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All the book-based movies and TV shows featuring Rufus Jones, ranked
The series explores the breadth and depth of one of history’s most interesting men: Theodore Roosvelt. Cowboy, soldier, statesman, conservationist, adventurer, reformer and author who suffered profound personal loss and became at age 42 the youngest president of the United States, having a monumental impact that is still felt today.
In 1953, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy embark on a grueling music hall tour of the United Kingdom and Ireland while struggling to get another film made: a comedic adaptation of Robin Hood. Poor publicity in Britain means the tour begins in almost-empty backstreet theatres with Delfont seeming more interested in his up-and-coming star Norman Wisdom.
Brendan Block, a charming individual, enters into a committed relationship with Miranda Cotton. However, Miranda abruptly ends the relationship, accusing Brendan of violating her privacy. Shortly after, Brendan becomes engaged to Miranda’s sister and is embraced as the perfect future son-in-law by everyone else. From that point forward, a series of unfortunate events befall Miranda’s loved ones.
Pagford is a seemingly idyllic English village with a cobbled market square and ancient abbey, behind the pretty façade however, is a town at war: rich at war with poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils. When Barry dies suddenly, Pagford is left in shock, and the empty seat left by Barry on the parish council soon becomes the catalyst for the biggest war the village has yet seen.