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[thistlethorn.livejournal.com]

I was watching the cow creamer episode today, and it always cracks me up when I see actress Vivian Pickles as Aunt Dahlia, because to me she will ever and always be Harold's mother (from Harold And Maude). I expected to hear a Cat Stevens score usurp the Anne Dudley music whenever she was onscreen. <g>

I know this has been mentioned before, numerous times, but I agree: the use of different actors in so many of the crucial supporting roles is a bit jarring. There were *four* Aunt Dahlias. And to use Francesca Folan as Madeleine, and then later as Florence was a bit of a shock (especially seeing first season years after seeing 3rd and 4th seasons).

Does anyone else have favorites? I definitely prefer Richard Garnett's Gussie, Elizabeth Morton's Madeleine, and Fiona Gillies' Florence. I like both of the actresses who played Aunt Agatha, and all but the first portrayal of Aunt Dahlia (Harold's mother notwithstanding).

Ah well, as long as we got Fry and Laurie, I'm not complaining.

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[chocolate-frapp.livejournal.com]

some of the supporting actors played the same character so differently they might as well have been different characters, sort of a Dr. Whoish situation. I made this joke before in this community but I think it bears repeating, towards the later eps I half expected Bertie to go, "Oh, sorry, I didn't recognize you for a second, old thing, someone keeps changing the actors!"
And the reason Tuppy didn't change is because that actor (I forget his name) happens to be a friend of Hugh and Stephen's.

[thistlethorn.livejournal.com]

Interesting bit o' trivia there re: the actor who played Tuppy. :-)

towards the later eps I half expected Bertie to go, "Oh, sorry, I didn't recognize you for a second, old thing, someone keeps changing the actors!"

LOL Oh, that's priceless!

I completely agree that the potrayals seemed to vary widely (which is probably why we all have our favorites).