#cult tv

LEONARD NIMOY - big in Japan.

thevaultoftheatomicspaceage:

mariocki:

Barbara Murray (and her handsome hats!) guest star as Iris Lansing, theatrical hopeful and gangster’s wife, in The Saint:Iris (2.8, ITC, 1963)

mariocki:

The Saint:The Work of Art (2.7, ITC, 1963)

“Mère Lafond, I think it might be wiser if we were to co-operate.”

“Ohh, you have changed, my disreputable buccaneer, co-operate!”

“Yes, but in this case it would be better.”

“In this case, I go home. My cat is better company than this!”

#the saint#the work of art#1963#itc#leslie charteris#harry w. junkin#peter yates#roger moore#yolande turner#alex scott#martin benson#john bailey#robert cawdron#manning wilson#hamilton dyce#hazel hughes#neville becker#miki iveria#anne sharp#tom naylor#june smith#a curious case this‚ moreso for the behind the scenes elements; all the early Saint episodes were directly adapted (to greater or lesser#degrees of faithfulness) from Charteris’ own Saint novels and‚ in particular‚ the many short stories he wrote featuring the character. this#is based on a short story which concerns the Spanish Civil War (current affairs when the story was written); in adapting it for 60s tv the#writers updated the plot to be about the Algerian war of independence from France (timely stuff and a subject touched on by previous ITC#serials like The 4 Just Men). but although part of the first shooting block‚ and so probably shot in 61 or perhaps early 62‚ this was one#of the episodes held over to form part of s2 in ‘63; by which time the conflict was over and the OAS (referenced several times in dialogue)#had been rendered largely obsolete by the arrests and killings of most major operatives. for an episode steeped in current affairs it does#it’s damndest to remain apolitical (outside of being a plot device‚ the Algerian war is never really commented on) and sees Simon reconnect#with Cawdron’s Sgt Luduc and his boss Quercy (recast since s1s Covteous Headsman; Manning Wilson is sadly less fun than Eugene Deckers was)

mariocki:

The Saint:Iris (2.8, ITC, 1963)

“I’ll take you to the bank. We’ll get a list of the serial numbers.”

“Inspector, may I make a suggestion?”

“No.”

“Ask a silly question…”

#the saint#iris#itc#leslie charteris#bill strutton#john gilling#roger moore#barbara murray#david bauer#ivor dean#cyril luckham#ferdy mayne#john ronane#tony wager#barry linehan#meadows white#april wilding#larry taylor#margaret nolan#he is here! Ivor Dean finally arrives as the permanent Inspector Claud Eustace Teal (although funnily enough he goes unnamed in this debut#episode; he is definitely Teal tho‚ per the end credits). Dean is immediately Teal‚ idk i just feel like he gets the part immediately; his#absolute disdain for Templar‚ the long suffering hangdog face‚ the refusal to even entertain the idea of humouring or empathising with the#civilians brought into the case.. oh his Teal may not be entirely book accurate‚ but he fully embodies this tv character as much as Moore#does Templar. this week’s case concerns both a protection racket and blackmail‚ with a background of 60s theatre; Simon is very snobby#about the (fictional) play‚ as is p much everyone else (i thought it sounded interesting!). Bauer returns for hia third guest star stint#and baby John Ronane gets a couple of scenes‚ but of course the big attraction here is Barbara Murray. The Plane Makers was just beginning#its second series around this time (the series where Barbara joined the cast) but Babs was a genuine film star in her youth(er) so would be#well known to 60s audiences. she’s wonderful of course (need it be said) and brings her usual louche charm and array of interesting hats to#the role. ironically‚ of the cast‚ it’s probably Barry Linehan (here playing a gangland thug as he so often did on tv) who had the most#experience of the kind of budget experimental theatre the ‘actors’ in the episode are involved in

I watched this one and I even remember it!  It had Barbara Murray in and she even mostly won against the general sexism, although it was a close-run thing at some points.

Twin Peaks | David Lynch | 1990