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	dracothelizard 2008-04-24 06:53 am UTC (link)
	Have you seen Calendar Girls yet? Because that's a great movie :D (Reply to this)(Thread)

	magnolia_mama 2008-04-24 10:31 am UTC (link)
	"Don't touch the buns!" I have, yes! It was the source of my So-THAT'S-where-I've-seen-him-before moment. :-) (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dracothelizard 2008-04-24 11:55 am UTC (link)
	It was such a 'holy crap, Gene Hunt's being nice and shy! What?' moment! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sgtgeorgecarter 2008-04-24 03:30 pm UTC (link)
	He was delicious in that. Actually the whole film was delicious. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	magnolia_mama 2008-04-24 04:05 pm UTC (link)
	It was a delightful film. I first saw it because I was in the throes of a Helen Mirren obsession, and it's still a personal favorite. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	magnolia_mama 2008-04-24 04:04 pm UTC (link)
	Ah, I first saw "Calendar Girls" long before Gene Hunt crossed my radar (possibly even before "Life on Mars" first aired) so it didn't have that effect on me. "Vanity Fair," otoh, was a revelation. (Reply to this)(Parent)

mouseybrown
2008-04-24 11:00 am UTC (link)

No Vanity Fair fic recs, but if you're obsessed and you haven't already got it then you should try to find Clocking Off. He was Mack the factory owner and I know they did several series and he's definitely in the first and I think the second. Bonus is that it's got an incredibly good cult tv cast - Christopher Ecclestone, John Simm (which made me LOL when I saw the relevant episode) and Ashley Jensen.

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	magnolia_mama 2008-04-24 04:07 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, "Clocking Off" is on the list, along with "State of Play" and "Island at War." (Reply to this)(Parent)

	azazello 2008-04-24 08:57 pm UTC (link)
	Totally agree! It's like a who's who, looking back. I loved Glenister even then. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	sgtgeorgecarter 2008-04-24 03:29 pm UTC (link)
	GENE! <3 (Reply to this)(Thread)

	magnolia_mama 2008-04-24 04:08 pm UTC (link)
	LOL. I love that line in your icon. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	ms_treesap 2008-04-24 04:46 pm UTC (link)
	Nothing useful to say, just adding to the Gene love :DDDDDDD (Reply to this)(Thread)

	magnolia_mama 2008-04-24 08:58 pm UTC (link)
	He's got quite the following. :-) (I've been preaching the Gospel according to Gene to everyone I know) (Reply to this)(Parent)

	azazello 2008-04-24 08:59 pm UTC (link)
	Not to give gratuitous advice, but srsly, if you want Amelia/Dobbin fic and there is none, then don't you think you've perhaps found a gap? I believe in writing what you want to read... (Reply to this)(Thread)

	magnolia_mama 2008-04-24 09:03 pm UTC (link)
	Oh, I know, and I am very, very tempted. I've got some other projects - aforementioned paper, thesis prospectus, and various fandom projects - to get through first, though. I was just hoping there'd be something out there to tide me over until then. (Reply to this)(Parent)