Who's the daddy - you tell us!

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Here's your chance to influence the big question - who is Ian and Dawn's father?

Who's the daddy - you tell us!

Doctor Barnardo 1187894901|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

The 'Where are the Joneses?' story centres around Dawn's discovery that she is the product of sperm donation. She is one of 27 siblings, fathered by the same sperm donor. Dawn sets out to her find her other siblings, armed only with a list 'borrowed' from her doctor. Ian is her first find. They soon agree to set off across Europe, in search of their other 26 siblings.

Through their journey they have found many of their brothers and sisters but not the answer to the biggest question of them all, ‘who's the daddy’.

On Friday 7th September, the dad will finally be revealed as the Joneses’ adventure draws to a close.

We need you to tell us who you think the father is. It could be anybody! So post a response in the forum and let's hear who you think the daddy is!

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Maxley 1187960287|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

Even lowly sperm have their own wriggly DNA and testing the Jones strain against traces recovered from 46 Lower Belgrave St in November 1974 show 99.9999% probability* that the father is the 7th Earl of Lucan.

Get the car ready and wrap up warm – we’re off to somewhere in the southern hemisphere!

*Not 100% so it might not be.

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Chrissyboyuk 1187991078|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

Part of me wants the dad to be some sort of wierd evil genius (sort of like Ben from lost) whos DNA has spourned the variety of characters we have met. he is perhaps the head of some form of maffia oporating his doing from the back of a sweet shop. … hm or butchers… (i am thinking aloud here)

another part of me wants him to be a dirty old man/washed up rock star that never really made it that big and donted sperm for a quick buck.

then theres the part of me that wants him to be the owner of a flower shop.

The last thirty seconds should definately have some form of cliff hanger. Part of me doesn't want them to find thier dad. that or he's dead. and they want to know how… and its sort of left up to us… or another season!

I quite like the idea that he's dead. that way they are left with the choice of saying goodbye and going thier seperate ways and giving up. or finding all thier siblings. or tracking dawn thier dads family and finding out why and how he died!

i am talking out loud…- i am tired and i must sleep -

Chris :S

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robmyers 1187995535|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

Going for the shock value here:

• A priest. Who could have guessed that DNA testing would be invented?
• Dawn is a fantasist. The list is made up. The final shot is of here being dragged away by a doctor.
• Their dad donated before having a sex change. Now s/he is their mum. This will particularly confuse Ian.
• Their dad was a participant in an earlier reality TV show, probably an American effort of the 1970s that thought it would be educational (sic) to see how many Europeans one man could create. Sponsored by XXXXXXX, which will cause problems as Dawn and Ian are in theory trademarked by XXXXXXX.

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Maxley 1188040039|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

I like the notion that Dawn has made the whole thing up.

Or maybe she took the wrong list from the doctor's office and has been finding someone else's siblings by mistake.

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Vee 1188494393|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

yea this works,

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LenaLee 1188051377|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

Will there be another series?

Cos if you reveal everything, what will Ian do in the next one?

Lena x

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conley 1189272372|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

The dad is Jonti. That was why he left. He was too close to being discovered.

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DaleGriffiths 1188074242|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

Due to a very very very unpleasant hang gliding accident the gentleman that fathered all these kids is now just a pair of testicles kept in a jar at the sperm donor's clinic. One of the doctors at the clinic saw the incident, some naked hang glider was swooping low above the trees at primrose hill. Suddenly there was a rustling noise, then a twang, then a snapping noise and then an excrutiating scream. This poor fella had his testicles severed, then the wind took the hang glider and the fella off towards Crouch end, he just disappeared into the distance. The doctor climbed the tree to collect the nads and take them back to the lab. It turns out that because the sperm quality (removed by syringe) was so great they couldn't let it go to waste. They still to this day do not know who the bloke was who has lost his testicles. Maybe this could be another quest to reunite the jar of balls with their rightful owner.
I just remembered that this has some parallels with the Snowy story and the man that brought her up having his balls caught in the machines at work, oh well still an idea.

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DaleGriffiths 1188080360|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

The difference of course is that Snowy's dad's nads suffered quite a nasty mangling whereas for this hang glider guy it was a clean severing. I'm sure a little poignant discussion between Dawn and Ian could explain this.

Also, check this out:

http://blogs.legalview.com/personal-injury/atom.xml

"An Akron, Ohio man who suffered a testicular injury at a local YMCA was awarded $786,760 by a jury on April 11. "

This fella, their dad, has got the right to claim a good wad off somebody. Maybe the damage could have caused by the fact that some wire was left on the tree after some christmas lights had been removed, so the council was negiligent by not removing it at the same time as the rest of the decorations. Dawn and Ian could return to the scene of the accident, Ian could climb up the tree and find the evidence for himself.

Dawn now knows that she must find the dad, the plums need to go home but also the local London council need to pay for their mistake. I mean what sort of world do we live in when you can't hang glide around London naked without risking the loss of a sexual organ. They need to act fast before the same thing happens to another unfortunate sole.

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DaleGriffiths 1188080993|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

Maybe a very carefully/gently worded subtle advert in all the London local papers (and maybe some newsagent windows) might just cause the gentleman concerned to come forward.

How about something along the lines of:

"We are two of twenty six siblings born of your seed although of course you don't know this. You are into naturism and extreme airborne sports. You've got something we want - your kinship. We've certainly got something you want - currently in a jar of formaldehyde, you know what we are talking about! There might even be a substantial sum in it for you if we manage to successfully sue the local council"
They may have to trim this down a bit as it would be expensive ( I think you pay by the word in newspaper adverts ).

