Londonist is disapppointed:
BoJo will play himself on a Mayoral visit to Walford, which is a surely a lost opportunity. Plot-wise, we'd prefer to see him as a long-lost Mitchell cousin who grew up on the right side of the tracks but finds himself shacked up in a two-up two-down with Janine Butcher and Wellard the dog for company.
Boris Watch conjectures about the script, while Toby Harris innocently wonders if there's a whiff of licence fee politics at work:
The BBC is, of course, supposed to be politically neutral and we are all used to the Tories frothing at the mouth about the Today programme being a nest of pinkos and Newsnight the cradle of the revolution. So why is the nation's most popular soap giving airtime to a Conservative (or indeed any) Mayor of London? Will Ken Livingstone now make a cameo appearance as well? Or is this all intended as a subtle warning to the Cameronians that the BBC can play tough.
Over at Mayorwatch, Martin is concerned:
At the risk of taking the whole thing too seriously, I can't help wondering why he felt it appropriate to endorse a show which offers such a relentlessly bleak and violent view of the capital.
I, on the other hand, risk undue frivolity:
Apparently, The Blond from City Hall and The Blonde from the Queen Vic contrived a winning chemistry. This is no surprise. It is part of Boris's brilliance that he can make the switch from Daily Telegraph harrumpher to pop culture novelty act without compromising his brand. For her part, Barbara Windsor will tell you herself of her powerful urge to cosset hapless males. The two were made for each other. Expect news that they've eloped any time soon.
I've missed my vocation. Now read on.
