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Philip Ralph
@philralph.bsky.social
Screenwriter, recovering actor, rites of passage guide, dog walker extraordinaire.
Will write for food…
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Reposted by Philip Ralph
[sitting in a nondescript conference room surrounded by smiling tv execs]

i want you to stay with me, because this is gonna get a little wild! but what if the story went ... in order
November 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
All the performances in this beautiful film are exemplary but, my God, Harry Lawtey as Burton is something else... the most complex and nuanced of needles to thread and he does it with consummate skill here. Truly special work.
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
I adore this film and rewatch it regularly but… come on… the role was originated on stage by Kathy Bates who is also gorgeous but in the movie they cast Michelle Pfeiffer who is brilliant but not dowdy no matter how hard she tries…
November 9, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Absolutely, Martin. And River City ending soon too. The great ‘factories’ of UK TV drama are disappearing and taking with them thousands of sustainable jobs and opportunities turning TV into a rarefied space for the privileged and ludicrously fortunate.
October 22, 2025 at 6:16 PM