Bob: Finding stuntmen is a tall order; TELEVISION.Byline: MARK JEFFERIES Mark Jefferies was a bushranger, serial killer and cannibal in the early 19th century in Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania, Australia). Crimes Jefferies was known to have murdered and eaten at least four adults during his escape from Macquarie Harbour by land. ACTOR Bob Hoskins has had to do his own stunts after BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. programme makers organised a stuntman stunt·man n. A man who substitutes for a performer in scenes requiring physical daring or involving physical risk. stuntman n → especialista m stuntman who was a foot taller than him. Hoskins, who is just 5ft 6in, said: "I wound up doing my own stunts because, when the stuntman turned up, he was 6ft 6in. "I know how to act - it's getting bashed up that's not such fun." Hoskins, whose hit films include Who Framed Roger Rabbit, was filming a one-off performance for BBC drama The Street. The 66-year-old actor plays a pub landlord who gets involved in a brawl with a local gangster during the episode, which will be screened on July 13. The show will also feature actress Frances Barber, 51, as his wife. "Frances and I have been wanting to work together for years, and now we finally have the opportunity," said a delighted Hoskins. CAPTION(S): ACTION MAN Bob Hoskins |
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