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Subject: MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!


Author:
Theresa H
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Date Posted: Friday, December 21, 02:55:29am
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all my mates from the John Thaw Forum and website. It’s been a pretty good year for me - especially meeting so many of you at Oxford and kicking up our heels together and getting to spend some time on the road and in Manchester with you Janet.

Great experience too, getting to feature in a Lewis film and meeting Chris Burt and Kate, Kevin Whately, Sheila Hancock and Colin Dexter – and most of it totally unexpected. Oxford treated us well! I’ll be back in 2011. That’s for sure!

Special Season’s Greetings to Joe and his family. Without your work on this site JOE, there would be no central focus for John Thaw fans and certainly no Oxford adventures the like of which we had in September 07!

I am happy to watch Kavanagh ‘End of Law’ for JOHN’S BIRTHDAY on the 3rd and also an episode of Redcap. But I must admit I am also going sneak in ‘Lonliness of the Long Distance Runner’ – which I might even watch on the Christmas break. Another one I’m ready to watch again is ‘Grass is Singing (aka Killing Heat). I have the week off between Christmas and New Year so between socialising, eating junk food and red wine – I think I’ll start the ‘John watching’ process then and carry on until January 3rd. That way I should be able to get all the above watched.

Oh..and Karen, I also have a tradition of watching at least a few episodes of PROVENCE e at this time. It was first shown here in a September when the weather was just warming up and holidays were just down the road. So I always associate it with Spring/Summer and holidays here – and lazy days of playing boule in the back-yard and having a few dry whites. So time to dust off my tapes again.

Speaking of which – I have found out that the episodes I taped from TV are a bit different to the DVD versions. Janet informs me that quite a number of scenes (which I particularly liked) from the TV version are not in the DVD version. So I’d be interested to know if other people, in their video or DVD versions have the scenes of for example – Peter and Annie singing ‘By the Light of the Silvery Moon’ at the barbecue outside on a chilly night; or of the ‘dusty’ insurance man who was a country and western fan and drove a cool convertible; or John and Annie singing Roy Orbison’s ‘Anything You Want’ – yeah out of tune – but with an infectious enthusiasm and gusto!

Also THANKS SO MUCH TO MFR for finding that out about ‘THE OTHER MAN. Sadly I won’t be able to visit ‘darn sarf’ or ‘up norf’ in my case to see it screened. But very encouraging to know that it still exists and BFI has a copy of it. So one of these days hopefully it may turn up on DVD. It is one of John’s performances that I (along with Kay) have been most hanging out for!

I remember seeing it on TV when I was about 8 and being impressed by it even then. Of course I didn’t know of John then. But I was just so taken by the drama of the show at the time, and it’s chilling scenario and have sometimes thought of it since and thought I’d like to see it again. It’s only relatively recently that I discovered that John was in it and so now have another reason to really want to see it again. Not to mention that other actors of high calibre – Michael Caine and I think Lawrence Olivier (??) were also in it. I remember it as a truly quality and stirring drama the memory of which has stayed with me for many years.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year also to Sheila and her family and to the Australian Thaws.

Cheers
Theresa H
Brisbane, Australia
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Subject: Question for Joe


Author:
Theresa H
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Date Posted: Friday, December 21, 06:08:44am
Hi Joe

Thanks again for all your work in getting this website up and keeping it running. All the best to you and your family for Christmas and the New Year.

A quick question (sorry I email you direct as I couldn't get through on the link here) - I notice the Guestbook is now getting quite a few long spam type messages. & quite regularly. Is there anything you are able to do to resrict these coming through?
In the past there's been one in a blue moon which is just best to ignore. But it seems to be happening quite a bit now.
Anyway - not something for you to concern yourself now over the holiday break. But perhaps down the track you could check that out?
Thanks very much
Cheers and happy holidays.
Theresa H
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Subject: John on New Year's Eve


Author:
karen baltimore usa
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Date Posted: Thursday, December 20, 11:44:18pm
Evenin' All,

Here's wishing everyone a safe, happy holiday season filled with friends, family, fun, and lots of loving memories. Also, some time for more Thaw watching. Since this New Year's Eve it's just my mom and I --and the dog, Mr. Buddy,-- we plan a quiet evening in front of the fireplace just chilling out. So we've decided to pick a
performance of John's from each decade of his career but it can't be one of his series characters. It's difficult deciding which ones but I've pulled out some on vhs that I'd almost forgotten about like "Business As Usual" and "The Grass Is Singing." I know "The Sensible Action of Lt. Holst" will be one, but can't decide on the others yet.

