Thank you Stephanie!

True. It also protects him if he gets over keen being near the front for the first time and gets caught up in some first corner drama. ‘A rookie error there sees Liam into the gravel’

But, he’s been a full time teacher, but he had to take over mid-term because the predecessor was not delivering the syllabus how the school wanted. How far can we stretch this metaphor?

Lawson is one of those outliers. I wouldn’t say he’s a rookie because of having half a season full time plus varied guest drives before that.

It will be mentioned in the Prologue along with the 1980s two season revival. And the later movies will get a light nod in the Epilogue.

Thanks to the brilliant @ericanela.bsky.social, I've joined her as co-author of the book 'The Making of Mission Impossible' (working title) with Pen and Sword Books. Hardback out in 2026 ready to celebrate 30 years since the first film hit cinemas.