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70 years later...
Britain is experiencing an historic moment
with Queen Elizabeth TI celebrating the Plati:
num Jubilee this year. Only three monarchs in
history have reigned for more than 70 years:
‘The French ‘Sun King’, Louis XIV, Johann II
of Liechtenstein and Bhumibol Adulyade) of
‘Thailand (who died in 2016). At the age of 96,
Elizabeth Il is the longest serving monarch in
Britain, and the longest serving female mon-
arch in the world, She will overtake Louis XIV
in less than three years.
To celebrate the Jubilee, Buckingham Palace
has set aside four days of festivities this sum-
mer from 2-5 June, which are being declared
national holidays across the United Kingdom.
‘The programme features: the "Platinum Jubilee
Beacons", a service of thanksgiving in St Paul's
Cathedral, a special concert and a “Platinum
Jubilee Pageant’, which consists ofa traditional
‘grand parade around Buckingham Palace of
5,000 participants from the United Kingdom
‘and the Commonwealth
‘This exceptional anniversary, gives rise to ques-
tions about the future of the monarchy. The
Queen’ eldest son, Prince Charles, is heir to
the throne. An article in The Guardian highlights
the difficulty British people have in discussing
the future ofthe royals, and the taboo of ques:
tioning the monarchy during this record reign.
According to this newspaper, it is critically
important to have a collective discussion soon.
In the meantime, Happy Reading and...God
save the Queen!
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screen her highly anticipated HBO Max series
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tives from the ground level” said Rae. She burst
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Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her Platinum Jubilee
‘The Queen of England isin her 70th year of reign: arecord for the country
currently celebrating her Platinum Jubilee in grand festive style. Duringher time
as sovereign she has dealt with 14 prime ministers. At the moment, relations with
thecurrent PM, Boris Johnson, have been put under strain by the “Partygate”
‘scandal. Will he use the festivities in June to stay in power and regain popularity?
eventy years ago, a young English prin-
S cess climbed into Treetops, a remote
game-viewing lodge in Kenya, built into the
limbs of fig tree overlooking anelephant water
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aqueen, although she only learned ofthe death
of er father, George VI, later that day.
2. The 7oth anniversary of Queen Elizabeth I's
accession tothe throne was a good deal more
earthbound: The 96-yearold monarch spenta
quiet Sunday at her country estate, Sandring-
hham, where her father died Feb. 6, 1952. Four
days of festivities to celebrate her Platinum
Jubilee are scheduled for June.
3. But tributes to the Queen poured in from
Britain's great, good and merely prominent.
Justin Welby, archbishop of Canterbury, told
the BBC, “She takes her duties seriously, butshe
doesnt take herself very seriously.” Prime
‘Minister Boris Johnson praised her for her
“inspirational sense of duty and unwavering
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‘whose tenure in office might be measured in
days rather than decades, were testimony not
only tothe queen's longevity but also to her im-
‘mutability. In a country that lurched from the
storms of Brexit into the siege ofthe pandemic,
shehas been an unmatched anchor of stability.
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ther. She is commemorating this milestone
alone having ostherhusband of 73 years, Prince
Philip, in April2oa1. And her health has declined
{nrecent months, forcing her to cancel multiple
public appearances, including a remembrance
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“Ina message the Queen spoke candidly about
a royal family in transition. And she delivered
a surprise, in the form of an endorsement of
her daughterinlaw, Camilla, the second wife
of her son and heir, Prince Charles.
‘When, in the Fullness of time, my son
Charles becomes King, I know you will give
him and his wife Camilla the same support
that you have given me” the Queen wrote. “It
ismy sincere wish that, when that time comes,
Camilla will be known as Queen Consort as
she continues her own loyal service.”
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question about whether Camilla, who was to-
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Andrew, of his honorary military titles, as he
fights a lawsuit in a New York court on accusa-
tions that he sexually abused a teenage gr while
a guest of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
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last yea. The queen has yet to meet her great
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“The coronation of Eizabeth took place on 2 June 1953 at Westminster Abbey in London.
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February 1952, being proclaimed Queen by her privy and executive councils shorty afterwards.
But the coronation was held more than one year ater because ofthe tradition of allowing an
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ket research firm YouGov. Charles polled at
45% Prince William, the next in line at 66%;
and the once-popular Harry at 39%.
