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Tão ruim quanto a própria peste: "O Derradeiro Julgamento" (The reckoning, 2020)

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Preview- Worzel Gummidge: The Combined Harvest Edition (Bluray)

WORZELESE: Every word of three letters or less ends with “dip” and words of four letters or more end in “zel”. Throw in a “wor” after every letter and you can speak the language like a native. Thanks to Fabulous Films you can revisit Jon Pertwee in his favourite role as Worzel Gummidge, alongside Una Stubbs, Geoffrey Bayldon, Jeremy Austin, Charlotte Coleman, Mike Berry, Norman Bird, Megs Jenkins…

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The actor Ian Lavender, who has died aged 77, played the awkward, impulsive Private Frank Pike in the long-running BBC comedy Dad’s Army, and was the last surviving member of the cast who portrayed Captain Mainwaring’s Home Guard platoon.

Most of the part-time soldiers depicted in the series, which ran from 1968 to 1977, were exempted from call-up to the army during the second world war because of advanced age. Pike, their junior in most cases by several decades, had been excused because of his weak chest, and always wore the scarf insisted upon by his widowed mum, Mavis.

In spite of their foibles and foolishness, Mainwaring’s pomposity and the frequent slapstick sequences, the heroes of Dad’s Army were courageous men prepared to give their lives to protect their country, and it was this innate nobility that lifted the series, written by David Croft and Jimmy Perry, to greatness. At its peak it had more than 18 million weekly viewers, and is still regularly rerun.

There were many catchphrases – Lance Corporal Jones’s “Don’t panic!”, Private Frazer’s “We’re doomed!” and Sergeant Wilson’s languid “Do you think that’s wise, sir?” – and the best-remembered belongs to the gangster movie-fixated Pike, though he did not utter it himself: Mainwaring’s weary “You stupid boy!”

Pike was also involved in Dad’s Army’s most frequently quoted joke. “What is your name?” snarls the German U-boat commander who has been captured by the platoon. “Don’t tell him, Pike,” shouts Mainwaring. There was often great subtlety in the inter-platoon relationships, best exemplified by that of Pike and Wilson (John Le Mesurier). Wilson, whom Pike calls Uncle Arthur, is Mrs Pike’s lodger, and is forever fussing around the boy, making sure his scarf is on tight and gently steering him away from danger. It was not until the end of the final series that Lavender asked Croft if “Uncle Arthur” was actually Pike’s father. “Of course,” replied Croft.

Born in Birmingham, Ian was the son of Edward, a policeman, and Kathleen (nee Johnson), a housewife; his mother often took him to see pantomimes, variety shows and Saturday morning cinema, which gave him his first ambitions to become an actor. After performing in many school drama productions at Bournville boys’ technical school he was accepted, with the help of a grant from the city of Birmingham, by the Bristol Old Vic acting school. Clearly far from being a stupid boy, he passed 12 O-levels and four A-levels. “The only reason I don’t have a degree is because I went to drama school,” he said years later.

He made his first television appearance soon after he graduated from Bristol in 1968, playing an aspiring writer whose family want him to get a proper job, in Ted Allan’s play for the Half Hour Story series, Flowers at My Feet, with Angela Baddeley and Jane Hylton.

In the same year, he was cast as Pike, joining the seasoned veterans of comedy and the classics Le Mesurier, Arthur Lowe (Mainwaring), Clive Dunn (Jones), John Laurie (Frazer), James Beck (Private Walker), Arnold Ridley (Private Godfrey) and Bill Pertwee as Air Raid Warden Hodges. Janet Davies played Mrs Pike.

While Dad’s Army catapulted Lavender to national fame at the age of 22, the role of Pike haunted him for the rest of his long career. Not that he had any complaints.

Asked in 2014 if he got fed up with a lifetime of having “stupid boy” called out to him in the street, he replied: “I’m very proud of Dad’s Army. If you asked me ‘Would you like to be in a sitcom that was watched by 18 million people, was on screen for 10 years, and will create lots of work for you and provide not just for you but for your children for the next 40-odd years?’ – which is what happened – I’d be a fool to say ‘Bugger off.’ I’d be a fool to have regrets.”

