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Mrs Biggs

Greenie
Greenie Posts: 9,172
edited September 2012 in Not Sports Related
Cant find a thread on this, saw it last night, enjoyed it, I didnt realise Ronnie Biggs was a Charlton fan!
Thats all, carry on!
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  • nolly
    nolly Posts: 12,122
    Ha ha Great show the bloke oozed charisma
  • colthe3rd
    colthe3rd Posts: 8,486
    Haven't watched it but I cannot stand Daniel Mays, he's definitely going in the people with faces you want to punch thread. Awful actor with his stupid gormless face
  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    I am really enjoying this, I think both the lead roles are being played superbly.
  • Greenie
    Greenie Posts: 9,172
    colthe3rd said:

    Haven't watched it but I cannot stand Daniel Mays, he's definitely going in the people with faces you want to punch thread. Awful actor with his stupid gormless face

    I rather think someones beaten you to it Col.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,963
    I like the way it says at the start:

    This is a true story.
    Some scenes have been changed or added for narrative.

    Quite enjoying it though, but it doesnt look good for Ronnie, just been sent down for 30 years.
  • D_F_T
    D_F_T Posts: 1,154
    What made you think he was a Charlton fan? Buster Edwards was
  • SouthAfricaAddick
    SouthAfricaAddick Posts: 242
    According to Wiki, Biggs was a Charlton fan.
  • Greenie
    Greenie Posts: 9,172
    On wiki Stanley Matthews visited him and Biggs said he saw Matthews play at the valley many times cos he was a Charlton fan
  • J BLOCK
    J BLOCK Posts: 8,336
    From wikipedia:

    Biggs had heard that ex-footballer Stanley Matthews was in Rio and invited him to his apartment. "We had tea on the small balcony at the rear of his home, and one of the first things he asked was, 'How are Charlton Athletic doing?' It turned out he had supported Charlton from being a small boy and had often seen me play at The Valley."
  • nolly
    nolly Posts: 12,122
    that seals it

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  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,268
    Did he go away ?
  • Shrew
    Shrew Posts: 5,753
    oohaahmortimer said:

    Did he go away ?

    He even followed the team to the secret close season tour of Brasil


  • charltonkeston
    charltonkeston Posts: 7,395
    D_F_T said:

    What made you think he was a Charlton fan? Buster Edwards was

    Not so, the producer is or was and liked the line in the film.
    Buster, true to type, was a Millwall fan.
  • DA9
    DA9 Posts: 11,099
    Thought Biggs was a Gooner, seem to remember a news item a couple of years back with his Brazilian born son etc.

    Great Series BTW, Sheridan Smith is a definite would ya.
  • nolly
    nolly Posts: 12,122
    think his son is a mad arsenal fan by all accounts maybe its more fashionable to be one
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,769
    DA9 said:

    Sheridan Smith is a definite would ya.

    think you have misunderstood the concept of a would ya.

  • DA9
    DA9 Posts: 11,099
    LargeAddick said:

    DA9 said:

    Sheridan Smith is a definite would ya.

    think you have misunderstood the concept of a would ya.

    LOL...as in a definite yes.
  • Talal
    Talal Posts: 11,530
    Sheridan Smith is bloody hot, she was in The Scapegoat recently as well, a good one off drama can be seen on itv player
  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,502
    I love it. I think Daniel Mays & Sheridan Smith are both great. It's so clever the way it's from her perspective as she knows what he's done/doing is wrong, but she forgives him so easily as she loves him so much. The way she acts and her face lights up when she sees him is brilliant, I'm totally sucked into it, and even though he did wrong, you can see why he wasn't thought of as a 'nasty' person. Can't wait for next week and each episode I dont want it to end. I love her hair, and her outfits and the way it is filmed as well as the music. 'Heatwave' in it last night by The Who was also a fab addition.

    Enjoying it more than Good Cop which we're also watching, certainly isn't as lighthearted as Mrs Biggs!
  • ken from bexley
    ken from bexley Posts: 5,096
    Yes, great bit of acting both both lead actors.

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  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,974
    Really enjoying it.

    As an aside, Sheridan Smith would have been my name if I was born a girl.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,963
    Enjoying it too - and Good Cop.
  • Need a Pint (2)
    Need a Pint (2) Posts: 2
    Sheridan it is then from now on!
  • Plumstead_Micky
    Plumstead_Micky Posts: 932
    Talal said:

    Sheridan Smith is bloody hot, she was in The Scapegoat recently as well, a good one off drama can be seen on itv player

    She's been in the Royle Family and Gavin and Stacey too. (looking a bit different in them..)
  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    She looks very much like my older sister who has since sadly passed away however her daughter (my neice) looks like her as well. Its kind of spooky when I watch the programme.
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,769
    Plumstead_Micky said:

    Talal said:

    Sheridan Smith is bloody hot, she was in The Scapegoat recently as well, a good one off drama can be seen on itv player


    She's been in the Royle Family and Gavin and Stacey too. (looking a bit different in them..)
    not to forget Two Pints of Lager

  • DA9
    DA9 Posts: 11,099
    LargeAddick said:

    Plumstead_Micky said:

    Talal said:

    Sheridan Smith is bloody hot, she was in The Scapegoat recently as well, a good one off drama can be seen on itv player


    She's been in the Royle Family and Gavin and Stacey too. (looking a bit different in them..)
    not to forget Two Pints of Lager

    And Accused recently with John Bishop

    Good Cop, last one tonight, he certainly is anything but.

  • Plumstead_Micky
    Plumstead_Micky Posts: 932
    DA9 said:

    LargeAddick said:

    Plumstead_Micky said:

    Talal said:

    Sheridan Smith is bloody hot, she was in The Scapegoat recently as well, a good one off drama can be seen on itv player



    She's been in the Royle Family and Gavin and Stacey too. (looking a bit different in them..)
    not to forget Two Pints of Lager

    And Accused recently with John Bishop

    Good Cop, last one tonight, he certainly is anything but.

    She gets plenty of work! Aside from some football on the box, the Mrs Biggs series is about the only thing I watch at the moment.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,963
    edited September 2012
    Currently in Hedda Gabler at the Old Vic and looking mighty fine

    http://www.oldvictheatre.com/hedda-gabler-2/



  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,963
    http://www.oldvictheatre.com/hedda-gabler-2/

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