#Way to go bbc

[giddyaunt425]

Me trying to watch classic who like:

This made me sad to make 😭

#second doctor #patrick troughton #2nd doctor #doctor who #classic who #jamie mccrimmon #why??? #Way to go bbc

[carpe-mamilia]

Ghosts’ Larry Rickard Explains Why They Chose the Captain’s First Name

Photo: Monumental,Guido Mandozzi

It couldn’t be a joke. That was one rule laid down by the Ghosts creators when it came to choosing a first name for Willbond’s character. Until series five, the WWII ghost had been known only as The Captain – a mystery seized upon by fans of the show.

“It was the question we got asked more than anything. His name,” actor and writer Larry Rickard tells Den of Geek. “Once we got to series three, you could see that we were deliberately cutting away and deliberately avoiding it. We were fuelling the fire because we knew at some point we’d tell them.”

In “Carpe Diem”, the episode written by Rickard and Ben Willbond that finally reveals The Captain’s death story, they did tell us. After years of guessing, clue-spotting and debate, Ghosts revealed that The Captain’s first name is James. At the same time, we also learned that James’ colleague Lieutenant Havers’ first name was Anthony.

The ordinariness of those two names, says Rickard, is the point.

“The only thing we were really clear about is that we didn’t want one of those names that only exists in tellyland. It shouldn’t be ‘Cormoran’ or ‘Endeavour’. They should just be some men’s names and they’re important to them. The point was that they were everyday.”

Choosing first names for The Captain and Havers was a long process not unlike naming a baby, Rickard agrees. “It almost comes down to looking at the faces of the characters and saying, what’s right?”

“We talked for ages. For a long time I kept thinking ‘Duncan and James’, and then I was like ah no! That would have turned it into a gag and been awful!” Inescapably in the minds of a certain generation, Duncan James is a member of noughties boyband Blue. “Maybe with Anthony I was thinking of Anthony Costa!” Rickard says in mock horror, referencing another member of the band.

Lieutenant Havers wasn’t just The Captain’s second in command while stationed at Button House; he was also the man James loved. Because homosexuality was criminalised in England during James’ lifetime, he was forced to hide his feelings for Anthony from society, and to some extent even from himself.

In “Carpe Diem”, the ghosts (mistakenly) prepare for the last day of their afterlives, prompting The Captain to finally tell his story. Though not explicit about his sexual identity, the others understand and accept what he tells them – and led by Lady Button, all agree that he’s a brave man.

Getting the balance right of what The Captain does and doesn’t say was key to the episode. “It wasn’t just a personal choice of his to go ‘I’m going to remain in the closet’,” explains Rickard. “There wasn’t an option there to explore the things that either of them felt. That couldn’t be done back then – there are so many stories which have come out since the War about the dangers of doing that.

“We wanted to tell his personal story but also try to ensure that there was a level at which you understood why they couldn’t be open, that even in this moment where he’s finally telling the other ghosts his story, he never comes out and says it overtly because that would be too much for him as a character from that time.

“He says enough for them to know, and enough for him to feel unburdened but it’s in the fact that they’re using their first names which militarily they would never have done, and in the literal passing of the baton”.

The baton is a bonus reveal when fans learned that The Captain’s military stick wasn’t a memento of his career, but of Havers. As James suffers a fatal heart attack during a VE day celebration at Button House, Anthony rushes to his side and the stick passes from one to the other as they share a moment of tragic understanding.

“From really early on, we had the idea that anything you’re holding [when you die] stays with you. So it wasn’t just your clothes you were wearing, we had the stuff with Thomas’ letter reappearing in his pocket and so on. And the assumption being that it was something The Captain couldn’t put down, it felt so nice to be able to say it was something he didn’t want to put down.”

Rickard lists “Carpe Diem”, co-written with Ben Willbond, among his series five highlights. He’s pleased with the end result, praises Willbond’s performance, and loved being on set to see Button House dressed for the 1940s. He’s particularly pleased that a checklist of moments they wanted to land with the audience all managed to be included. “Normally something’s fallen by the wayside just because of the way TV’s made, it’s always imperfect or it’s slightly rushed, but it feels like it’s all there.”

Rickard and Willbond also knew by this point in the show’s lifetime, that they could trust Ghosts fans to pick up on small details. “Nothing is missed,” he says. “Early on, you’re always thinking, is that going to get across? But once we got to series five, there are little tiny things within corners of shots and you know that’s going to be spotted. Particularly in that very short exchange between Havers and the Captain. We worried less about the minutiae of it because you go, that’s going to be rewound and rewatched, nothing will be missed.”

