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Most egregrious casting

posted 14 years ago by commanderjeltz
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Possibly Ted Jeavons, who is described more than once in the novels as still looking like a musical comedy version of an officer from the first world war even twenty years later. The actor playing him looks ancient.

[–] finnegansword 14 years ago

My schoolboy's mind has been worrying over this "egregrious"* word. Can Commanderjeltz possibly mean Egregious, Adjective: Bad, blatant or ridiculous to an extraordinary degree? Sorry, but English masters in my day were sticklers.

* he can't mean 'gregarious' can he? - that makes little sense.

[–] Harold_Robbins 12 years ago

That was the late Michael Wilson, perhaps better known for comedy roles (such as A FINE ROMANCE opposite his wife, Judi Dench). He was superb - I've just watched the scene of the aftermath of the bombing, and I just can't convey how powerful his shocked silence was in that scene.

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[–] kjewitt 12 years ago

I half agree with the OP. I think Jeavons should have been younger - my guess is 45 - but nonetheless MW does a very good job of filling in his emotional side.

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[–] Squeeth2 12 years ago

Fancy a game of snooker...?

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[–] randommovies2002 9 years ago

LOL! 🎱 That was hilarious.

[–] stepperry2010 12 years ago

Williams not Wilson