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Steve Carell to play Brigadier Gerard?

I read today that Steve Carell, of US Office, 40-Year-Old Virgin and Get Smart fame is to play Brigadier Gerard the fantastic hero of the short stories of Arthur Conan Doyle.

For those who have never read them, Gerard is an incredibly brave and fantastically stupid Hussar in the French army during the Napoleonic wars. The stories are great.

Half of me is looking forward to the idea, the other half filled with dread...

... how bad can it be?

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Red 13

November 1, 2008 07:40 AM

Well as a huge fan of the Conan Doyle I can only welcome this news and just hope they don't do the shows on a shoestring budget,and,that they get the uniforms right. Steve Carell will be OK

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Dave Hollins

November 28, 2008 11:18 PM

David Suchet wants to play Nap - trouble is, he is more 1812 than of the earlier time: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a136655/david-suchet-wants-napoleon-role.html

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Steve Carell to play Brigadier Gerard?

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