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Hello everyone and welcome to a new post. This post is, of course, for those who don’t do social media. I hope you enjoy the following photos etc.
The following photos are from Roy Slater who graciously allowed me to publish the following:
The above from the TV movie The Plastic Man. Yes it is miss Barber who starred in the Morse episode, Death of the Self.
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Above, John Thaw and Lindsay Duncan who both starred in the 1993 show, A Year in Provence.
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A publicity shot for Kavanagh QC
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John, during the filming of Death is now my Neighbour.
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John and Maggie Steed during filming of Morse episode, Death is now my Neighbour.
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Behind the scenes of Death of the Self, (the Italy episode).
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The story behind this photo is that Kevin had messed up his lines five times and so was getting frustrated.
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A lovely photo of John Thaw at home. Thanks to The Sweeney Archive on Twitter for this photo.
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John laughing after getting his lines wrong. It is during the filming of the Wolvercote Tongue. Colin Dexter, Julian Mitchell (episode writer) and director Alistair Reid can be seen in the background.
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The rest of the photos below are from my collection.
Above taken during filming of Morse episode, Death of the Self. (The Italy episode).
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A publicity photo for the drama, Afraid of the Dark (1991), starring Paul McGann and Clare Holman (Laura Hobson from Morse and Lewis TV series).
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Photo taken during filming of The Promised Land in Australia.
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Kevin around the time of his appearance in the series, Auf Wiedersehen, Pet.
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John Thaw and Sir John Geilgud. Twilight of the Gods
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John Thaw as Monsignor Renard.
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Clare Holman (Laura Hobson) in 1989.
Below are neither Roys or mine.
Thanks to Lorna for allowing me post this photo she took while visiting Blenheim Palace.
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Below is an interview with Anton Lesser from the website https://www.oxinabox.co.uk/ 17th October 2022
EXCLUSIVE: “I’VE JUST BEEN VERY LUCKY” ANTON LESSER ON ENDEAVOUR, STAR WARS AND THE TWO POPES AT OXFORD PLAYHOUSE.
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Think of the biggest TV series of the last five years and Anton Lesser is likely to have starred. From The Crown to Game of Thrones, Endeavour to Killing Eve or Wolf Hall, the 70 year-old actor couldn‘t be more in demand if he tried.
And despite a huge part in the new Star Wars series for Disney+ and the last Endeavour due to hit our screens soon, the thespian has still found time to grace the Oxford Playhouse stage this week in The Two Popes.
“THE ENDEAVOUR CAST IS LIKE A BIG FAMILY AND VERY USED TO ENJOYING OUR TIME TOGETHER EVERY YEAR, SO IT IS SAD”
“I have been so blessed which I know is a luxury,” he says “but it means I get to do work based purely on its own merit, rather than taking every job to pay the bills.”
Already a famous face in Oxford as Police Chief Superintendent Reginald Bright in the Oxford based detective series Endeavour, its producers recently announced that Series 9 would be the last, throwing its global fan base into a frenzy of mourning.
So was the cast hit hard by the news? “For the last three years we have assumed that each series would be the last so it wasn’t a big surprise, we knew this was coming,” Anton tells me.
“Having said that we didn’t really believe it would finish until it did, so it seems right that the scripts for the final series come to such an interesting conclusion.”
“WHEN WE WERE FILMING STAR WARS THERE WERE ALL THESE YOUNG ACTORS LOOKING AT ME AS IF I KNEW WHAT I WAS DOING”
So does CS Bright read our interview about him here get his moment in the sun? “For many years I wanted to investigate his back story, so I will treasure the last few series where you’ve been able to see the man behind the uniform,” he says.
“But more than that, the Endeavour cast is like a big family and very used to enjoying our time together every year. Of course we all go off and do our own thing, secure in the knowledge that we’ll be back together again soon, and I will miss that – I think we all will – so it is sad but I’m sure we will all stay in touch,” he says.
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As for The Two Popes, Anton said it was his children who persuaded him to take on the role again after Covid closed the play two weeks after it opened, despite rave reviews.
“They said ‘being on stage is what you love and it’s such a good script, you have to do it’. So I did.”
Inspired by the scandals rocking the Catholic church, seen through the eyes of two popes (Anton Lesser as Pope Benedict XVI and Nicholas Woodeson as Cardinal Bergoglio) Anton describes it as “more of a philosophical chat between two contemporaries”.