“She has an instinctive understanding of
the soul of the British people” said Vernon
Bogdanor, a professor of government at King’s
College London. For al of the upheaval in the
House of Windsor, he added, “The monarchy
is seen asa unifying force of stability and of
constitutional democracy”
Reaching this milestone puts Elizabeth in
rare company, Only three monarchs are docu
‘mented to have reigned more than 70 years:
Louis XIV of France; Johann Il of Liechtenstein;
and Bhumibol Adulyadejof Thailand, who died
in2016.Elizabethis already the longest-serving
British monarch, overtaking Queen Victorian
2015 and the longest serving female monarch.
She would surpass Louis XIV, the Sun King, in
less than three years.
‘She has been served by 14 prime ministers,
starting with Winston Churchill. If the politi
cal handicappers are to be believed, she may
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apologize to Buckingham Palace for two rau-
cous parties thrown by his staff on the night
before Philip's funeral. The nextday, a photog-
rapher captured an image of the Queen, griev-
ing alone at the service, masked and isolated
ina choirstall at St. George's Chapel.
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Platinum Jubile is celebrated, he might even
benefit rom the general atmosphere of celebra:
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‘The first week of June has been chosen to celebrate the
Platinum Jubilee, just like the Queen’s Golden and
Diamond Jubilees, with the summer monthofferinga
better chance of good weather. To create the four-day
weekend, the ate May spring bank holiday hasbeen
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Jubilee bank holiday held onFriday 3 June.
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royal family. Sandringham and Balmoral wil also be open for residents
and visitors to enjoy the celebrations during the Bank Holiday.
Platinum Jubilee Beacons: British farmers and landowners are
bbeinginvited to light beacons across the country at 95pm on Thursday
2 June to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. The Principal Beacon will
belitina ceremony at Buckingham Palace. The Channel islands, Isle of
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Spain in 588, a rare contemporary painting of
Mary and Andy Warhot's1985 richly coloured
image of the present-day monarch are among
highlights ofthe free exhibition on each of the
seven queens regnant of Britain, held at the
London auction house, Sotheby's from 28 May
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impressive diamond tara from the 1880s, with
ornate scrollwork and foliate detailing, and an
exquisite turquoise cabochon and diamond tiara
by Van Clef & Arpels from the 196s.
The exhibitions form part of a Jubilee Arts
Festival by Sotheby's, a partner ofthe jubilee
pageant, in conjunction with the luxury car
maker Aston Martin. As well as music and
performingarts events speakers willinclde the
actor Joanna Lumley, the author Michael Mor
purgoand the historian Tristram Hunt. Adisplay
of rare manuscripts will feature the death war
rant of Thomas Percy, the 7th Earl of Northum
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bishop Matthew Parkers binding for Elizabeth
‘with her crest on the cover, an embroidered
Bible in silver and gold threads with Queen
‘Anne's crowned initials on the cover, and a
finely bound Coronation Bible for Elizabeth I,
cone of 25 special copies used at the Queen's
Coronation on 2 June 1953,
‘The series of events culminates in a jubilee
auction on29 june dedicatedto the best of British
art from the old masters through to 2oth-centu
ry giants and some ofthe greatest artists still
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ofthe Queen donated by Chris Levine, proceeds
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THE QUEEN’S JUBILEE:
TIME TO FACE CHANGE
Most Britons today have known only Elizabeth as their queen. For many, she and the monarchy are one and the same. However, as
she celebrates her 96th birthday, thoughts inevitably turn towards the future. What is envisaged for her succession and will some
‘question the need foramonarchy altogether?
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ntl now, there had never been a
platinum jubilee in British history
for the simple reason that no monarch of
England or Scotland has ever reigned long
‘enough. But this changed in 2022: Elizabeth
Ihave been reigning for 70 years. It is a
formidable feat of longevity, and of much else
besides. And the royal record book is not full
yet. If she remains on the throne until the
summer of 2024, the Queen will become the
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(otha /toremaln toa),
longestreigning European monarch of all
time, eclipsing even the 72 years of the Sun
King himself, Louis XIV of France.
‘The Queen's anniversary will be marked
by events throughout 2022, in much the
same way as the silver, olden, diamond and
sapphire jubilees were marked before it. The
climax, during a four-day bank holiday
weekend at the start of June, will be com:
fortably familiar and a great public attrac
tion: street parties, a televised concert, a
thanksgiving service, a pageant, a flypast
and a royal visit to the Epsom Derby. It
promises to be an outpouring of national
affection for the Queen and afeelgood event
for a country that has been noticeably de-
prived of fun recently.
