During Series III episode, Timeslides, we are treated to a singularly spiffing performance from Craig Charles' younger brother by seven years, Emile Charles, who plays the character's seventeen-year-old self, fully kitted-out in futuristic sham-glam, or as we say in 2023, 'denim & big sunglasses'.
The vest, perhaps Lister's prototypical crack at custom couture (post-art college) is naturally adorned with pins, buttons, and patches as one might expect. It also features no less than two sheriff-style badges, because of course it does.
This is the most obvious patch to start with, as there aren't really that many to pour over on Emile's costume. It caught my eye, not only for being the most likely to identify and track down, but also for sparking a distant memory from an altogether disconnected DVD doco, Steve Pemberton's Video Diary, in which actor Mark Gatiss recounts how he had hoped for much the same patch to feature on his character, Neds', flower-power dungarees ("Let's solve some crime") in the third series of The League of Gentlemen, but the Costume Dept. couldn't find one in time.
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Just to be clear, I'm not going to start cross-pollinating that Royston Vasey was somehow the stomping ground for Lister's forefathers or something, because that would be ridiculous. Nevertheless, I somehow know in my heart that hapless vet, Mr. Chinnery attended medical school with Professor Mamet's great-great aunt, twice removed, for roughly half a term. Don't ask me how I know. I just do.
Details can be hazy in Standard Def, so, into the 'Unconfirmed' bin, this one goes. Multiple examples are currently available, so try to aim for a right-handed version with prominent stars. Dimensions are 70 x 50mm.
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