When John Thaw star of The Sweeney & Inspector Morse died from cancer in 2002 a nation lost one of its finest actors. Sheila Hancock lost a beloved husb&. In this unique double biography she chronicles their lives
- personal & professional together & apart. John Thaw was born in Manchester the son of a lorry driver. When he arrived at RADA on a scholarship he felt an outsider. In fact his timing was perfect: it was the sixties & television was beginning to make its mark. With his roles in Z-Cars & The Sweeney fame came quickly. But it was Johns role as Morse that made him an icon. In 1974 John married Sheila Hancock with whom he shared a working-class background & a RADA education. Sheila was already the star of the TV series The Rag Trade & went on to become the first woman artistic director at the RSC. Theirs was a sometimes turbulent always passionate relationship & Sheila describes their love
- weathering overwork & the pressures of celebrity drink & cancer
- with honesty & piercing intelligence. The Two of Us is a remarkable book
- a biography of a born actor & a tender often heartbreaking memoir of a marriage. Full of insight & vivid memories it evokes two lives lived to the utmost.



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When John Thaw star of The Sweeney & Inspector Morse died from cancer in 2002 a nation lost one of its finest actors & Sheila Hancock lost a beloved husb&. In this unique double biography she chronicles their lives
- personal & professional together & apart. John Thaw was born in Manchester the son of a lorry driver. When he arrived at RADA on a scholarship he felt an outsider. In fact his timing was perfect: it was the sixties & television was beginning to make its mark. With his roles in Z-Cars & The Sweeney fame came quickly. But it was John's role as Morse that made him an icon. In 1974 he married Sheila Hancock with whom he shared a working-class background & a RADA education. Sheila was already the star of the TV series The Rag Trade & went on to become the first woman artistic director at the RSC. Theirs was a sometimes turbulent always passionate relationship & in this remarkable book Sheila describes their love
- weathering overwork & the pressures of celebrity drink & cancer
- with honesty & piercing intelligence & evokes two lives lived to the utmost.


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Two On A Tower" (1882) is a tale of star-crossed love in which Hardy sets the emotional lives of his two lovers against the background of the stellar universe. The unhappily married Lady Constantine breaks all the rules of social decorum when she falls in love with Swithin St. Cleeve an astronomer who is ten years her junior. Her husbands death leaves the lovers free to marry but the discovery of a legacy forces them apart. This is Hardys most complete treatment of the theme of love across the class & age divide & the fullest expression of his fascination with science & astronomy." ...

Two penn'orth of sky is all you can see from dirty cramped Nightingale Court where Emmy lives with her widowed mother. Her main aim in life is to escape & she sees marriage as her best way out. When Peter Wesley First Officer aboard a cruise ship proposes she accepts eagerly. The Wesleys have a baby Diana & all seems set fair for the small family but Peter is killed & Emmy left penniless. She & Diana are forced to move back to Nightingale Court. Emmy has to take work as a waitress but she becomes ill & when suitors appear Diana detests them all...A tale of hardship heartbreak & hope from a beloved storyteller Two Penn'orth of Sky is classic Katie Flynn & sure to delight every one of her readers. ...

Two men meet for a pint in a Dublin pub. They chew the fat set the world to rights take the piss. They talk about their wives their kids their kids' pets their football teams &
- this being Ireland in 2011-12
- about the euro the crash the presidential election the Queen's visit. But these men are not parochial or small-minded; one of them knows where to find the missing Colonel Gaddafi (he's working as a cleaner at Dublin Airport); they worry about Greek debt the IMF & the bondholders (whatever they might be); in their fashion they mourn the deaths of Whitney Houston Donna Summer Davy Jones & Robin Gibb; & they ask each other the really important questions like ' Would you ever let yourself be digitally enhanced?' Inspired by a year's worth of news Two Pints" distils the essence of Roddy Doyle's comic genius. This book shares the concision of a collection of poems & the timing of a virtuoso comedian."

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Ronnie Barker & Ronnie Corbett star in highlights from their BBC TV Series. This special facsimile vinyl-look CD edition of a classic LP

Includes:: such sketches as Mispronounciation"; " Night Night"; " Cheers"; " Cricket Commentators"; " Train of Events"; & not forgetting the " News according to The Two Ronnies". Theres also " All in a Days Wonk"; " Sex Equality"; " Pam Ayres"; " The Castaway"; & " Youre Welcome Milord". " Vintage Beeb": classic albums first available as BBC LPs now on CD for the first time ever."

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First ever illustrated paperback of part two of Tolkiens epic masterpiece The Lord of the Rings featuring 16 colour paintings by Alan Lee Conceptual Designer on Peter Jacksons THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY. Frodo & the Companions of the Ring have been beset by danger during their quest to prevent the Ruling Ring from falling into the hands of the Dark Lord by destroying it in the Cracks of Doom. They have lost the wizard Gandalf in the battle with an evil spirit in the Mines of Moria; & at the Falls of Rauros Boromir seduced by the power of the Ring tried to seize it by force. While Frodo & Sam made their escape the rest of the company were attacked by Orcs. Now they continue their journey alone down the great River Anduin -- alone that is save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go. JRR Tolkiens great work of imaginative fiction has been labelled both a heroic romance & a classic fantasy fiction. By turns comic & homely epic & diabolic the narrative moves through countless changes of scene & character in an imaginary world which is totally convincing in its detail. Part of a set of three paperbacks this sumptuous edition is available in a smart new livery & is illustrated in colour by Alan Lee award-winning artist & Conceptual Designer on Peter Jacksons THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY. ...

Building on the story begun in The Hobbit this is the second part of Tolkien's epic masterpiece The Lord of the Rings featuring a striking black cover based on Tolkien's own design the definitive text & a detailed map of Middle-earth. Frodo & the Companions of the Ring have been beset by danger during their quest to prevent the Ruling Ring from falling into the hands of the Dark Lord by destroying it in the Cracks of Doom. They have lost the wizard Gandalf in the battle with an evil spirit in the Mines of Moria; & at the Falls of Rauros Boromir seduced by the power of the Ring tried to seize it by force. While Frodo & Sam made their escape the rest of the company were attacked by Orcs. Now they continue their journey alone down the great River Anduin -- alone that is save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go. ...

Building on the story begun in The Hobbit & The Fellowship of the Ring this is the second part of Tolkiens epic masterpiece The Lord of the Rings featuring an exclusive cover image from the film the definitive text & a detailed map of Middle-earth. Frodo & the Companions of the Ring have been beset by danger during their quest to prevent the Ruling Ring from falling into the hands of the Dark Lord by destroying it in the Cracks of Doom. They have lost the wizard Gandalf in the battle with an evil spirit in the Mines of Moria; & at the Falls of Rauros Boromir seduced by the power of the Ring tried to seize it by force. While Frodo & Sam made their escape the rest of the company were attacked by Orcs. Now they continue their journey alone down the great River Anduin
- alone that is save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go. To celebrate the release of the first of Peter Jacksons two-part film adaptation of The Hobbit THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY this second part of The Lord of the Rings is available for a limited time with an exclusive cover image from Peter Jacksons award-winning trilogy.
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The brilliant new novel in the hooligan cop series by the acclaimed author of HORSE'S ARSE It's the seventies & the boys in blue are preparing for the mother of all riots. The Albion Army are causing havoc north of Manchester & DCI Dan Harrison needs to pull off something special if his boys are to retain control. As the picket lines form & the two sides square up for battle a rare moment of inspiration strikes: could the hit movie Zulu provide an ingenious way out of mayhem? Or has the DCI finally lost the plot? ...