After Dad’s Army, Lavender made further television appearances, including Mr Big (1977), with Peter Jones and Prunella Scales, and in 1983 he revived Pike for the BBC radio sitcom It Sticks Out Half a Mile, a sequel to Dad’s Army, but it was not a success and lasted only one series. In contrast, the original series, with most of the regular cast, had been rerecorded for radio from 1974 to 1976 and proved very popular.

He was also in the BBC TV series Come Back Mrs Noah (1977-78), co-written by Croft; and played Ron in a new version of The Glums (1979) for London Weekend Television, adapted from Frank Muir and Denis Norden’s original radio scripts of the 1950s. There were more smallish television parts in the 80s, such as two episodes of Yes, Minister, and bits in Keeping Up Appearances, Goodnight Sweetheart, Rising Damp and Casualty. He starred in the unsuccessful BBC series The Hello Goodbye Man in 1984 and provided the lead voice in the children’s cartoon series PC Pinkerton in 1988.

He was also in various quiz shows, including Cluedo (1990). On Celebrity Mastermind, broadcast on BBC1 on New Year’s Day 2009, when the presenter John Humphrys asked him to state his name, a fellow contestant, Rick Wakeman, shouted: “Don’t tell him, Pike!”

In addition to co-starring in the first film version of Dad’s Army (1971), he appeared in various low-level British sex farces of the 1970s, including Confessions of a Pop Performer (1975), Carry on Behind (1975), Adventures of a Taxi Driver (1976) and Adventures of a Private Eye (1976). He also starred in the thriller 31 North 62 East (2009). “I was close to getting two very big movies in the 70s,” he said without rancour in 2014, “but in the end they said: ‘We can’t get past Private Pike.’”

Lavender’s second best-known role was his delicate and sympathetic portrayal of Derek Harkinson, Pauline Fowler’s gay friend, in the BBC soap EastEnders from 2001 to 2005, and again in 2016-17.

In addition to various live Dad’s Army productions, his stage work included the Royal Shakespeare Company’s The Merchant of Venice, directed by Peter Hall and with Dustin Hoffman as Shylock in 1989, touring as the Narrator in The Rocky Horror Show in 2005, Monsignor Howard in the London Palladium production of the musical Sister Act in 2009, The Shawshank Redemption at the Edinburgh fringe in 2013, and his own one-man show of reminiscences, Don’t Tell Him, Pike.

Lavender had a great admiration for Buster Keaton, and was an expert on the silent comedian’s career. In 2011 he introduced Keaton’s Sherlock Jr (1924) at the Slapstick silent comedy festival in Bristol, and commented that finding Keaton’s grave in the Fountain Lawns cemetery in Hollywood had been one of his life’s special moments.

In 2016 a new cinema version of Dad’s Army was released, with Toby Jones as Mainwaring and Bill Nighy as Wilson. Private Pike was played by Blake Harrison, and Lavender was promoted to play Brigadier Pritchard. In a touching in-joke, his younger face was also seen on an advertisement poster in a street scene.

Lavender is survived by his second wife, Miki Hardy, whom he married in 1993; by his sons, Sam and Daniel, from his first marriage, to the actor Suzanne Kershiss, which ended in divorce; and by two granddaughters.

🔔 Arthur Ian Lavender, actor, born 16 February 1946; died 2 February 2024

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Arthur Lowe - 1915 - 1982

For those of a certain age who grew up in Britain, Arthur Lowe was almost ever-present on our TV screens. From Coronation Street to Bless me, Father to Potter (and not forgetting the voice of the Mr Men children's TV cartoon show), he displayed a remarkable range of serious and comic acting talent.

But it was his portrayal of the pompous, portly Captain George Mainwaring (pronounced "mannering"), the leader of Warmington-on-Sea's Home Guard in Perry and Croft's Dad's Army (1968 - 1977) that defined his acting career (and he wasn't even first choice for the role).

Regularly to be seen in brown leather gloves (befitting a military officer), there was also something about that moustache and the glasses (very similar to the style I wear) that got my attention.

He often sparred with Mr Hodges, the ARP warden (played by the wonderful Bill Pertwee - another very handsome man). I often imagine them secretly attracted to each other, sneaking off together for nights of passion.

