A new term at the Faculty of Armitage Studies, University of Milton North

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Do come in. It's never too late to enrol. We have an extensive programme of rigorous academic study and a never-ending supply of Chateau Gizzy and ratafia biscuits.

::Sets out enticing buffet on the common room sideboard::

Didn't Adrian Lester also star in that archeological(?)/Camelot thingy a couple of years ago with Julie Graham (who also starred with our man in BtS)?

We seem to watching RH and Merlin on a sort of random shuffle according to MissTechno's whim.

Mr Lester is very swoonsome. The last time I took MissTechno to the china-painting cafe (many relatives have been recipients of hand-painted artifacts, ahem) he walked past the window wearing a tight white t-shirt which showed off his muscly arms to perfection. I almost dropped my teapot.

::fans self at the memory::

Wot archaeological/Camelot thing is that? That reminds me, I must track down that Wagnerian thing wiv Rufus Sewell, as MissTechno seems to be on a medieval jag at the moment.

You should get Miss Techno to do you a replica set of N&S teacups, Techno.

Now I bet everyone can guess who would have made you actually DROP your teapot.

How many series of Merlin have there been so far?

I nearly bumped into Adrian Lester when they were filming Hustle last year in London. I also saw Robert Glenister and the legendary Robert Vaughn...

Wanna see the picture I took?

Yes please Phoenix. I don't know who he is and can't seem to get pics to work on google at the mo.

Theresa I ddont think he looks fatherly just a lot older. This not a bad thing as I like my men to look like men rather than PFWs!

Ah, yes, replica tea cups. But actually I have a large collection of vintage tea cups.

It is true that if Mr Thornton had walked past in his floppy white shirt displaying his muscular arms to good effect I might have rushed out to embrace him dropped the teapot.

This is series 2 of Merlin.

Robert Glenister is the one from Ashes to Ashes, isn't he? (Another thing I never watched although the concept greatly appeals to me). To those of us of a certain age, Robert Vaughn is Napoleon Solo, the man from UNCLE.

From where I sit, pushing 40 is not old at all.

::quietly shrivels::

Adrian Lester is the guy in the foreground of this picture I took in London in September I think, carrying a briefcase... You can see Robert Glenister over his right shoulder and Robert Vaughn is slightly cut off on the left.

I caught this completely by accident - in fact the whole thing caught me off guard, I had stood for a couple of minutes looking down the river before I even noticed there was a load of actors and crew standing right next to me.

I don't even think in terms of elderly until about 70 - perhaps it's because my parents were considered quite 'old' when they had me...?

Who said pushing 40 was old ?. I hope it's not!

Ah so that's who you mean. I didn't know he was in Merlin-but then I don't watch it!

So come on Phoenix, let's have a look.

I loved Life on Mars shot on location in Milton-Northern, Techno, all those red brick buildings. Fabulous. Ashes to Ashes is on my (long) list.

Duh. I got the wrong Glenister. That, of course, is the Home Secretary whom Harry dispatched with the poisoned whisky.

I already posted the picture...

Oh sorry Phoenix, you had already posted

Yes, Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes are on my wish list in my head - police drama with a 70s soundtrack, what's not to like? - as is John Simm in Crime and Punishment.

Yes, I think Adrian Lester was in the appalling Bonekickers with Julie Graham and Hugh Bonneville - I have no idea how that series got commissioned. It was truly awful.

::incredulous::

Bonekickers? Even the title makes me despair. Another merciful escape.

Bonekickers - attempted to make archaeology exciting...but I find Time Team more interesting!

It was fairly entertaining crap if you didn't take it at all seriously. Kind of Indiana Jones meets The Da Vinci Code iirc.

My main gripe was that I'm not a big fan of Julie Graham (no am not jealous of her getting her hands on the peaches - have just always found her slightly irritating)

Yes, but JG was particularly annoying in BK - I think that she shouted all the time, or something like that.

She was better in Survivors.

I thought archaeology was exciting anyway

I think Bonekickers was something I saw on one of my visits back home, one year. I wasn't too impressed.

I never was keen on Julie Graham, before I knew I had grounds

So is everyone watching Bonekickers now on YT? just in case