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Old 09-26-2012, 07:52 AM   #9314
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Originally Posted by Bilbo1967 View Post
Well, pretty sure I know what the answer must be, but I can't get the Forfarshire heroine. I'll put my answer in spoilers below;

Spoiler:
Darling. Darling from the Blackadder Goes Forth series; ?; Mrs Darling from Peter Pan (them's the lost boys). The Lord Attenborough thing is probably the old actor 'luvvie' phrasing (calling everybody 'darling').
I think you have enough to be declared the winner.

General Melchett is, of course, a fictional character from Black Adder Goes Forth, played by Stephen Fry. His adjutant is Captain Kevin Darling played by Tim McInerny.

The heroine of the Forfarshire was Grace Darling, daughter of William Darling who was keeper of the Longstone Lighthouse. With her father, they took a 21ft rowing boat out in weather too rough for the local lifeboat on a journey of about a mile to rescue survivors of the Forfarshire, that had struck rocks and sunk.

The 'mother' of the lost boys was Wendy Darling.

And Lord Attenborough is Lord Richard 'Dicky' Attenborough, an actor, producer and director. His 'informal autobiography' is entitled "Entirely Up to You, Darling". He is indeed a 'luvvie'.

Over to you, Bilbo1967.
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