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Pygmalion (1981) (TV)
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(Credited cast)| Robert Powell | ... | Professor Henry Higgins | |
| Twiggy | ... | Eliza Dolittle | |
| Ronald Fraser | ... | Colonel Pickering | |
| Mona Washbourne | ... | Mrs. Higgins | |
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| Arthur English | ... | Alfred Dolittle | |
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While Robert Powell was a strange choice to play Doolittle, and the idea that this would add a sexual frisson to his and Eliza's interplay comes to nothing, this is a surprisingly fine version of the play.
Twiggy is an absolute delight as Eliza. As well as being the genuine article (like Eliza, not a cockney but a working-class Londoner all the same), she is innocent, flustered, enchanting and plucky. Her chocolate eating line "I wouldn't 'ave eaten it, but I'm too much of a lady to spit it out" is one of many terrific moments she absolutely nails. And her "not bloody likely, I'm going in a taxi" is the funniest delivery of the line I've ever heard.
Arthur English is spot on as her father too. All in all it's a delightful experiment that really pays off.