Sue has scanned some pics of the Gosford Park Shooting Script book. You can see the cover and one of the pics inside by just clicking here.

Gary has also sent in a pic – this time from the Weekend suppliment in The Mail. According to Pat it’s one of the pictures from the Jack and Sarah press kit. You can see it here.

Rosemary has read the TV & Satellite Weekly and noticed that Film Four will be free to everyone this coming weekend. During that time “Jack and Sarah” will be screened not only by Film 4 on Saturday at 10.05 p.m., but also by Channel 4 on Sunday at 10 p.m. Very strange programming!

Denise has sent me an article that just appeared in The Independent. It’s up on the site and you can see it here.

Denise has also given me a run down of the sketches featuring REG on the Lenny Henry Show. Not sure if the humour is going to “work” here but here goes…

Both Richard and Lenny are 18th century gentleman about to embark on an early morning duel.

In the first sketch Richard enquires if the ground isn’t too soft for his opponent’s boots? Lenny takes this as an insult to his bookmaker’s skills and the quality of boots he can afford. An exchange of dialogue takes place, liberally punctuated with “Sir” as Lenny finds insults and Richard protesting against. They then try to turn to commence dual only to be revealed to have sunk into ground up to their knees.

In second sketch again they are about to embark on dual and Richard takes snuff offering some to Lenny. He refuses. Banter is exchanged. He accepts. Both pace out ground turn to fire as Lenny fires he sneezes and gun wobbles. Likewise Richard. Lenny glances solemnly around.

“You seem to have shot my horse sir.”

“It seems I have sir”, replies Richard.

“I demand that my honour is satisfied sir”, retorts Lenny.

Third sketch and Lenny offers Richard a drink before they duel. Richard compliments him on the cognac, only for a disgruntled Lenny to declare that its not cognac but Armagnac. “And what kind of person does he consider him to be sir, that he would serve such dredges on such an occasion, sir?”

After protests on both parts they pace out and aim. Then Lenny insists that Richard fires first. He protests that he will not, sir, the first shot should be yours sir. An argument ensues. Then both seconds pick up the spare pistols and fire at them – killing them.

Lenny’s last words being “I appear to have been shot by your second sir. I demand satisfaction.”

Lenny’s eyes close in death whereas Richard’s eyes remain open but roll upwards.

The Independent – Tuesday 2nd April, 2002

By Louise Jury
Media Correspondent.

Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Dr Watson are to be transformed from the intrepid sleuths of modern imagination into muscular men of action in a remake of Sir Conan Doyle’s classic stories.

The Hound of the Baskervilles is to be filmed for a one-off drama this spring, with its leading characters played by the youngest actors since the detective duo were first brought to the screen more than 60 years ago.

For those weaned on the likes of Basil Rathbone or Nigel Bruce, the latest castings may appear yet another step in the march of youthful vigour over the wisdom of age.

However the production, by the independent company Tiger Aspect, will take the much-adapted story closer to the original, with Holmes and Watson portrayed as young and athletic men in their mid-30’s in contrast to the mature and paternalistic figures of most screen versions.

Richard Roxburgh, 40, who played the Duke in the film Moulin Rouge, will star as Holmes while Ian Hart, 38, who portrayed Quill in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone will be Dr Watson.

Alongside them in the film, which will be set in 1901, when it was written, will appear Richard E Grant as an archaeologist and John Nettles as the local physician, Mortimer.

Computer-generated wizardry will also add a cutting edge to the classic tale of Dartmoor terror, with the technology that brought dinosaurs to life expected to turn the famous hound into a ‘genuinely frightening’ creation.

Jane Tranter, the BBC’s controller of drama commissioning, said the adaptation would be “a chilling thriller for the 21st century”.

It follows in the footsteps of The Lost World, also adapted from Conan Doyle’s text and shown last Christmas, in which computer technology was used to add authenticity to the drama. “It’s for an adult audience and features a genuinely frightening hound using the latest technology,” Ms Tranter said.

The Hound of the Baskerville will be filmed on location in the Isle of Man, Liverpool and Cumbria, although it will not use the Dartmoor and London settings of the novel.

The BBC’s last adaptation of the story was a four-part serialisation in 1982, starring Tom Baker as Holmes.

Earlier BBC versions include one in which Peter Cushing played the famous detective in 1968, although the first version was a Twentieth Century Fox film with Basil Rathbone in 1939. ITV produced a version with Jeremy Brett in 1988.

Pat is asking for all REGiment people to please send in their geographic locations to try and form an “image map” of where everyone comes from. Street names and addresses aren’t needed – Just the location of the nearest big town (or city), the state and the country are needed. Of course you don’t have to do this if you don’t want to, but it would be interesting to put locations to names. Those on the mailing list can email Pat through there or email her directly. Those not on the mailing list can just drop us a line here at the Temple and we’ll pass it on.

The pie chart above is a quick glimpse of where in the world most people access the website from – For March anyway!

Rather than play a joke on everyone this April Fools Day I took the opportunity to, instead, start the month off with a nice picture of Richard from Pat’s calender.

Elaine tells me that she spotted a BBC website about Cumbria which has a lovely photo of Richard and some articles and links about the Withnail & I connection to Cumbria, where some of the film was shot. There is even a section which asks people to vote for whether they think Withnail & I promoted Cumbria in some way? If anyone fancies a visit to see what’s what, the address is here.