There's a statue to him in Thetford, Norfolk (gloved, of course), down by the river. So it's still possible to have your picture taken with the great man.

It's worth noting that he was also bald and a pipe smoker. What more could I ask for. I shall, of course, be posting more of Mr Lowe in the future.

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Since my kids have gotten into Doctor Who recently I've re-watched a lot of episodes and I will leave the following remarks.

I am for sure all about Bill but I already knew that.

The Agatha Christie episode was better than I remembered.

Genesis of the Daleks is such a damn good episode from Baker's run.

I was a little surprised that my kids could hang with the old who

The very first ep from 1963 is better than I remembered too but still kinda boring.

Pertwee has always been my fav of the classic era but the kids don't seem to vibe with him much yet

My son got real into "the doctor's daughter", "fires of Pompeii", "smile" and "the end of earth"

Eccleston so good

Basically every actor is my favorite when they're the one on screen but I really think Ncuti will cement a place as one of the best to ever do it

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Doctor Who fancast of LotR, current draft:

Bilbo: Patrick Troughton <3

Gandalf: Peter Capaldi (this is only partly on account of his eyebrows)

Frodo: Paul McGann. I'm VERY committed to this

Sam: ???

Merry: Ian Marter. He's a posh lad, our Merry

Pippin: Frazer Hines (who otherwise would be a shoo-in for Sam)

Lobelia: ?? Don't know but she deserves the best in terms of casting. Considering SJA-era Liz Sladen

Gildor, Farmer Maggot, Fatty: All ?? (Farmer Maggot MIGHT be John Levene. Might be Sylvester McCoy.)

Tom Bombadil: Colin Baker. Listen, I was very torn here because OBVIOUSLY Tom Baker has the correct energy, but Colin does too and I think he would have more fun with the little songs. Also I want to save Tom Baker's voice for someone else

Goldberry: Lalla Ward (...unfortunately another point for Tom as Tom)

Butterbur: ...I feel like there's an obvious choice but I don't have him

Aragorn: Nicholas Courtney, YES my Brigadier bias is showing through, but you know he could handle "running herd on the hobbits"

Glorfindel: Peter Davison

Elrond: Matt Smith. Listen I like this choice so much. Old and wise and the last of his kind!!

Arwen: ?? This just feels like a game of "which dark-haired DW actress do I declare the Most Beautiful," except they also need the correct Elvish Vibes. For the vibes especially, I'm considering Carole Ann Ford. But then there's Mary Tamm, who is properly Tall. idk.

Boromir: ???

Legolas: Peter Purves?? I can't even tell you why he just kinda seems to fit and that's the best I got.

Gimli: Michael Craze??? See above.

Galadriel: ?? Again, this should be easier. DW has so many good actresses. But I can't think of anyone who's quite right. Mary Tamm in a blonde wig? Jacqueline Hill ditto? Lalla Ward would be great if she were just taller, but I don't regret giving her Goldberry either.

Celeborn: ??

Eomer: David Tennant. Eomer has a good range of Big Emotions, which I feel is important when casting David Tennant. (And yes I'm waiving the hair color here too.)

Treebeard: Tom Baker. THIS is what I was saving his voice for. You get it right??

Quickbeam: ??

Theoden: William Hartnell. <3 This one is very important to me.

Eowyn: Karen Gillian. Listen. She could DO it. (Also this makes both siblings Scottish, which amuses me.)

Grima: ??

Saruman: Jon Pertwee. I wanted him for Denethor too, but if I have to choose... Saruman.

Gollum: ?? Casting anyone as Gollum just feels mean.

Faramir: Hnggggh... I am considering both William Russell (Ian bias) and Arthur Darvill (to be opposite Karen Gillian but also he likes cool parts with gravitas). I don't know.

Denethor: ?? All wizard-adjacent characters should be played by Doctors but I've used all the applicable Doctors. ...Anthony Ainley?

Beregond: ?? He FEELS like a John Levene character but John Levene also feels like he really should be a hobbit. I am considering Duggan's actor on the grounds that he's also an everyman

Bergil: ?? I don't have any child actors on hand

Halbrand: ??

Elladan and Elrohir: ??