And yet although the jubilee formula is well
established and well liked, there should be no
mistaking that this one willbe different. The
central difference concerns the part that the
Queen herself will be able to play. By the time
of the bank holiday weekend, she will be 96.
‘Though she has been, until recently, one of
the most active nonagenarians imaginable,
she is now clearly slowing down, The House
of Windsor’s private motto is said to be that
the monarchy must be een tobe believed; the
platinum jubilee may be a celebration of a
‘monarch who may be scarcely seen at all
‘There is no reason why any of this will or
should detract either from the 2022 jubilee
itself or from the public's enthusiastic cele
bration of the Queen over the coming
months. But the difference from earlier jubi
lees underlines that the old order is passing,
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on the throne or of anyone other than a
matriarch embodying the monarchy to
Britain and the world. Yet it will not be long
before there will be a new monarch, aking,
who will face the task of remaking the
compact between the crown and the public
in his own way. The British monarchy is
therefore on the threshold of a new phase
after this long, stable - and feminised -
period in its history.
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directly involved have been quietly discuss-
ing and planning for years. The expectation
is that this jubilee is likely to be the last
major royal occasion before the death of
the Queen and the succession of King
Charles II. The detailed manuals for these
events exist and have been regularly re
vised. Yet this official preparedness for
change in the monarchy does not extend,
and is generally discouraged from extend-
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needs to talk more - and talk more publicly
and seriously - about what should come
next. AS a nation, we are not good at doing
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this, partly out of deference to the Queen,
‘The family dimension of the Windsors' lives
is endlessly reported and discussed in the
‘media, while television dramas like The
Crown generate vast audiences. But the
practical constitutional questions about how
this monarchy should work in a modern
democracy are still treated as almost com-
pletely taboo.
This is a humiliating situation. The role
of the monarchy and its place within de-
mocracy, the state and the
rule of law are serious ques-
tions. They are, in their way,
as important as questions
about the electoral and par
liamentary systems, the pow-
ers of government and how
laws are made and changed,
all of which intersect in vari
‘ous ways with the monarchy.
‘The monarchy enjoys envia
ble public support, in part as
the embodiment of national
stability, but the public also
wants it tobe a modern mon-
archy, embodying today's,
values. There isa need to talk
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litical and military roles of the monarch,
including with other nations; the regulation,
financing and accountability of the monar
chy; the size of the royal household main-
tained by the state; the laws of succession
and the appropriate ceremonies for the in-
auguration of the new monarch, including
their religious dimension, the coronation
and the coronation oath
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spinner for Britain. But it wll also have im-
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this scenario, some cities might have got-
ten richer even as they got smaller, push-
ing up rents and home prices.
10. The third, simpler answer is: Its infla-
tion, stupid. That is, cities really are strug:
sling with population loss, but urban rents
and housing values are rising along with
national inflation, which is surging toward
10 percent.
M1. This seems like a potent explanation.
‘The Stanford economist Nick Bloom has
pointed out that ina reversal of history, big
Cities such as New York and San Francisco,
which saw the fastest rent growth from
1980 to 2019, are now seeing some of the
slowest rent growth in the country. With
inflation at a 40-year high, many cities are
experiencing rent growth that is both very
high and also significantly slower than the
national average.
TROUBLE IN PARADISE
12, What al of this means is that Ameri-
ca’s superstar cities might be in a little
‘more trouble than we think~even if that
trouble is currently obscured by high
inflation. According to Ozimek’s research,
the share of Americans who say that they
are planning on moving because of re-
‘mote work has increased by 50 percent
since October 2020, to more than 9 per-
cent of the country.
13. 1ftrue, that means that about i9 million
people, or the population of New York
State, are strongly thinking about moving
because ofthe freedom afforded by remote
work. Cities with a high cost of living and
white-collar jobs that can be done re-
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rarely come true. But urban death and
urban struggle are not the same, “I think
arguing against urban struggle by pointing
to centuries of a general trend towards
urbanism is smoothing over some pretty
bad times for cities,” Ozimek told me. “The
1970s happened.
AWEIRD FUTURE AHEAD
15. So what might this period of urban
struggle look like? Just check out what's
happening now. Mass-transit ridership
has collapsed from its pre-pandemic highs
in New York, Boston, the Bay Area, and
Washington, D.C. Although restaurant
bookings and travel have bounced back
almost entirely, office occupancy remains
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patronize businesses in more residential
parts of the city, closer to where they live.
