He were fit then and he’s fit now
At last, a glimpse of Mrs Clovis’ secret heart. A treat we can all enjoy. I suppose Clotted Crime is to Guernseyman as Midsummer Murders is to Bergerac. Here’s a closer look at those DVDs. Cool to see that Peter Jurasik was a featured player in Guernseyman from series 3 on. He gets star billing for the movie, as is richly deserved by one of the great underrated character actors of his day.
“Peter Jurasik … one of the great underrated character actors of his day.”
I … actually agree with this sentiment.
This must be what Peter Jurasik did after Babylon 5.
Who can forget that all-too-brief appearance he made in the original ‘Tron’? I’m sure he made hearts flutter.
This would have been before Babylon 5
“What do you want, you moon-faced assassin of joy?” – God, I love that line.
Referring to Viir, though. Viir’s got the best quote in the series:
“I hope I live long enough to see your head on a spike, as a warning to future generations that some deals come at too high of a price. I’ll look up at it, and wave, like this.” *smiles and waves*
Because it is true
Damn straight.
That was the most lovely Mrs. Clovis ever shown in the whole comic ♡. So happy and full of passion for that beloved actor of hers. I would like to see “Guernseyman” now. It looks fantastic. Speaking of Penrose, I must say that Mrs. Clovis is right. He’s always so serious, so brooding … but that’s probably what makes Maggie love him ♡♡♡. About Penrose, I must say that Mrs. Clovis is right. He’s always so serious, so brooding… but that’s probably what makes Maggie love him ♡.
Brooding, like Heathcliffe. A certain kind of girl really goes for these self-centered murder/suicide magnets.
And then, they end up traipsing about a wiley, windy moor in a red dress, getting all spectral-like!
“Shelve out your pantry.” My, my, that sounds… well, more suggestive than it probably is meant to be.
DI Renwork won’t just shelve out your pantry all right, he’ll shelve it out *all night*.
(Renwick, even.)
And then he’ll thoroughly tile your bathroom.
I’d misread it as “all night” until reading this comment, then I had to go back to check.
Not to be confused with DIY Reno-work when you shelve out your own pantry
While also subtly hinting that one of the reasons older Cornish women tend to like Tom Pepperdine is that he looks like he’d never turn down or fail to appreciate a nice home-cooked meal.
I’m with Clovis. Go for the man with the twinkle.
So nice to see Mrs. Clovis look so joyful for a change.
She looks 20 years younger.
One could say that the greatest war in storytelling of any kind, be it book, film or comic, is the one between those who love the dark, brooding, mysterious basket-case types vs. those who are devoted to the well-mannered, helpful, heroes with the twinkle in their eye.
The first are good for pure raw sex appeal, the latter to assist you in bringing in groceries from out of the car.
Fun facts!
Sadly, Guernseyman faded into obscurity after the movie – a critical success, but such a box office bomb that the entire back catalogue had to be sold to cover the loss, the masters now residing in a vault in the Ukraine, property of an anonymous billionaire collector – and is only available in a variety of bad transfers passed around as bootleg CD-ROMs.
Clearly in the world of Steeple the series at least got the justice of a DVD release, which in our world went to the similar, if inferior, Bergerac – Jersey’s answering shot in the vicious, but short-lived, Channel Island detective wars of the 1980s.
The clash between the two series sparked a feud which was continued almost to the present day. The writers of Clotted Crime and Midsummer Murders have killed off thinly veiled expies of John Nettles’ and Tom Pepperdine’s characters respectively no fewer than seven times across the run of both series, although the hatchet was seemingly buried when Nettles himself appeared as a wealthy bellringing mogul in CC after retiring from MM.
Beautiful work
You almost convinced me that Guernseyman was a real series.
He *did* have me convinced that Guernseyman was a real series.
That head massager has unleashed a kraken!
I think my favourite thing about this page (and there are many) is that Mrs Clovis (I couldn’t possibly call her Mary) turns the TV off using the off button.
If it’s anything like my house, the off button is almost always easier to find than the remote.
i am reading this thread from the comfort of my bed, which I will have to leave in a moment to go switch off the TV because I don’t know where the remote is. Ich bin eine Frau Clovis!
I noticed that too! It gave me a feeling of comradeship.
Especially since she seemed to be fiercely guarding the remote while the show was on. It’s like, in her mind, the sole function of a remote control is for other people to use it to interrupt her favorite show. If she had her way, they’d get rid of that thing.
Channel Island detective wars? Struggling to think of a Sark-y comment to follow this up.
Having learned everything I know about England from shows such as these, I’m pretty sure if I visited a country village I’d be immediately imperilled by either a hypocritical vicar, an old lady with a hidden past, a pair of incestuous aristocrats, or all three at once. I can only assume that living English folks are all hardy survivors and my hats off to you.
I learned all my English lore from Dr. Who, Monty Python, and Broadchurch.
Your assessment checks out, IMHO.
I’ve seen those. However, I’ve also seen observed the Lord Peter Wimsey and Sherlock Holmes oeuvres. So with luck, any peril can be quickly unraveled by a supercilious, yet genial aristocrat or a supercilious and condescending commoner.
* please ignore the “seen” above. It evaded my attempts to edit it!
Biggest problems with this platform:
1. Can’t edit or even delete comments.
2. No “like” button.
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I had to do a Google on Peter Jurasik. I’m sorry, but there is no way that “Beverly Hills Buntz” is a real thing. I refuse to investigate this further. See you on Wednesday.
Apparently, it was a spin-off of Hill Street Blues.
I watched it until the network canceled it.
My wife is positive obsessed with Midsomer Murders (while I can’t get past this seemingly small place having SO MANY Murders). I will of course now have to mention to her this “Bergerac”