Saturday, July 05, 2008

The Last Englishman

I have a new hero: Lieut. Colonel Alfred Daniel Wintle.

Jim Broadbent made a TV film about him. I haven't watched it yet but I have assembled a YouTube playlist at http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=8DA4799684E2A0F1

4 comments:

  1. Are you sure he wasn't welsh born?
    or was Jim Broadbent welsh born?

    A real gem of a piece. the best of british tv. the ability to make you laugh & cry at the same time. Genius.

    thanks for bringing it to light.
    superb

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  2. I couldn't believe that this was not fiction. Whilst some facts seem embelished/moulded, the bulk is actually true. Bizzare.

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  3. Blimey I had better watch it.

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