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Nearly Sane

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David McCallum dead
« on: September 26, 2023, 08:46:55 AM »
Though I probably associate him most with Sapphire and Steel as opposed to the roles mentioned.




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Re: David McCallum dead
« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2023, 08:55:37 AM »
His political views were alarmingly right-wing - he was a devout Thatcherite and Trumpista who left the UK because he thought it was too socialist, and in an interview I've just read from a few years ago he sounded positively Randian.
"That bloke over there, out of Ultravox, is really childish."
"Him? Midge Ure?"
"Yes, very."

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Re: David McCallum dead
« Reply #2 on: September 26, 2023, 10:08:09 AM »
Think it means that John Leyton is The Last Great Escaper

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Leyton