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Private Shultz, from early 80's a tv series about German forgery during the war if I remember correctly.. not seen this for some time.... Stars Michael Elphick and Ian Richardson.

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Private Shultz, from early 80's a tv series about German forgery during the war if I remember correctly.. not seen this for some time.... Stars Michael Elphick and Ian Richardson.

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I loved that series! :) Based on fact; the WW II attempt by the Germans to de-stabilise the British economy by flooding it with forged fivers, using Jewish POWs to do the forging was recently made into a rather good film (whose title evades me).

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Whale Rider

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A deeply moving, but life-affirming film:

(From Amazon.co.uk)
One of the most charming and critically acclaimed films of 2003, the New Zealand hit Whale Rider effectively combines Maori tribal tradition with the timely "girl power" of a vibrant new millennium. Despite the discouragement of her gruff and disapproving grandfather (Rawiri Paratene), who nearly disowns her because she is female and therefore traditionally disqualified from tribal leadership, 12-year-old Pai (Keisha Castle-Hughes) is convinced that she is a tribal leader and sets out to prove it.

Rather than inflate this story (from a novel by Witi Ihimaera) with artificial sentiment, writer-director Niki Caro develops very real and turbulent family relationships, intimate and yet torn by a collision between stubborn tradition and changing attitudes. The mythic whale rider--the ultimate symbol of Maori connection to nature--is also the harbinger of Pai's destiny, and the appealing Castle-Hughes gives a luminous, astonishingly powerful performance that won't leave a dry eye in the house. With its fresh take on a familiar tale, Whale Rider is definitely one from the heart. --Jeff Shannon

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Sound track by Lisa Gerrard is awesome.

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Next is going to be............

"Wilt"... the 1989 film of Tom Sharpe's novel. Starring Griff Rhys Jones, Mel Smith and Alison Steadman.

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I preferred Blot on the Landscape and Porterhouse Blue, with Blot being my favourite.

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I preferred Blot on the Landscape and Porterhouse Blue, with Blot being my favourite.

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Me too. David Suchet was excellent as 'Blott', as was George Cole. I've been meaning to buy the series on DVD for some time now.

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Me too. David Suchet was excellent as 'Blott', as was George Cole. I've been meaning to buy the series on DVD for some time now.

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Agreed excellent acting all round, but Suchet was awesome as Blott, very funny tv series.

Nearing the end of Return of Sherlock Holmes, from about 1986/7 I think. Jeremy Brett, who just IS Holmes, and Edward Hardwicke as Watson... Brett became ill during this series and his performances and physical appearance changes from about 3/4 through I think... Still the best tv you will find anywhere imv

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Watching - Below - SciFi channel (Now)

Haunted WW2 American submarine, very good so far. David Twohy film, the guy who did Pitch Black.

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Watching - Below - SciFi channel (Now)

Haunted WW2 American submarine, very good so far. David Twohy film, the guy who did Pitch Black.

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heard of that, but not seen it. There was a UK one with a haunted or timeslip sub fairly recently, with Davi Jason in it. It was ok too. Must get a watch of this some day

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heard of that, but not seen it. There was a UK one with a haunted or timeslip sub fairly recently, with Davi Jason in it. It was ok too. Must get a watch of this some day

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That's Ghost Boat, twas ok, but not as good as the book.

Below, just finished, very good, worth looking out for Grant.