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I can't spend all week in the pubs of Leigh On Sea With 'er indoors away in Alicante for the week. No jobs to do about the House so one has decided to put ones Adidas Munchen up on the Louis XI pouf and purchase the TV Series 1979, Box set of 'Tinker Tailor soldier Spy' on Amazon.
Blitzkreig acting from Alec Guiness, Bernard Hepton and Ian Richardson. I'm 5 episodes in. 3 to go.
I Can't booze it up like i used to.
I once had the capacity of Kit Lambert, but these days after 7 or 8 pints and a couple of chasers, i'm more out of it than Syd Barrett at the whiskey a go go and will probably end up in a pentangle of salt satanic cult in Hati by the end of the week, so i need some box set/ film recommendations to keep me out of the boozer and on the straight and narrow till Friday Night when Jo gets Home.
Ive lined up the' Shadow Line' for tomorrow but after that i'm fked.
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The Duke Of New York. A-Number One.
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979). Staying out of the Boozer. Box Sets. on 13:14 - Oct 11 with 1914 views
at the mo on thats tv channel 65 its The Goodies which is pretty dated and not that funny but after that at 1330 its Nearest and Dearest with Hilda Baker and Jimmy Jewel
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979). Staying out of the Boozer. Box Sets. on 13:26 - Oct 11 with 1885 views
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979). Staying out of the Boozer. Box Sets. on 11:23 - Oct 11 by CamberleyR
I've been watching them from the beginning recently as well although mainly as a series link from the repeats on ITV4. Annoyingly though ITV4 are missing certain episodes out, not sure why, so filling in the gaps with the eps on YT.
It struck me with the first couple of series that it was a bit more gritty than I remembered with the emphasis more on the drama than the comedy. I think Series 3 was peak Minder IMHO personally.
Ah well I'm just approaching the end of series 2 (which has its fair share of Terry punch ups).
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the Earth all one's lifetime." (Mark Twain)
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979). Staying out of the Boozer. Box Sets. on 14:07 - Oct 11 with 1858 views
Apropos Alec Guiness... My old dad was a publicity consultant and people like Guiness,Peter Bull, John Gielgud would phone up regularly - I answered the phone to them when dad wasn't in.Guiness had that recognizable laconic delivery whereas Gielgud was more typically "old school" like he was reciting from a script. Trouble is we only had the one phone number which my brother and I also used to buy and sell cars...eg."You got Cortina for sale yeah?" Was always expecting a call saying "Gielgud here.That f*cking Hillman Hunter you sold me - the rear axle has fallen orf"
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979). Staying out of the Boozer. Box Sets. on 12:48 - Oct 11 by terryb
I watched a fair chunk of this on Talking Pictures earlier this year. I only came across it part way through, which was a shame, but I was hooked!
Sunday at 9.00pm was the slot & The Onedin Line currently fills that gap. It may be that Secret Army is still being shown, but at another time/day.
It is Terryb, 11pm on a Monday evening. I think it's been on for around 4/5 weeks. Last nights is on TPTV encore, their catch up, for a week. Their website gives details of all programmes about four weeks in advance.
I've watched loads of series on there that I missed when I was young and always out or when working. Secret Army, Enemy at the Door, Family at War, Upstairs Downstairs, Widows etc.
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979). Staying out of the Boozer. Box Sets. on 20:41 - Oct 11 by MrSheen
Can’t remember the name of it but my wife saw James Bolam in something the other week, pleasant surprise he’s still around.
Fortunately Alec Guinness’s great grandson wasn’t Smiley last Friday.
He was in that pile of pretentious shite, 'Marriage' that starred Sean Bean and Nicola Walker. I stood it for two episodes and then got a divorce from it. Absolute load of wånk.
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979). Staying out of the Boozer. Box Sets. on 20:59 - Oct 11 by CamberleyR
He was in that pile of pretentious shite, 'Marriage' that starred Sean Bean and Nicola Walker. I stood it for two episodes and then got a divorce from it. Absolute load of wånk.
That’s the one. Mrs Sheen’s verdict, if I wanted to watch someone filling the dishwasher I’d get you in to do it.
