I once appeared on live TV behind Cyril Fletcher..... I was in my P.E. kit, crawling under under a hedge in Kings Heath Park (Birmingham) at the time, cheating massively in our school cross country, along with a few equally devious mates. We weren't to know that he was presenting Gardening Today live from the TV Garden at the time, or that we would each have to crouch down low and scuttle across in turn behind him as the cameras rolled. This was more than a little unnerving, but thankfully it was before the days of VCRs, so we got away with it. The sight must have been somewhat reminiscent of that scene in the great escape, when everyone found out to their horror that their tunnel exit had come up 40 feet short. By cutting out one whole lap of the park, we ended up being suspiciously well-placed, and having to loiter to allow a plausible number of competitors (including one Mark Billingham, now the celebrated crime writer) to pass us before the finish.