Brit General Cinema Quiz.

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The answer is A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, a film well worth seeing. It used to turn up occasionally on late night BBC in the 70s and 80s.

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...No, it was Thelma herself, played by Bridget forsyth

Have a go Staffs...you deserve it.

How did I miss that one? Talk about hiding in plain sight lol

Ok...staying with that fine actor Alan Bates...In the early 70s he co-starred with another really good performer, Janet Suzman, in a screen adaptation of a play about a couple looking after a profoundly disabled child and how it affects them and their relationship. What was the film?

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Did they also appear in Last of the Summer Wine? Or maybe they were another member of Thelma's family if not her dad?

...No, it was Thelma herself, played by Bridget forsyth

Have a go Staffs...you deserve it.

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Did they also appear in Last of the Summer Wine? Or maybe they were another member of Thelma's family if not her dad?

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Staffs, you dont know how close you are

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Just watched 60s kitchen sink drama" A kind of loving ",and i spotted two actors from whatever happened to the likely lads......Who can name em?

I know James Bolem was in it for sure. As for the other...I remember Bill Owen played Thelma's dad, but not sure if he was in A Kind of Loving, but I will go for him.

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Just watched 60s kitchen sink drama" A kind of loving ",and i spotted two actors from whatever happened to the likely lads......Who can name em?

[Clare]

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Clare?

Sorry, I can't think of anything that I know anything about, off-hand.

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Clare?

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Correct for The Long Good Friday, Clare. As for the other, the actor was part of a much married couple, and they were actually married to each other twice. He had a wonderful voice and she was considered a great beauty. He died far too early about 35 years ago.

aged 58, cerebal haemorage...such a shame, i'm sure he had many great films still in him

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Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton married a couple of times, I believe.

Yes, it was Richard Burton, who played a Kray-type gangster in the 1971 film Villan. It was made the same year as the far better remembered Get Carter.

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Correct for The Long Good Friday, Clare. As for the other, the actor was part of a much married couple, and they were actually married to each other twice. He had a wonderful voice and she was considered a great beauty. He died far too early about 35 years ago.

Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton married a couple of times, I believe.

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Well, Pierce Brosnan is the first answer. Don't know the second.

Correct for The Long Good Friday, Clare. As for the other, the actor was part of a much married couple, and they were actually married to each other twice. He had a wonderful voice and she was considered a great beauty. He died far too early about 35 years ago.

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Okay, here's one....

In The Long Good Friday, which future Bond actor had a cameo as an IRA gunman?

Not sure if that is mega easy, so here's a follow-up on UK gangster films...

Which superstar actor played a Kray-type gangster in an early 70s film? When I say superstar, he was probably the best known actor in the world at the time.

Well, Pierce Brosnan is the first answer. Don't know the second.

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Okay, here's one....

In The Long Good Friday, which future Bond actor had a cameo as an IRA gunman?

Not sure if that is mega easy, so here's a follow-up on UK gangster films...

Which superstar actor played a Kray-type gangster in an early 70s film? When I say superstar, he was probably the best known actor in the world at the time.