Behind The Scenes

[felineranger.livejournal.com]

With all the great stories peeps are bringing back from DJ, it's got me wondering what people's favourite RD stories are from the cast. I don't mean personal stories about meeting them, but more the stories that they've told about making the show over the years. What is your favourite moment from behind the scenes that you've heard about from the commentaries, documentaries or Robert's memoirs?

Comments

[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't call it a favorite because it's good, per se, but finding out at least partly why Chris got so angry with Craig over the "Gunmen" bit behind the scenes where Craig slapped Chris's horse and sent it trotting was illuminating - it was owing to a previous experience Chris had on an aborted first date with a co-worker in the 80s where they went horseback riding, and she fell off her horse and hit her head, and ended up in the hospital in a coma for a while, and with permanent physical damage once she woke up. I could see how someone disregarding equine safety after that would set off a person.

[rosecathy1.livejournal.com]

It's odd — I've watched a few recentish Q&As in which Chris said it was Danny who slapped the horse. It must have been Craig, though, since Craig himself owns up to it.

[felineranger.livejournal.com]

My understanding of the incident (from Robert's version) is that Craig slapped his own horse causing it to bolt and spook the other horses, not that he actually slapped the horse Chris was on. Having said that, you can still see why Chris was pissed off (he'd apparently told Craig just moments before not to mess about).

Poor guy. All he had to do was make it from one end of the street to the other at a gentle trot. That was all. But no.

Because Craig.