Saturday, 16 May 2026

Dopplegangers - Female

Women you never rarely see in the same room:

Geraldine McEwan – Maggie Smith
Born May 1932
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie 1978 - Jean
Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves 1991 - Mortiana
Marple 2004 - Miss Marple
Born Dec 1934
Hook 1991 – Granny Wendy
Sister Act 1992 - Mother Superior
Harry Potter 2001 - Minerva McGonagall
Downton Abbey 2004 - Violet

Meryl Streep – Helen Mirren
Born June 1949
Kramer vs. Kramer 1979 - Joanna
Devil Wears Prada 2006 - Miranda
Mamma Mia 2008 - Donna
Born July 1945
Prime Suspect 1991 – DI Jane Tennison
The Queen 2006 - QEII
1923 2022 – Cara Dutton


Natalie Portman - Keira Knightley
Born June 1981
Star Wars Phantom Menace 1999 - Queen Amidala/Pame
V for Vendetta 2005 - Evey
The Other Boleyn Girl 2008 - Anne Boleyn
Thor 2011 – Jane
Born March 1985
Pirates of the Caribbean 2003 – Elizabeth Swann
Love Actually 2003 - Juliet
Pride & Prejudice 2005 – Elizabeth
The Imitation Game 2014 – Joan Clarke



Helen Hunt – Jodie Foster
Born June 1963
Girls Just Want to Have Fun 1985 - Lynne
Twister 1996 - Dr Jo Harding
As Good as it Gets 1997 - Carol
What Women Want 2000 - Darcy
Pay it Forward 2000 - Arlene
Born November 1962
Freaky Friday 1974 – Annabel
Bugsy Malone 1976 - Tallulah
Silence of the Lambs 1991 – Clarice Starling
Maverick 1994 - Annabelle Bransford
Contact 1997 - Ellie Arroway


Drew Barrymore – Reese Witherspoon – Brittany Snow
Born Feb 1975
E.T.  1982 - Gertie
Scream 1996 - Casey
Never Been Kissed 1999 - Josie Geller
Charlie's Angels 2000 - Dylan
Santa Clarita Diet 2017 - Sheila Hammond
Born March 1976
Pleasantville  1998 – Jenny
Legally Blonde 2001 - Elle 
Sweet Home Alabama 2002 – Melanie
Walk the Line 2005 - June Carter Cash
Just Like Heaven 2005- Dr Elizabeth Masterson
Born March 1986
John Tucker Must Die 20065 - Kate
Hairspray 2007 - Amber
Prom Night 2008 - Donna
The Vicious Kind 2009 - Emma
Pitch Perfect 2012 - Chloe


Saturday, 9 May 2026

Play Up Sky Blues

Anyone living in Coventry couldn't fail to be aware of the city-wide excitement involving many thousands of households who decorated their homes in various shades of blue and white. The celebrations started when it was confirmed the team would definitely be in the top 2 of the Championship league, and culminated on May 4th with a huge parade from the football ground to the Memorial Park. There thousands watched as a bunch of local bands played and even Kylie sent a recorded message.
Here's a couple of photo-montages of my experience.



Friday, 1 May 2026

Doppelgangers - Male

Hubby and I had an interesting conversation last week as we tried to identify an actor. I couldn’t decide between John Hannah and Titus Welliver and it turned out to be James Nesmith. Then we started thinking about other lookalikes and came up with quite a few.
The internet is full of sites – here’s a few.


John Hannah   –   James Nesbitt   –   Titus Welliver

Born April 1962
4 Weddings & a Funeral 1994 - Matthew
Sliding Doors 1994 - Matthew
The Mummy 1999 - Jonathan
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D 2016 - Holden Radciffe
Born January 1965
Ballykissangel 1996 - Leo McGarvey
Playing the Field 1998- John Dolan
The Hobbit 2012 - Bofur
Cold Feet 2020 - Adam Williams
Born March 1962
Sons of Anarchy 2009 - James O'Phelan
Suits 2011-5 - Dominic Barone
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D 2013 - Felix Blake
Bosch 2014-25 - Harry Bosch
Gregor Fisher   –   Mark Addy   –   Nick Frost

Born Dec 1953
Rab C Nesbitt 1988
Love Actually 2003 - Joe
Oliver Twist 2007 - Mr Bumble
Born January 1964
The Full Monty 1997 - Dave
Jack Frost 1998 - Mac MacArthur
A Knight's Tale 2001 - Roland
Robin Hood 2010 - Friar Tuck
Game of Thrones 2011 - Robert Baratheon
Born March 1972
Shaun of the Dead 2004 - Ed
Kinky Boots 2005 - Don
Hot Fuzz 2007 - PC Danny Butterman
The World's End 2013 - Andy Knightly
Gerald Butler   –   Russel Crowe   –   David Morse

Born November1969
Tomorrow Never Dies 1997 - Leading Seaman
Reign of Fire 2002 - Creedy
Lara Croft 2003- Terry Sheridan
P.S. I Love You 2007 - Gerry
London has Fallen 2016 - Mike Banning
Born April 1964
Proof of Life 2000 - Terry Thorne
Gladiator 2000- Maximus
Robin Hood 2010 - Robin Longstride
Les Miserables 2012 - Javert
Born October 1953
The Rock 1996 - Major Tom Baxter
The Green Mile 1999 - Brutus Howell
Proof of Life 2000 - Peter Bowman
House 2006 - Michael Tritter

Skeet Ulrich    –    Johnny Depp

Born Jan 1970
Scream 1996 – Billy Loomis
As Good as it Gets 1997 - Vincent
Into the West 2005 - Jethro
Riverdale 2017 – FP James
Born June 1963
Edward Scissorhands 1990 - Edward
Pirates of the Caribbean 2003 – John Sparrow
Charlie & the Chocolate Factory 2005 – Willy Wonka
Fantastic Beasts 2016 - Grindlewald


  
  Malcom McDowell    –    Terrence Stamp
Born June 1943
If … 1968 – Mick Travis
A Clockwork Orange 1971 - Alex DeLarge
Time After Time 1979 - HG Wells
Star Trek: Generations 1994 – Dr. Tolian Soran
Mozart in the Jungle 2014 – Thomas Pembridge
Born July 1938
Modesty Blaise 1966 - Willie Garvin
Superman 1978 – General Zod
Legal Eagles 1986 – Victor Taft
Wall Street 1987 - Sir Larry Wildman
Young Guns 1988 – John Tunstall