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Category Archives: Variations on a Theme
London Gangsters (Played by Patrick Malahide)
Certainly Patrick Malahide has played some amazing police detectives via DS Chisholm, Inspector Alleyn and the lovely DI Brennan of “Amnesia”. But, he has also played guys who run things on the other side of the law. In this installment … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Drama, Hunted, Joint Post, Luther, Mystery, Photos, Television, Variations on a Theme
Tagged Colin Bennett, Criminals, Derek Hadley, Diamond Geezers, drama, George Cornelius, Hunted, Jack Turner, joint post, London Gangsters, Luther, New Tricks, Patrick Malahide, Television, The Chinese Detective, Variations on a Theme
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Our Favorite Soppy/Emotional Scenes with Patrick Malahide
In 1994, Patrick Malahide gave an interview about his work on Middlemarch to The Independent (blogged about here). There were a few snippets that were especially interesting to us. ‘I have,’ he says, ‘pale blue eyes. You try looking soppy … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis of a Scene, Comedy, Drama, Film, Five Days, Joint Post, Pickwick Papers, Television, Variations on a Theme
Tagged Alfred Jingle, Comfort & Joy, Five Days, Indian Summers, John Poole, joint post, Lord Willingdon, Patrick Malahide, Television, The Pickwick Papers, The Viceroy
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Guys With Terrible Game (Played by Patrick Malahide)
It’s hard to believe, but for a gentleman who’s played all manner of cads (both Classic and Modern) in his career, Mr. Malahide has also played a few gentlemen who… let’s face it… have terrible game. By this, we mean … Continue reading
Posted in Are We Sure They're Played by the Same Guy, Humour, Joint Post, Television, The One Game, Variations on a Theme
Tagged After the War, Driven to Distraction, Endeavour, Jeremy Boynton, joint post, Lovejoy, Magnus, Mr. Quarles, Patrick Malahide, Sir Hugo Carey-Holden, Sir Richard Lovell, Television, The Italian Venus, The One Game
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The Good, the Neutral, and the Evil: Part 3 – the Evil
Just in time for Halloween, Fearless Admin and I thought it was only appropriate to finish off our discussion of Mr. Malahide’s characters in terms of D&D alignments (the first and second parts are here and here, respectively) with what … Continue reading
Posted in Are We Sure They're Played by the Same Guy, Game of Thrones, Humour, Hunted, Joint Post, Television, The One Game, Variations on a Theme
Tagged A Man of No Importance, Anders, Balon Greyjoy, Ebenezer Balfour, Fall Girl, Friends and Crocodiles, Guy de Glastonbury, Hunted, Inspector Carson, Jack Turner, joint post, Kidnapped, Magnus, Mr. Green, Patrick Malahide, Television, The Black Adder, The One Game, The Professionals
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The Good, the Neutral, and the Evil: Part 2 – The Neutral
For our second installment describing Mr. Malahide’s characters in terms of D&D alignments (the first one is here), Fearless Admin and I will be discussing the Neutrals. These are characters who tend to skirt the middle ground while pursuing their … Continue reading
Posted in Are We Sure They're Played by the Same Guy, Humour, Joint Post, Pickwick Papers, Singing Detective, Variations on a Theme
Tagged A Month in the Country, Alfred Jingle, Captain Jack, Colin Anderson, joint post, Mark Binney, Mr. Lancing, Patrick Malahide, Raymond Binney, Rev. J.G. Keach, Robert Dangerfield, Television, The Blackheath Poisonings, The Pickwick Papers, The Singing Detective, The Standard
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The Good, the Neutral, and the Evil: Part 1 – The Good
So, Fearless Admin and I were considering D&D alignments (yes, we are occasionally hopelessly nerdy that way – perhaps even Adorkably Nerdy) the other day. Basically, the D&D gaming system allows a player to determine his/her character’s moral and ethical … Continue reading
Posted in Are We Sure They're Played by the Same Guy, Humour, Inspector Alleyn Mysteries, Joint Post, Television, The Paradise, Variations on a Theme
Tagged Assistant Commissioner Henry, Inspector Alleyn Mysteries, John Francis, joint post, Lord Glendenning, New Worlds, Patrick Malahide, Robert Blair, Roderick Alleyn, Sir Myles, The Abduction Club, The Franchise Affair, The Paradise, The Secret Agent
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Adorkable Nerds (Played by Patrick Malahide)
Proving once again that Mr. Malahide’s characters defy categorization – or just have many facets to them – Admin and I were pondering bow ties (okay, I was 😉 ) and the characters most likely to wear them when we … Continue reading
Posted in Are We Sure They're Played by the Same Guy, Drama, Film, Joint Post, Middlemarch, Minder, Television, Variations on a Theme
Tagged Arthur Frommer, Brideshead Revisited, Captain Jack, DS Chisholm, Edward Casaubon, Edward Ryder, EuroTrip, George Bucsan, John Harrison, joint post, Middlemarch, Minder, Mr. Lancing, Patrick Malahide, Search for Longitude, Television, Two Deaths
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Nice Guys (Played by Patrick Malahide)
Fearless Admin and I recently read an interview with Mr. Malahide where he mentioned that he “usually play[s] hard-nosed bastards”. Now granted, this is true… he certainly has played more than a few of those, and we’ve enjoyed every single … Continue reading
Posted in Are We Sure They're Played by the Same Guy, Drama, Five Days, Indian Summers, Joint Post, New Worlds, Television, Variations on a Theme
Tagged Axel Kingman, Colin, Comfort and Joy, Five Days, Indian Summers, John Francis, John Poole, joint post, Lenny Richards, Lord Willingdon, Means of Evil, New Worlds, Patrick Malahide, Robert Blair, Sensitive Skin, Television, The Franchise Affair, The Viceroy
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Goth Guys (Played by Patrick Malahide)
As with most of our ideas, this one sprang from a conversation Fearless Admin and I were having about Gothic characters, when we realized that a number of Mr. Malahide’s characters – more than we initially thought – shared what … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Are We Sure They're Played by the Same Guy, Drama, Joint Post, Middlemarch, Television, The One Game, Variations on a Theme
Tagged Ebenezer Balfour, Edward Casaubon, joint post, Kidnapped, Magnus, Middlemarch, Mr. Hastymite, Patrick Malahide, Photos, Television, The December Rose, The One Game
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Officious Gits (Played by Patrick Malahide)
Once again, Fearless Admin and I have stumbled upon a common theme to many of Mr. Malahide’s characters… we’ve noticed that he sometimes plays a lot of Officious Gits, although we mean that in the most appealing and endearing way. … Continue reading