[Bounci]

There's a saying that good things come in threes, so tonight I am uploading a trio of videos for you on here. They are all from the same programme, which was a one off period 'thriller' called Brides in the Bath, based on the real life case of serial widower and failed life guard George Joseph Smith, whose unfortunate habit of losing his wives in bathtub mishaps saw him hanged for sheer carelessness - and the fact that he was putting the bath tub manufactorers out of business. Martin Kemp played the 'unlucky in love' serial killer Smith, and because each wife ended up dead in the bath it meant that it also needed three actresses to appear naked for the drama.

Bride No 1 was Charlotte Randle, who made her screen debut in 1993 in The Token King, but it took until 4 years later before she gained some notice and her next role in the crime drama McCallum (1997-98), where she ended up having to do her first ever nude scene. Ironically it was because she ended up dead in that series - and also a closet lesbian in it too (what a waste of an opportunity!) - so most of her nude scenes were morgue scenes. Five years later and her luck hadn't changed much, but at least in this video you get to see her naked and alive before she realizes she really should of packed her waterwings. By the way, at the end there is a scene where you see Kemp and the doctor pull her out the tub and try to revive her and the doctor asks him to remove her teeth. The intriguing point there is that back in those days when a bride from higher standing was due to marry they had to have all their teeth removed as a gift in a locket for their husband on their wedding night (think Carry On Don't Lose Your Head). Apparently it was to prove their love and commitment to their intended - Ouch! I can see the advantages for the hubby (oral sex, remove teeth if nagging, etc) but not so much for the poor bride.