Peep show star Robert Webb is writing a book about York – and it could feature The Willow…
He’s a comedian, actor, writer and the world’s best-loved Jeremy. And now Robert Webb is turning his talented gaze on York.
Robert, best-known for his comedy partnership with David Mitchell – and their roles together in all-time cult classic Peep Show – is hard at work on his new book.
And he revealed on Twitter that the middle section is set at the University of York in Freshers Week 1992.
He was asking for help among his 430K followers and their friends: “People who went to York University! Hello, can you help me? Tell me everything you remember about where you first met your friends in Fresher week.”
And the suggestions rolled in. One particularly caught our eye…
After reading a bit more about York’s incredible Chinese restaurant disco, Robert declared: “That looks fab,” before asking:
I’ve never heard of anyone who actually ate there… I think it was generally accepted that you ought not to, given what happened at night… it’s the kind of place you’d call in to after drinks elsewhere. Plenty of great eating places nearby, unsure if any were around in the 90s
— Emma Victoria Brown (@chattrboxie) July 12, 2018
And it set off more memories, both of the Willow…
People did eat there in the 90s – I just remember it being still like that in 2000-ish, about 11pm they'd covert from restaurant to disco. Still used glass then, if you broke one on the dance floor, they stopped the music until it was cleared up
— Kate Stephenson (@the_grand_sophy) July 12, 2018
And general bonkers student behaviour…
Welcome 🙂 There’s Clifford’s Tower… freshers tend to roll down it during freshers week. Or second and third years claiming to be freshers…. it’s brutal, bet plenty of people still have the scars. pic.twitter.com/M0nibjNvw4
— Emma Victoria Brown (@chattrboxie) July 12, 2018
Rugby lads yes. But everyone and anyone really. You had to have at least 2-3 in you to contemplate it I reckon.
— Emma Victoria Brown (@chattrboxie) July 12, 2018
And York University Students’ Union even invited Robert up to York to see the place for himself:
We’ve got a couple of staff at YUSU who were working for us back in 1992 Rob as well as archives you are welcome to look through. Let us know if you want to pop to York and we will help out as much as we can.
— YUSU (@yorkunisu) July 12, 2018
Needless to say, we can’t wait to read the finished book.