Prince of Dol Amroth: Okay actually THIS is William Russell

Ioreth: Catherine Tate I think

The Master of the Houses of Healing: pick any half-decent Time Lord, they'll fit the bill :P

Farmer Cotton: ??

Rosie Cotton: Either Anneke Wills or Katy Manning, probably. Or maybe Jenna Coleman.

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Birthdays 7.7

Beer Birthdays

Alice Brookston (2004)

Five Favorite Birthdays

Bill Campbell; actor (1959)

George Cukor; film director (1899)

Jim Gaffigan; comedian (1966)

Robert A. Heinlein; writer (1907)

Ringo Starr; rock drummer (1940)

Famous Birthdays

Simone Beck; French chef, cookbook writer (1904)

Pierre Cardin; fashion designer (1922)

Marc Chagall; French artist (1887)

Mo Collins; actor (1965)

Vittorio De Sica; Italian film director (1901)

Shelley Duvall; actor (1949)

David Eddings; writer (1931)

William Entner; pop singer, guitarist (1944)

Jessica Hahn; model (1959)

Joseph Jacquard; loom inventor (1752)

Michelle Kwan; figure skater (1980)

Charlie Louvin; country singer (1927)

Gustav Mahler; Austrian composer (1860)

Gian Carlo Menotti; Italian composer (1911)

Hank Mobley; jazz saxophonist, composer (1930)

Bill Oddie; British comedian, actor, ornithologist (1941)

Satchel Paige; Negro Leagues, Cleveland Indians P (1906)

Jon Pertwee; actor, "Dr. Who" (1919)

Doc Severinsen; trumpet player, bandleader (1927)

Vonda Shepard; pop singer (1963)

Joe Spano; actor (1946)

Joe Zawinul; jazz keyboardist, composer (1932)

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Just to prove I truly am older than the average Tumblr user - I have a walker on order from Amazon lol - here is a collection of opening credits and other stuff from TV shows that aired during the 1973-74 TV season in the US - 50 years ago. All these particular shows were cancelled after only one season, but I post it because 1973 was when I became old enough to actively watch and be engaged with TV shows - before then it was just background noise. I would have been 4 years old. Not included in this survey is the fact the 1973-74 season also saw the debut of The Six Million Dollar Man - my first childhood hero - along with Happy Days, a show that (coupled with a November 1973 appearance on a Canadian music TV show) introduced me to the music of Bill Haley, who I have been a fan of (and, since the 2000s, recognized expert in) ever since. And in the UK (the anniversary is coming up in a couple of months) Jon Pertwee made his final regular appearance as the Third Doctor in June 1974, though I was still about 13 years away from first properly watching Doctor Who myself at this point.

PS: A warning: though not a TV show, the video includes the legitimately disturbing infamous Smokey the Bear PSA where Joanna Cassidy takes her face off to reveal Smokey underneath - this gave a generation of kids nightmares in 1973 and it's no less potent today. So much so I actually get a little flashback when I see her in Blade Runner. LOL

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Thinking about the poll about which doctor fucked Hudini and you know what? I think they should add in past Doctor exes bc he’s been gay this whole time. Ncuti mentioned Pertwees style, Eccleston flirts with dudes, Capaldi said to Bill that he crushed on the master when he thinks he was a dude AND that Time Lords are too advanced for all the human weirdness about gender and sexuality. Not one of the Doctors were straight bc Time Lords just don’t care about all that when they can regenerate into anything and so can their partners

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The Birb is doing their impression of ARP Warden Hodges from Dad's Army (played by the brilliant Bill Pertwee) shouting "PUT THAT LIGHT OUT!"

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Chance in a Million - Channel 4 - September 10, 1984 - December 1, 1986

Sitcom (18 Episodes)

Running Time: 30 minutes

Stars:

Simon Callow as Tom Chance

Brenda Blethyn as Alison Little

Ronnie Stevens (series 1), Hugh Walters (series 2 and 3) as Mr. Little

Deddie Davies as Mrs. Little

Bill Pertwee as Sergeant Gough

Angus MacKay as Terrence Wingent

Geraldine Gardner aka Trudi Van Doorn as Barbara Wingent – (series 2 & 3)

Peter Corey as Cousin Thomas

Rosemary Smith as "Janet" – (series 3)

