Merely Players
“At ten fifteen that night, after DCI Percy Peach had put Tommy Bloody Tucker in his place by watching programmes he considered more important, he sat with the new Mrs Peach and watched his chief’s ordeal by interview.
‘He’s not getting a fair hearing,’ said Lucy after a few minutes.
They watched the rest of the show in silence, apart from one or two muffled oaths from Percy. There was a pause at the end before he said, ‘Tucker was bloody anxious to get himself on the telly. He couldn’t wait to ...get himself sitting next to the man who plays Alec Dawson.’ ‘That’s probably down to his wife. She’s a great fan of the series.’ Peach marvelled anew at the capacity of women to know trivia that would have taken men much effort to discover. ‘Well, I hope Brunnhilde Barbara is well pleased with what she’s done to the poor sod.’ ‘I should think she still thinks Adam Cassidy is marvellous. She’ll probably think her husband should have stood up for himself better.’ ‘I’d have to support her on that.MoreLess
‘He’s not getting a fair hearing,’ said Lucy after a few minutes.
They watched the rest of the show in silence, apart from one or two muffled oaths from Percy. There was a pause at the end before he said, ‘Tucker was bloody anxious to get himself on the telly. He couldn’t wait to ...get himself sitting next to the man who plays Alec Dawson.’ ‘That’s probably down to his wife. She’s a great fan of the series.’ Peach marvelled anew at the capacity of women to know trivia that would have taken men much effort to discover. ‘Well, I hope Brunnhilde Barbara is well pleased with what she’s done to the poor sod.’ ‘I should think she still thinks Adam Cassidy is marvellous. She’ll probably think her husband should have stood up for himself better.’ ‘I’d have to support her on that.MoreLess
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