Marcus Besley

Work in energy policy. Part-time comedy writer: BBC credits in Newsjack and DMs are Open.

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@simpsons_DG I always like the moments where Chief Wiggum actually has an effective idea.

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@CinemaTweets1 There are a lot of great lines in it that aren't said by Doc Holliday. My favourite line of the whole film is Curly Bill's "Watch it, Johnny... I hear he's real fast."

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@KhairoAetos @dmagillwrite @ThatMoviePage Exactly - the Outlaws are running a successful mafia operation in the territory, the Earps are in Tombstone to start a business but Curly Bill knows their lawmaking past will inevitably draw them back. And Ringo isn't bothered by mild insults, he's bothered by meeting his match.

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@archivetvmus71 John Castle was so good in this they had to bring him back for the final episode...

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@DiploMog Used to hang out by my desk indeed - farewell

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@StigAbell I do think it was, let's neutrally say, heavily influenced by Oh! What a Lovely War - which tends to get forgotten...

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@buskeroo Of course – fully understand there will be lots of family/friends of cast/crew there and everyone will be rushing around catching up, so will do my best to pick the right moment but equally forgive me if not perfect!

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@thehistoryguy My pet theory is that it's not just about spies, it's a religious allegory tying in with Alec Guinness's Catholicism. There are some pretty blatant allusions to Control being God, Jim Prideaux being Jesus, [the mole] being Satan etc.

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@ManuclearBomb I was saying Boo-urns

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As is traditional on these occasions - I like to remind everyone of the time I coached Dina Asher-Smith. When we did a Ted-X talk. An Olympian, a guy that cured Ebola - and me. https://t.co/Iy20A9Cevm

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@UpsonPhill @fesshole Small footprint that wouldn't be used for anything else, only the weights are actually heavy, and they move in pieces!

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@VPDeehan @buskeroo @BFI Likewise - I really enjoyed the S3 premiere, didn't do the last two, but if in time there's one for S6, I'll aim to be there!

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@MrMichaelSpicer The musicians who write and play those pieces always turn out to be perfectly capable of playing enjoyable music, they just consider it beneath them.

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Liked the grenade episode best of #MaloryTowers S4 – Gwen’s character increasingly reminds me of Arnold Rimmer in Red Dwarf (which is a compliment!)

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@SoVeryBritish I always liked White Hole, even though it was a cheap Plan B because they'd run out of budget...

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Some years ago I was walking past Dolphin Square and stopped to let a car pull out. The passenger smiled and thanked me for waiting. I realised it was Glenda Jackson. Tiny gesture but indicative of the person.

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@SAThevoz Fake Einstein quotes is a massive one - anything anyone said in the mid-20th century gets attributed to him.

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@BritPeriodDrama @buskeroo Congratulations!

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Enjoyed the unexpectedly dark tone of the #MaloryTowers Christmas special, perhaps a hint of the direction in Series 4...?