Absolutely Terrible Casting 🍿😩

Michael Caine in most things he's done.

I love him. He's got such an expressive face that he hardly needs to speak.

Oh, Mark Rylance is absolutely phenomenal.
I’ve recently watched him in The Phantom of The Open and The Outfit.
You couldn’t imagine two more different films or parts.
He’s a genius

Anton Lesser was great in Wolf Hall.
Well, in my opinion the whole cast was great in Wolf Hall, particularly the wonderful Mark Ryland. I was thrilled to find WH available on iPlayer and watched it for the 3rd time. Might even give it a 4th outing once the tennis is over this afternoon.

Whereas Anton Lesser really is a chameleon. Another man with a fabulous voice

she’s always Jo in A Taste of Honey to me

Me too Fanny

I agree with Clawdy -Dr Zhivago is one of my all time favourite films , but I think that Rita Tushingham is totally wrong as the love child .

Bella and Sparklefizz I agree with you both.
She’s not exactly chameleon like.
I’m not really a fan.

Clawdy, to my shame I have never seen Dr Z.
That is indeed an odd bit a casting.
I love Rita (a 60s icon) but she’s always Jo in A Taste of Honey to me

Likewise in the Shetland books, Jimmy Perez is described in every book as being descended from a Spaniard washed up in the islands from the Armada - black curly hair, olive skin, brown eyes - and so asking me to accept Douglas Henshall (fair hair, blue eyes) in the part is impossible...!

Agree. I'm not one of the Douglas Henshall fan club. Maybe Aiden from Poldark instead?

Bella23

Olivia Coleman as Miss Haversham. I know others will disagree but to me she plays all her parts with the same aggresive mannerisms.

She was brilliant in Broadchurch though.

In "Doctor Zhivago", Rita Tushingham as the love-child of Omar Sharif and Julie Christie! Think their daughter would have looked very different.

One of my favourite films of all times

pce612

John Hannah as Rebus. Awful miscasting. Far too young.
Ken Stott was perfect.

Yes!!

One of my favourite films of all time.Yes he did look quite old but it didn't spoil it for mr

I agree completely

Yes, Callistemon, I so agree!

Sadly, he already has a very attractive wife.

Calendargirl

I agree with Esmay that Carol Royle was totally wrong as Mrs Bright in Endeavour.

He would not have been with someone as attractive as she was in all honesty.

I'm not sure.

Perhaps she saw the Anton Lesser behind Chief Superintendent Bright

In Bonfire of the Vanities book the woman was a tall, blonde Jerry Hall type character and the main man was a tall sophisticated man...when the film came out and was played by Melanie Griffiths and Tom Hanks it really ruined it for me!

I agree with Esmay that Carol Royle was totally wrong as Mrs Bright in Endeavour.

He would not have been with someone as attractive as she was in all honesty.

ShewhomustbeEbayed

Roger Allam in Murder in Provence, as an urbane French mayor, I found him quite unbelievable as he sounded just like he always does in Endeavour etc etc

With my husband Roger Allam (he and his wife are oblivious to this fact) it’s all about the voice, he’d be a fool to change it.

I can understand your point though, as it is so distinctive.

Roger is also an excellent singer; he originated the role of Javert in Les Mis, and the role still belongs to him ♥️

Roger Allam in Murder in Provence, as an urbane French mayor, I found him quite unbelievable as he sounded just like he always does in Endeavour etc etc

I liked Derek Jacobi as Cadfael (I like him in anything) but I always saw Cadfael as Philip Madoc.

Likewise in the Shetland books, Jimmy Perez is described in every book as being descended from a Spaniard washed up in the islands from the Armada - black curly hair, olive skin, brown eyes - and so asking me to accept Douglas Henshall (fair hair, blue eyes) in the part is impossible ...!

I know he's wrong but ... ❣

To my slight surprise, I've liked all the Maigrets, but apparently Rupert Davis 'was' Maigret according to Simenon. One of the worst is Trevor Howard in Von Ryan's Express. Far too old and totally unbelievable.

I thought that Alison Steadman was great as Mrs Bennett - exactly as she is portrayed in the book (& based on JA's own mother..!)
I can't watch Brenda B as Vera - not because of her age, but because in the books much is made of Vera's size -she's very obese - and the petite Ms Blethyn is nothing like her.
Likewise in the Shetland books, Jimmy Perez is described in every book as being descended from a Spaniard washed up in the islands from the Armada - black curly hair, olive skin, brown eyes - and so asking me to accept Douglas Henshall (fair hair, blue eyes) in the part is impossible...!