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July 21 Zodiac - Full Horoscope Personality

A piece vain, with a marvelous disposition: they are protectors of nature and provincial life. They are keen on horticulture and appreciate the excellence of nature in the entirety of its structures. Unequivocal and patient, they are individuals with political propensities and public person. They are extremely delicate to a wide range of impacts, thusly they can't feel cheerful except if they are in an agreeable climate. Patient, serene: dependable in their feelings and connections, fit for forfeiting themselves for their friends and family and goals. Respectable, profound thought, alluringly powerful over others. They will make progress according to land, houses, land, as well as water, ocean and route. Your marriage doesn't guarantee bliss, despite the fact that it could bring some material addition. The deficiencies of this birthday incorporate being genuinely and erotically degenerate, inefficiency, and shortcoming of will, making them untrustworthy. They will have a few errors with their folks. They can get past life deftly, despite the fact that they need to get cash only for it, so they could risk becoming tightfisted. Their wellbeing is very sensitive: they are misused areas of strength for with, awful news, worry for their friends and family or monetary challenges. There is an inclination to stress and over the top distortion. Fretfulness, disappointment, and accomplishments made in a negative way adversely impact processing. Treating these individuals' sicknesses ought to likewise incorporate focusing on their creative mind, which continues to track down new explanations behind concern.

July 21 Zodiac - Full Horoscope Personality 

 In the event that your birthday is July 21, your zodiac sign is Malignant growth

July 21 - character and character character: perfect, diligent, autonomous, hateful, severe, brutal calling: dressmaker, janitor, engine driver tones: pink, brown, red stone: coral creature: starfish plant: poplar fortunate numbers: 4,18,19,31,41,55 very fortunate number: 21 Occasions and Observances - July 21 Venezuela: Public Veterinary Specialist Day. Bolivia: Day of the saints of the Public Upset. Guam: Freedom Day. Belgium: Public day. July 21 Superstar Birthday. Who was conceived that very day as you? 1903: Silvina Ocampo, Argentine essayist, brief tale author and writer (f. 1993) 1905: Miguel Mihura, Spanish essayist, visual artist and comedian (f. 1977). 1911: Marshall McLuhan, Canadian writer (d. 1980). 1917: Emilio Romero Gდ³mez, Spanish columnist. 1919: Nuto Revelli, Italian essayist. 1920: Constance Dowling, American entertainer. 1920: Zelmar Guenol, Argentine entertainer and jokester (d. 1985). 1920: Steady Nieuwenhuys, Dutch painter (d. 2005). 1920: Isaac Harsh, Ukrainian musician. 1922: Juana Ginzo, Spanish radio entertainer. 1923: Rudolph Marcus, American physicist, 1992 Nobel Prize in Science. 1924: Wear Knotts, American entertainer (d. 2006). 1925: Osiris Rodrდ­guez Castillos, Uruguayan writer and author. 1926: Norman Jewison, Canadian producer. 1926: Bill Pertwee, English comic entertainer (d. 2013). 1930: Javier Escrivდ¡, Spanish entertainer. 1934: Anatoli Geleskul, Russian interpreter (d. 2011). 1935: Juan Pablo Izquierdo, performer, Chilean guide, Public Award of Melodic Crafts of Chile. 1936: Julio Valdeდ³n Baruque, Spanish antiquarian. 1938: Janet Reno, previous US head legal officer. 1939: Chacho Echenique, Argentine folkloric creator and author, of the Salteno Pair. 1939: John Negroponte, American ambassador. 1940: Alcy Cheuiche, Brazilian essayist. 1941: Tina Serrano, Argentine entertainer. 1943: Edward Herrmann, American entertainer (d. 2014). 1943: Lucrecia Mდ©ndez de Penedo, Guatemalan teacher, abstract pundit and writer. 1944: John Evans Atta Plants, Ghanaian president (d. 2012). 1944: Tony Scott, English producer (d. 2012). 1946: Domingo Felipe Cavallo, Argentine business analyst. 1948: Beppe Grillo, Italian joke artist, entertainer and government official. 1948: Feline Stevens (Yusuf Islam), English artist. 1948: Litto Nebbia, Argentine artist. 1948: Guillermo Ortiz Martდ­nez, Mexican business analyst. 1949: Franco Simone, Italian artist musician. 1949: Oscar Osqui Amante, Argentine guitarist and artist, of the band Oveja Negra (f. 2014). 1950: Ubaldo Fillol, Argentine soccer player. 1951: Robin Williams, American entertainer (d. 2014). 1955: Marcelo Bielsa, Argentine soccer player and mentor. 1955: Joaquდ­n Galდ¡n, Argentine artist musician, of the Pimpinela team. 1955: Andrდ©s Palma, Chilean business analyst. 1957: Jon Lovitz, American entertainer and joke artist. 1958: Liliana Bodoc, Argentine essayist. 1958? Giulia Tamayo Leდ³n, Peruvian legal counselor, protector of ladies' privileges (f. 2014). 1960: Fritz Walter, German footballer. 1961: Jim Martin, American guitarist, of the band Confidence No More. 1962: Lee Aaron, Canadian artist. 1964: Gustavo Bermდºdez, Argentine entertainer. 1965: Javier Calamaro, Argentine artist. 1966: Gabriel Schultz, Argentine radio and TV host and columnist. 1967: Dmitri Kholodov, Russian columnist (d. 1994). 1968: Brandi Chastain, American footballer. 1969: Klaus Graf, German motorsport driver. 1970: Michael Fitzpatrick, American artist of the band Fitz and The Fits of rage 1971: Charlotte Gainsbourg, French entertainer and vocalist. 1973: Fey, Mexican artist. 1974: Jordi დ‰vole, Spanish comedian. 1978: Josh Hartnett, American entertainer. 1978: Justin Bartha, American entertainer. 1978: Damian Marley, Jamaican artist. 1979: Tania Llasera, Spanish entertainer and moderator. 1981: Paloma Confidence, English artist and entertainer. 1981: Joaquდ­n Sდ¡nchez, Spanish footballer. 1981: Stefan Schumacher, German cyclist. 1981: Romeo Santos, American artist musician. 1983: Eivor Pდ¡lsdდ³ttir, Faroese artist musician. 1985: Wei-Yin Chen, Taiwanese baseball player. 1985: Von Wafer, American ball player. 1986: Fernando Tielve, Spanish entertainer. 1986: Anthony Annan, Ghanaian footballer. 1986: Rebecca Ferguson, English artist. 1986: Livia Brito, Cuban entertainer 1988: DeAndre Jordan, American ball player. 1989: Rory Culkin, American entertainer. 1989: Jamie Waylett, English entertainer. 1989: Marco Fabiდ¡n, Mexican soccer player.

