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Old 01-04-2006, 12:43 PM
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I liked Dobie in the BBC "War and Peace" series.

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Excellent actor, terrific in Cribb and Kessler, to name two series available on DVD.

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Excellent actor, terrific in Cribb and Kessler, to name two series available on DVD.
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Thanks for the titles, Harbottle. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumbsup.gif[/img] I just checked them, and 'Cribb' looks like an interesting Victorian police drama; ditto the film on Gestapo head Kessler. It's a shame that 'Kessler' isn't released. I hope it's been rerun. So many fine dramas fall through the cracks.

As an aside, do you know why Dobie didn't make any films for such a long interval between 1987 and 2001? Was he doing stage work?

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Old 03-04-2006, 12:11 AM
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Thanks for the titles, Harbottle. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumbsup.gif[/img] I just checked them, and 'Cribb' looks like an interesting Victorian police drama; ditto the film on Gestapo head Kessler. It's a shame that 'Kessler' isn't released. I hope it's been rerun. So many fine dramas fall through the cracks.

As an aside, do you know why Dobie didn't make any films for such a long interval between 1987 and 2001? Was he doing stage work?

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No idea what the story was regarding Alan Dobie's long absence I'm afraid Barbara. Kessler has been released on DVD though as I have it in my collection. Not brilliant, and certainly not a patch on the excellent Secret Army, but worth catching for Clifford Rose and Alan Dobie. Cribb on the other hand is an excellent series I think with a nice dose of dry humour along with the detection.
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No idea what the story was regarding Alan Dobie's long absence I'm afraid Barbara. Kessler has been released on DVD though as I have it in my collection. Not brilliant, and certainly not a patch on the excellent Secret Army, but worth catching for Clifford Rose and Alan Dobie. Cribb on the other hand is an excellent series I think with a nice dose of dry humour along with the detection.
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Thanks for that Harbottle. Cribb sounds just to my liking. I'll get it. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumbsup.gif[/img]

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Wasn't a dwelling named after him?

A Dobie Hacienda... [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]
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Wasn't a dwelling named after him?

A Dobie Hacienda... [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]
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No idea what the story was regarding Alan Dobie's long absence I'm afraid Barbara. Kessler has been released on DVD though as I have it in my collection. Not brilliant, and certainly not a patch on the excellent Secret Army, but worth catching for Clifford Rose and Alan Dobie. Cribb on the other hand is an excellent series I think with a nice dose of dry humour along with the detection.
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A Dobie Hacienda... [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]
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Very witty word play! [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/clapping.gif[/img]

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And a fast rejoinder! Just love this witty repartee. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/clapping.gif[/img]

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Yeah, I'm full of wit..... [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]
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As the Rev Spooner would have said, "A shining wit" [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif[/img]

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You definitely are full of it...wit, I mean. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif[/img]

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The Long Weekend (1978)

Not seen this film for years and its rather a good low budget horror picture, where a city couple with a fragile relationship head for a remote Australian beach, once there thoughtlessness sees them not at one with the beautiful surroundings. Quite creepy in parts and the suspense is well handled.
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The Long Weekend (1978)

Not seen this film for years and its rather a good low budget horror picture, where a city couple with a fragile relationship head for a remote Australian beach, once there thoughtlessness sees them not at one with the beautiful surroundings. Quite creepy in parts and the suspense is well handled.
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Thanks for the title, Harbottle. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumbsup.gif[/img] I'll try to watch it. Last night I watched "The Uninvited," a sleeper terror/horror film (not sure what to call it). I believe Rob or Moew recommended it in here, so I ordered it through interlibrary loan. It was good, almost like a mix between a slightly cheesy 1940's Hollywood b/w film in the 'Ray Milland goes courting' scenes and a Brit film with misty shots and animals that freak out over invisible forces. It was shot in an atmospheric cliffs location that looked like Dover or the area where "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir" was shot. Not a great film but better than watching a sitcom or one more slasher film.

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Thanks for the title, Harbottle. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumbsup.gif[/img] I'll try to watch it. Last night I watched "The Uninvited," a sleeper terror/horror film (not sure what to call it). I believe Rob or Moew recommended it in here, so I ordered it through interlibrary loan. It was good, almost like a mix between a slightly cheesy 1940's Hollywood b/w film in the 'Ray Milland goes courting' scenes and a Brit film with misty shots and animals that freak out over invisible forces. It was shot in an atmospheric cliffs location that looked like Dover or the area where "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir" was shot. Not a great film but better than watching a sitcom or one more slasher film.

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It was me who recommended it Barbara, and I'm so glad you got a chance to watch it. Did you think it had more than a few echoes of Rebecca? Old atmospheric house on the Cornish coast; candlelight up the great staircase; weird half mad possessive women etc etc

I always enjoy Ray Milland's earlier film appearances, he seems very relaxed in front of the camera. And I thought Ruth Hussey was excellent as his sister. Then there's Gail Russell, who's tragic story I'm sure you know, Barbara.

I suspect it would have been filmed in California, not Dover!

Glad to know that you didn't think it completely without merit anyway - not a truly great film, but I think it stands out from average from the days when Hollywood was so confident about it's products.

Sorry I'm not talking about a British film here, but I think the male lead being born in South Wales helps!

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