[James]

I'm not surprised that Alistair McGowan finds Ronni Ancona's Helen annoying. It's annoying precisely because it is not like Helen: well wide of the mark both on voice and character. And Alastair's Paul isn't exactly right either.

It's a pity because Alistair and Ronni's imitations are usually excellent. For instance, the Hamiltons and Louis Theroux are right on the money.
The impression I get is that Alistair McGowan didn't pay that much attention to Big Brother.

Does anyone remember when Paul was on BBLB and some guy called in to the phone-in and did an impression of Helen? He sounded more like Helen than Ronni Ancona.