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I know that a ridiculous number of classic serials have been commissioned, and that reviews show a reaction against them. The critics seem fed up.
Andrew Davies
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Andrew Davies
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: September 30
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Andrew Wynford Davies
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The most moving scene for me in 'Pride and Prejudice' is the Pemberley music room scene: Elizabeth has just saved Darcy's sister from embarrassment and confusion, and as the music plays on, Darcy's look of gratitude becomes a look of love, which we see reciprocated in Elizabeth's eyes.
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I would love it if anyone gave me the job of adapting 'The Great Gatsby,' but nobody ever does.
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Taking the humour out of Dickens, it's not Dickens any more.
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My wife likes history and documentaries, but I'm not so keen on them. I generally go and do some work if there's one of those on.
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Othello' is the most domestic of Shakespeare's tragedies and the one that's likely to strike a personal note with a lot of people watching it.
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I suppose I have the tastes of someone who teaches at a university in the provinces.
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People in the BBC are always dying to get out of their open-plan offices.
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