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"BLEAK HOUSE" (1985) Review

"BLEAK HOUSE" (1985) Review

In less than I year, I have developed this fascination with the works of Charles Dickens. How did this come about? I do not know. I have seen previous Dickens movie and television adaptations in the past. But ever since last year, I have been viewing these adaptations with a vengeance. And one of them turned out to be "BLEAK HOUSE", the 1985 adaptation of Dickens' 1852-53 novel.

Adapted by Arthur Hopcraft, this eight-episode miniseries conveyed the affects of Jarndyce v Jardyce, a long-running legal probate case involving the existence of more than one will. The heirs and their descendants have been waiting decades for the court to determine the legal will, for the sake of a large inheritance. Among those affected by the Jarndyce v Jardyce case are:

*John Jarndyce - a wealthy English landowner, who happens to be the proprietor of the estate, Bleak House. Jarndyce had inherited it from his uncle Tom Jarndyce, who had went mad waiting for a verdict on the case before committing suicide. *Richard Carstones - Tom Jarndyce's grandson and John Jarndyce's cousin, who also became one of the latter's legal wards, and a potential beneficiary of the Jarndyce v Jardyce case. *Ada Clare - Tom Jarndyce's granddaughter and Mr. Jarndyce's cousin, who also became one of his legal wards, and a potential beneficiary of the Jarndyce v Jardyce case. She and Richard, also cousins, became romantically involved. *Esther Summerson - one of the novel's main characters and orphan, who became Mr. Jarndyce's ward following the death of her previous guardian, Miss Barbury, who had also been her biological aunt. She joined the Bleak House household as Ada's companion and Mr. Jarndyce's housekeeper after he became the guardian of Richard and Ada. *Honoria, Lady Dedlock - the wife of baronet Sir Leicester Dedlock and a beneficiary of the Jarndyce v Jardyce case. She is also the younger sister of Miss Barbury and Esther's illegitimate mother. *Captain John Hawdon aka Nemo - a former British Army officer, who became an impoverished law writer and drug addict. He is also Lady Dedlock's former lover and Esther's illegitimate father. His penmanship on one of the Jarndyce v Jardyce affidavit attracts Lady Dedlock's attention. *Mr. Bill Tulkinghorn - Sir Leicester's ruthless lawyer, who noticed Lady Dedlock's reaction to the affidavit. This leads him to investigate her past and possible connection to Hawdon aka "Nemo". *Miss Flite - An elderly woman living in London, whose family had been destroyed by a long-running Chancery case similar to Jarndyce v Jarndyce. This has led her to develop an obsessive fascination with Chancery cases, especially the main one featured in this story. She quickly befriended Esther, Richard, Ada and Mr. Jarndyce.

As one can see, these characters represented plot arcs that connect to the Jarndyce v Jarndyce case. As one of the beneficiaries of the Jarndyce case, Richard becomes obsessed with the verdict. He seemed more interested in depending upon the Jarndyce verdict to provide him with an income rather than pursue a profession. This obsession eventually led to a clash between and Mr. Jarndyce, who has tried to warn him not to get involved with the case. Another clash formed between Lady Dedlock and Mr. Tulkinghorn, due to his determination to find proof of her past with Nemo and the conception of their child. A clash that proved to create even more damaging for a good number of people, than the one between Mr. Jarndyce and Richard. In the midst of all this stood Esther, who served as an emotional blanket for several characters - especially the inhabitants at Bleak House, a potential romantic figure for three men (ironic for a woman who was not supposed to be a great beauty), and the center of the Lady Dedlock-Nemo scandal.

For years, 1985's "BLEAK HOUSE" had been viewed as the superior adaptation of Dickens' novel. The first novel aired back in 1959. But a third television adaptation that aired in 2005 had managed to overshadow this second adaptation's reputation. But this is not about comparing the three adaptations. I am focusing only the 1985 miniseries. If I might be blunt, I believe screenwriter Arthur Hopcraft and director Ross Devenish created one of the better Charles Dickens I have personally seen. Granted, one might use the source material - the 1952-53 novel - as the reason behind the miniseries' top quality. But I have seen my share of poor adaptations of excellent source material . . . and excellent adaptations of poor or mediocre novels and plays. And I would find this excuse too simply to swallow. Hopcraft and Devenish could have easily created a poor or mediocre adaptation of the novel. Fortunately, I believe they had managed to avoid the latter.

