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3-Wheelers on TV and at the Movies.
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Section 1: Television Series (Page 1).
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Autogeddon.
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Narrated by Jeremy Irons Autogeddon was a documentary detailing how the car is inextricably linked to almost every aspect of our lives. One of the video clips shown was a “Drag Racing” Reliant Robin powered by a 2 litre Ford Sierra engine.
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Avengers.
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In the Avengers episode entitled, “The Girl from Auntie” Steed and Mrs Peel drive off into the sunset in a Messerschmitt at the end of the episode.
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Battlestar Gallactica.
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During the series fighter aircraft called "Vipers" were used in most episodes. The Trylon Viper that was into production soom after the series was a byproduct of the Vipers in the series.
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Bewitched.
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In the third series of the Bewitched tv show first aired in January 1967, a 3-wheeler called the “Reactor Mk II” was featured. It had an electric or hydraulic top, doors and hood and hydraulic suspension. It sounded like it had a V8 engine but that could have been dubbed in by the tv show.
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Blue Peter (BBC).
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In an episode from 2000 a Reliant Robin 65, Bond Bug and the Reliant Regal Supervan used in “Only Fools and Horses” appeared on the show after Reliant announced that it was to make no more 3-wheelers.
A 1973 episode of Blue Peter featured Jon Pertwee and his Whomobile (bottom left corner) and is said to be the only TV footage to show inside the Whomobile.
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Birds of a Feather (BBC)
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In one episode a Messerschmitt is featured and the characters; Sharron and Tracey, have to travel abroad to collect it from an old barn.
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Car Duels.
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This series shown on UKTV G2 was about various “car duels”. The first programme featured Sir Steve Redgrave (5 times Olympic gold winner) and Iwan Thomas (Olympic silver medalist) racing around a track in a Reliant Rialto against a Citroen 2CV.
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Classic British Cars.
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One of the episodes of Classic British Cars detailed the history of Micro cars and featured a number of 3-wheelers including, A BSA Ladybird (pictured), the Peel P50 and Peel Trident, most Bond Mini cars and amongst others Reliant 3-Wheelers.
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Collectors Lot.
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In one episode the programme looks at people who drive and collect Reliant vehicles.
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Comic Strip - presents (BBC).
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In the Comic Strip “Mr Jolly Lives Next Door” starring Rik Mayel and Ade Edmonson. A Heinkel is driven off the road as the characters drive at in their Honda TN7 van. In another episode a Reliant Regal saloon (reg HVL 519N) was used.
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Coronation Street.
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A Reliant Robin LX (reg: F377 FNU) was used in the ITV soap “Coronation Street” on Sunday 27th July 2005. The vehicle was driven by the characters “Kirk” and “Fizz”, they borrowed a Reliant Robin to load it up transport all their possessions.
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Cyberzone.
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Cyberzone by the BBC from the makers of Knightmare featured a Bond Bug. Set in a run down cyberpunk future, the Bug had been stripped out and formed part of the set in which contestants would sit inside it and use it as a cockpit for the video wall in front of the screen. The nature of the show meant that the Bug could be transformed into a boat, a Buggy or a helicopter for travel within the Virtual Reality world.
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Darling Buds of May.
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In episode 2 a Messerschmitt KR200 Cabrio was used that belonged to Mark Snowden. The episode also featured a 1952 Reliant. In a later series another KR200 was used a few times.
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Dark Angel
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In the pilot episode of "Dark Angel" a Corbin Sparrow was used as a futuristic police car in the first few minutes of the story. The Sparrow also appears a couple of times throughout the series.
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