West Wing Posse Comitatus inc. original Nicholas Nickleby featuring Roger Rees

This shows the ending sequence of West Wing season 3 finale, Posse Comitatus, where Sorkin's fictional War of the Roses play performs the Patriotic Song (written by composer Stephen Oliver) against the backdrop of the assassination of Abdul Shareef. You will then see the rare version of the song, performed by the RSC, from a 1982 production of the Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. For those fellow West Wing fans/nerds, the actor Roger Rees (who also played Lord John Marbury) leads the cast....
Hope you enjoy it... comment if you like it...

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Entertainment

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• West
• Wing
• Season
• Posse
• Comitatus
• Nicholas
• Nickleby
• Stephen
• Oliver
• Roger
• Rees

[dfaithful]

My personal view is Sorkin should write a "Jed Bartlett, The Early Years" - Charlie Sheen looks a lot like the early Martin Sheen - and they already have Kirsten Nelson who played the young Mrs Landingham in Two Cathedrals....

[EvertonColR]

anyone else think the guy who leads the assassination team is danny cincannon the reporter lol

[Cnd1867]

That's one hell of a Britannia!

[westofsouth]

who's the special needs guy

[bangersnmash4me]

England Arise!

It should have been the Cross of St George not the Union Flag.

Independence for England.

Google 'One England'.

[jimbopumbapigsticks]

To hell with God Save The Queen, I say this should be our national anthem.

[MusicMaker5376]

This is one of the greatest pieces of music ever written.

[LexiPopuli]

Why did Sorkin not make a spin off show for Roger Rees? -- 'The Life and Adventures of Lord John Marbury' anyone? Part Gilbert & Sullivan operetta, part 'Yes (Prime/) Minister', part 'The Thick of It' ;P

[darkthunder84]

@EvertonColR The guy does look vaguely similar. But I'm pretty certain it's not him :P

[artarmonn]

Thanks very much for posting this. Ispent a lot of time trying to get a copy of the original and was totally unsuccessful.