Michael Crawford is a great actor for pulling this role off

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pgreenfi — 17 years ago(September 24, 2008 08:50 AM)

Watching the re-runs on UK GOld made me realize just what a great actor and performer Michael Crawford is in pulling this role off. Playing Frank Spencer is not easy and few actors could make it convincing. The programme could have fallen flat on its face with a lesser actor.
Also virtually all the stunts were his own and some of them are really dangerous.
i doubt there will ever be anything like this ever on TV again. I couldn't think of any actor even today who could pull this off.

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aspartame — 17 years ago(October 01, 2008 02:05 PM)

No kidding!
I think I read Ronnie Barker (maybe Corbet) was considered first for the roll of Frank? I cant imagine either playing that roll.

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captaincheekypants68 — 17 years ago(November 07, 2008 03:45 AM)

It was Norman Wisdom.
My god, can you imagine how bad it would have been with that buffoon in the role.
I'm getting the word 'Nonce'

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by_candlelight — 16 years ago(April 05, 2009 03:43 PM)

I agree. Apparently that scene where the car was dangling over the cliff was real!

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avia2 — 16 years ago(November 06, 2009 04:22 PM)

And he was my favourite Phantom of the Opera too

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MissyH316 — 9 years ago(November 13, 2016 10:58 PM)

MINE, TOO!!
"I dislike being outnumbered-it makes for too much
stupid[/] in the room."
Sherlock Holmes, "Sherlock" BBC Series (2012)

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Gauis-the-wise — 15 years ago(August 11, 2010 06:27 PM)

I agree, no offence to either Barker or Corbet who are both are and were great comedic actors but It's hard to imagine anyone else but Michael Crawford as Frank Spencer. He just made the role completely his own.

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zachtheman — 14 years ago(September 15, 2011 05:55 AM)

i think Crawford was the buster Keaton of 1970s tv
you will have to forgive the lack of full stops lack of proper spelling im dyslexic but not stupid

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MissyH316 — 9 years ago(November 13, 2016 11:02 PM)

"i think Crawford was the buster Keaton of 1970s tv"
Oh, WOW - you intelligent person, you - you're absolutely CORRECT!
"I dislike being outnumbered-it makes for too much
stupid
in the room."
-"Sherlock" BBC Series (2012)