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Arthur Hopcraft was a superb screen writer who adapted Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and other plays. He had the knack of conveying meaning in a few words and seemed to really capture the political world of the 70s (to me as a political outsider at least) whilst showing a man who was extremely likable but flawed. 6 out of 6 found this helpful.
The Nearly Man: Created by Arthur Hopcraft. With Tony Britton, Wilfred Pickles, Ann Firbank, Michael Elphick. The Nearly Man is a UK TV play and series from the mid-1970s about a middle-class Labour MP.
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May 16, 2022 · Mark Bridgeman. 4.80. 5 ratings4 reviews. The Nearly Man is the true, yet almost unbelievable, story. of one man's incredible life, beginning in rural Scotland in. the reign of Queen Victoria, and ending on the west coast. of Canada in the 1970s. In one of the 20th century's great.
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Popular reviews. As much a melancholy upon middle age as anything about party politics. Hopcraft’s keen writing takes a dour survey of ambitions thwarted and hopes unfulfilled as the character of Tomlinson faces up to mortality’s long reckoning, and whether such tick-lists matter (they usually don’t). Amid a life of self-indulgence, this ...
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The Nearly Man was a UK TV series from the mid-1970s created by Arthur Hopcraft about a middle-class Labour MP. Originally screened on ITV on 4 August 1974, the series won the Broadcasting Press Guild award for the best single play on British television in 1974. The series was filmed in London by Granada Television, in black and white. Some episodes were directed by British director John Irvin ...
The Nearly Man was a UK TV series from the mid-1970s created by Arthur Hopcraft about a middle-class Labour MP. Originally screened on ITV on 4 August 1974, the series won the Broadcasting Press Guild award for the best single play on British television in 1974. The series was filmed in London by Granada Television, in black and white. Some episodes were directed by British director John Irvin ...
Sep 15, 2022 · The Nearly Man. Paperback – September 15, 2022. The Nearly Man is the true, yet almost unbelievable, story of one man's incredible life, beginning in rural Scotland in the reign of Queen Victoria, and ending on the west coast of Canada in the 1970s. In one of the 20th century's great untold stories we travel with Francis Metcalfe on an ...
- Mark Bridgeman
