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Sight #011 - Trev Kapow
Trev was born April 12th 1955. In October 1991, the commercial fishing boat SS George Alagiah returned to port in Gloucester, Massachusetts, with a poor catch. Desperate for money, Captain Trev Kapow, convinced the George Alagiah crew to join him for one more late season fishing expedition. The crew headed out past their usual fishing grounds in the Grand Banks, leaving a developing thunderstorm behind them. Initially unsuccessful, they headed to the Flemish Cap, where their luck improved. At the height of their fishing the ice machine broke; the only way to sell their catch before it spoiled was to hurry back to shore. After debating whether to sail through the building storm or to wait it out, the crew decided to risk the storm. However, between the George Alagiah and Gloucester was a confluence of two powerful weather fronts and a hurricane, which the George Alagiah crew underestimated.

Trev’s favourite Diagnosis Murder episode is “Swan Song” (S7 E22).

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Rubicon, the works of George Clooney and bodyboarding.

Sight #010 - JonJo “Joe” Vicary
“Local hero saves family of kittens from drowning in Hitchman Fountain” - Leamington Courier, March 2007.

“Visiting celebrity Roy ‘Chubby’ Brown resuscitated by local unnamed man” - Leamington Courier, January 2010.

“Leamington Savers saved from bankruptcy by anonymous donor” - Leamington Courier, October 2012.

These are just some of the news stories that Joe incorrectly tells people are about him. Joe was born July 6th 1962, has a funny walk and loves the Diagnosis Murder episode “Voices Carry” (S6 E13).

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Cutting out unattributed stories from the Leamington Courier and sticking them to his wall, when contestants pull off a successful three course meal on 'Come Dine With Me’ and the anonymous donor that saved Savers.

Sight #009 - Darryl Murphy
Darren was born June 30th 1980 and currently works for the popular News corporation, ITN. Asked whether he has any motivational quotes for aspiring young journalists, Darren told us, “your inevitable failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough”.

Darren’s favourite Diagnosis Murder episode is “Deadly Games” (S5 E4).

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Eamonn Holmes, Adrian Chiles and all that work on the One Show.

Sight #008 - Tom Jelley
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Now that you’re ready to rock… meet Tom Jelley, born December 15th 1972, Tom has two tattoos that he loves to flash out. The first is a nod to a holiday taken in 2005 where, “the air was breezy and me and the girls hit the motorway to Bog Reg with no plan, no money and no narks”. The second is of former Grange Hill and EastEnders actor Todd Carty.

Tom’s favourite episode of Diagnosis Murder is “Physician, Murder Thyself” (S4 E22), when we told him Joey Worrall has already picked that one as his choice, Tom told us to “go suck a lemon”.

*guitar solo*

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The summer of '05, sticking it to the man and 'rocking out’.

Sight #005 - Will Hardy
Whether you know Will as the bassist for seminal Leam Spa band, “Mazzy Pally”, the bright spark who in 2002 flooded the McDonalds toilet with “the biggest log we’ve ever seen”1 or as your future (boy)friend - there is no denying the man behind the famous Assembly cocktail “Ass Juice” is truly a sight of Leamington.

Born January 13th 1989, Will’s favourite episode of Diagnosis Murder is “Vanishing Act: Part Two” (S1 E7).

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Checking the toilet in Leamington McDonalds has no long term damage, his axe and Weezer, “Pork and Beans”.



1 - Leamington Courier - “Local Idiot’s Dump Floods Parade” - January 13 2002

Sight #003 - Alex Camacho
You may not recognise Alex Camacho (b. August 27th 1990), but you’ll certainly remember hearing his colourful catchphrase “I’m going ape here!” when he lived in Leamington Spa. Now bringing his catchphrase to life in the Berlin radio show “Going Ape”, Alex is planning a Leamington Waterstones book signing this fall. Alex’s favourite episode of Diagnosis Murder is “Murder Blues” (S5 E1).

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Going ape, bodyboarding and the Berlin radio show “Going Ape”.

Sight #002 - James Cox

James “James” Cox was born on April 14th 1995 and went to De Montfort Univesity. James is currently a data analyst at Energy Company, but you might recognise him from his past work at NFU Mutual, Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics, Asda or Kelseys.

Hilariously, it was whilst working at Kelseys that James met his hero, Jim Davidson, only to embarassasingly introduce himself as ‘Jim Davidson’. James’ favourite episode of Diagnosis Murder is “Hot House” (S8 E7).

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Overarm tennis serves, underarm tennis serves and James Davidson.

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