The team were also grateful they’d resisted the temptation to tell The Captain’s story sooner. “We’d talked about it every series since series two, whether or not now was the time, but because he’s such a hard and starchy character in a lot of ways you needed the time to understand his softer side I think before you had that final honest beat from him.”

“What a ridiculously normal name to have so much weight put on it for five years,” laughs Rickard fondly. “Good old James.”

From Den of Geek

#bbc ghosts #bless you larry for doing all these den of geek interviews #I wonder if they just did one marathon session with him #inside ghosts was kind of disappointing this week #I guess Ben just wants to let the episode speak for itself and you're like yes but I would like to hear you talk about every detail #trust me we will be interested #long post #I really thought they loved the joke of nearly saying the Captain’s name so much that they'd never reveal it #so it's so lovely that they were like no this is not a joke name; he's a real man with an ordinary name #and we are going to tell you that in the most devastatingly romantic way #I am eating my words and they are delicious with that spread on top #also 'that's going to be rewound and rewatched' = 'I know you people are loopy so here is content specifically for you' #bbc ghosts spoilers

[castielsprostate]

i think superwholock and ourgoodshadow should yaoi yuri dyke fag ace kiss behind the tumblr headquarters

#sjonnie.text #i think we should become insufferable #spn #dr who #bbc sherlock #ofmd #wwdits #good omens #trying to bring superwholock back don't even try to stop me i womt #what we do in the shadows #our flag means death #go #gomens #also this is a haha funny post but just know we should all stick together and hold hands #like forrealsies #reblog it by the way

[pyjamacryptid]

little girl, a patient: can I have a lollipop

doctor merlin in the 21st century: can you have— I have created butterflies from nothing and horses from smoke. I have seen empires rise, fall, crumble, and start from nothing but a fish in a poor man’s hand. I’ve fought witches and failed them too. I’ve laid waste to armies and blessed nations of people with health that will never make up for it. I have pantsed Kings and kissed Queens. I have stood upon the precipice of this world and called forth the ocean only for time to swallow me whole and spit me back out. And I would do it all again if I could grant you, dear Matilda, a lollipop.

little girl: strawberry?

merlin: say no more, Tilda, this should clear up the taste of that cold medicine right away

#bbc merlin #Merlin #merlin emrys #listen. #Merlin being a doctor on and off throughout the entire time he’s had to live meand a LOT to me #especially if he were a GP (general practitioner) in the 20th/21st centuries #like a local doctor of a small town or village #(it’s actually what he is in my farm au) #nebulously this is part of #the sun room #‘verse #I just think he’d have the best time being the eccentric fun doctor to kids #distracting them with wild tales that are very true (though only he knows this) #the parents - and other patients - think he’s a little crazy in an endearing way #that or he must have once wanted to perform theatre or musicals right??? #merlin like yeah ok that’s more believable than the lie I was going to fail at #works for me #merlin headcanons #merlin au

[onceandfutureheartache]

#listen we love feasting on the literal crumbs that get thrown our way #but the community is FED DAILY by the incredible artists fic-writers gif and edit makers meme creators and analysis posters #thank you all for the delicious fucking food #bbc merlin #never not going to shout praises to this community bc you guys are INCREDIBLE I LOVE YOU

[super-who-locked-me-in-here]

Hannibal being unable to not talk about Will while lying naked in bed with Alana is the same to me as Arthur being on a beautiful picnic with Gwen talking about his dream of running away to a farm with just Merlin

#these pan/bi idiots need to understand something #yes women are pretty and lovely and wonderful #but Hannibal and Arthur y'all are more than just boy best friends with Will and Merlin #i mean I think Hannibal knew #but Arthur definitely didn't #also alana and gwen y'all gotta get out of there! #don't let yourself be a plot device in the way of the yaoi! #go! #be free! #save yourselves #hannibal #hannigram #hannibal lecter #alana bloom #will graham #bbc merlin #merthur #arthur pendragon #merlin #gwen merlin

[thatgaywizardoverthere]

a million deaths upon you gay boy

#listen #tell me im wrong #the way arthur was performing a mating dance in this scene #and merlin was performing last rites #himbo really spent this whole scene trying to show off for his crush #and merlin spent it trying to go for the jugular #when arthur says ‘there’s something about you merlin’ #and the something is a murder plot #honestly iconic #I love my dumb gay sons #in a land of myth #and a time of gays #merlin #arthur pendragon #bbc merlin

[atdawn]

Still alive, then? Yeah, just about. I understand I have you to thank for that.

