I used to have this Mercedes, a dark blue 450SLC, ... -Andrew Davies

I used to have this Mercedes, a dark blue 450SLC, which was the most beautiful car. I'd like to have another unusual, beautiful car.

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Andrew Davies is a British screenwriter and television producer known for his adaptations of classic literary works. He has adapted numerous novels for television, including "Pride and Prejudice," "Bleak House," and "War & Peace." Davies' adaptations have been praised for their faithfulness to the source material and their ability to bring classic stories to a modern audience. He is regarded as one of the foremost screenwriters in British television.

Andrew Davies Quotes to Explore

I used to have this Mercedes, a dark blue 450SLC, which was the most beautiful car. I'd like to have another unusual, beautiful car....
The most moving scene for me in 'Pride and Prejudice' is the Pemberley music room scene: Elizabeth has just saved Darcy's sister from embarrassment an...
One of the things I've always thought is a drag in so many period adaptations is that they are always buttoned up to the neck in so many clothes all t...
An adaptation I was working on of Trollope's 'The Pallisers' has been axed by the BBC... I was also going to do Dickens' 'Dombey and Son' but they've ...
Look at Jane Austen. Her characters derive in a reasonably straight line from fairy tales....
'Othello' is the most domestic of Shakespeare's tragedies and the one that's likely to strike a personal note with a lot of people watching it....
People like bonnets. I don't think you can under-estimate that....
From time to time there is a move to do a little less in the way of period dramas, but people rebel. Audiences say we want them. There is a big hunger...
I'm absolutely delighted if people think of me as a reliable purveyor of quality period stuff....
Novels often have leisurely openings; a TV drama needs an arresting opening....

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It's good to see the Capri and the XR3i now joining the pantheon of classic popular production cars....
F2 cars have downforce; they're quick. But it's difficult for your brain and eyes to keep up with everything that's going on once you're in an F1 car....
I like to have the widest part of the car being the wheels and not the body. It gives it a more athletic look and, with the sculpture, helps make a ca...
I clipped a Ferrari, hit the gravel trap at a fair old speed, which lifted the car up into the barrier, and then rolled a few times. I had no injuries...
My Dad has given me a lot of advice, but this advice comes especially from the attitude point of view. He's never told me how to drive a car, how to d...
If being the biggest company was a guarantee of success, we'd all be using IBM computers and driving GM cars....
And that just shows you how important the car is in Formula One Racing....
The 'Pro-Sim' is pretty much the best simulator you can buy, because of the steering motor and the pedals. The force feedback we get through the steer...
My very first car was a grey Alfa Romeo Alfasud, which I got in 1987. But, in our family, all cars were for sale - so they might be there in the morni...
I have refused to buy a car for the reasons of sustainability....