Prolific and papal
Prolific Peter even made an appearance in glossy BBC drama ‘The Tudors’- famous for making Henry the Eighth sexy, when in reality he was obese, gouty and a little bit over keen on publicly executing his exes.
O’Toole alongside the coach from Bend It Like Beckham in ‘The Tudors’
O’Toole proved that red really was his colour, as he sported this scarlet number as Pope Paul III.
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Peter O’Toole passed away in 2013, at the age of 81. His final two roles were released posthumously: ‘Decline of an Empire’ in 2014 and ‘Diamond Cartel’ in 2017.
A 24 carat legacy: O’Toole in his final film appearance, ‘Diamond Cartel’
O’Toole’s character in ‘Fairytale: A True Story’ was real life Victorian author – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
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Conan Doyle is most famous for his creation of Sherlock Holmes, adapted in recent years by the BBC starring Benedict Cumberbatch as the iconic sleuth.
Sherlock
Conan-Doyle was into all things mystical and spiritual, and was initiated as a Freemason in 1887. He was a firm believer in the Cottingley Fairies photographs, on which the film is based.
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