the casting of Emma Thompson as prof. trelawney

[dorapye]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Fischer, Shari" 
<sfischer at h...> wrote:
>> 
> My pick for Trelawney would have been the actress who
> plays 'Miss Bat' on The Worst Witch (HBO).  Her name is Una 
Stubbs.  

dorapye:
OOOH yes! Una Stubbs would have been superb - she can do 'kooky 
fruitbat' to perfection! Good choice.

I
> don't know if she's British, but she plays the dreamy, 'head in the
> clouds' type perfectly!
> 

What?!! You mean you never saw Summer Holiday??! With the lovely Sir 
Cliff?  

Must only be us Brits that have to endure it then...

dorapye