Scrapheap Challenge last minute when one team couldn't travel due to a livestock epidemic. Both US teams made it to the final round. Series 9 was shown in two halves. The first eight episodes aired between 15 April and 3 June, and the remaining episodes between 4 November and 23 December 2007. Series 11 saw Dick Strawbridge (formerly a competitor from series 1-3) return as an expert and judge, replacing Robert Llewellyn. The show was now produced by RDF Bristol and Exec. producer Jane Lomas and series producer John Macnish had to deliver the new series on a fraction of the budget
Al Rosen (actor) Hollywood, California at the age of 80. Al Rosen (actor) Albert Rosen (May 9, 1910 – August 2, 1990) was an American actor. He is known for his recurring role of "Al" in the television sitcom "Cheers". Rosen was born in Maryland. He acted in several films in the 1940s, then in the 1970s was a production supervisor on the TV show "What's My Line?". Again in the 1980s, he acted in television series and films as minor roles, including the recurring character "Al" (or "Big Al") in the sitcom "Cheers" and the cafeteria concession stand attendant in the sitcom