Relishing term of endearment by TV co-star

NATHANIEL Parker's Lynley Mysteries co-star Sharon Small paid him the ultimate compliment when she caught up with him in the play Quartermaine's Terms, he laughs.

By The Newsroom

Published 17th Jun 2008, 11:22 BST

Updated 8th Jun 2018, 04:10 BST

"She said 'I have known you quite a few years and I know you have an ego but I didn't see your ego on stage!"'

Which is exactly what the role demands . . .

Parker, known to millions of TV viewers as Detective Inspector Thomas 'Tommy' Lynley, 8th Earl of Asherton, is currently the Quartermaine in question in Simon Gray's sharp-witted play '“ a portrayal of a man who works at a struggling school in Cambridge teaching English to foreign students, but a man who remains one of those people who never quite manage to make an impact on the people around him.

Quartermaine constantly fails to inspire his pupils. His colleagues around him lead varied and exciting lives while Quartermaine bumbles along, trying desperately to be liked and accepted.

It is on at Brighton Theatre Royal until Saturday, June 21.

For full feature and more arts and entertainments see West Sussex Gazette June 18.

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