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realthog ([personal profile] realthog) wrote2009-04-23 09:42 am
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[identity profile] realthog.livejournal.com 2009-04-23 03:18 pm (UTC)(link)

You reflect the opinion of the man expressed by Kit Marlowe in a baddish novel I've just been reading about the latter!

"A real nobody compared to, say, A.J. Cronin."

Most people are. Cronin was not one to spread his talent finley.

[identity profile] fledgist.livejournal.com 2009-04-23 04:07 pm (UTC)(link)
A mighty line, that one.

Cronin, no doubt, kept his talent in his case-book.

[identity profile] realthog.livejournal.com 2009-04-24 02:47 am (UTC)(link)

They're doing a radio version of said series on the Beeb at the moment. I'm not sure if it's a repeat of an old one or something new; Pam listens to it online.

Hm. Come to think of it, you're too young to have seen the TV series, aren't you? Details at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0159867/. I'm pretty certain the 45rpm single of the theme tune was the very first I ever bought myself. And I can still hum the tune.

My uncle and aunt lived in Callander, where almost all the outdoor filming was done, so my family kept spotting familiar bits as we watched.

[identity profile] fledgist.livejournal.com 2009-04-24 10:49 am (UTC)(link)
I'm just old enough, barely, to recall the tv series back in the 60s. Young enough to find Cronin not to my taste.