Parachuting a lot of heavily subsidised London luvvies into deprived, northern working-class cities has not always turned out well in the past.
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The letter was immediately described as an intervention by "the luvvies," a satirical term borrowed from Private Eye magazine to describe Britain's self-enamored stars.
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Hudson's expletive-laden rant — pointing his finger at the camera, railing against "media luvvies" and demanding the resignation of pretty much anyone he could think of — went viral.
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His opposition to the war brought criticism from both Irish Sunday Independent columnist and senator, Eoghan Harris,Harris, Eoghan. Air-kissing the terrorists – call it Luvvies Actually, Sunday Independent (Dublin), 23 November 2003. and The Guardian columnist, Simon Hoggart.Hoggart, Simon.
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The Luvvies was an annual spoof awards ceremony that presented celebrities with awards that they "don't want". The awards ran twice, with the first in February 2003, and the second in January 2004. Both ceremonies were hosted by the Scottish comedian Rhona Cameron. They took place at Teddington Studios in London, and were broadcast on ITV1.
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Reactions by the media to the ad itself were mixed. Yasmin Alibhai-Brown of The Independent supported the piece, saying: "I know seeing her heroine Keira Knightley being knocked about by her lover will shake and wake my daughter up to this crime. Nothing I can say will have the same impact."Alibhai-Brown, Yasmin; "Let's hear it for our luvvies when they do such good", The Independent, April 6, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2009.
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A few winners, such as Simon Cowell and Jordan, showed up at the ceremony to receive their trophy in person. Critical reaction to The Luvvies was generally negative. Writing about the 2004 awards, Frances Traynor of the Daily Record summarised the ceremony as "the show viewers really don't want to watch" and noted that "even Rhona Cameron looked bored". TV critic Charlie Brooker was particularly scathing, writing that the awards had "enraged" him and that "harassing the heartbroken for funnies is disgraceful".
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As part of Duckie, the 'post gay'Rupert Smith, 'Join the Club', The Guardian, 14 May 2002 performance collective, Carnesky co-created and starred in C'est Vauxhall in 2002, originally staged at the Vauxhall Tavern, and renamed C'est Barbican when it transferred there during Christmas 2003.Madeleine North, 'Duckies among the Luvvies', The Independent, 21 September 2003 The show won the 2004 Olivier award for Best Entertainment. Renamed C'est Duckie, it subsequently toured to Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Sydney (Opera House), Berlin, Tokyo, Kyoto and New York.
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Martinez is an associate artist with Duckie, the 'post gay' performance collective, with whom she has collaborated on numerous projects over 20 years. In 2002 she co-created Duckie's C'est Vauxhall, originally staged at the Vauxhall Tavern, and renamed C'est Barbican when it transferred there during Christmas 2003.Madeleine North, 'Duckies among the Luvvies, The Independent, 21 September 2003 The show won the 2004 Olivier award for Best Entertainment. Renamed C'est Duckie, it subsequently toured to Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Sydney (Opera House), Berlin, Tokyo, Kyoto and New York.
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Several well-known faces from CBBC have played guest parts in The Legend of Dick and Dom. These include Kate Edmondson (Hider in the House), Ted Robbins (The Slammer), Phil Cornwell (who has appeared in various shows such as MI High and Dani's House), Dave Chapman (Dick and Dom in Da Bungalow) and Ian Kirkby (Dick and Dom in Da Bungalow and Harry Batt). Kirkby and Chapman have semi-regular roles throughout the series (see below). Fenella Fielding also started in the episode called Land of the Luvvies.
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In 2000, Ganguli met Simon Scaddan, then British Deputy High Commissioner to eastern India, at a musical soiree in the French Consulate in Calcutta. When Scaddan became British High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea in 2001, Ganguli moved into his diplomatic residence as his official consort/partner. The relationship became public in 2003.Caroline Philips, 'The boy who beguiled London's literary luvvies', Evening Standard (London), 24 August 2006Paul Gould, 'Diplomatic impunity', Financial Times, 1 September 2006 In August 2006 it was reported that the Ganguli and Scaddan had split,"Looks like no Rania on their literary parade", The Observer, 15 October 2006 although remaining friends, and that Ganguli was living in Scaddan's Edinburgh apartment.
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