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MARION
WATSON
- The family enter a historic vehicle run, from John O'Groats to Land's End.
Jimmy Watson
names his DinoBot "Anthony Maximus Antonious Decimus Meridius,"
after one of his favourite films: Gladiator.
He feels sure that his real steel defender would meet with approval from
Russell Crowe and Ridley Scott, even the fictional Maximus Decimus Meridius.
Maybe even Stephen
Spielberg.
When
the DinoBot comes to life on Christmas
Day, December 25th, Jimmy believes that Santa Clause may have granted him
his wish. From that day on his faithful, artificially intelligent, AI,
robotic friend is called Anthony. The other names are codes for actions,
which Anthony might act on if given those commands verbally by Jimmy:
Antonious
=
Decimus
=
Maximus
=
Meridius
=
But,
only if the mechatronic wonder detects elevated stress levels in Jimmy's
voice. Anthony is like the Terminator, in Terminator 2, Judgment Day, a
machine that exists to protect Jimmy Watson.
CANNONBALL
RUN CAST
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PROTAGONISTS |
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DESCRIPTION |
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Anthony
Maximus Antonious Decimus Meridius |
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The
DinoBot hexapod AI, modern autonomous gladiator |
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Arthur
King |
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Senior
cabinet member of Cornwall
County Council |
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Charley
Temple |
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An investigative
reporter, surfing and watersports fan |
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Google
Maps |
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Computer
and smartphone maps and route planning software |
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Jill
Bird |
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BBC
world news anchor, long time friend of Charley
Temple |
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Jimmy
Watson |
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AI
computer programming
boy genius |
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Low
Tide |
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Trucker:
Barnaby (Barney) Blythe, Cannonballer's friend |
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Marion
Watson |
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Surfing
champion, now retired Mum, artist & coach |
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Miss
Ocean |
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Marion
Watson's cherished
VW
surfing
bus, tour wagon |
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Pasty
Pete |
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Trucker:
Arthur (Artie) Penhaligon, Cannonballer's friend |
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Ryan
(Roadworthy) Reynolds |
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The
RAC mechanic who thinks Miss Ocean is
alive |
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Scottish
Councils |
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Scotland's
Highlands and Lowlands |
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Solar
Cola |
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Marion's
favourite drink when
surfing or competing |
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Timothy
Watson |
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British
(MI6)
Army General, stationed in Germany |
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Tin
Man |
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Trucker:
Silas Rowe, Cannonballer's friend |
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TomTom |
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Route
planning, directions & road navigation
maps for vehicle drivers |
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CHARACTERS:
ANTAGONISTS |
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DESCRIPTION |
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Baron
Butler-Farquhar |
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Dastardly
character, driver Rolls
Royce Phantom |
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Basher
Blackadder |
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British
Army batman, co- driver of a Land Rover series 1 |
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Basil
Rathbone |
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Metropolitan
Police Inspector, Scotland
Yard, London
to Brighton |
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General
Gerard (Gearstick) Montgomery |
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By
the numbers military man, driver of a Land Rover series 1 |
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Nikolia
Novak |
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Clothing
millionaire, driving a E-Type
Jaguar |
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Percy
(Potty) Parker |
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The
Baron's opinionated navigator (chauffer), Rolls Royce Phantom |
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Poppy
Powers |
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One
of the glitters girls, cosmetics millionaires,
Mini Cooper driver |
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Ruby
Redlips |
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One
of the glitters girls, cosmetics millionaires, Mini Cooper navigator |
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Sergeant
(Mitch) Miller |
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Metropolitan
Police officer works for Insp. Rathbone at Scotland Yard |
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Winston
Whalberg |
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Bentley
blower driver, former fine art dealer |
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