King George/Scarecrow/Patrick McGoohan

[L. Schulte]

The three Georges of England were Germans first, I would think, and 
Englishmen second: I don't want to give a history of England in the 1700's, 
but in general they are not as important politically as the prime 
ministers.  After the Glorious Revolution in England, Parliament calls more 
and more of the shots, and prime ministers like Walpole and Pitt become 
much more important.  In America of course, George III was demonized as the 
symbol of oppression, but that tends to be more propaganda than truth.
Anyway, The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh was one of my favorite mini-series on 
the old "Walt Disney" TV show.  It starred Patrick McGoohan, before he 
became more famous in England as Danger Man, and then in America as Secret 
Agent.  Later he became almost legendary with his series The Prisoner.  I 
have been hoping that Disney would release Scarecrow with McGoohan on tape 
or DVD.  My brother believes it was released briefly on videotape in the 
1980's.  If my memory is stiil correct, it was quite well done. 
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