Murder Must Advertise

This is a scene from Murder Must Advertise from 1973. We see Paul Darrow in a very different role then what we generally know him from. It's an intimate scene, but a good performance from Paul.

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Entertainment

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• Paul
• Darrow
• Ian
• Carmichael
• Murder
• Must
• Advertise
• Dorothy
• Sayers
• Lord
• Peter
• Wimsey
• Blakes7

[RuneThandy]

There was a guy outside waiting for him. He was hired to kill Tallboy. Tallboy didn't know this, but Lord Peter guessed this was the case when he looked out of the window earlier. So he let Tallboy know this was the best option he had.

[spazzy69]

Paul Darrow was magnificent - I have always adored him.

[Ivanhoe2]

Carmichael, what a superb voice.

[manthasagittarius]

Thank you for posting. Such an unusual, moving finale.

[manthasagittarius]

@violetfieldflorence And he simply LOOKS like him. Not only that -- the books mention over and over that peculiar athleticism and grace, as well as musicality, that Wimsey has under all the dithering, and Petherbridge moves (finely trained mime that he is) in a way that any move he makes whatsoever will be perfectly believable. I like Carmichael's work as Wimsey very much, but he had to work so hard against Sayers' explicit description.

[violetfieldflorence]

Always good to see a fine Wimsey performance. Dorothy Sayers was a genius here: love of the language, wit and wisdom in the books. I have to admit though, I read all the books before I saw either the Carmichael or the Petherbridge intepretations, and I really think Edward Petherbridge captures Lord Peter's personality better: quiet cheerfulness with an intelligent and sensitive depth to him which, in odd moments, flash out of those eyes. He looks, behaves & breathes Wimsey. (Carmichael..no)

[apl175]

"He asked me if I'd liked to make an extra thousand [Federation credits] a year...."

[worldofsilence]

Excellent performance by Darrow. Murder Must Advertise is one of my favorite Wimsey novels. Being in the US, we don't really get to see these(although I DID just find out I can request them from my library, yes!), so I cannot comment much on Carmichael's version of Wimsey compared to Petherbridge.

[swelstead]

I agree - I love Ian Carmichael in all the radio versions of Lord Peter Wimsey and all the Wodehouse stuff (Jeeves and Blandings), but he's VERY miscast from a physical perspective here.

[merbelle]

Carmichael is nice to listen to, but he was not at all "tow-headed supercilious blighter," or "well-preserved for 40," or "Bertie Wooster in hornrims." Lord Peter's appearance is important in all the stories, but most especially in this one, in which he plays the lithe Harlequin. Carmichael was too old, too large, and too heavy for this role. It is, however, a lovely production if you haven't read the books. Darrow is perfect in the role.

[joel1923]

8:38 Heart wrenching...

[doctorw2]

i love paul darrow he is a top notch actor.