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construction, health care, and beyond.
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over how to protect consumers while also
encouraging the growth of business
‘Then there are the hundreds of tech lob-
byists who block legislation that could
dampen their profits. Lawmakers have
also at times failed to grasp the tech-
nologies they are trying to regulate,
turning their public foibles over tech into
internet memes.
BIG TECH LOBBYING
10. Amazon, Alphabet, Apple, Meta and
Microsoft said they supported federal
regulations. But when pressed, some of
them have fought for the most permissive
versions of the laws that have been under
consideration. Meta, for instance, has
pushed for weaker federal privacy legisla-
tion that would override stronger laws in
the states.
1. Tech’s lobbying power is now on full
display in Washington with the threat of
the antitrust bill from Klobuchar and Sen.
Chuck Grassley, R-lowa. The proposal
passed its first hurdle of votes in January,
much to the tech industry's surprise
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‘mobilized an extensive lobbying and mar-
keting campaign to defeat the bill. Through
a trade group, Amazon claimed in televi
sion and newspaper ads that the bill would
effectively end its Prime membership
program. Kent Walker, Google's chief legal
officer, wrote in a blog post that the legis
lation would “break” popular products and
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tiple times before Congress in recent years.
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not companies,” Sen. John Kennedy, RLa.,
said in a January antitrust hearing, adding
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truth.’But so far, the talk has not trans-
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government has, asa result, published new radical reforms to try to prepare the country for the catastrophic effects of
climate change. The plans contain the prevention of building in dangerous zones and tackle key sectors such as tourism,
fishing and agriculture.
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country forthe catastrophic effects of the cli-
mate crisis: sea level rise, floods, massive
storms and wildfires
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nomic losses. Those figures present a huge,
Jooming problem for homeowners, who face
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risk evel iss, and forloca and central govern-
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assessments could tank the value f theirhomes.
‘9. Shaw was clear that the government would
not be picking up the bill for all such changes.
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hesaid,“The consultation asks how best to share
risks and costs between property and asset own-
rs insurers,banksand local government as well”
LARGE-SCALE MISSION
10. The draft National Adaptation Plan outlines
the actions the government will take over the
‘ext sx years to respondto climate related risks.
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cultura sites, such as coastal marae maori meet
{ng houses}, and to adapt governmentfunded
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tourism sector to ensure international visitors
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are exposed to repeated flooding effects - and
Td add fires - in the future. If homeowners,
businesses, schools, ports or airports have to
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who pays?”
12, Prof Anita Wreford, of Lincoln University,
said that the plan was “well overdue” and “an
improvement from New Zealand's current ap
proach to hazards, which has been very reactive
and focused on recovery after an event”.
1, Butshe sad the proposals werestillvery high
level, and needed to provide “much more guid
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Although the French series, ix pour Cent, has finished, theres good news... aBritish remake
entitled Ten Percent has just come out on Amazon Prime. While inspired by the orginal, the
director, John Morton, offers avery British version, with the character's passions and
‘emotions buried deep as they navigate daly lifeina prestigious agency. Ittakes place in
London this time, and features special appearances by well known British actors!
ohn Morton is a francophile. “Every-
thing in Paris isso effortlessly beauti
ful” he says, eyes wide. “The French even
argue in a stylish way. London is not like
that.” We're discussing the WA creator's
latest TV series, Ten Percent, London-based
adaptation of Call My Agent!, the French
comedy-drama about a group of talent agents
in Paris. The series, which launched in 20
became a word-of mouth hit on Netflix dur-
ing the pandemic Ten Percenthas been made
by streaming rival Amazon). The original
‘was set to end afterits fourth season in2021,
but given its newfound popularity, both a
fifth season and a film were commissioned,
2. Morton was a fan early on. “I loved it" he
says, recalling bingeing the entire series.
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French show; we don't move like that in our
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new soil, that was the challenge." One of the
key differences, he ads, is communication,
“The very thing that makes the French show
‘so appealing is that the characters will tll
each other how they feel But us Brits are very
poor at saying what we mean; part of grow
ing up in Britain is understanding that. And
so that passion and emotion isin our show,
butit’s buried deeper. I's different rhythm.”
