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Ah, Sherlock. That was absolutely fantastic. I want more. And I am also a massive fan of the books, and Jeremy Brett. You're quite right :thumbsup:

No indeed. Agree 100%. Which is why I'd be quite relaxed for Bond to be whatever, in the films.

Apologies for popping back onto this thread - it's the bloody Bond! Last year I re-read all the books (in order, of course) and was transported back to that fabulous, new, exciting post war world of glamour, naivety and adventure. I liked Craig's take on the tortured soul, but that's not the...

Having now read the thread properly....some sad old tomfoolery here. I'm disappointed, but hardly surprised. My own view for what it's worth is that acting is a skill that belongs to actors. Fiction is the product of writers. Together, if a good job is done, we get entertainment. Historical...

The last bit - I didn't know that. The first bit ceased to be true when folk from all over the world including the middle east settled in London during Roman times. Plenty of 'white' folk in the UK have some 'black' genetic motifs.

May I join you in a bit of thread derailment (not a bad thing, perhaps)? I agree with you about Lazenby. He played Bond delightfully. It was such a pity he decided to become a hippy (sort of - amazingly) and quit the gig. The film was also lit up by the fabulous Diana Rigg (RIP), and a pleasing...

The OP is fishing. He already has had some tiddlers biting, I see. Clearly it is unreasonable to cast a whole movie with white actors like in the 40s, 50s, er, 60s, 70s, er, oh then we had Eddie Murphy so that's all right then. Clearly if anyone decides to remake historical items with...