Driven To Distraction
cynara
Last night I stumbled on Driven To Distraction. Now--I like this
program pretty well. I particularly like it when Lewis takes a stand
against doing something hethinks is ethically wrong.
The actress who played the sergeant has a lovely voice and I think
I've seen her before but in what, I don't know.
The villain who wasn't the villain in this one is well acted. I think
this actor did as good a job playing a slimy unlikeable fellow as
Geoffrey Palmer did in The Infernal Serpent.
Any thoughts on this epi out there? Where the 'ell IS every
one--Rich, Gwen, and did Janet go to Oxford for her visit and never
return?
ALAS!
Cy (who's off for a cold one. It's hot already and it's only 7:30 in
the am)
MzGwenny
>program pretty well.
Hi Cy, yes, I liked this one also. I just got my listing for A&E. On 8-4 at
noon, Promised Land; 8-10 at 9pm, Frost; on 8-24 at 9pm Frost. This is here in
L.A. so check your schedules.
Oh a cold one sounds so good.
Gwen
Martin Underwood
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> Cy, here!
>
> Last night I stumbled on Driven To Distraction. Now--I like this
> program pretty well. I particularly like it when Lewis takes a stand
> against doing something hethinks is ethically wrong.
Yes, it was at about this time that the writers started to give Lewis
opinions of his own - and the courage to voice them to Morse.
> The actress who played the sergeant has a lovely voice and I think
> I've seen her before but in what, I don't know.
Mary Jo Randle (Sgt Siobhan Maitland) has also been in "Born to Run" and
"The Lakes", as well as having a small role in early episodes of "London's
Burning". I don't know whether any of those will have made it across The
Pond. She has got a lovely voice - it's a sort of Lancashire accent, but
without the harsh twang of large towns like Manchester, Bolton, Burnley etc.
I liked the scene where she teased Morse about his inability to use a
computer: he had to sheepishly admit that he didn't know one end of a
computer from the other.
> The villain who wasn't the villain in this one is well acted. I think
> this actor did as good a job playing a slimy unlikeable fellow as
> Geoffrey Palmer did in The Infernal Serpent.
You mean Patrick Malahide as Boynton the garage owner? He's got a nice line
in sneering asides - as perfected when he played Detective Sergeant Chisholm
in "Minder".
> Any thoughts on this epi out there? Where the 'ell IS every
> one--Rich, Gwen, and did Janet go to Oxford for her visit and never
> return?
David Ryall (Derek Whittaker, the real villain) played his role well:
utterly charming and inoffensive, the last person you'd expect to be a
murderer. Again we see Morse at his most vulnerable (like his "Where's
Lewis? I want Lewis!" moment in another episode) when he's survived the
high-speed drive during which Whittaker tried to stab him and now he can't
get his hands off the steering wheel. The high-speed driving scenes were
filmed on the test track at the Transport and Road Research Laboratory in
Crowthorne, near where I used to live.
@van-der-woude-00.myweb.nl H. van der Woude
They will send this episde next week on Dutch television. I really don't know how many Dutch, Belgians, Germans and other people (with satelite dishes) will watch Driven To Distraction, but you just gave away the 'who dunnit' (and other things)! Of course I already know this episode (I have it on tape) and it is at least the fourth time repetition, but I do hope that you see my point. I never give away any details from the films, there are always first time viewers...
O well, things have happened, and can't be reversed, so take a drink of me!
I'm not sure if this show really is one of my favorites. I do like the story, but in my opinion it is almost to much a 'classic' detective, with the suspect being last expected person of the world.
Still, it is good entertainment to watch and a real Morse is always worth watching.
Herman van der Woude
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| Yes, it was at about this time that the writers started to give Lewis
| opinions of his own - and the courage to voice them to Morse.
etc.
cynara
Have several comments to make--alas! no time. Bear with me, make
small talk, have another round and I shall return!
An unusually quiet CY
Ernest
> Hello, Everyone,
>
> Have several comments to make--alas! no time. Bear with me, make
> small talk, have another round and I shall return!
Er, uhm, nice weather we're having today. How 'bout them Mariners? Go team.
Oh, I have a joke! How did the veterinarian circumcise the whale?
...answer below
He sent four skin divers. (ducking and dodging, he runs off stage)
cynara
> "cynara" <cyn...@excite.com> wrote in message
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> > Hello, Everyone,
> >
> > Have several comments to make--alas! no time. Bear with me, make
> > small talk, have another round and I shall return!
>
> Er, uhm, nice weather we're having today. How 'bout them Mariners? Go team.
>
> Oh, I have a joke! How did the veterinarian circumcise the whale?
>
> ...answer below
>
First off, didn't Gwen say something about Frost coming on? I need to
check my guide.
Second thing, Ernest? The joke was er, cute. ROFL! How's the heat
in Seattle area?
Referring to Martin's wonderful post-
'Yes, it was at about this time that the writers started to give Lewis
opinions of his own - and the courage to voice them to Morse.'
Yes, I know. Who was the writer on this one? (checking) AHHH!!!
Anthony Mighella again. Interesting. I like his work. Anyway, I
know that Lewis has his own thoughts on things, but I would think that
in the structure of the police force, there is a certain amount of
protocol one must observe when dealing with one's superior. I know
Morse has gone 'round with Strange a few times, but he never is too
awfully rude though; a certain amount of repsect remains. Now, in
this one (DTD), Lewis wasn't rude--just stood his ground and was
properly indignant, but in the Way Through The Woods (telly version)
he was over the top. Just my humble opinion.