MERLIN 1.04 - The Poisoned Chalice

#merlin #arthur pendragon #bbc merlin #merlingifs #syfysource #tvedit #smallscreensource #userashley #mediagifs #filmtvcentral #televisiongifs #ee #gifs #m #arthur #104

[michelle-jacksons-art-blog]

To be loved is to be changed.

#my art #fan art #so this isn't even finished #but like; i hope ure not too mad w me abt that #i just thought it was finally time to let this one go; at least here; on the website that started it for me #what we do in the shadows #good omens #our flag means death #bbc ghosts #the magnus archives #wwdits #ofmd #go #TMA #nandor the relentless #anthony j crowley #crowley #blackbeard #edward teach #the captain #jonathan sims #our good shadows #yeah that seems like enough tags #please do note the little details but also dont #either way; i hope you enjoy this #i really liked working on it. taught me a lot #for many reasons. this represents the transition from one era to another. a change. if you will #and change is good. I think. I've gotten more used to it #doesn't make it any more easier to let go of the past. but you have to leave way to the present and to the future #so. yeah. Cheers. This one's for the future

[bryverros]

#time: 4h 42m #happy new year!! #morgana's actually going to be my final 2023 drawing and honestly iconic; wouldnt have it any other way #morgana pendragon #merlin #bbc merlin #merlin fanart #morgana fanart #artists on tumblr #art #ceesar(t)

[giddyaunt425]

CAN YOU TELL THAT I'M BITTER?

#second doctor #2nd doctor #patrick troughton #jamie mccrimmon #doctor who #classic who #why??? #way to go bbc

[f4llingstrr]

to this day I still wonder what the director told colin morgan that made him say the "how long have you been training to be a prat, my lord?" line the way he did

#it still haunts me #the line alone was already homoerotic enough #but the way he SAID IT #i need to know what was going on in colin morgans brain #merthur #merlin #arthur #arthur pendragon #bbc merlin #colin morgan

[repmet]

You don't have to sacrifice yourself.

#bbc merlin #merlin #arthur pendragon #merlinedit #merthur #these idiots #love how they don't resolve this at all before going to sleep #arthur's like good we've settled that merlin will simply let me die #based on past actions this is totally something he will do #and merlin's like well good i've told arthur i'll be the one to die #glad that's out of the way #and lancelot's just asleep being the only sensible person and not telling anyone shit till he does it

[dollopheadsandclotpoles]

Leave them, Arthur

The results of the I Can’t Believe They Did That™: Merlin Edition are in! Based on the final poll, this above scene from Season 1 Episode 4 was determined the most insane moment from the entire 65 episode run of BBC Merlin

#bbc merlin #merlinedit #mine #bbcmerlinedit #merlin #merlin emrys #merthur #merlin x arthur #arthur x merlin #colin morgan #the way this ep just GAVE them a psychic bond never to be spoken about again #unhinged episode truly #also Gaius giving merlin the medicine and going 'swallow it' also kills me

[natjennie]

the fact that people live in britain is so weird. what do you mean you can just go to west horsley place. you can just drive past the taskmaster house. these aren't real places there's no way.

#these are fictional made up places there's no way they exist in real life #no shot you can just go on a walk in huddersfield and be like. #im where pat lived. #that's so fake #bbc ghosts #taskmaster

[agir1ukn0w]

listen up freaks, I will enjoy my interpretations of Dracula as a truly monstrous creature representing disease and abuse and terror AND as a cunning, drop-dead gorgeous, bitchy sex god

#you cannot make me choose #sometimes you wanna revel in the truly evil nature of the source material #and sometimes you just gotta say to hell with 100% book accuracy #i wanna fuck that evil old vampire #(especially when he’s played by bela lugosi/christopher lee/claes bang) #i go both ways #sue me i’m bi #all art is subjective #dracula #count dracula #bbc dracula #dracula 1931 #dracula 2020 #dracula bbc #dracula daily #dracula netflix #netflix dracula #re: dracula #bram stocker's dracula #renfield #the last voyage of the demeter #bela lugosi #claes bang #claes kasper bang #vampires #vampire