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The Warrior Before Time

The Warrior Before Time Roger Moore starred in five different series in the early, pre-Bond years of his career (good on you if you can name them all without a reference).  The first of these was ‘Ivanhoe’ from 1958-59.  A one-and-done show set of 39 (!) half-hours that got Moore started.  While the show was a co-production with an American company, the show, as it should have been, was British through and through, and that extended to the army of character actors, many also just starting their careers, which populated shows of that era. In episode 35 of 39, ‘The Swindler,’ Jon Pertwee pops up as Peter the Peddler, the titular swindler.  And he’s in fine form here as a fast-talking agent of chaos, conning Robert Brown’s character out of money, which sets Ivanhoe against him, but it turns out Ivanhoe can use his skills to outwit another nobleman who is also against Ivanhoe.  Got all that? Like most half-hours of this time, Ivanhoe is proto-TV which is evolving before your very eyes, but is also contrained by format in terms of character development and plotting.  Still it’s a fun ride, and Pertwee is a delight in a glimpse of his earlier roles. In Doctor Who terms one can’t help but think of The Time Warrior in terms of being a (pseudo) historical look at dress and attitude.  Of course the time periods don’t match, but you won’t bedrudge an easy, if strained comparison, will you?  Also the ‘Ivanhoe’ episode  was written by Bill Strutton, who also had a Doctor Who connection.  He wrote The Web Planet. See how it all ties together?  Never mind. Tags and categories: Tangential Tardis, Jon Pertwee, The Web Planet, The Tiime Warrior via WordPress https://ift.tt/zmsUj6f May 19, 2023 at 08:00AM