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Oh my God. I saw him in A Man for All Seasons a couple of years ago and was swept off my feet. At the risk of blasphemy, I thought he was much better than Scofield.

Perhaps it was just the emotion of the day, which began by kneeling to pay my respect to St Thomas More outside St Peter ad Vincula, but I don't think so. Shaw was so vivid; so desperate and hurt.

Adam Dalgliesh as embodied by Martin Shaw is my perfect man, really. (Though in no way do I merit a man that good.)

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Bhuahahaha! Join us!

I run a site for the Professionals: http://www.ci5addict.com/
With a subpage with Martin Shaw screen caps and so forth: http://www.ci5addict.com/subpages/CI5pics_ms.html

And if you go to my journal and hit the martin_shaw tag, you will get me blathering on about him. (http://agentxpndble.livejournal.com/tag/martin_shaw)

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I was lucky enough to see him in Man For All Seasons Too - It was amazing.

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Oooh: another nice icon.

I like your site.

I was lucky enough to see him in Man For All Seasons Too - It was amazing.

I am so envious! Wasn't that the one his daughter was also in? Or am I confusing it with something else?

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Oooh: another nice icon.

Thanks - Anything I've made here (http://pics.livejournal.com/agentxpndble/gallery/0000e4dr) is ok for sharing.

I like your site.

Thank you! :-)

Wasn't that the one his daughter was also in?

Yes - That was super-awesome (as if Martin wasn't enough.) The trip to London to see that show, plus another, plus meet up with several of my fandom friends from around the World was a once in a lifetime trip. I had to make some sacrifices to make it happen but it was so, so worth it.

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Anything I've made here is ok for sharing.

Thank you so much! Does that go for your other icons, too? They're lovely! I love it that you have an Earnest Shepard one. And though I don't usually like Doctor/Rose icons, I really like the "Universal language" one.

As for Pros Murphy! And Cowley! Oh, what a treasure trove! And all those beautiful combinations of Bodie and Doyle! Very nice indeed.

That trip sounds so wonderful. Yes, sometimes it's just worth it - whatever the cost.

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Yeah, all the icons in that/my gallery are sharable. Please help yourself.

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Many thanks!

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I hadn't ever heard of him until we were in London and I made everyone see A Man For All Seasons. Hoo boy. He was magnificent.

So I've seen that, which then made me read all of PD James that I could find at my library, because I knew he'd done some PD James. Reading the books it seemed such an obvious and perfect fit for him. Finally seeing them was... WOW.

And... that's all I've seen of him! I've had The Last Place on Earth on my Amazon wishlist since forever.

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He was amazing in the play and getting the chance to see it was a high point in my life.

I would *highly* recommend the Scarlet Pimpernel series he was in (http://www.amazon.com/Scarlet-Pimpernel-Boxed-Set/dp/0767026128/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1212037796&sr=8-2) - It's what made me fall for him. I also really liked him in Judge John Deed, but his character is a bit of an ass in that.

BTW, I friended you so you can see my locked Shaw posts and because we seem to have a lot of common interests - I'm currently OBSESSED with Ianto/Jack.

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getting the chance to see it was a high point in my life.

You were so lucky!

Yes, I've seen The Scarlet Pimpernel he was in - totally loved him, couldn't stand Richard E. Grant!

I friended you so you can see my locked Shaw posts

Thank you so much! I'll friend you too, if that's all right.

I'm currently OBSESSED with Ianto/Jack

Excellent! I'm obsessed with Jack - and Ianto goes with the territory. (So nicely, too.)

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I should add that my love of Martin Shaw dates from The Professionals, for which I wrote a vast amount of slashfic at one time. ("The time" being about a decade ago.)

And that's another beautiful icon!

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What name did you write under? Are you in the Circuit Archive? I actually friended you a while ago because I've been enjoying your Torchwood stories. :-)

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I wrote Pros fic under the name of Elizabeth Holden. I probably have something in the Circuit Archive - not sure what - I keep intending to send more stories there.

I actually friended you a while ago because I've been enjoying your Torchwood stories.

How wonderful! Music to my ears.

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Who could NOT be obsessed with Ianto/Jack? It's not possible to see them together and think "meh". They're so very beautiful together.

Okay, I'd better get busy with Netflix! But before I get all excited, what the hell is happening in the third icon from the left, top row, on your Professionals icon page? I'm going to assume it's not what it looks like? And what about the "comfort" one? What's going on?

Huh? Huh? Huh? Huh? Huh?

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Hee! I told you The Professionals was worth watching.

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I would highly recommend the series The Chief, in which Martin Shaw played a police chief named Alan Cade. He was so sexy. And of course, The Professionals, which is one of the slashiest TV shows ever made.

He was also totally wonderful as Chauvelin in The Scarlet Pimpernel.

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I almost mentioned The Chief (one of my favorites) but it's still really hard to get hold of. :-(

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it's still really hard to get hold of.

Such a shame. Isn't it out on DVD? It should be. He was so good. And those braces...! Swoonworthy.

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I saw him in A Man for All Seasons a couple of years ago and was swept off my feet.

I sigh in envy. A couple of my friends flew over to England to see that. I couldn't. I have no trouble believing that he was better than Schofield. I prefer Shaw as an actor. (Though I did once see Schofield do a wonderful version of Volpone. He was great. But he wasn't Martin Shaw.)

Perhaps it was just the emotion of the day, which began by kneeling to pay my respect to St Thomas More outside St Peter ad Vincula

Very cool! I always liked it that Crosby Hall, which is where I lived when I lived in London, was on the site where More lived. And had a statue of him.

Adam Dalgliesh as embodied by Martin Shaw is my perfect man, really.

I haven't seen that yet. I'm almost scared to.

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Damn the ephemeral nature of theater! I wish you could see it. I'd like to see it again.

!! The Cheyne Walk house or the one in the City? Did you ever think about what it must have looked like then? When did you live there? Was it for school?

ETA: OMG!! *clutches heart*

Google sez: Not "on the site of"! Crosby Hall was his City home! Previously owned by Richard III! It was moved to Cheyne Walk in 1910. I'm hyperventilating! And a little pissed that I missed seeing it. :-/

Oh, go on and rent Death in Holy Orders. He's just the biggest snugglebear.

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! I wish you could see it. I'd like to see it again.

Yeah... I'd love to see it with you... Damn, we need that TARDIS!

The Cheyne Walk house or the one in the City?

Cheyne Walk, right by the Battersea Bridge. Yes, Crosby Hall. It's a private residence now (wow!) but when I was there it was a residence for overseas students.

Did you ever think about what it must have looked like then?

Yes! Great fun.... a little less built-up then, I think.

When did you live there?

1976-7.

Was it for school?

Yes. I was doing post-graduate work at the University of London. Loved it.

go on and rent Death in Holy Orders. He's just the biggest snugglebear.

Okay!

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Out in the countryside then, wasn't it. Hard to imagine now.

How fortunate to spend serious time in London. I hope you spent a minimal amount of time actually studying! :-)

That city got under my skin like... I don't know what, but I can't shake it. New York is nice, Los Angeles is fine, Paris is lovely, Kathmandu is wild, Boston is mine, but London.... London owns my soul.

We need the TARDIS for some serious time-travel of all sorts. Let's go see the Mores! Actually, my ideal would be to have an invisible time machine and to be invisible myself. Oh, the places I'd go!

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