"I'll have a consonant, a vowel, another vowel, a spy!

[vetran]

Ricky Tomlinson claims Richard Whiteley was a spy | Daily Mail Online

'Richard Whiteley was a spy': Royle Family star claims late Countdown presenter worked as an undercover agent for MI5
Actor, 77, claims Richard Whiteley was an undercover agent for secret services
The former plasterer was convicted in 1973 of arranging first builders' strike
He claims documentary which 'swayed' jury and was presented by Whiteley was funded by MI5
He made the claims as he opened a relaunched Wetherspoons pub in Chester

[WTFH]

A story or a carefully managed piece of marketing to get the media to advertise a pub in Chester?

[vetran]

A story or a carefully managed piece of marketing to get the media to advertise a pub in Chester?

who cares made me laugh.

Richard Whitely is really 009

[BrilloPad]

who cares made me laugh.

Richard Whitely is really 009

Twice nightly Whitely would have to increase his hit rate to join the 00 section.

[LondonManc]

Twice nightly Whitely would have to increase his hit rate to join the 00 section.

He's dead, so his hit rate isn't going anywhere.

On a positive note, he died of pneumonia, which is a 9-letter word.

[NotAllThere]

The 12-week strike took place after UK building contractors imposed what trade unionists called 'bogus self-employment' rules on their workforce.

Well, fancy that!