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dmthomas 1188312571|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

Dawn's passion for singing isn't incidental as infact such talent runs in the family! The true dad is quite clearly none other but Tom Jones (a powerful voice, much like Dawn) allegedly a part time sperm donner in the early stages of his career when he was barely self-sufficient.

Undoubtedly prolific, as proven by the interest drawn to himself from the opposite sex during all these years, Tom's efforts have been rewarded. Tom himself hasn't been shy to slit in references into his songs in the past (Sex Bomb anyone?). So what are we waiting for - let's raise the awareness and get Sir Jones on the show!

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Chrissyboyuk 1188334103|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

actualy i would love it if it was built up thats dawns dad is tom jones, but ultimately its just someone called tom jones that has perhaps once met the reall one… or a tom jones tribute artist! one of the bad ones that sing in working mens clubs and pulls the old girls - that went abroad to europe to start a karaoke club (sort of ibiza type place) but it all folded and now he sells fish on a market stall.
Chris :)

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Jools 1188384041|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

How about 80's crooner, Howard Jones? He should be old enough by now to have fathered a few siblings.

His song 'What is Love?' could have been written for Dawn!
And maybe love is letting people be just what they want to be
The door always must be left unlocked
To love when circumstance may lead someone away from you
And not to spend the time just doubting
(Full lyrics here)

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Jools 1188386723|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

Of course, you also have David Hasselhoff AKA The Hoff - the daddy himself!

If you listen to the opening narration of this clip, it exemplifies exactly who Dawn and Ian's father is:

Knight Rider. A shadowy flight into the dangerous world of a man who does not exist.

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Doctor Barnardo 1188387542|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

The Hoff?

He's the daddy, but is he Dawn and Ian's daddy?

More info on the Hoff here:

1. Music
2. General information
3. Just The Hoff

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DaleGriffiths 1188414100|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

How come you know so much about The Hoff?

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Doctor Barnardo 1188427419|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

Ah, the power of the internet and a misspent youth!

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Doctor Barnardo 1188387032|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

Howard Jones eh? Sounds a bit like a line from one of his songs 'No One is to Blame':

You can feel the punishment but you can't commit the sin
Or:
You can see the summit but you cant reach it
Its the last piece of the puzzle but you just cant make it fit
(Lyrics here)

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afcfan221 1188390378|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

All these daddies are far too glamarous and pretty imo. Anyone thought of bad boy Vinnie? We could then see how Carston's lifestyle came about, like father like son!

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DaleGriffiths 1188414026|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

Great clip

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maximojulie 1188402336|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

Gruesome suggestion. Simple maths tells us that Vinnie can't be Dawn's father - it's physiologically impossible, even if he developed young.
No. The well spoken, undeniably funny, Monty Python mastermind Terry is much more fitting for the role. He saw the ordeal of sperm donation as a practical joke - and didn't think much of what would become of it. Now he has to face the facts. Agreed?

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Dave Saunders 1188412723|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

Mr Jones was a happily married man he was married to Mrs Jones, they tried for children for many years without success. Mr Jones always presumed it was him. Sadly Mrs Jones died in an accident Mr Jones was obviously devistated by the news but was even more devistated with the news that was to follow, Mrs Jones had died with child.

Mr Jones went to the Doctors to get his sperm count checked, his count was very high. Mr Jones vowed from that very day that he would put his seed to good use. He felt he would never have children with anyone else as Mrs Jones was his only true love. He wanted to make people happy and bring something into peoples lives that they could love and cherish.

In 1968 Mr Jones took a trip to Tokyo to make a deposit in one of the first of two sperm banks opened in 1965, the other being in Iowa City, USA. Mr Jones had always wanted to visit Japan so with that in mind he filled his bags and went on his journey and that was his first donation of many.

He didn't do it for kicks, he did it for love.

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bhercules 1188425653|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

The one.

The Only.

MICK JONES.

…Of Foreigner.

Who did you think I mean?

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Doctor Barnardo 1188427721|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

Speaking of rock legends, how about Brian Jones, one of the founding members of the Rolling Stones?

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londoncalling394 1188472527|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

If the Joneses siblings list is fictional like some have suggested here, surely the dad doesn't need to be "real". Someone with a real sense of adventure just like Ian and Dawn - fearless, collected, with real emotional endurance :)

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Dave Saunders 1188601900|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

Saxondale.

That'd be a nice tie in. :)

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Carston Whelk 1188842821|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

Which famous Jones have we not had yet?

How about James Earl Jones - in Darth Vadar guise:
Dawn, Ian, I am your father…

Then again, perhaps the father has had a sex change? Grace Jones is about as masculine a woman as you can get, aside perhaps from Russian shot-putters…

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AdzTheHobo 1189197752|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

Uh when is it actually supposed to be revealed? Because at he end of the last one they just kind of looked at the sheet and said "Oh…" without mentioning a name…

It'd be quite funny if Jonti was revealed as the father.

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DaleGriffiths 1189204958|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

I think it was the last show today and they didn't say who the father was.

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AdzTheHobo 1189245279|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

Well that sucks…

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conley 1189272896|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

Yea…I'm trying to figure that out. I'm down with them not saying…but I would have liked an episode that more firmly says: "This is the last episode for now".

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AdzTheHobo 1189609585|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

Is it definetly not over yet then?

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Chrissyboyuk 1189628989|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

i think its deffo over.