Look-e-like-e

Now here's a way to fill a boring afternoon - have a look through some of the pictures on the Susan Scott Lookalikes agency website. It's quite a revelation. Firstly, you find yourself wondering what sort of mirrors some of these people have, as for many of them, their resemblance to their supposed 'lookalike' is fleeting at best. For instance: 'Gary Lineker', 'Jeremy Clarkson' and 'Dale Winton'.

Then you have to ask the question - who would book some of these people for an event? Do they get many 'I'm having a party, could you send a Karl Marx lookalike along, please?' Why would anyone book an Anthea Turner lookalike when the real one is available for £10 and a chocolate bar? And does mere possession of a Darth Vader costume really make you a lookalike?