the Lancaster tetralogy may be better written, but the York one has better women!

[selenak]

I must say, this It's hard out there for a York tv version of the Henry VI plays plus Richard III , aka the Hollow Crown sequel for Shakespeare newbies, sounds better and better, casting wise. In addition to Sophie Okenodo as Margaret of Anjou, we also get Keeley Hawes as Elizabeth Woodville and Judi Dench as Cecily Neville, Duchess of York.

...which makes me imagine she'll pulverize B. Cumberbatch in the scene where Richard gets chewed out by his mother, but maybe he'll be able to hold his own. Also, given what the Hiddleston-as-Hal/Henry V. casting wrought in fanfic, when can we expect the historical Sherlock AUs where he's M's kid?

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[kalypso]

I do remember a story after the first series of Sherlock in which Mummy turned out to be M. As I recall, it was written in response to a prompt; I thought the prompt was a brilliant idea, but the writer who took it up - at least, the one I saw - didn't seem to have much idea of what to do with it (John meets Mummy. She is M. She enjoins John to take care of Sherlock. The end.)

[likeadeuce]

I'd say Cecily pulverizing Tricky Dick is a perfectly valid rendering of their dynamic...;)

[selenak]

Oh quite. Which is why Laurence Olivier cut that scene from his version altogether. (And Ian McKellen & director made Cecily and Margaret of Anjou into one character.)

[wee_warrior]

Going to put my money on Dame Judi here, too...

Funny coincidence: Martin Freeman currently is, or soon will be playing Richard III on stage (someone took a picture of his promo poster next to Richard Armitage's for The Crucible). Both Sherlock and Hobbit fans have their work cut out for them here.