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In her review of Friends: The Reunion last week, your critic Deborah Ross noted that Gunther, the Central Perk manager, played by James Michael Tyler, did not bring much to the party. His sole contribution was to say: ‘It was a very special time.’

That and his absence from the set (he appeared by videolink) came as no surprise to me. I seem to remember an interview in which the actor said he was not made to feel that comfortable by the six stars during the show’s ten-year run. They would only acknowledge his presence when filming and ignored him for the rest of the time.

In closing, Deborah expressed scepticism about the teary declarations of adoration by actors Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer and Lisa Kudrow during this love-in – ‘We are family’, and so on.

Indeed, I’m guessing that at least one, if not more, of the guests was actually there just for the fee.

Having said that, I remain one of this hit comedy’s biggest fans. Eric McLachlan,

Epsom, Surrey

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