‘SAME BUT DIFFERENT
3. That said, some characters and storylines
in Ten Percent are directly modelled on Call
‘My Agent’ originals. Some of them look
startlingly alike, too - Rebecca Humphries,
who plays the doe-eyed assistant of agency
boss Jonathan Nightingale (Jack Davenport),
isa dead ringer for her French counterpart,
Laure Calamy,
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mere replication, particularly because its first
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from Cécile de France as the actor who, over
night, has become “too old” to play certain
roles. However, Morton explains, this was a
case of imitation being the highest form of
flattery. “Itwas one of my favourite episodes,”
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of agents. “absolutely loved Camille Cott
says Leonard, who plays Rebecca Fox, the
acerbic, high-powered agent who is very
similar to Cottin’s Andréa in the French show.
“Out of nerves I had to stop watching [Call
‘My Agent! because Camille isso brillian
she adds. ‘You've got to make it your own”
‘The scripts - shrewd, laden with farce, and
unmistakably British ~ made that fairly
straightforward. “They just had this signa-
ture John Morton authorship.” says Puwa-
narajah, who plays Dan Bala. “Reading them,
I wasn’t thinking of the French show; it
wasn't realy on set with us.”
7. Having said that, Puwanarajah did get the
French cast’s blessing to remake the show.
Sortof.“A friend of mine encountered one of
the actors in the original show and told him
he knew one of the guys in the remake. The
actor embraced him and said, ‘I give all my
love to him’ How nice is that? Would Brits
belike that? Or would we just panicand say,
“Oh, well, hope they're not very good.”
MADE FOR THE ROLE
8. Butback to the celebrity guests, who, Mor-
ton says, have one of the hardest jobs on set.
“They're not really doing parodies of them-
selves,*he explains. "What we're asking them
todois something slightly different and more
selfless because their jb istobring believabil
ity. Their job is to bring all that authenticity
into the show, rather than do a comic turn.”
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9. Thanks to the unpredictable nature of the
"biz, none ofthe featured guests were chosen
specifically for their roles. “The only way of
proceeding was tobash a name into the script
as.a placeholder, and say: “This story has to
‘work for a number of actors roughly at that
stage in their career,” explains Morton.
“Because if you become loyal to one particu-
lar character and they can't do it, you're
stumped. You have to trust your luck abit;
‘we got lucky eight times.”
10. All ofthe actors who guest star are estab-
lished British talents. I's not
beyond the realms of possi:
bility that among them
could be Davenport himself,
‘whose credits include Pirates
ofthe Caribbean, The Talented
‘Mr Ripley and Coupling. “I
remember talking to our
«casting director and asking,
“Is Jack too famous?” Mor-
ton says. (“The answer is
“No,” adds Davenport) “But
we thought, fit he’ right
for the part” the writer says.
W.Nonetheless, the process of actors playing
parts alongside other actors playing them-
selves is an odd one, particularly for Daven-
port, who says he knows 80 percent of those
‘making guest appearances. "Ive been doing
this fora long time, so in terms of situations
that actors have to face, I've done most of
them. But I've never been in a scene with a
friend, who is sortof playing themselves but
Tm playing some other guy. Itwas like hav-
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has their own agent, and would presumably
have understood the role more than most. “I
have an even higher degree of admiration for
agents now” says Leonard, who has been
with hers since drama school. "There's quite
allot of comedy in the white lies that are told
to lubricate the cogs ofthis industry behind
thescenes.Itdoes have to happen quitealot”
SPECIAL TRAINING
13, Davenport, who confesses he's usually
“not much of a researcher”, took his agent
out for lunch to quiz him
‘on the job when he got the
part. "He said one of the
hhardest aspects is that all
day long you're making
someone's career, and then
seconds later crushing
someone else's dreams. It
very hard to hold those two
things at once in a day.”
14, Much has been said
about the success of Call
My Agent! If Ten Percent
‘matches up, it won't be for
the obvious reason that it offers viewers a
bbehind:-the-scenes look atthe film industry,
with all of its glittering celebrity intrigue.
‘That, Morton says, is just what sells the
show. What makes people want to watch it
is something altogether different. “The first
principle of writing is that people are just
people in the end,” adds Morton. “They're
agents, yes, but they're first and foremost
fallible people. On the whole, despite the
fact they're living in a pretty adversarial
world, they're mostly trying to do the right
thing. And you want them to get it right
eventually.” ©
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