Barrymore to play Spike Milligan

[steve56]

Julia Breck is married to a bloke who posts on whirligig hes 68.

[Robches]

Oh fuck. Please tell me this is a joke.

[Arch Stanton]

Spike Milligan was diagnosed as manic depressive (aka bipolar). Barrymore could well be bipolar but I dont think anyone knows for sure. If he is, that would give him and advantage in getting into the mind of Milligan.

[Sam Slater]

One day, somebody will post, mentioning some celebrity, and you'll come on and say that they had no mental affliction at all.

On that same day, 72.6% of forumites from this board will drop down dead from shock. If you ever feel the urge to say such a thing, please warn us to find a suitable seat before reading on.

It may just save someone's life.

[steve56]

Spike was put on tablets that didnt suit him EG side affects.

[Arch Stanton]

If you knew anything about Spike Milligan you would know that he was highly mentally unstable and he was diagnosed at the time with manic depression.

[Sam Slater]

I'm not denying it, Archy; I'm not denying it!

[The Last Word]

Arch Stanton wrote:

> If you knew anything about Spike Milligan you would know that
> he was highly mentally unstable and he was diagnosed at the
> time with manic depression.

Are you familiar with his WW2 memoirs? Being both hilarious and at times deeply sad, they reveal quite a lot about what made him the way he was. And though they cover a relatively short period of time compared to his TV/radio days, any biopic worth its salt should have them central to his being.