 The name "Ron Anderson" is remarkably similar to the name of the  actor who plays him: Atkinson, Rowan (qv). One of the other  contenders for the award that Anderson won was Griff Rhys Jones, the  "Jones" half of the comedy duo "Alas Smith and Jones".  Smith, Mel (qv) (the Smith half) directed the film. Smith, Jones,  and Atkinson starred together in the TV series "Not the Nine OClock  News". Also Anderson refers to his side