AS SEEN ON TV: A COUPLE OF PALMER'S

Once again, I'm reviving the "Two For Tuesday" edition of the "As Seen On TV" showcase....

SIR EDWARD CLARKE

AS SEEN IN:
'Edward The King'

AS PLAYED BY:
Geoffrey Palmer

From Wikipedia:
Sir Edward Clarke QC (15 February 1841 – 26 April 1931) was a British barrister and politician, considered one of the leading advocates of the late Victorian era and serving as Solicitor-General in the Conservative government of 1886–1892. His legal career included representing Oscar Wilde in his disastrous prosecution of the Marquess of Queensberry for libel, and representing the plaintiff in the "Baccarat Case", during which Sir Edward cross-examined the Prince of Wales.

SIR JOHN CROWDER

AS SEEN IN:
"The Long Walk To Finchley"

AS PLAYED BY:
Geoffrey Palmer

From Wikipedia:Sir John Frederick Ellenborough Crowder (10 November 1890 — 9 July 1961) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Finchley from the 1935 general election until the 1959 general election, when he was succeeded by Margaret Thatcher (who went on to become the first female British Prime Minister).

He won Finchley in 1935 by a majority of 18,040 over Thomas Robertson, who had been Liberal MP for the seat 1923-24. In Parliament, Crowder was an influential member of the 1922 Committee and Second Church Estates Commissioner.

He appears as a character in "The Long Walk to Finchley", on Thatcher's selection to succeed him as Conservative candidate for his seat - he is played, in a less than flattering light, by Geoffrey Palmer.

I probably should have posted this on Sunday and dubbed it "Palmer Sunday".....

BCnU!