tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post8210203263358596723..comments2024-03-28T17:53:43.541-04:00Comments on DarwinCatholic: Where my Wimsey takes meDarwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08572976822786862149noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-11574477392777649502017-08-16T02:27:51.679-04:002017-08-16T02:27:51.679-04:00I've just found this post, better late than ne...I've just found this post, better late than never! Hugh Laurie could still play Lord Peter, IMO. After all, Edward Petherbridge was magnificent as LPW and he was 51 in 1987, so there's precedent. I think Hugh Laurie would be perfect, he's a fabulous actor, has the right energy, and best of all, LPW was described in Murder Must Advertise as looking like "Bertie Wooster in horn rims " (referring to his undercover persona as he arrived at Pym's Publicity). The only thing is that Hugh Laurie is about 6" too tall, so doing Busman's Honeymoon would be very difficult, since the solution in the novel depends on LPW being significantly shorter than the deceased. On the other hand, I agree that casting Tom Felton as LPW is an intriguing suggestion. The more I think of it, the more I like the idea. Who would play Bunter? Could Harriet Walter play the Dowager Duchess? Most importantly, who would write the adaptations?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-16752870520647434812008-06-16T22:37:00.000-04:002008-06-16T22:37:00.000-04:00FWIW: According to Dorothy Sayers herself, Lord Pe...FWIW: According to Dorothy Sayers herself, Lord Peter's physical original was one <A HREF="http://lh4.ggpht.com/BobTheApe8/SFcgL0axZbI/AAAAAAAAACI/AQVx0tWtJzE/s144/ridley2.JPG" REL="nofollow">Maurice Roy Ridley</A>, the chaplain of Balliol (see also his <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Ridley" REL="nofollow">Wikipedia entry</A>).<BR/><BR/>Wimsey was also described as having a resemblance to the English actor <A HREF="http://www.britishpictures.com/godfrey/card01.htm" REL="nofollow">Ralph Lynn</A>.<BR/><BR/>And, finally, a perhaps off-the-wall casting suggestion for a future Wimsey: Tom Felton, who plays Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter movies.Bob the Apehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303535277957530100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-38630500080911135132008-06-11T18:29:00.000-04:002008-06-11T18:29:00.000-04:00Oh, Christine, you break my heart because we just ...Oh, Christine, you break my heart because we just finished Have His Carcase last night, and I thought, "Well, I'm liking this guy more as Wimsey and I can't wait to see what they do with Gaudy Night." Grr...<BR/><BR/>I had forgotten that Sayers had described Lord Peter that way. I must be running off my mental image of him. That's the problem with having all one's books packed away -- it's impossible to just grab a volume off the shelf and check up on some point of memory.mrsdarwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03446744635277205867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-57503226708786358702008-06-11T16:23:00.000-04:002008-06-11T16:23:00.000-04:00You're definitely right about Carmichael being too...You're definitely right about Carmichael being too old. I remember watching the "Nine Tailors" and noticing that they made no effort to hide his age, so that he looks 50 while going to war and remains 50 about 10 years later.Michael D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06940664775953331341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-37923798763050721612008-06-11T14:00:00.000-04:002008-06-11T14:00:00.000-04:00Actually, per the books, Lord Peter is only 5'9" a...Actually, per the books, Lord Peter is only 5'9" and does have a high pitched "light" tenor voice. I love the Edward Petherbridge/Harriet Walter character depictions but have a tough time with hack job the writer and director did on Gaudy Night. All of the background and supporting characters that made the book so fascinating disappeared.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420887443584049202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-7884009006378577562008-06-10T21:48:00.000-04:002008-06-10T21:48:00.000-04:00I've seen that actor (David Tennant) in several th...I've seen that actor (David Tennant) in several things, and he's pretty good, but he just doesn't look quite right for Lord Peter. He did play Casanova for Masterpiece Theatre -- I missed the movie, but saw the preview several times.mrsdarwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03446744635277205867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-58359767130803288452008-06-10T18:05:00.000-04:002008-06-10T18:05:00.000-04:00Hugh Laurie already played the perfect, IMO, Berti...Hugh Laurie already played the perfect, IMO, Bertie Wooster. <BR/><BR/>He'd probably be good, though you're right, rather too old now, as Wimsey.<BR/><BR/>I'm actually quite taken with the young man who is now playing Dr. Who. Can't think of his name. Seems like he'd be about the right age group, anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com