Was thinking earlier this week, after Rebecca Ferguson chat, she'd make a brilliant female Malcolm Tucker if they ever rebooted TTOI. She's got the intensity, eyes that allow her to go from terrifying to charming in a split second. She'd nail it.
Why would any actor think they could match an S+ tier character actor like Ronnie Barker?
And Fulton McKay was an inspired casting choice as he was actually quite a serious actor before Porridge.
I saw a stage production of Porridge several years ago (not my idea) which was an adaption of a couple of episodes - the cast were good mimics - and it was entertaining - but why anyone tries this sort of thing is beyond me.
Liam Neeson can do deadpan delivery and could make a fist of Naked Gun but I just don't see the point. Who is going to stand in for OJ?
OJ is a reason not to go anywhere near Naked Gun. No matter how you approach it will be wrong.....unless you take the opportunity to really go for dark humour. Robert Downey Jr might don the blackface again!