Clunes: NO to seedy old men; TV LAND Telly news & gossip.Byline: Nicola Methven MARTIN Clunes Martin Clunes (born 28 November 1961 in Wimbledon, South London) is an English actor. Biography Born Alexander Martin Clunes, he is the son of the classical actor Alec Clunes who died of lung cancer when he was eight;[1] - back soon as grumpy GP Martin Ellingham in ITV's Doc Martin - has put the kibosh ki·bosh n. Informal A checking or restraining element: had to put the kibosh on a poorly conceived plan. [Origin unknown. on a proposed sequel to sitcom Men Behaving Badly Men Behaving Badly is a British comedy, which first broadcast in 1992 on the ITV network, however moved to BBC One (and a later timeslot) from the third series onwards. It was written and created by Simon Nye. . The 47-year-old actor fears catching up with randy pals, Gary and Tony, 15 years on - a sort of Middle-Aged Men Behaving Badly - would not be such a good idea. "It may be seen as a bit seedy," worrie Martin, who starred alongside Neil Morrissey, Caroline Quentin and Leslie Ash in the hit 90s comedy about a pair of bachelor flatmates whose only interest was booze and birds. "I have fond memories of the show and I am still in touch with Neil, Caroline and Leslie. "We did say we were going to do a follow-up but then Caroline didn't want to do it. Then it was suggested the boys do it without the girls but that would have been missing the point completely. "It's best if we are left thinking that it would be nice if we all got back together, but then not actually do it." Shame! |
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