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Sunday Nov 1 | Guardian Unlimited

David Mitchell: Morse or Blair? That's a tricky one

Within a few years, "smart" televisions will know what we want to watch from voice commands.

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Related Topix: TV, Electronics, Inspector Morse, Entertainment, Television, Drama, The Sweeney

Thu Oct 08, 2009

Daily Express

The real Sweeney

FOR most people the name summons up memories of Detectives Regan and Carter taking on London's gangland crooks in the celebrated Seventies TV series.

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Related Topix: Sweeney!, Drama Movies, Action Movies, The Sweeney, Regan, Crime Movies, Entertainment, Television, Essex County, England, World News, United Kingdom, Greater London County, England, Dennis Waterman

Sun Aug 30, 2009

Financial Times

The idyll memoir

Two decades have passed since the publication of Peter Mayle's international bestseller A Year in Provence .

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Related Topix: Rome, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Lindsay Duncan

Sat Aug 22, 2009

Daily Mail

Squatters wreck Inspector Morse's 2m Victorian home

The house which served as Inspector Morse's home in the TV series has been devastated by squatters.

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Related Topix: Home Listing, Home, Inspector Morse, Entertainment, Television, Financial Services, Investment Services

Thu Aug 20, 2009

Globe and Mail

TV DVDs

Warren Clements Last updated on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009 06:47PM EDT N ew Tricks: Season 1 This character-driven British crime series takes its name from the premise that old dogs will have trouble learning new tricks when they are pulled back into service to tackle unsolved cases.

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Related Topix: Alun Armstrong, The Sweeney, Sweeney!, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Entertainment, Television, Dennis Waterman

Wed Aug 12, 2009

The Independent

Why no one wants to be Morse any more

Inspector Morse, played by John Thaw, helped make detective work the most appealing type of policing but uniformed officers are no longer as interested in pursuing such a career enlarge Ever since Jack Regan nicked his first "slag", greeting him with the memorable address "We're The Sweeney, son.

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Related Topix: Crime Movies, Sweeney!, Drama Movies, Regan, Action Movies, The Federation, Alternative

Tue Aug 11, 2009

The Independent

Why no one wants to be Morse any more

Inspector Morse, played by John Thaw, helped make detective work the most appealing type of policing but uniformed officers are no longer as interested in pursuing such a career enlarge Ever since Jack Regan nicked his first "slag", greeting him with the memorable address "We're The Sweeney, son.

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Related Topix: Crime Movies, Sweeney!, Drama Movies, Regan, Action Movies, The Federation, Alternative

Sun Aug 09, 2009

The Independent

Why no one wants to be Morse any more

Inspector Morse, played by John Thaw, helped make detective work the most appealing type of policing but uniformed officers are no longer as interested in pursuing such a career enlarge Ever since Jack Regan nicked his first "slag", greeting him with the memorable address "We're The Sweeney, son.

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Related Topix: Crime Movies, Sweeney!, Drama Movies, Regan, Action Movies, The Federation, Alternative

Sun Jun 07, 2009

The Independent

John Thaw: Is there life after Inspector Morse?

Leaving behind a troubled family life, he shot to fame in The Sweeney and went on to create the best-loved detective of modern times.

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Related Topix: Drama Movies, Action Movies, Sweeney!, Vladimir Putin, Greater Manchester County, England, United Kingdom, World News,

Sat May 30, 2009

This Is Staffordshire

TV Preview: Sheila Hancock: My Life In Verse

Her 29-year marriage to the celebrated former Morse and Sweeney actor was the most profound element in Sheila's life and when he died of cancer she was left with many questions.

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Related Topix: Arts, Poetry, Sweeney!, Drama Movies, Action Movies

Thu May 21, 2009

Sooke News MIrror

Good reads at the library

Sheila Hancock presents a very personal account of her life with the actor John Thaw, best known for his Inspector Morse television series out of Britain.A As I read The Two Of Us: My Life With John Thaw I could feel the special bond they had and marveled at how open Sheila was to include the many declarations of love they made to each other.

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Related Topix: Sheila Hancock, Inspector Morse, Entertainment, Television, Drama

Tue May 12, 2009

Liverpool Daily Post

Sheila Hancock takes a break from her role in Sister Act to talk about John Thaw and Moving On.

Sheila Hancock is one of the star names in the new Jimmy McGovern drama serie,s Moving On.

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Related Topix: Inspector Morse, The Anniversary, Comedy Movies, Entertainment, Television, Sheila Hancock

Sat May 09, 2009

Telegraph.co.uk

'I'm not some kind of tragic widow'

Despite suffering from stage fright all her life, Sheila Hancock is starring in a musical at the age of 76.

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Related Topix: Sheila Hancock, The Sweeney, Entertainment, Comedy Movies, Music!, Crime Movies, Sister Act, Black Entertainment, Whoopi Goldberg

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