TISWAS ONLINE Totally unofficial tribute to the midlands flan-fest!

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NEWS FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS HISTORY EPISODE GUIDE WHAT'S WHAT WHO'S WHO MUSICIANS COMEDIANS OTHER GUESTS CHARACTERS ATV LAND INTERVIEWS FORUMS THEMES CLIPS TITLES MEMORIES RELATED SHOWS MERCHANDISE ARTICLES ARTICLES CREDITS CREDITS TAPES and DVDS

Tis-what?

How did they make the pies? What happened to Bob Carolgees? Why did the show end? How do I get hold of videos of the show? Will it be released on DVD?

Tiswasonline gets asked a lot of questions about the show, usually the same ones crop up. We try to update the site regularly and we find it hard to do that if we have to keep replying to "What's Sally James up to now?" a dozen times a week.

So, please please please read this Frequently Asked Questions guide, because it's got the answers. Read it even if you think you know it all about Tiswas...

Click here for information_resources

Where you'll find how they made the pies, who the Phantom Flan Flinger was, details of where it was filmed, and a lot other stuff.

Click here for obtaining_tiswas

If you've ever wanted to get your hands on Tiswas stuff, such as videos, DVDs, t-shirts, or maybe you're a TV broadcaster/researcher/producer wanting to show clips of Tiswas - this is the section for you!

Click here for where_are_they_now

Whilst Chris Tarrant and Lenny Henry are omnipotently on the airwaves, what did the others do post-Tiswas? We've got the lowdown on the retail businesses of Sally James and Bob Carolgees, the internet activities of Matthew Butler and Gordon Astley, as well as others such as John Asher, Trevor East and even the Phantom Flan Flinger!

Tiswas Reunited

Tiswas Reunited is now available on DVD - an extended version of the show seen on ITV1 in 2007, with plenty of extras. TiswasOnline has been covering this revival project and has contributed to it. See the official blog and other show details at our Tiswas Reunited minisite!


Tiswas on DVD - 3rd Oct 2005 - buy it now via TiswasOnline and Amazon!
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Sally is in the school uniform business

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Random Tiswas quote:
"Week after week you write in asking why do we have to be subjected to this appalling drivel" CT

Random Tiswas fact:
Sally James had it written in her contract that she would not be hit by custard pies made of shaving foam. Instead she was hit by a substance resembling joke shop pie foam.