"How All Occasions Do Inform..."

 

Coming Attractions:

Audio:- The History of English Literature,  In the Shape of a Boar,  Kensuke’s Kingdom For a list of more titles read by Sir Derek, check out  Amazon.com.uk

2000's audioperformance  History of the Theatre by David Timson   read by Derek Jacobi, et al has received an Audie award.

DVD & Video:- Stay tuned to the video portion of the Sir Derek Jacobi – On the Record  site here:  a  fab site with lots of info!

Films (In the Can): -  Gosford Park, a new film directed by Robert Altman. According to a Times article, Sir Derek has been cast as Michael Gambon’s manservant in the film.  for more information, go here.   Release Date: December 21st, 2001 (limited release); expands wider in January, 2002

Films (In the Works):   Revengers Tragedy,  directed by Alex Cox (Sid & Nancy).  Sir Derek plays the villainous Duke; Eddie Izzard plays his equally villainous son:  go here and here for more information.  The film wrapped  August, 2001.

Sir Derek is also scheduled for a role in Harry Potter 2. No word yet on the identity of his character.

Films (In Negotiation):  The Prisoner is now in pre-production with Sir  Derek and Miranda Richardson  said to be in final talks for supporting roles.  Sam Neill is the frontrunner for the lead, pending  work on another project that will be completed in time. 

Unsubstantiated Intriguing Gossip: Tony Todd told SCI FI Wire that he'll be starring in Minotaur, a fantasy film based on the Greek myth about a supernatural creature that's half bull and half man. Todd (Candyman) will star with Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Derek Jacobi; Jonathan English will direct, the actor said in an interview at the Fangoria convention in Pasadena, Calif. 

Television -  Sir Derek will join Albert Finney in A Lonely War,  written by Hugh Whitemore and produced for the BBC and HBO.  Finney,  who will play Winston Churchill, and Vanessa Redgrave, playing Churchill's wife Clemmie will be joined by  Sir Derek as  Prime Minister Baldwin, Jim Broadbent as Churchill's close friend Desmond Morton, Linus Roache as Ralph Wigram, Ronnie Barker as Churchill's manservant Inches, Hugh Bonneville as Ivo Pettifer, Celia Imrie as Churchill's secretary and Tom Wilkinson as Vansittart.  Filming is scheduled to start the week of 10/15/01.

Upcoming on UK television on Saturday, 10/20/2001  will be a guest appearance in Randall & Hopkirk (deceased), with Sir Derek playing a mad scientist in an episode entitled “Pain Killers”. Here's the Randall & Hopkirk Deceased  website, with  information on Sir Derek's upcoming appearance.  Scroll down the left frame till you find SERIES TWO, then click through for information on the episode Painkillers.  Some snaps from the set can be found here.

Also on UK television in early 2002, a mini-series (6 parts) entitled The Jury with Sir Derek and Anthony Sher playing barristers.

Frasier snared Sir Derek for an appearance this year in an episode titled The Show Must Go Off.  Sir Derek  won the Emmy for "Guest Actor in a Comedy Series"  for this episode;  the ceremony, which was held on  Saturday September 8 in Pasadena, will air September 9 on E! at 6 p.m. ET/PT, with an encore September 14 at 10 a.m.

   Where can I find?...................          

    The Internet has created a boom in Information, and in addition to Sparrow’s
   Providence, other sites dedicated to Sir Derek have very detailed info in many areas.
1)   Articles  For articles past and present (as well as past reviews), try  Lins Domain 

2)   Awards  A very comprehensive list of Sir Derek’s awards including his CBE and Danish and English knighthoods go here.

3)   Biography  Three good sites here,  also here , and  On The Record  features a timeline here as well.

4)   Pictures     If you’re looking for other performance pictures or off stage pics,  check out
     Lin' s domain .

5)   Reviews     For additional past reviews, check Lin’s Domain here.

Where Can I Buy?................. 

1)   Older, Out-of-Print Items

 E-bay ,  for Autographs, books, magazines, theatre programmes, videos

 Books –  Bibliofind.com , Albris.com

Enough said.........  The Fine Print
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