> The actress who played the sergeant has a lovely voice and I think
> I've seen her before but in what, I don't know.
Mary Jo Randle (Sgt Siobhan Maitland) has also been in "Born to Run"
and
"The Lakes", as well as having a small role in early episodes of
"London's
Burning". I don't know whether any of those will have made it across
The
Pond.
Alas! No they haven't--at least not where I've been. But I like the
actress and would love to see her in more projects that make to the
US.
She has got a lovely voice - it's a sort of Lancashire accent, but
without the harsh twang of large towns like Manchester, Bolton,
Burnley etc.
I liked the scene where she teased Morse about his inability to use a
computer: he had to sheepishly admit that he didn't know one end of a
computer from the other.
He caught on quick enough. He was so proud of his accomplishment too.
Now Lewis is the one who's 'into' computers and shines. I can see
the character really enjoying it. Gives him a one up over Morse,
doesn't it? He was so cute with it in the Ghost In The Machine when
He and Morse are called to Hanbury Hall and are confronted with the
victim's computer.
I was once shown where the estate is that they used for this epi, but
can't remember the name of it--anyone know?
> The villain who wasn't the villain in this one is well acted. I think
> this actor did as good a job playing a slimy unlikeable fellow as
> Geoffrey Palmer did in The Infernal Serpent.
You mean Patrick Malahide as Boynton the garage owner? He's got a nice
line
in sneering asides - as perfected when he played Detective Sergeant
Chisholm
in "Minder".
I've never heard of Minder....sounds like something I'd like.
David Ryall (Derek Whittaker, the real villain) played his role well:
utterly charming and inoffensive, the last person you'd expect to be a
murderer. Again we see Morse at his most vulnerable (like his "Where's
Lewis? I want Lewis!" moment in another episode) when he's survived
the
high-speed drive during which Whittaker tried to stab him and now he
can't
get his hands off the steering wheel.
It really makes him seem real, right? I think that was well written.
There's another fave scene of mine taken pretty much out of the novel
where he shows his vulnerability. It's from SERVICE OF ALL THE DEAD
when he climbs the 'bloody' tower, especially when he was after the
killer.
Ernest!! Come back! HAve another round. Life's good and so is the
company.
CHEERS!
CY
Martin Underwood
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> > "cynara" <cyn...@excite.com> wrote in message
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> He and Morse are called to Hanbury Hall and are confronted with the
> victim's computer.
> I was once shown where the estate is that they used for this epi, but
> can't remember the name of it--anyone know?
According to the Inspector Morse Locations site
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Film/8165/morse.htm that I found the
other day, Hanbury House was really Wrotham Park, Hill Road, Bentley Heath,
Hertfordshire. It seems that quite a lot of the locations that were supposed
to be in Oxfordshire (about 50 miles north west of London) were actually
filmed at places in Hertfordshire, about 30 miles north of London.
> I've never heard of Minder....sounds like something I'd like.
It was a comedy drama from the 1980s that introduced the (British) world to
"Arfur" (Arthur) Daley (played by George Cole who appeared in the St
Trinians films), a mischevous wheeler dealer who was always on the look-out
for a money-making scheme that would be "a nice little earner": selling
second-hand cars, selling goods of rather doubtful provenance (ie almost
certainly stolen!), etc. His sidekick (his minder) was played by Dennis
Waterman (The Sweeney, Up The Junction, Stay Lucky). Patrick Malahide played
the policeman who was always trying to catch him red-handed - but rarely
did.
> > Again we see Morse at his most vulnerable (like his "Where's
> > Lewis? I want Lewis!" moment in another episode) when he's survived
> > the
> > high-speed drive during which Whittaker tried to stab him and now he
> > can't
> > get his hands off the steering wheel.
>
> It really makes him seem real, right? I think that was well written.
> There's another fave scene of mine taken pretty much out of the novel
> where he shows his vulnerability. It's from SERVICE OF ALL THE DEAD
> when he climbs the 'bloody' tower, especially when he was after the
> killer.
Oh yes, I'd forgotten that one:
Lewis: "What's wrong, sir?"
Morse: "I'm scared of bloody heights, you stupid sod"
(or words to that effect)
--
"Life is like a sewer: what you get out of it depends on what you put into
it." Tom Lehrer
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Richard Herring
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>> I've never heard of Minder....sounds like something I'd like.
>
>It was a comedy drama from the 1980s that introduced the (British) world to
>"Arfur" (Arthur) Daley (played by George Cole who appeared in the St
>Trinians films), a mischevous wheeler dealer who was always on the look-out
>for a money-making scheme that would be "a nice little earner": selling
>second-hand cars, selling goods of rather doubtful provenance (ie almost
>certainly stolen!), etc.
And don't forget the invisible Mrs Daley, better known as "'er indoors".
- a catchphrase adopted for their spouses (behind their backs) by
millions of British husbands.
--
Richard Herring <mailto:ric...@clupeid.demon.co.uk>
Martin Underwood
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I'd forgotten about "'er indoors". The other famous euphemism for "my wife"
is, of course, Rumpole's famous "she who must be obeyed". RIP Leo McKern.