It's a great alternative to the wall to wall football (American) games that dominate television both New Year's Eve and Day. It will also keep us off the streets to imbibe in the safe haven of home.

Once again, everyone, have a Merry Christmas and the best New Year ever.

Cheers, Karen
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Subject: Hi All


Author:
Leila (Tired but happy)
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Date Posted: Thursday, December 20, 06:41:41am
Hi all

Well I am packed and ready to head of to my mums. I have packed, Kavanagh QC, Series five with the end of law, and both series of Redcap, as I have started watching series 2 while ill, made me very happy to lay in bed and watch John because I couldn't move. My cold is still with me, but it is not as bad now. In a few hours time I should be at my mums house.

Merry Christmas everyone and a very happy new year, this year has been a good one in some ways and a bad one in others, with one of the highlights being our wonderful trip to Oxford. I still look at my photos and laugh at the good times.

Love Leila
Subject: What are we watching on John's Birthday


Author:
Janet
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Date Posted: Wednesday, December 12, 12:20:08pm
Hello Everyone

It's three week's tomorrow that John's birthday falls, and i was just wondering what everyone fancies watching, as you all know we chose something to mark the event so any ideas!!

Maybe an episode of Mitch if everyone has it by then, or an episode from Redcap, or maybe a film, i wouldn't mid seeing "Loneliness" for obvious reasons, hee,hee.

But i'm up for anything i really don't mind, i'll leave it with you all and whatever gets the most votes is what we will watch.

Just want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and an even better Happy New Year, and hope you all get the peaceful year you are wishing for, in health and good will.
Take care everyone
Janet.
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Subject: Coming down with a terrible cold...


Author:
Janet
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Date Posted: Saturday, December 15, 10:03:53am
started last night with a sore throat, so in a day or two i'll be coughing like mad and my asthma will kick off, so just in case anyone doesn't hear from me before christmas this is the reason why.

Got some good news though yesterday, i've passed this years course, mind i didn't think i would as it's not been the best of years for me, but i'm over the moon.

Role on year two in February, i've just my project for Helen (tutor) to complate and send to her for 12th January which is on John, you'd think that was easy but it takes a lot of thinking and planning, and i only have 2500 words to do it in.

Take care everyone and i'll try and log back in before Christmas, at least here i don't have to talk, only type, hee,hee.
Janet.
Subject: bfi


Author:
mfr (frosty)
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Date Posted: Saturday, December 15, 04:37:19am

if any of you have the misfortune of living darn sarf:


A lost/wiped 1964 Granada TV drama called 'The Other Man' featuring John Thaw, Michael Caine and John Noakes(!) has been found, and The BFI in London are screening it as a one off on Saturday 15th December 2007 at 6:20pm. Tickets are the standard £8.60.

Full details here: http://www.bfi.org.uk/whatson/southbank/film/8288
IMDB entry here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0401706/
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Subject: Sheila wins Clarence Derwent Awards From Equity


Author:
Leila (Happy)
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Date Posted: Wednesday, December 05, 07:29:10am
Hi all

Found this, this morning, it only came out yesterday. its from. www.thestage.co.uk

Hancock and Hutchings win best supporting roles in Clarence Derwent Awards
Published Tuesday 4 December 2007 at 16:40 by Alistair Smith

Sheila Hancock and Geoffrey Hutchings were named as the 2007 winners of the Clarence Derwent Awards for best supporting actress and actor on a British stage for their performances in Cabaret.

The pair, who played Fraulein Schneider and Herr Schultz in the West End show, were chosen by the judging panel, featuring critics Benedict Nightingale, Michael Billington and Irving Wardle, director Richard Digby Day and producer Thelma Holt

Clarence Derwent was president of American Equity and when he died he left a sum of money in his will to fund the annual awards, which are presented every year by Equity. Previous winners include Judi Dench, Ian McKellen and Jeremy Irons.



Love Leila
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Subject: Melanie's new baby


Author:
Leila
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Date Posted: Thursday, November 22, 04:42:39pm
Hi all

When we were in Oxford Sheila mentioned that Melanie was expecting another baby, Louis was born last month, Congratulations to Melanie and Matt on their new arrival.

Love Leila x
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