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Re: 3 episodes of 'Jemima Shore Investigates' - British TV series from 1983. Patricia Hodge in a long shiny grey PU/PVC

Posted: February 3rd, 2023, 6:14 pm
by rothbhoy
dominamac wrote: February 3rd, 2023, 5:30 pm Should read "bit of rainwear elegance"
Cheers dominamac - that's actually what I thought you meant! :) Yeah, agree - it's really sublime.

Re: 3 episodes of 'Jemima Shore Investigates' - British TV series from 1983. Patricia Hodge in a long shiny grey PU/PVC

Posted: February 3rd, 2023, 11:11 pm
by niton
I have always been a fan of Patricia Hodge - she exudes class and sophistication. I remember her in Rumpole of the Bailey. I have seen her on the stage several times and was lucky enough to speak to her briefly after a Q and A and managed to get her autograph. My take on this is that a PVC mac would not have been viewed as the kind of garment that her character would have worn. I cannot see her wearing one in real life either sadly. I think of the number of clips we have been treated to by RB which feature prostitutes in pvc macs.They are my favourite of all macs but I somehow feel they would not suit the image she cultivates; she would have worn a Burberry pvc mac but I assume they did not exist back then.

Re: 3 episodes of 'Jemima Shore Investigates' - British TV series from 1983. Patricia Hodge in a long shiny grey PU/PVC

Posted: February 4th, 2023, 1:41 pm
by rothbhoy
niton wrote: February 3rd, 2023, 11:11 pm I have always been a fan of Patricia Hodge - she exudes class and sophistication. I remember her in Rumpole of the Bailey. I have seen her on the stage several times and was lucky enough to speak to her briefly after a Q and A and managed to get her autograph. My take on this is that a PVC mac would not have been viewed as the kind of garment that her character would have worn. I cannot see her wearing one in real life either sadly. I think of the number of clips we have been treated to by RB which feature prostitutes in pvc macs.They are my favourite of all macs but I somehow feel they would not suit the image she cultivates; she would have worn a Burberry pvc mac but I assume they did not exist back then.
Been in love with her for years and I must admit I was really surprised too - not complaining though! :)

Re: 3 episodes of 'Jemima Shore Investigates' - British TV series from 1983. Patricia Hodge in a long shiny grey PU/PVC

Posted: February 4th, 2023, 6:52 pm
by rothbhoy
bethbennett202 wrote: February 3rd, 2023, 1:50 pm Well done on this RB nice mac I would wear myself if I had one
Imagine a mac like that would be very hard to find these days - still don't know what it is made of but was hoping someone might know....

Re: 3 episodes of 'Jemima Shore Investigates' - British TV series from 1983. Patricia Hodge in a long shiny grey PU/PVC

Posted: February 7th, 2023, 4:33 pm
by rothbhoy
rainwear-experience wrote: February 3rd, 2023, 5:10 pm
rothbhoy wrote: February 3rd, 2023, 4:53 pm
rainwear-experience wrote: February 3rd, 2023, 1:57 pm You might want to check out the 80’s series Mackenzie as I’m fairly certain Sheila Ruskin wore a shiny gold cape thing and I’m certain someone else (maybe Tracy Ullman) wore a plastic mac
For some reason I associate The Who’s song Substitute with this series
Cheers for that R-E - much appreciated! :) I remember looking for links to the series some 5 or 6 months ago and finding absolutely zilch on the Internet (You Tube and Daily Motion) so I'm not too optimistic. Will give it a go though.....
While you're at it have a look for 'Two Up, Two Down' with Paul Nicholas (not 'Three Up, Two Down' which was a totally different series) in one of the episodes they go camping and one of the girls wears a blue cagoule

I also thought there's an episode of Alan Bennett's original 'Talking Heads' series which featured Maureen Lipman

Good luck
OK, cheers for that R-E - will see what I can find....

Re: 3 episodes of 'Jemima Shore Investigates' - British TV series from 1983. Patricia Hodge in a long shiny grey PU/PVC

Posted: February 7th, 2023, 6:41 pm
by rothbhoy
Anybody got any ideas on what the mac that Patricia Hodge is wearing in this episode is made of?