[back from the pub - via the curry house - now feeling extremely mellow!]
Thanks for that MJ.
I've heard from elsewhere that the CPL is possible within the proscribed time schedule, and what you've said confirms this.
Regarding the examiners, I thought the CPL check ride - ahm Skills Test - had to be with a CAAFU [?!] This obviously isn't the case then. What sort of flight examiner would you likely be assigned on a weekend?
{EDIT: to correct Arkhill's White Star induced typo!}