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A Very English Scandal
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I would agree with Terry regarding Scott's hairstyle in 1962. That sort of hair didn't come into vogue until the Carnaby street era in the mid 60s.
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Anyone else notice that the actor who plays Norman Scott in this mini series is the same actor who played 'Q' in previous Bond movies?
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Just how hard would it have been for Norman Scott to sort out his national insurance card, back in the days when it was a physical card covered with real stamps?
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I don't know the answer Ramruma, but I would have thought that the physical card (retained by a previous employer with whom he had a dispute) would present more probs than the online records of today.
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True, blackbarn, but I'd have thought the ease of losing cards in the days before centralised computer records would have meant there must be ways to handle the situation and get replacements, even if it left a gap in your contributions. Norman Scott or whatever he called himself in those days (Jossife?) can't have been the first man to turn up at the Labour Exchange with no card.
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assassin not dead
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44336859 |
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@xmoneyx -- that story is a bit strange, or rather it is strange that it is the lead story on the BBC news site.
What does it amount to? The police in Gwent used to think the man who shot Rinka (the dog) had died but now they are not sure. They do not know he is alive but are not sure he is dead. And that's news? |
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Bbc drama makes bbc news ….ok ok we will watch it ffs
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On now, BBC1, final part of the series.
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and bbc4 after for old documentart that was never shown, but now updated
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I've got that on record donny.
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different world
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Brilliant Series , The Judge a complete Bigot Bunny had no Chance
 Michelle Dotrice as the Pub landlady ,she was Lovely as Frank Spencers wife (Some Mothers) if a bit Dotty  As stated Previous ,u could not Make it up  |
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Michelle was married to Callan, not a lot of folk know that.
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I didn't Mac , Had a certain attraction about her
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could be a few awards for the series
certainly a great retelling of a bizarre episode of british history |
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She sure did case.
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You can say what you like about the BBC, but they have made some wonderful drama over the years. The list is endless.
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Totally Agree
With Both . |
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Whatever happened to the very good actress Carol Royle? She was a beauty
Lancashire lass who seems to have dropped of the radar. If my memory is correct, I think her father was Mr Pastry. Another piece of useless trivia! |
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look her up on imdb !
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mac - "Michelle was married to Callan, not a lot of folk know that". Judi Dench always called Edward Woodward, "Ewar Woowar" right from the time someone told her the joke
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The bafta are going to be hard!!!! Poor old Whishaw, would be nailed on for best actor if it wasn't for that nice Mr Grant. The scene in the cafe where he hears the acquittal news is electrifying.
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I've just watched the final two parts of this.
I can't decide who was the most brilliant, Hugh Grant or Ben Wishaw! The whole thing was superb. The acting, the writing and the filming can't be faulted. It was all news to me, as although I had heard of Jeremy Thorpe, and I knew there was some sort of scandal surrounding him, I knew very little about it. I loved it at the end when they showed photographs of them all. I'm now going to watch the BBC Four documentrary. I'm glad Norman Scott is still alive. RIP Rinka. |
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*Whishaw. I could have got his name right
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Well last night I drove past Marsham Court by mistake because of diversions. Amazing coincidence, I had just seen most of the first episode that evening. btw 3 bed fat there just sold for 1.25 million. Looks almost ex council.
I remember watching something like the Devils **** or the one before or after it. The scene where the Kings men entered Parliament was on and ~ the birds have flown " was quoted. I think either the very next day or that week Police entered the House of Commons and were allowed in by the Sergeant at Arms ( when they shouldn't be ) and confiscated the computers of Damian Green. Art imitating history and history imitating art! As casemoney has said you could not make this stuff up. Reality TV at it's best! Well the live events in the 70's were and this TV show is quite brilliant so far. Whishaw winning it for me. Most people did not believe it at the time. Nobody could believe the Leader of the Liberal Party was a homosexual. I dare say most people did not know what a homosexual was! Nobody could believe that an Honourable Member was capable of being involved in something like this. Most of you will not know we looked up to our " Upper Class " and thought they were better than us. The whole thing was surreal. Nobody could believe anything that happened.....except those who knew I guess and the Police! |
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peter cook - the judge summing up
 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jUrnTTJQQYg |
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a self confessed player of the pink oboe! kwality!
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@blackbarn - I always thought his name was Ed Wood Wood Wood!
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Whisperingdeath - I believe that that "pink oboe" phrase was given to Peter Cook by Billy Connolly, and Cook included it at virtually the last minute.
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That is correct blackbarn
but I do not claim the kudos for it! xmoneyx put the youtube clip up and I watched it. I have ashley heard the expression before quite possibly from Black Adder and those writers paying 'omage to Peter Cook but the origin is quite interesting and the fact the Cook added the phrase " self confessed " player of the pink oboe adds to the general guffawing! Come to think of it I am sure there was a Black Adder scene dedicated to the euphemism's for a Homosexual a Duke of Norfolk, Radish, Uphill Gardener etc etc and I am thinking player of the pink oboe may have been in it. |
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Watched the last two parts last night and agree with the consensus on here regarding overall quality and acting in the lead roles.
The George Carman role was well played by the actor who was in Gavin and Stacy who played the husband of Julia Davis's character. Can't remember him in anything else. Can't remember a more enjoyable watch this year. |
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Excellent production of an intriguing affair,thought grant caught the character of thorpe wonderfully well.the entire cast were superb,cant remember a better recent bbc effort.dont understand the present police interest in the alleged assassin though given he was acquitted over 30 years ago.
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Newton wasn't acquitted ; he served 12 months.
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Had a read up on Wiki after watching this. Apparently Newton was an airline pilot?!?
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he got done for a lesser firearms charge when he shot the dog. think he got immunity for the attempted murder when he gave evidence against thorpe
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seem to remember a record coming out after the trial was in the charts chorus went along the lines of "jeremy ,jeremy, woof woof !bang bang ,then a whimper of a dog crying ! anyone else remember this ,will try youtube !
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rex barker and the richocets
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and another! jeremy thorpe is innocent by the suprises
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Just learned that Ben Wishaw is gay.
Knew it was too good for acting! |