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Mike Leigh on David Halliwell: 'He's one of the great writers who never happened' by Matt Trueman

As a revival of David Halliwell's cult comedy about disaffected youth and fascism opens in London, his friend and collaborator Mike Leigh says he should have been up there with Pinter and Stoppard"Come on, get up." A young, moustachioed John Hurt is lying in bed looking down the camera. He steels himself " "One, two, three, four, five …" " but doesn't budge. "The thing is t' creep up on yourself, take yourself by s…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:01AM on July 7, 2015

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