Anyone else think Rowan Atkinson would do Jeeves a justice? He may put an even more comic spin on the character, but my mind keeps coming back to Blackadder III's butling. And come to think of it, that was valeting to pompous-aristocratic-good-natured-HL too, so I'm sticking with Rowan for Jeeves. Besides, I mean... prowr: http://www.filmdope.com/Gallery/ActorsA/tve666-3-43.gif
I'm among thos who would be hard-pressed to find someone for Bertie, and the only person who comes to mind is actually Simon Amstell. I don't know why. Not much of a scripted actor, but still, there's something about him that's got a Bertieesque quality. Not sure what. I may be a minority in that. But still... prowr: http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Media/Pix/pictures/2008/11/07/amstell460.jpg
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Date: 2010-02-28 10:00 pm (UTC)I'm among thos who would be hard-pressed to find someone for Bertie, and the only person who comes to mind is actually Simon Amstell. I don't know why. Not much of a scripted actor, but still, there's something about him that's got a Bertieesque quality. Not sure what. I may be a minority in that. But still... prowr: http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Media/Pix/pictures/2008/11/07/amstell460.jpg