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Niall Tóibín (1929-2019) R. I. P.

Posted on November 16, 2019 by Jeffrey Manley

Irish actor Niall Tóibín died earlier this week at the age of 89. He is best known in this parish for his portrayal of Fr Mackay in the Granada TV series of Brideshead Revisited. Acording to the obituary in the … Continue reading →

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Early TV Adaptations: Vile Bodies and Put Out More Flags

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Jeffrey Manley

IMDB recently updated the archival information in its database relating to two little-known BBC TV adaptations of Waugh’s works from 1970. These are Vile Bodies  and Put Out More Flags. Both were 90-minute productions on BBC2, but some archival information … Continue reading →

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