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jack regan[sweeney]
Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 11:35 am
by steve56
when he swears saying bastard he says the besterd,sort of posh like.
Re: jack regan[sweeney]
Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 3:18 pm
by stripeysydney
Oy! shat it ,yow slag;your nicked.
Re: jack regan[sweeney]
Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 4:35 pm
by mart
You in touch with him then steve56? I didn't think they went in for that sort of language over/up there.
Mart
Re: jack regan[sweeney]
Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 7:14 pm
by stripeysydney
I think he was from Lancashire.
Re: jack regan[sweeney]
Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 7:31 pm
by nosey
Correct. He was born in BURNAGE which is 5 miles SSE of Manchester city centre.
Re: jack regan[sweeney]
Posted: Thu May 20, 2004 4:07 am
by steve56
yeah he was mancurian he starred in the original redcap series in the 60s b4 the bbc remade it with tasmin outhwaite.
Re: jack regan[sweeney]
Posted: Thu May 20, 2004 10:44 am
by colin
explains why he was more comfortable with his accent in Kavanagh QC.
have always found it interesting that he found fame as a rough edged cockney considering his later roles, especially Morse.
Re: jack regan[sweeney]
Posted: Thu May 20, 2004 1:41 pm
by steve56
didnt he have a minor role in the loneliness of the long distance runner,with tom courtney?