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One of my childhood heroes is dead.

  
 
Mr insensitive
19:44 / 21.02.02
And so is John Thaw:

"Actor John Thaw, star of Inspector Morse and The Sweeney, has died aged 60, his family said.

He had been battling cancer of the oesophagus and died at his home in Wiltshire.

His wife, actress Sheila Hancock, said: 'John died with his family around him.'"
 
 
Regrettable Juvenilia
19:57 / 21.02.02
"Shut it you slaaaaaag!"

Ahem.
 
 
autopilot disengaged
09:03 / 22.02.02
y'know... for someone called 'mr.insensitive', you managed to break that bit of news pretty tactfully.

suspiciously tactfully.

(scribbles in notebook)

(runs outside to play with butterflies)
 
 
Sax
09:03 / 22.02.02
I feel quite sad about this. He really was "one of Britain's best-loved actors", I think. And it would be appropriate, I feel, for us to honour him with our favourite lines from the Sweeney, as Flyboy has already initiated it.

"We're the Sweeney, son, and we haven't had any dinner."

"Break out the shooters, there's been a blagging down the Old Kent Road."

"You're off the case, Jack."

"I'm with you Jack, 'cause in the final analysis you're a hard bastard."

Farewell, then, Guvnor.
 
 
Our Lady of The Two Towers
13:41 / 22.02.02
Everyone should watch the Australian episode of Inspector Morse if they watch no other, John Thaw is superb in that as they give up doing a detective show and instead do a psychodrama about one man and Right and Wrong.

And we find out Lewis' first name as well.

Although 'Masonic Mysteries' has Emperor Palpatine in it.
 
 
rizla mission
13:49 / 22.02.02
The Sweeney Is Dead.

what will become of us?
 
 
Regrettable Juvenilia
13:51 / 22.02.02
Surely the greatest Morse episode is unquestionably 'Cherubim and Seraphim', the one with the raves and the Ecstasy substitute and Liza Walker in the back of Morse's car, talking about loving everybody, whilst Morse scowls and Lewis looks anxious.

Also features the classic line from Lewis (as Morse and Lewis stand on a the balcony of a warehouse/club and watch the kids having it large):

"It's got a good beat, hasn't it, Sir?"
 
 
The Natural Way
13:56 / 22.02.02
Liza Walker.... If yr talking about who I think yr talking about, I know her cousin. They're fucking identical - 'cept her cousin has blonde hair.
 
 
Haus about we all give each other a big lovely huggle?
13:57 / 22.02.02
"Tosca! That's Tosca, Lewis! Embedded in these awful beats! It's an eclectic form...."

Only one I ever saw. Although when I was going down from Oxford for the last time, the camera crews were moving into Trinity quad to film, and it was all wierdly pomo - the Morse location shoot was a fairly regular feature of the lives of those who spent their holidays in town.
 
 
Regrettable Juvenilia
14:00 / 22.02.02


Who here remembers Teenage Health Freak, and the funny tummy feelings inspired therein?

But this is THAW.



Mmmm.

[ 22-02-2002: Message edited by: Flyboy ]
 
 
The Natural Way
14:04 / 22.02.02
God, yes... that IS who I'm talking about. What happened to her? I miss her cousin, she was lovely.
 
 
Spatula Clarke
14:27 / 22.02.02
Goodnight, Mister John.
 
 
pointless and uncalled for
15:25 / 22.02.02
Ahhh, the mighty are fallen.
 
 
Mr insensitive
17:52 / 22.02.02
He'll be back.
 
 
STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK
18:49 / 22.02.02
Much as i like John Thaw, I can't help musing- "well, it never stopped fucking Taggart, did it?"
 
 
The Strobe
20:31 / 22.02.02
Ah. Morse.

The books got better as they went on, the series a little less... foucsed. The TV version of Way through the Woods isn't a patch on the books, but the early TV episodes are tight, gripping, and vaguely interestingly plotted. The books got better as Dexter became a better writer, and worked out how to do character; I thought Remorseful Day was damn good, compared to many things.

He'll be missed. Wasn't so sure about his other stuff, but Morse was wonderful. And I'm sure he had a good King Lear in him somwhere. Seriously; it'd havebeen good.
 
 
Bear
08:20 / 23.02.02
Seems to be the time for it -

Chuck Jones



Well maybe we'll get a night of cartoons?
 
 
Shortfatdyke
05:41 / 24.02.02
i can't help thinking that shows like the sweeney did more to boost public confidence in the police than a zillion ads.....
 
  
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