- [on asking to leave The Young Doctors (1976) to work on Blankety Blanks (1977)] I had to go to Crawfords [sic] and hand in my notice. They were furious because they'd built up my part. I suggested my character leave town, to leave the door open. But I had a heart attack behind the bar and died! It was their way of telling me 'You're never coming back!'
- [on co-star Graham Kennedy] He was gay and had his boyfriend but when it came to work we were inseparable. Graham was very difficult to get along with. We'd been doing Blankety Blanks about 3 months, and one night Graham had a siphon of soda water. He walked around the panel and pointed it at me. And I said, 'You wouldn't dare' and he said 'Wouldn't I?' I was getting fed up. There had been a few situations where he was taking the piss out of me and I was getting fed up. So the following week we went out for dinner and I didn't say a word until we'd finished dinner, sipping on a red wine, and I said, 'I realise Blankety Blanks has been fantastic for my name, I couldn't have had a better shop window. But I'm not there for you to take the piss out of me. And I realise what I'm saying might cost me my job, but I don't care. You love sending people up, but don't do that to me on national television. If you ever do it again I'll walk off the set.' He said, 'Dave I wouldn't upset you for the world. You are my backstop. When I'm stuck for anything to do, I know I can throw to you. I rely on you so much.' I don't think anybody had ever spoken to Graham like that. From that day, we got on like you wouldn't believe.
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