Dr. Johnson Investigates - Richard Brayshaw - BBC Saturday Night Theatre

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[@helenkopec2820]

Fabulous! And the music was perfect. I adore Leo McKern. Excellent cast.

[@feralbluee]

so incredibly good - a great story, so well written and acted. Leo McKern is always amazing :) (the author knew his theatre well, which made it much more exciting for me. i loved all the philosophical discussions and the actress who pointed out that accidents probably do happen during other plays, too. but that unmentioned play will never live down it's reputation among theatre people. just like whistling in the dressing room won't LOL) thank you so much 🌷🎭

[@donaldmacfarlane8013]

Excellent! I wish there were more like this.

[@2msvalkyrie529]

Leo McKern seems to have cornered the market in pontificating windbags . ie. Rumpole and now Doc Johnson. Johnson was from Lichfield and spoke with a pronounced local accent all his life. Leo was an Aussie who had a long career in British TV and film incl memorable roles in A Man For All Seasons ( 1966 ) , The Prisoner ( number two) and my favourite : The Day The Earth Caught Fire ( 1961 ) . He passed away in 2002.

[@tottiemae2258]

Interesting. Thanks! ( I love the word "pontificating".) 😃

[@2msvalkyrie529]

@ hottie I would never apply it to you....

[@elizabethdarley8646]

@@2msvalkyrie529 The Holy Pontif is the Pope, incidentally. The word must have been taken up by the Protestants in England as an insult.

[@2msvalkyrie529]

Thanks for info !

[@michaelbedford8017]

@@elizabethdarley8646 The word 'pontif' comes from latin, through old french and means 'a bridge'. The pope is therefore a bridge between this world and that beyond. As that, it is used in secular language for someone speaking from high authority, or those purporting to do so.

[@maryfeehan7896]

Wonderful ❤ Thank you very much. 🇮🇪☘️❤️❤️🙏

[@tottiemae2258]

Synopsis: (Comedy/Mystery) Samuel Johnson and his friend and former student, James Boswell, are at David Garrick's theatre when an actor is murdered on stage. Starring: Leo McKern, Edward de Souza, Laurence Payne, and Linda Janiec.

[@clivejones1152]

Lost a lot of saved stuff today. A normal cull ?

[@tottiemae2258]

@@clivejones1152 It looks like it.

[@gordonshewan9892]

You always get it spot on

[@tottiemae2258]

@@gordonshewan9892 Thank you, Gordon. 😊

[@trixylabelle8442]

Thanks again tottie mae 🤗

[@tomralfe5428]

This was great! But Johnson and Bosworth should have got together at the end.

[@truthreigns7]

Boswall was mentioned in some of the Sherlock Holmes case stories.

[@michaelbedford8017]

Yes, 'a Boswell' used in Sherlock Holmes to describe Dr. Watson. 'A Boswell' has come to mean 'an amanuensis'.

[@jordsupp]

Wonderful, and how perfect was Leo as Dr J? Thankyou for uploading.

[@truthreigns7]

@@michaelbedford8017 cool

[@jayneybillington1696]

Enjoyed that thanks!

[@rosebud3971]

👍👍👍👍

[@michaelbedford8017]

It really doesn't get much better than this in terms of plausible historicity and character acting from the BBC. I think William F. Buckley Jr. was a tad harsh when he described American radio drama from the same period as 'the work of hacks for the consumption of morons', nevertheless this piece does show a certain 'je ne sais croix' when laid beside it's American rivals.

[@sassy1972ful]

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