# Digest urth.v030.n141

*The Urth list — 1 messages, 1 voices, 04 Jul 2001*

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### Alice Turner
*04 Jul 2001, 13:04*

> At one time in the 80's, there was to be a movie version with Sting as
> Steerpike (a la Brimstone & Treacle I guess) -- I was quite looking
> forward to it.  The current version is visually good and the
> supporting
> characters true to Peake's drawings and descriptions (has anyone
> mentioned
> the Doctor), but too short and somehow missing the exact tone of
> Peake's
> writing (I too recommend reading _Mr Pye_).

Sting 20 years ago might have been quite good in a lizardy way. The
Doctor is John Sessions who has had a rich career in British comedy. He
was really splendid, my other favorite together with Gertrude.

-alga

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