If you are at all a fan of BBC tv shows, it's quite possible you already know who Mark Gatiss is. Not only is one of the co-creators of Sherlock, but he also stars in it as Mycroft. (a tidbit I recently learned and was slightly astonished by).
Not long after learning that Gatiss was both writer and actor I happened to rewatch a Doctor Who episode: third season, The Lazarus Experiment. Imagine my surprise when I recognize the actor playing Dr. Lazarus--it's Mark Gatiss! A fact which escaped me the first time around the series. (and the second. Shush.)
At times like these I find it impossible not to go onto Imdb and see what else someone's been up to. Although since my quota for shock and surprise has been used up I was fully expecting what I found: Mark Gatiss is in lots of things. Lots of BBC things. In fact he's in so many of them I wonder if he even bothers auditioning or if they just call him out of habit and ask him if he's feeling up for another role.
You never know. Brits are awesome like that.
(and I use the term 'Brits' endearingly, if you'll allow it. I've heard some find it objectionable, just like we americans are supposed to find being called a 'Yank' objectionable. Although I've never been bothered by the term. Isn't it sad that in our politically correct age we're not even allowed to have decent epithets anymore by which to call other people in other countries? I'm not speaking in favor of racism and cultural bias--I'm just lamenting the lack of an easy term by which to call other people.)
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