Talk:Nigel Hawthorne
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What Would Seem to Be an Unfortunate Overemphasis on Sir Nigel's Pederastic Tendencies, Which, Considering the Relative Lack of Information on His Numerous Achievements in the Area of the Theatrical Arts, Seems Likely to Result in an Inadvertent Deception of This Site's Visitors Regarding the Comparative Importance of His Various Contributions to Society at Large
Basically just what the title says. Anybody looking at this page without having first seen "Yes, Minister" or "The Madness of George III" would naturally assume that Sir Nigel is remembered today principally for his eloquent defense of his sexual proclivities - and surely that isn't a fair assessment of the legacy of someone who can still, five and a half years after his death, inspire people to make fun of Civil Servants by writing sentences so long they could practically be declared public highways. (See above.)
I don't know whether this should be corrected by trimming the last two paragraphs (surely we don't need to know that Bentham survived his illustrious paramour, do we?), or by fleshing out his biography (didn't Jay or Lynn ever write an account of the Yes, Minister casting process that could be quoted from?), or, possibly, both. I leave that to more experienced Wikipedia hands. All I know is that something must be done. -Agur bar Jacé 01:22, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
