Strongman; Mark Strong Stars As a Gangster From London's East End in the New Bbc Drama, the Long Firm. But As Kieron Corless Discovers, There'll Be No Diamond-Geezer Cliches
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The Cobden Club, London, on a cold November morning. Inside it's nice and snug, a tight space rammed with TV crew and dozens of extras in mid-1960s garb. Think miniskirts, back-combed hair, narrow suits and ties. It is, in fact, the set of The Long Firm, a four- part BBC adaptation of Jake Arnott's cult novel. Today they're shooting scenes set in the Stardust Club in 1965, the aspiring Soho night spot owned by the book's gangster protagonist Harry Starks.
He's played by Mark Strong, currently standing by the dancefloor awaiting his cue. He's joined by a top-drawer cast - Sir Derek Jacobi, Lena Headey, Joe Absolom and George Costigan. While technicians bustle about, director Bille Eltringham stops to chat.See the full content of this document
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Strongman; Mark Strong Stars As a Gangster From London's East End in the New Bbc Drama, the Long Firm. But As Kieron Corless Discovers, There'll Be No Diamond-Geezer Cliches
"Before I read the book," she says, "I was going, 'I hope this isn't one of those ones where men posture with guns and everyone thinks that's kind of cool.' What attracted me when I did read it was the taking apart of that as an idea...
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