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Damian Lewis fans line up for Wolf Hall tonight

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Travelledtheworld · 21/01/2015 11:29

Wednesday 21st January BBC2 Channel 4

lush costumes.

www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/11358197/Damian-Lewiss-inspiration-for-Wolf-Halls-Henry-VIII-Wills-and-Harry.html

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Valsoldknickers · 21/01/2015 12:03

Thanks for the reminder! Will be recording it. It looks like it's going to be fantastic.

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ohmymimi · 21/01/2015 18:09

I've just rewatched 'The Forsythe

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TheTravellingLemon · 21/01/2015 18:13

I'm stupidly excited about this. DL is an great choice for the role I think. I have it recorded!

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ohmymimi · 21/01/2015 18:21

Oops - 'The Forsyte Saga', he was a superb Soames. Am I the only one to feel slight disappointment that Mark Rylance is playing Cromwell? I'm not a fan - no doubt that's me banned from the Globe forever more - plus, I always envisage TC's physique as more bull-necked bruiser. I hope I will warm to him, as I've so been looking forward to this TV adaptation (bit of a Tudor obsessive since 'A' level HistoryBlush)

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WellTidy · 21/01/2015 18:21

I can't watch him in anything since Homeland. To me, he is Brody. I don't want to entertain that he might not be being Brody all the time 24/7 as that would mean that Brody wasn't real Smile

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JustCallMeDory · 21/01/2015 18:23

Soooo excited Grin
Although more excited about Wolf Hallness than Damien Lewisness

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SingSongSlummy · 21/01/2015 18:24

Am very excited too - some of it was filmed on my street, so will be looking out for that!!

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JustCallMeDory · 21/01/2015 18:28

oooh SingSong you must live somewhere filmic-ly beautiful.

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3littlefrogs · 21/01/2015 18:33

I went to see the theatre production and really enjoyed it.

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3littlefrogs · 21/01/2015 18:36

Hopefully DH will understand a bit more this time and won't keep asking me who is who. (He never studied history and is a bit baffled by all things related to English history as he is not originally from this part of the world).

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MuddhaOfSuburbia · 21/01/2015 18:37

I'm still huffing about Rylance

he looks like Mantell's version of Thomas More iykwim

and I've only seen a glimpse of whoever it is who is Thomas More and he looks downright repulsive

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MuddhaOfSuburbia · 21/01/2015 18:40

oooh and I'm sure I saw Tom Hiddleston's sister is in it

I didn't even know he HAD an acty sister

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ohmymimi · 21/01/2015 18:57

It's Anton Lesser, Mud.

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ohmymimi · 21/01/2015 19:04

3little - get your DH a box set of 'The Tudors' to give him some truly historically accurate background.Grin

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Travelledtheworld · 21/01/2015 19:09

DL is a superb actor and I am lookng forward to seeing this.
However I have gone off him a little since I heard him on Desert Island Discs and he actually used the phrase " My Lady Wife" . I just hope he was being ironic....
Hmm

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WellTidy · 21/01/2015 19:11

Travelled, This is why I never watch or listen to him on anything but Homeland. It ruins it, you see.

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ohmymimi · 21/01/2015 19:20

Travelled - In jest? He has got a sense of humour, after all, his children's names are Gulliver and Manon. Wink

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3littlefrogs · 21/01/2015 19:46

ohmymimi

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rookiemere · 21/01/2015 21:26

Oh dear, not overlly impressed so far, didn't like the way they felt the need for Wolsey to recite the story of Henry and Katherine to Cromwell - it seems unlikely that he would have needed such a precise recap.

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LIZS · 21/01/2015 21:29

Facts dumbed down and a bit s-l-o-w. Would women generally be able to read ?

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MuddhaOfSuburbia · 21/01/2015 21:30

clunky

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Skiingmaniac · 21/01/2015 21:31

I'm bored of it already Hmm

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MuddhaOfSuburbia · 21/01/2015 21:31

iirc women not normally able to read

Thomas More's daughters on the other hand v v educated

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AmeliaPeabody · 21/01/2015 21:32

I'd forgotten about this! Thank you. Will have to catch up later.

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LatinForTelly · 21/01/2015 21:35

I'm enjoying it. I think the tone and the dry humour is v true to the book so far.

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