01-10-2008, 01:51 AM
Quote:Paul, I'm a huge fan of the Brother Cadfael mystery books! I even watched the 1990's series on television when I was in my teens
...yes, Derek Jacobi was very good at capturing the Cadfael of the books, except the literary one was probably a bit 'tougher' and less cerebral perhaps, being an 'old soldier'.
Derek Jacobi was also brilliant ( along with the rest of a very distinguished cast - including, as noted on another thread, a Patrick Stewart with hair -not much! - as Sejanus) in "I Claudius" - available on DVD.....a great way to learn early 'Imperial Family History 101' even if the author's theories, based on the rather 'racy/gossipy' Seutonius are a bit Sus !
"dulce et decorum est pro patria mori " - Horace
(It is a sweet and proper thing to die for ones country)
"No son-of-a-bitch ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country" - George C Scott as General George S. Patton
Paul McDonnell-Staff
(It is a sweet and proper thing to die for ones country)
"No son-of-a-bitch ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country" - George C Scott as General George S. Patton
Paul McDonnell-Staff
