Mark Gatiss in Midsomer Murders.

[besleybean]

Just watching this episode from 2010...

it aired 6 months before Sherlock.

he plays a gay, whisky priest-

great role and it's a good one!

Oh, it's called The Sword of Guillame.

[Hikari]

On 5/13/2023 at 1:39 PM, besleybean said:

Just watching this episode from 2010...

it aired 6 months before Sherlock.

he plays a gay, whisky priest-

great role and it's a good one!

Oh, it's called The Sword of Guillame.

Mark also appeared as a tormented vicar in the Geri McEwan Marple film 'Murder at the Vicarage'.  It was these two roles I saw MG in first, before I ever saw Mycroft Holmes.

For an absolute laugh riot, watch 'Starter for 10' with James McAvoy, Rebecca Hall, Bendi and Alice Eve.  Mark plays University Challenge host Bamber Gasgoigne.  This is actually where Mark met Ben.

[besleybean]

Oh, yes.

Starter for 10 is great, even for the soundtrack!

[Carol the Dabbler]

7 hours ago, Hikari said:

Mark plays University Challenge host Bamber Gasgoigne.

For those who (like me) have never seen the real University Challenge, it's the British adaptation of the American show College Bowl, with Bamber Gascoigne as the original host (the British Allen Ludden, as it were).  In other words, Gatiss was playing a very well-known real-life person, and judging by the few clips I've seen of the real Gascoigne, doing a very credible job of it.

 

[besleybean]

Oh yes, a dead spit.

He more recently plays Larry Grayson in Nolly, but I have only seen the trailers.