tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post973281150832345757..comments2024-03-26T17:48:56.627+00:00Comments on 'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?': Forgotten Book - Sergeant Cluff Stands FirmMartin Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-84536675440201154812015-06-13T23:36:11.024+01:002015-06-13T23:36:11.024+01:00John, I was very interested indeed by your recolle...John, I was very interested indeed by your recollections. I'm told that the shows don't stand up too well to watching these days, but I'd rather like to see for myself!Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-56572004225658098862015-06-13T23:34:54.008+01:002015-06-13T23:34:54.008+01:00Roger, amused as I am by your commetn, I still rec...Roger, amused as I am by your commetn, I still reckon there's only one!Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-21446884712842329732015-06-13T16:50:50.978+01:002015-06-13T16:50:50.978+01:00I certainly remember Cluff, Martin. In particular,...I certainly remember Cluff, Martin. In particular, I remember Leslie Sands, the go-to actor when the BBC were looking to cast a gritty northerner; (I think) I remember the opening credits in which Cluff wandered around the hills above ‘Gunnershaw' and I definitely recall him being accompanied everywhere by his dog. I seem to remember that Cluff was more at home with dogs than he was with people!<br /><br />I don’t recall much about the dramatic content of the show because, like you, I was too young to take much of it in but I have an idea that the crime element in each episode played second fiddle to Cluff’s constant struggles with authority and, in that regard, he was arguably the original maverick cop! <br /><br />This was the early 60s and so it was fairly dour stuff but Sands was always eminently watchable, the writing was good and nobody ever got bored looking at the Yorkshire countryside! I wish there was a DVD available so that I could see just how wide of the mark my recollections are!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783299741383834155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-75732510577309960392015-06-12T19:25:56.687+01:002015-06-12T19:25:56.687+01:00"a sort of Geoffrey Boycott... reliable in a ..."a sort of Geoffrey Boycott... reliable in a crisis."<br />You're thinking of another Geoffrey Boycott.Roger Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11012987757094423896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-49831578680478485382015-06-12T13:21:22.608+01:002015-06-12T13:21:22.608+01:00Not heard of it Martin - initially I thought it sa...Not heard of it Martin - initially I thought it said Cuff (as in Wilkie Collins) - ha, thanks for that brand new info. Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com