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In 1988, when the final whistle went in the FA Cup final and we beat Liverpool.
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Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
A few years ago in Vermont, when I eloped with Trish to have a civil partnership ceremony.
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When I'm on set, filming.
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