With eight episodes, Hopcraft and Devenish did an excellent job in conveying Dickens' exploration into the chaos of the legal landscape in 19th century Britain, especially cases involving the Chancery courts. One might consider the longevity of Jarndyce v Jarndyce rather exaggerated. However, I speak from personal experience that an extended length of time in such a case is more than possible. But what I thought the effect of Jarndyce v Jarndyce and similar cases in Dickens' story seemed very interesting. In Richard Carstone's case, I suspect his own hubris and upbringing had allowed the case to have such a toxic effect upon him. He had been raised as a gentleman. Which meant he was not expected to work for a living. But since he did not possess a fortune or an estate - like Mr. Jarndyce - Richard never lost hope that the court would rule the Jarndyce v Jarndyce case in his favor, allowing him to inherit a great deal of money. Although it took another case to send Miss Flyte mentally around the bend, I found it interesting that her obsession with Chancery cases led her to attach her interest to the Jarndyce case beneficiaries.

The Jarndyce case also produce a group of leeches in the forms of attorneys like Mr. Tulkinghorn and his obsession with assuming control over the Dedlocks and Mr. Vholes, who had sucked a great deal of money from Richard in exchange for his legal services. The series also featured the vicious moneylender Mr. Smallweed, who helped Mr. Tulkinghorn in the latter's campaign against Lady Dedlock; and Mr. Jarndyce's "friend", Harold Skimpole, who had not only encouraged Richard to pursue a greater interest in the Jarndyce case, but also had accepted a "commission" from Vholes to recruit the young man as a client. Would I regard William Guppy as a leech? Sometimes. I had noticed that one particular story arc was missing - namely the story arc regarding the philanthropist Mrs. Jellyby, her daughter and Esther's friend, Caddy and the Turveydrop family. This did not bother me, for I have never been a fan of that particular arc.

However, I also noticed that "BLEAK HOUSE" featured a few moments in which important plot points had been revealed through dialogue or shown after the fact. Audiences never saw Skimpole convince Richard to hire Mr. Vholes. Instead, Mr. Jarndyce had revealed this incident after it happened. The whole scenario regarding Dr. Allan Woodcock being a survivor of a shipwreck was handled as a past event revealed by the good doctor himself. Hopcraft's script never stretched it out in the same manner as Dickens' novel or the 2005 miniseries. Audiences never saw George Rouncewell's release from jail, for which he had been incarcerated for murder. Instead, Episode Seven began with George in jail and later, near the end, found him serving as Sir Leicester's valet without any information on how that came about.

"BLEAK HOUSE" featured a few other writing and direction decisions by Hopcraft and Devenish that I found . . . well, questionable. Why did the pair solely focused on Lady Dedlock in the series' penultimate episode and Richard and the Jarndyce v Jarndyce case in the final one? Would it have been so difficult for them to switch back and forth between the two arcs in those final episodes? I found Inspector Bucket's resolution to the story's murder mystery rather rushed. I would have liked to see Bucket eliminate suspects before solving the case. In Bucket's final scene with the killer, Hopcraft left out that moment from the novel when the latter had the last scathing word on British society, leaving the police detective speechless. This erasure dimmed the impact of Dickens' message and made the killer even more of a caricature. I had some issues with how Devenish directed certain performances. How can I put this? I found them a bit theatrical.

I have one last issue - namely Kenneth MacMillan's cinematography. I realize that in "BLEAK HOUSE", fog represented institutional oppression and human confusion and misery in society. Unfortunately, I feel that MacMillan may have been heavy-handed in utilizing this symbol in the series. It is bad enough that photography featured a fuzzy element that seemed popular in many period productions in the 1970s. But thanks to MacMillan's use of fog in the story, there were many moment in which I could barely see a damn thing. And I found that irritating.

