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    Review Ian Richardson

    It can be viewed on Amazon streaming, but unfortunately, the on-demand DVD that was available a while back looks to have disappeared. Ebay might be a possible source for finding a copy. Clips from it show up from time to time on Youtube, but I haven't seen anyone upload the entire film yet. A...
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    Review Ian Richardson

    Very interesting. Your description of an 'emo Nero' is hilarious--I love the need to revise every historical portrayal to soothe current sensibilities. Thanks very much for that information, because I'm eager to find this. When I do, I'll be sure to post it here. BTW, a couple of other of Ian's...
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    Review Ian Richardson

    I own it! I also own Porterhouse Blue, and the wonderfully funny two-part Gravy Train series (in which Ian plays a character who's something like an even more malevolent satire of Francis Urquhart, if such a thing is possible--in fact, I've read he was tapped to play FU on the basis of that...
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    Review Ian Richardson

    In my humble opinion, one of the greatest actors ever, and not as known to US audiences as he should be. Most famous role was of course Francis Urquhart in the original House of Cards, but his career spanned stage, film and television over many decades. Would love to see more of his work made...
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    Review Rhoda

    Great show--Rhoda was a formative character for me as a teen in the Seventies. The show never got quite the love Mary Tyler Moore did, and I don't think the writers quite knew what to do with a divorced Rhoda, but it's still one of the true sitcom classics.
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