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979). Staying out of the Boozer. Box Sets. on 22:26 - Oct 11 with 1590 views
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979). Staying out of the Boozer. Box Sets. on 09:54 - Oct 11 by johnhoop
In a similar vein I think Secret Army,about the Belgian resistance would be well worth seeing again. I know that “Allo, Allo” took the p-ss out of it relentlessly but I think it was an excellent series in its own right.
Interesting fact (or not) - two actors were in both Secret Army and its later parody.
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979). Staying out of the Boozer. Box Sets. on 00:16 - Oct 12 with 1538 views
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979). Staying out of the Boozer. Box Sets. on 09:19 - Oct 11 by johnhoop
Bannen was indeed superb, as were all the cast, but the one that sticks in my mind even more is Bernard Hepton’s performance as Toby Esterhase, playing the Hungarian spiv to perfection. Must watch it again myself. And another recommendation for “Smiley’s People” as a follow up. I think that Le Carre was at the peak of his ability then and the way he fashions the trap leaves you bemused at first and then dazzled as you finally realise what’s going on.
Yes, Hepton was great and Estehase an interesting character.
One of Le Carre's features is that so many of his spies don't really have a proper home. (Judging by A Perfect Spy, that maybe autobiographical.) As you say, Esterhase's Hungarian, in the book its explained that he's recruited post-war while living on the streets; it explains why he tries so hard to be the English gent and gets it slightly wrong so he looks like a spiv. Hepton does that beautifully, you can see the insecurity under the flashy suit.
There's a similar thing about Prideaux being ultra-patriotic because he has no family and makes the whole country his family. Joseph Conrad does something similar with his Russian double-agent in Under Western Eyes, so I wonder if its a real thing.
(Looking forward to hearing from any of the LFW mighty hive mind who are in fact spies and can tell me if its all a load of balls.)
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979). Staying out of the Boozer. Box Sets. on 10:14 - Oct 12 with 1445 views
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979). Staying out of the Boozer. Box Sets. on 14:07 - Oct 11 by johnhoop
One of the best TV series ever made but mentioning it may well get Metallica going on the subject of Audrey Fleurot.
I preferred Caroline Proust who played Laure.
Most of the foreign dramas shown on BBC4 have been excellent, including The Bridge, The Killing and Borgen.
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the Earth all one's lifetime." (Mark Twain)
Find me on twitter @derbyhoop and now on Bluesky
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979). Staying out of the Boozer. Box Sets. on 10:47 - Oct 12 with 1427 views
Lose yourself in Nordic Noir...an off the top of my head top 10
The Bridge The Killing Stockholm Requiem Bordertown The Valhalla Murders Wallander The Chestnut Man Deadwind Wisting Before We Die
My obsession began in lockdown when I innocently googled 'scandi shows like The Bridge or The Killing'...two years on I'm still going, and there's been only one show that didn't grip me.
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979). Staying out of the Boozer. Box Sets. on 10:47 - Oct 12 by ngbqpr
Lose yourself in Nordic Noir...an off the top of my head top 10
The Bridge The Killing Stockholm Requiem Bordertown The Valhalla Murders Wallander The Chestnut Man Deadwind Wisting Before We Die
My obsession began in lockdown when I innocently googled 'scandi shows like The Bridge or The Killing'...two years on I'm still going, and there's been only one show that didn't grip me.
Just watched The Chestnut Man and it was bloody brilliant.
Another I watched was Der Pass on Netflix.... gripped.
Seen The Tunnel (not Scandi I know) and that one The Bridge sounds similar so I'll be giving that a bash
Cherish and enjoy life.... this ain't no dress rehearsal
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979). Staying out of the Boozer. Box Sets. on 22:08 - Oct 13 by Lblock
Just watched The Chestnut Man and it was bloody brilliant.
Another I watched was Der Pass on Netflix.... gripped.
Seen The Tunnel (not Scandi I know) and that one The Bridge sounds similar so I'll be giving that a bash
The Bridge has been flogged to death with the English/French ( The Tunnel ), German/Austrian (Der Pass ) and Mexican/American ( keeping the original title) versions being made after the success of the original Danish/Swedish one. Surprisingly though, as L Block says about Der Pass, I think they’re all pretty good.
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