Right on the Mark

[cupid stunt]

Erm, here's a link to this video from a thing that was appearantly written by Mark and starring him (looking very 70s with black hair and yellow trousers) and some other people.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MedpZ_LVmL8

The name of it, The Teen People, sounds familiar, but I can't remember wher I first heard about it...

[Papa's new wife]

AHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
The fight at the end is hialrious (and is it wrong I think Mark looks HAT?... actually, have had rather a lot of vodka, so I'll probably be fancying Michael Parkison soon)

REQUEST: Can someone post some pictures of the utter smex that is Erno?
Thank you please (and pics of TEH SHOE would be much appreciated)

[a1tiptop]

Mark looks amazingly hot! I've ordered one. But the trouble is that they aren't going to despatch them until they've had a number of orders. Everyone get ordering!!

BTW - Mark's interviewed in attitude and there's photos of him dressed in 1920s stylee.

Oh my...

[Edit] Simon Messingham's in it! Some of the older League fans might remember him. And the stories are far too rude for a public forum...

[ratgirl]

[Edit] Simon Messingham's in it! Some of the older League fans might remember him. And the stories are far too rude for a public forum...

Ahahaha! Not Messy!! I'd forgotten all about him!

Will have to watch this when I get home tonight...

[Papa's new wife]

Posted by The Gents on Myspazz:

Mark will be staring in The Wind in the Willows on Christmas day (!) as Ratty. Also in it will be Matt Lucas (Toad) , Lee Ingleby (Mole) and Bob Hoskins (Badger).
It should be quite entertaining!
xxx
LofG



YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

*checks Xmas Radio Times*
Can't find when it's on

[cupid stunt]

I can't wait to see that... it was one of my favourite stories when I was little.

Not sure if this article was posted yet... about Mark's performance as Ratty:



Playing Rat in The Wind in the Willows is a dream come true for Mark
Gatiss.

"I was extremely excited to be asked because The Wind in the Willows
has the reputation and excitement of something like Hamlet. As a
child, my favourite character was always Ratty, and I've been waiting
for this part all my life. It could be the pinnacle of my career!

"I just like the idea of him. He has a great attitude to life –
sunny, lazy days by the river, a bit of rowing, and then getting down
to the serious stuff like gins and tonics and a decent picnic with
plenty of bloater sandwiches, pies, cold meats, pickled gherkins and
ginger beer. I am giving it lots of David Niven."

Mark found it a bit tricky to research how water rats behave.

"I watched Ring of Bright Water because it was the closest I could
get. Did you know that there aren't many movies with water rats as
stars? But otters are brown and furry and like water, so that was my
preparation.

"I decided to give him tics and scratches and sniffs. We are humans
with whiskers and in real life they do tickle my cheeks, so I'm
forever scratching and that gets me into character.

"My real nose looks like a prosthetic nose and I have sticky out
ratty ears, which look very convincing. I wear a wig, and without it
I look like a sewer rat, not a water rat, because my real hair is
dark and has been shaved. The teeth are a bit uncomfortable because
they are on wire and clip-on, but they give you such a good look."

Adds Mark: "The costume, we decided, would not be terribly neat.
Ratty would be suave, but he would have water marks on his trousers
and shoes. It's a bit boho – Edwardian casual."

Mark and the other cast members worked on their animal movements with
choreographer Marcello Magni, formerly of the Theatre de Complicite.

"I am mostly human, but I just do the odd thing like standing in a
different way, or when I'm running, I try to make it more animated.
We also decided that Ratty would sleep on his back, not like people.

"I thought the twitches, as long as they are kept subtle, would be
good, and I hold my hand, or paw, in a certain way."

The biggest challenge for Mark was working in the hot Romanian
Summer.

"In the winter sections we are wearing balaclavas and everyone was
almost fainting. In one scene, we approach Toad Hall and I have three
layers of tweed on and then an outer coat. It was 40 degrees, out in
a sunny field with all that on, so you do lose a bit of weight.

"Also, Rat is a water expert, unlike me. When I read in the script
that Rat skulls excellently across the river I realised it would have
to be a long shot with lots of close ups of my hands, as I can't row."

Mark enjoyed having the chance to work with his old friend Matt
Lucas, who plays Toad.

"I knew Matt when he was nothing and it's great to work with him
again. I didn't know Lee but we've all really enjoyed being together
and experiencing Romania."

Mark is one quarter of the award-winning comedy team The League of
Gentlemen, which he both writes and performs. He is also an
accomplished author and playwright.

Says Mark: "We are officially having a year off from The League of
Gentlemen and then we will reconvene and see what happens. It really
helps doing other stuff and it's exciting and better when we all meet
up again."

[Beast]

Thanks for that. Mark is so perfect for Ratty. Can't wait for this.

[Geoff Tipps' Joke Writer]

There's a good interview with Mark in this month's 'Attitude' magazine, mainly about The Devil in Amber. Its accompanied by some nice black and white photos of Mark in 1920s clothes

[a1tiptop]

Posted by The Gents on Myspazz:

The Gents are on MySpace??? Where?

[Cazza Lazarou]

Posted by The Gents on Myspazz:

The Gents are on MySpace??? Where?

That's what I was thinking?!?! I know there are fake accounts a plenty...surely it would have been posted before now if there was something official?

[Papa's new wife]

Sorry, it is a fan site... it's like I refer to the Papa Myspazz as being Papa (cos he actually is and don't say he isn't or I'll cry cos he loves me and *bursts into tears* and Ross is real tooooooooooo And they ALL are real! I was talking to Chris Frost just t'other day *laughs madly*)

This is the Gents fan page:
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=128842591

[ratgirl]

There's a good interview with Mark in this month's 'Attitude' magazine, mainly about The Devil in Amber. Its accompanied by some nice black and white photos of Mark in 1920s clothes

Eep! Must buy!! I love Attitude's photo shoots. They know exactly what I want to see...!

[Papa's new wife]

The Agatha Christie with Mark in it is on RIGHT NOW on ITV

[cupid stunt]

There's a good interview with Mark in this month's 'Attitude' magazine, mainly about The Devil in Amber. Its accompanied by some nice black and white photos of Mark in 1920s clothes

Any chance for someone to please scan it and post it here?

Anyway, here's a couple of photos I found of Mark and Julia, not sure if they've been posted before. They make such a lovely couple.

[Papa's new wife]

Ohhhhhhhhhh, yummy Mark, mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
It's so stupid, but man in a open shirt and tugged open tie is just SO SEXY!