the flying scotsman

[theloafer]

heads up on bbc1 11-30 tonight

 

[Night Train]

It's living up by the East Lancs Railway isn't it? I think the chaps there are involved in the boiler rebuild.


ETA: Ahhh, not that Flying Scotsman.

 

[3narf]

I watched it last night; it was nowhere near as crap as I thought it'd be!

For me to stay awake 'til 0110 it can't have been that bad...

 

[david1701]

oooh I need to iplayer it tonight

 

[brockers]

The guy who plays Francesco Moser is a local actor who used to work in bike shops to support himself. He's a mad keen roadie who was over the moon to get the part (and would probably have done it for free!). Spent an entire day on a shoot of Poirot with him, both dressed up as policeman, yakking about all things bicycular between scenes!

 

[bauldbairn]

oooh I need to iplayer it tonight

Or buy it from Amazon for £1.50 like I did - I believe it's slightly factually incorrect but it's well worth a watch!!!!!

 

[ColinJ]

Or buy it from Amazon for £1.50 like I did - I believe it's slightly factually incorrect but it's well worth a watch!!!!!

I enjoyed the book and the film, but as you say - there did seem to be a few differences.

I wonder if Graeme Obree might want to write a second edition of the book now that he has come out about his sexuality. The problems he had with it go a long way towards explaining why he felt so tortured and driven and of course it doesn't feature in the original book (or the film).

 

[brockers]

I wonder if Graeme Obree might want to write a second edition of the book now that he has come out about his sexuality.

Wasn't aware of that until now. Thanks. I'm sure Graeme can get on with enjoying his life more now with that off his chest.