Aside from a few quibbles, I had no real issues with the performances featured in "BLEAK HOUSE". One of those quibbles proved to be the performances for some of the secondary cast members. How can I say this? The exaggerated and wooden performances for some of the cast members brought back memories of some of the minor actors' bad performances in 1982 miniseries, "THE BLUE AND THE GRAY". I must admit that I did not care for Pamela Merrick's portrayal of Lady Dedlock's French maid, Madame Hortense. Her performance bordered and then surpassed the lines of caricature - as some British actors/actresses tend to do. Charlie Drake's portrayal of the moneylender Smallweed tend to waver between a pretty solid performance and pure caricature. Although there were moments when I found her portrayal of the eccentric Miss Flyte a bit hammy, I must admit that Sylvia Coleridge gave a well-done performance. Chris Pitt's performance as Jo, the crossing sweeper boy struck me as very poignant. Yet, at the same time, he seemed so passive that at times, I found it difficult to believe he had survived on the streets on his own, for so long. Jonathan Moore, whom I had remembered from the 1988 television movie, "JACK THE RIPPER"; did an excellent job of conveying the ambitious and self-interested nature of law clerk William Guppy. However, his portrayal of Guppy seemed to lack the character's comedic nature. Denholm Elliot gave a very interesting performance as Esther, Richard and Ada's guardian, John Jarndyce. On one level, I found his portrayal of the kind-hearted Mr. Jarndyce as first-rate. Excellent. But there were moments, including the character's famous quote following Jo's death, when Elliott's Mr. Jarndyce seemed to resemble one of those "angry young men" characters from a John Osbourne play. I found those moments very odd.

However, there were performances that did not leave me scratching my head. Colin Jeavons and Anne Reid gave very competent performances as the grasping solicitor Mr. Vholes and George Rouncewell's close friend Mrs. Bagnet, respectively. Ironically, Jeavons had portrayed Richard Carstone in the 1959 adaptation of "Bleak House" and Reid had portrayed Mrs. Rouncewell in the 2005 television adaptation. Both Suzanne Burden and Lucy Hornak gave solid performances as Esther Summerson and Ada Clare. And yet, both actresses managed to rise to the occasion with some brilliant moments. Burden's moment came, following Esther's realization that she had survived the smallpox. As for Hornak, she gave an excellent performance during Ada's soliloquy about her love's growing obsession with the Jarndyce case. Brian Deacon gave a passionate performance as Dr. Allan Woodcourt, the penniless doctor in love with Esther. Ian Hogg gave a very solid, yet commanding performance as Inspector Bucket. I really enjoyed Sam Kelly's warm portrayal of the law-stationer, Mr. Snagsby. Bernard Hepton gave one of the most colorful performances of his career as the alcoholic rag and bone shopkeeper, Krook. Dave King gave a very solid performance as the loyal, yet intimidating and conservative former Army sergeant George Rouncewell. I found George Sewell's performance as Sergeant Rouncewell's older brother, the wealthy Mr. Rouncewell not only entertaining, but very memorable. I thought Robin Bailey did an excellent job portrayed the haughty and proud Sir Leicester Dedlock.

But there were four performances that really impressed me. One came from Philip Franks, who did an excellent job of conveying Richard Carstone's emotional journey from John Jarndyce's warm and friendly young man, to the more embittered one, obsessed with the Jarndyce case. T.P. McKenna gave a delicious performance as Mr. Jarndyce's self-involved friend, Harold Skimpole, who proved to be quite the emotional (and financial) vampire. I thought Peter Vaughan was superb as the Dedlocks' sinister lawyer, Mr. Tulkinghorn. I was amazed by how Vaughn managed to combine the character's dedication to protecting his client Sir Leicester and his penchant for assuming control over others. If I had voted for the best performance featured in "BLEAK HOUSE", I would choose Diana Rigg's portrayal of the tragic Honoria, Lady Dedlock. I believe the actress gave a brilliant performance as the mysterious, yet complicated baronet's wife, whose cool demeanor hid a great deal of emotions and a personal secret. I am shocked and amazed that neither she, Vaughn, McKenna or Franks had ever received any accolades for their performances.

In fact, I am surprised that "BLEAK HOUSE" had only received BAFTA nominations (and won three) . . . and they were in the technical/arts category, aside for the Best Drama Series/Serial. No Primetime Emmy nominations, whatsoever. Was this eight-part miniseries the best adaptation of Charles Dickens' 1852-53 novel? I cannot answer that question. Granted, it had its flaws. But what television or movie production did not? But I cannot deny that "BLEAK HOUSE" was a first-rate miniseries that deserved more accolades than it had received, thanks to Arthur Hopcraft's screenplay, Ross Devenish's direction and an excellent cast led by Suzanne Burden, Denholm Elliott and Diana Rigg.

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Straw Dogs - 1971 - Dir. Sam Peckinpah

Japanese B2 Poster

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What About Tuesday Thru Saturday?

