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Thanks Merle, Looks like we crossed in th e Post... As you might see I have the Book but cant see any ref to the limp/kick??? Teh Interweb is a marvelous piece of kit when you Google it  John Thaw John Thaw had a noticeable peculiarity of gait, his right leg showing evidence of 'dorsiflexor paralysis' or ‘foot drop’, for which there have been several different explanations. Some even speculated that he had a wooden leg below the knee, or that he had contracted Poliomyelitis as a child. Several sources state that it resulted from an accident at the age of 15 when he tripped over a kerb and broke his foot whilst rushing to catch a bus to school. However, in her biography The Two of Us: My Life with John Thaw, Sheila Hancock says that John's grandfather had a withered leg and walked with a limp; John apparently copied him and also walked with a limp all his life and the later accident further exaggerated this. |
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Ah, Inspector Morse.
Finally, after hundreds of pages of Brit-centric and undecipherable comments, I can finally recognize something.  We got (past tense) Morse and Lewis regularly over here and I particularly enjoyed the series. Thaw did a great job with that character. Here is a snipet from the Wikipedia website on his leg problem. How true it is, I cannot say. "John Thaw had a noticeable peculiarity of gait, his right leg showing evidence of 'dorsiflexor paralysis' or ‘foot drop’, for which there have been several different explanations. Some even speculated that he had a wooden leg below the knee, or that he had contracted Poliomyelitis as a child. Several sources state that it resulted from an accident at the age of 15 when he tripped over a kerb and broke his foot whilst rushing to catch a bus to school.[1] However, in her biography The Two of Us: My Life with John Thaw, Sheila Hancock says that John's grandfather had a withered leg and walked with a limp; John apparently copied him and also walked with a limp all his life and the later accident further exaggerated this." |
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I give up. Timing and the Canuck...again.
Doesn't anyone ever sleep over there?  |
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nope
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Ah, Inspector Morse. Finally, after hundreds of pages of Brit-centric and undecipherable comments, I can finally recognize something. What makes you think WE know what we're talking about  |
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Hi Bob
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@ Sad Lego oops I dont hold out much hope for you Mr Tom Tape I do belive Your dear Bruv Taped the Morcambe Match at Wembley over it A classic Match BTW   Looks like a case for Inspectre Morose  Seem to remember the match. didn't Wise score the first Joke?  Good morning to you all looks like a fine Fathers day . 'Sad Ogle'  |
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Morning all,
Wont be around much today, am oft out visiting. It says up there^^^ Edwardians wear Drape Jackets. I guess the one from Morcambe wears winkle pickers! |
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Morning all, Wont be around much today, am oft out visiting. It says up there^^^ Edwardians wear Drape Jackets. I guess the one from Morcambe wears winkle pickers!  |
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Many thanks for the Info Much as I thought if the Polio bit is correct
----------------------------------------and as I said Poliomyelitis was everywhere in the 50's I had a cousin with a similar limp but he has grown out of it. Note to self Must read the books I buy more carefully . Morse is an Attractive tv show Oxford and its local countryside look very pretty. I can claim to have been "up at Oxford" (only for three weeks tho at a summer school Merton college) great Privilege to stay in old buildings Circa 1480 I was on the mob Quad ate in hall under pictures of learned blokes in gowns.great town... Like Midsommer /St Mary Mead /Any thing art Deco/ Little gray cells H Perrott "Good lord" capt Hastings/Frost Mullet Glad you enjoy and understand Gunner.... *************************** 24 Heures Du Mans on going right now Once rode my Bike down the Mulsanne Straight at 100mph with all my camping kit on board done it But no tee shirt Morning all BtW |
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