On 9/3/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: >Sigh, John Thaw was so good in that. One of the best mystery series, ever.
I've had the great pleasure to meet him twice. Once was in London in the mid nineties when he was making some courtroom series (I think it was called 'Cavanagh QC' - after filming an interview I got him to sign a photo which my wife later included in a village charity auction), and once only a few years ago during the making of Inspector Morse. A reporter and I spent a day on set at a pub in a village - they were shooting scenes outside with Morse talking to some kid on a bicycle. It was a joy to watch - and film them making it. Of course I committed the cardinal sin of getting in the actor's eyeline during a take but hey - I got my shot :-) During a break, we filmed an interview with John Thaw in the pub, against a window with lovely light trickling through - I just used a camera basher (low wattage tungsten battery top light on the camera with a blue filter for daylight) just to fill in facial shadows, and it was a lovely shot. He was a charming and erudite man, very considered in his replies. He really was much like his character in Morse. It was one of my great pleasures to be able to film him - certainly a highlight of my career. He's been a key part in ITV (the company I work for) drama over the years, and it was very sad when he passed away. The author of Morse, Colin Dexter, is a sprightly old lad in his 70s and lives in a plain house in north Oxford, just off the ring road. Filmed him many times. If the reporter with me is a woman, he *loves* flirting with them and is a juicy old sod! But very nice with it, and as charming as charming can be. They're not all like that sadly, but Dexter and Thaw are (and were) real gentlemen. Thanks for letting me recall the memories Marn. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________
