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65. A few years ago, we watched an old P.D. James series from 1983. A female character came on the screen and I

Sat May 23, 2026, 08:35 PM

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felt as if I was watching myself when I was young. It turns out it was the British actress Brenda Blethyn who later went on to play roles such as "Vera," one of my all-time favorite shows. At the time I was so amazed by the likeness to young me, I actually tried checking around to see if we might be related somehow since my roots are British. Never found anything, but it was weird.

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