and Easter eggs. For the record Ben isn't clever enough to be throwing juxtaposition around lightly but must have seen it on a word a day toilet roll. Regardless, this episode does have a lot of contrast, heart, and lovely Easter eggs that develop the show, the series and the characters. They even speak about Minor Chords at one point as well.

We hope you enjoy and apologies for Ben writing and continuing to write in the third person.

See you in two weeks, were you will be interviewing Phil.

To The Regiment...

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Hello and Welcome to To The Regiment, the Early Doors Podcast with Phil Mealey.

This is one of our special guest episodes and we are thrilled to welcome Maxine Peake to the podcast.

Maxine played Janice in the first series, the cool, street wise, tantastic, and baby mamma (apparently) of a little tremble in Ladbroke's doorway.

We speak to Maxine about getting the role, playing Janice, the importance of the pub in our communities and so much more.

Thank you to Maxine for coming on the show and thank you to Holli who helped set up this interview.

Tank you all again for listening. We hope you enjoyed it. See you in two weeks.

To The Regiment...

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Hello and welcome to To The Regiment, the Early Doors podcast with Phil Mealey.

In this episode we're back looking at each episode getting the inside look with Phil. The Grapes itself in this episode is a completely different place. For one, it's packed. But it's a Friday night, Joe and Duffy are standing at the bar (and we discover why), Winnie is in with her husband, Tommy is in the same seat, and there's much more drinking.

We also see a very wet James McAvoy who apparently ruined Ibiza.

Thank you as always for listening, telling your friends, and your support.

Listen out for a special guest at the end.

To The Regiment...

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Hello and Welcome to, To The Regiment: The Early Doors Podcast with Phil Mealey.

This week we very excited to welcome another guest to The virtual Grapes. We are very excited to welcome the delightful and lovely Susan 'Tanya' Cookson to our show. The love interest of our favourite show.

Phil, Ben, and Susan talk about Susan landing the role, being part of the kit fit girls gang, the off screen camaraderie with the entire cast at the V and A, and so much more.

As ever, this is such a joy to listen too.

Thank you for listening, telling your mates, supporting the show and everything else.

To The Regiment... see you in two weeks.

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Hello and welcome to To The Regiment: The Early Doors Podcast with Phil Mealey.

In this episode we are jumping back into talking about series one and this time episode three. This episode is the first time we don't start with people (Tommy) getting there for opening, Liam gets busted, Eddie and Tommy sneak a peak, and the coppers, well they need to settle their nerves.

Phil and Ben also, as ever, talk about some behind the scenes gems as we get to know even more about The Grapes, Early Doors, and this amazing show.

Look out for a special guest at the end.

Thank you for listening, downloading, telling your friends, and your amazing and kind comments.

To The Regiment...

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Woop-Woop! It's the sound of da police.

Hello and Welcome to, To The Regiment: The Early Doors Podcast with Phil Mealey.

This week we very excited to welcome another guest to our virtual Grapes. We are thrilled to have one half of our boys in blue and someone with an incredible laugh... James Quinn.

Phil, Ben, and James talk about James landing the role, working closely with Peter Wight as his partner in crime (apologies), the off screen camaraderie with the entire cast, and so much more.

Remember, Crime Can't Crack Itself.

Thank you for listening, telling your mates, supporting the show and everything else.

To The Regiment... see you in two weeks.

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Hello and welcome to episode five of To The Regiment, the Early Doors podcast with Phil Mealey.

In this episode Ben and Phil are back to discuss the Early Doors episodes and get a behind the scenes look at how the show was made, behind the scenes stories, probably some chat about last season football, and I think Ben was off to see Pulp that night.

Phil and Ben talk about episode two of series one, we get more on the Big Boys Beano, we meet Liam for the first time, and hear about the best dinner under £5, all on an oval plate.

Thank you again for listening and letting people know about the show. We really appreciate it.

Next week, well you'll have to listen for an Easter Egg at the end of the episode. Special Guest Number Two incoming.

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Hello and welcome to episode four of To The Regiment, The Early Doors Podcast with Phil Mealey.

In this episode we speak to one half of the heart of Early Doors, Lorraine Cheshire AKA Joan Bell. Phil and Ben caught Lorraine over zoom last year. For those trying to date the recordings by football chat, Phil had just seen Man United lose at Wembley.

We talk about her life in the Grapes, working across from Mark Benton as her on screen husband Eddie, being the heart of the show, and the legacy the show has given her. And a lot more.

Thank you for listening, we hope you enjoy it and remember to tell your friends who may not have heard about the podcast yet. And also give Lorraine a message on Twitter/X to show the love.

See you in two weeks when Phil and Ben get back into the episodes with Series One Episode Two.

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Hello and welcome to episode three of To The Regiment, The Early Doors Podcast with Phil Mealey.

In this episode we pick the conversation back up between Phil and Ben and get into the story of the first episode. We learn some behind the scenes stories, how Phil and Craig developed the first episode to set the scene for the rest of the series, and much more.

The big question is though, are they all modern loco's or steam diesels. You'll have to listen to find out.

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Listen to the end for a teaser for the next episode.

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Hello and welcome to, To The Regiment, The Early Doors Podcast with Phil Mealey.

In this episode Phil and Ben discuss the first episode of the first series of your favourite sitcom. As we get into it, turns out we like to talk and love to discuss the show. So this is part one of a chat around episode one. We mainly discuss the characters in this first part and next time we get into the episode itself.

There are insights and behind the scenes talk about the characters, the casting, rehearsals, Giro Jim, and much more.

We hope you enjoy it and please get in touch. Please pass the podcast on to your Early Doors friends.

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