He makes very little up....
On Thu, 2 Oct 1997 paynem@sky2.bskyb.com wrote:
> Date: Thu, 2 Oct 1997 23:14:21 +0000
> From: paynem@sky2.bskyb.com
> To: Doody@compuserve.com
> Cc: sandbaggers@skylee.com
> Subject: Re: Hello!
>
> Honestly, CALLAN is better than THE SANDBAGGERS...heresy to many of you, I'm
> sure...but I think many people would agree. THE SANDBAGGERS is excellent,
> whereas CALLAN is a masterpiece..I really do urge all of you to track it
> down: I promise you you won't be disappointed.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Marcus.
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> From: Doody@compuserve.com
> To: Payne, Marcus
> Subject: Re: Hello!
> Date: 26 September 1997 03:16
>
> I think Marsden was only beginning to lose his hair back then; I don't
> believe it was a wig we saw but am pretty sure his hair was thinning on top
> and am certain that he had more than the average quota of forehead!
>
> I'd be delighted to see a suspense series BETTER than Sandbaggers but have
> a hard time imagining a tighter, more dramatic use of suspense and an even
> harder time imagining such a superb collection of actors.
>
> Golly! The man who played Sir Geoffrey Wellingham was SO good! So, for
> that matter, was the first C. Both P.A.s to Burnside were superb. Willy
> (Ray Lonnen) was extremely well done. As much as we were intended to
> dislike the character, the actor who played Peel did a marvellous job ...
> and the writers even teased us a little when he went to investigate a
> Station staff who had complained about a Sandbagger, appeared to be
> suborned by them, and came back with a report which, to Neil's
> astonishment, condemned Peel's drinking buddies and exonherated the
> Sandbagger.
>
> Great stuff!
>
>
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