Who does Jeremy Irons think he is?

[scampadoodle]

I mean, galloping the horse, the billowing shirts, the cheroots - & the bloody dogs on the motorbike!
What a pretentious tw*t.

[merlin]

but he's an actooooor dahling!

[DumbledoresGirl]

Fascinating family history though, I thought.

I did think taking the dogs to the Dublin archives was particularly naff. Not as naff as David Tennant picking up bones from the church floor though.

[VeniVidiVickiQV]

He thinks he's Jeremy Irons, I'm guessing

[merlin]

liked the look of his little irish hideaway though by the river.

[JackieNoHeadJustABloodyStump]

God wasn't he just the Compleat Luvvie? All those shots of him looking pensively into the distance. and all that 'weird that my ancestors liked to live by the sea and so do I' stuff - how unique must his family be - hardly anyone likes living by the sea .

[edam]

It's the first time I've ever thought the subject was just a tosser. And they've had plenty of actors on! The Chartist stuff was interesting but clearly the brains went down another branch of the family tree... switched over and caught a few moments of Moira Stewart's episode on Freeview. What a difference.

[blueamema]

God i really wanted to watch this and am currently sulking as hub is watching some rubbish on more 4!!!!

[DumbledoresGirl]

I am sure it is repeated, isn't it? usually some time in the early evening when, with any luck, dh is still at work!

[LittleScarer]

Awww, I thought he was quite sweet!

But his determination to find not just Irish roots but Cork roots...? Hmmm. How far back would he have gone do you think, 'oh well, it was in Cork that my great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great primate grandfather took his first steps towards mankind...' Or similar?

[brimfull]

I absolutley love this series but this episode bored the pants of me,actually stopped watching it.
He came across as a self obsessed luvvie who desperatley wanted to be irish....dull.

[scampadoodle]

I know Merlin. I thought, that's the life: kids grown up, enough dosh, lovely peaceful place like that to escape to... Oh - maybe my ancestors were really big in lovely peaceful places, 'cause I love them too...

(It's a sad indictment on my life that the summit of my desires is a cup of tea & a bit of peace & quiet)

[LittleScarer]

It was quite dull though I agree, that is the first one I have watched right through and I did find myself tuning out at times.

[merlin]

those green baskets on the back of his bike with the dogs in looked very much like the ones my Tesco shopping is delivered in

[LittleScarer]

I mean raaaaaaallly, you would think he could afford some decent ones... from Waitrose or something!

[merlin]

or a Fortnum and Mason hamper .....!!!!

[LittleScarer]

Lol! Yeah, now you're talking!

Or should that be 'yah'...

[PretendFriend]

Ooooh, I have Cork roots, is there a prize?

[PretendFriend]

(great-grandparent Murphy ones)

[merlin]

Pretend friend - I'm afraid I have to beat you on that one - through marriage I am now related to a former King of Munster so there!

Does that make me posher than Jeremy Irons do you think?

[LittleScarer]

Maybe my great great great great great great grandmother was a duchess... or a QUEEN?!

[PretendFriend]

Oo-er, merlin

It probably does (but I was hoping I could sell him mine )

(I forgive him a lot of luvvieness though, for having made Danny the Champion of the World - lovely lovely film)

[merlin]

and I'm distantly related to Petula Clark - now there's pop royalty for you (is she still alive even?!)

[hermykne]

i cant stand the guy
and is wife must have some divorce agreement in situ cos i cant understand why she hasnt left him
mind you shes not very attractive as a personality either.

[hermykne]

thats if they get divorced

[EmmyLou]

Bet the guy he was chatting to really enjoyed having fag smoke blown in his face.

He really is Charles Ryder.