“THE TWO POPES IS A WONDERFUL HUMAN DRAMA BETWEEN TWO MEN WHO JUST HAPPEN TO BE WEARING FROCKS”
Written by Tony Gilroy of the Bourne films, Anton says “its characters and story-line are terrific, so don’t be fooled by the title or assume that it’s dry or religious and preachy. Don’t assume anything!
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“Instead it’s a wonderful human drama between two men who just happen to be wearing frocks. So put aside all your preconceived ideas.
“Yes it is a moment in history but more than anything, it’s about the relationship between these two men who are dealing with all sorts of issues in a radically changing world.”
“IT DOESN’T GET EASIER, THE PRESSURE IS THE SAME, THE SAME WORRIES ABOUT FORGETTING YOUR LINES OR LOSING YOUR VOICE. SO I JUST TAKE IT AS IT COMES AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT”
So why the hesitancy? “Well, I’m not very good at touring so they asked how long I could manage and I said a few months….”
What doesn’t he like? “As a younger actor you’d pitch up to these ghastly digs in Aberdeen or Belfast and it would be great, but not at my age. Now I find touring exhausting – there’s a new venue every night, and train strikes, and you have to worry about how to get there and where to park. You have to adapt to every new venue basically.
“But the writing was so brilliant I had to do it again even if being on stage means you can always come unstuck and end up in a foetal position in the doctors surgery,” he smiles.
Even now, after all his experience? “Yes and when we were filming Star Wars there were all these young actors looking at me as if I knew what I was doing, but I’ve never done a big Hollywood thing before and there were a lot of lines about intergalactic space and planets to remember, so we were all in the same boat really. It’s the camaraderie that allows you to relax and gets you through.
“And anyway, there’s not a lot of acting required for us to play the doddery old men in The Two Popes,” he jokes.
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Anyone who’s seen Anton’s calm, calculated, watchful, implacable characters over the years would disagree, so does he have a favourite role? “Nothing I’ve done before seems as important as what I’m doing at the moment, but it doesn’t get easier, the pressure is the same, the same worries about forgetting your lines or losing your voice. So I just take it as it comes and see what happens next.”
The Two Popes at Oxford Playhouse runs from Tuesday October 18 – Saturday October 22.
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What is Patreon? Patreon is a membership platform that makes it easy for artists and creators to get paid. It’s a membership platform that provides business tools for creators to run a subscription content service, with ways for artists to build relationships with their subscribers, or “patrons”.
With Patreon you set up how much you wish to pay monthly. There are three tiers, $5, $10 and $15. It’s like paying for a magazine subscription.
Please subscribe to to my website. Subscribing to this website can be done in two ways.
If you have a WordPress account then click the ‘following’ button. If you don’t have a WordPress account then enter your email and click the subscribe button. Entering the email only means subscribing to my website you will NOT be creating a WordPress account. (WordPress are the company that I pay to use their platform).
To help run my website I have set up a Paypal account for donations. Thank you to all those who have made donations.
If you do not use Paypal you can donate via cheque. Please send a message through my website (there is a ‘contact me’ option at the top of the front page) and I will send you my address. Thank you.
My Twitter, https://twitter.com/Jag248RPA?lang=en-gb
My Twitch Channel; https://www.twitch.tv/morselewisendeavour
My Youtube Channel, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjIIGCcVpSIFwtRlS8hKWDA?view_as=subscriber
I have started my own Facebook page. It is primarily an extension of this website. I decided to start the Facebook page as there has been times when I have an update to a review post or some interesting news or information but it was all to small to make into a full blown post here on my website. So, come and join and keep up-to-date with all that happens in the Morse universe.
My Facebook Page; https://www.facebook.com/groups/1084993125023468/
I would like to say a huge thank you to those who have become Patrons of the site and also a huge thank you to those who have made donations. What do I mean by Patrons?
What is Patreon? Patreon is a membership platform that makes it easy for artists and creators to get paid. It’s a membership platform that provides business tools for creators to run a subscription content service, with ways for artists to build relationships with their subscribers, or “patrons”.
With Patreon you set up how much you wish to pay monthly. There are three tiers, $5, $10 and $15. It’s like paying for a magazine subscription.
Patreon primarily uses Paypal which is easy to join and a safe way to send money. https://www.paypal.com/uk/home
Here is my Patreon account where you can read more about it, https://www.patreon.com/morseandlewisandendeavour
Here is where to find me on Twitch; https://www.twitch.tv/morselewisendeavour