What About Tuesday Thru Saturday? How big was the spy craze in the wake of ‘Dr. No’ and ‘From Russia With Love?’  So large that interested parties in grabbing onto the phenomenon splintered off all sorts of directions composed of knock-offs, variations, and eventually even to spoofs. Filtering down to TV this included similar but distinct derivations that truly crossed genres from the straight-up (‘The Man from UNCLE), to westerns (‘The Wild Wild West’) to comedies (‘Get Smart’}, but it also caught a cross-current of a particular type of show which was fading but still very much a fixture in the fall of 1963, the anthology show.  ‘Espionage’ was an anthology series telling different and unrelated stories of espionage set in many countries and historical periods.  Sold as a trans-Atlantic co-production which would feature actors from both sides of the pond, but in practice tilted heavily to that wonderful cadre of British character actors which suffused British television at the time since the series, which only lasted the one season, was almost entirely shot in England. Now the Tour Brain Trust swears that we are not obsessed with stalking Patrick Troughton down through the years of his very productive career.  It just so happens that he seems to pop-up with some regularity in our meanderings through the rich tapestry of classic British TV.  And such was indeed the case with episode 5 of ‘Espionage’ in an episode titled ‘He Rises on Sunday and We on Monday.’   Set in Ireland during the Easter uprising during the World War I, Patrick Troughton plays John McBride, the local leader of the separatist movement.  Although Billie Whitelaw was listed as the lead in the episode playing Troughton’s wife, make no mistake, Troughton is clearly the lead in this story and dominates it in so many ways as a singularly focused, dangerously so, patriot.  Those accustomed to seeing Troughton in a small, affected, accent-heavy character parts might be surprised at just how much screen time Troughton gets here, despite the presence of Whitelaw and other notable actors like Jack MacGowran, T.P. McKenna (from The Greatest Show in the Galaxy, and Andrew Keir (‘Daleks Invasion Earth 2150AD’).  It’s worth seeking out. Can the Tour steer out of Troughton ‘skid’ anytime soon?  Perhaps, but we hope not. Tags and categories: Tangential Tardis, The Greatest Show in the Galaxy, Patrick Troughton via WordPress https://ift.tt/qEkryTl April 20, 2023 at 09:20AM

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A selection of Richmond gifs, baited by @hadescavedish. Once I started, I couldn’t stop.

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It is SO funny to discover that B7′s Sarkoff actor played a big villain role in Callan bc last time I had seen him he played quite a softie. (never mind that, the boss here is Kommissar lmao) 

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Straw Dogs (1971). A young American and his English wife come to rural England and face increasingly vicious local harassment.

While I don’t necessarily think this is a poorly crafted film, I’m at a point in my life and an age where I just can’t deal with these movies that execute such gratuitous violence against women. And it’s not even just from the bad guys! The good guys beat, berate and belittle women too! I’m just tired, y’know? Plus there’s a long rape scene in this - so just a heads up to anyone who might want to watch it. 3/10.

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Dustin Hoffman, T.P. McKenna and Sam Peckinpah on the set of Straw Dogs (1971).

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Beasts: Baby | Written by Nigel Kneale | Directed by John Nelson-Burton | 1976

Simon MacCorkindale, T.P. McKenna

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Jack MacGowran, Rod Taylor, and T.P. McKenna in Young Cassidy (1965).

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Rita Tushingham and Peter Finch in Girl With Green Eyes (Desmond Davis, 1964) Cast: Rita Tushingham, Peter Finch, Lynn Redgrave, Marie Keen, Arthur O'Sullivan, Julian Glover, T.P. McKenna, Liselotte Goettinger, Pat Laffan, Eileen Crowe, May Craig, Joe Lynch, Yolande Turner, Harry Brogan, Michael C. Hennessy, Joseph O'Donnell, Michael O'Brien, David Kelly. Screenplay: Edna O'Brien, based on her novel. Cinematography: Manny Wynn. Art direction: Edward Marshall. Film editing: Brian Smedley-Aston, Antony Gibbs. Music: John Addison. Rita Tushingham had a brief period as a movie star after a striking debut in Tony Richardson's A Taste of Honey in 1961. For a time she was the embodiment of British young womanhood, with an appeal that suggested a more homely, down-to-earth Audrey Hepburn. Girl With Green Eyes, her fourth feature, captures her at her best. She plays Kate Brady, a bright young Dublin shop-girl, raised on an Irish farm and educated in a convent school, who finds herself out of her depth when she gets involved with Eugene Gaillard, a much older intellectual, married but on the brink of divorce, played by Peter Finch. He's taken with her girlish frankness, she with his maturity and wealth of the kind of experience she has only read about in books. Yet a clash of cultures is inevitable: She's still clinging to her Roman Catholic upbringing, attending Mass every week, and although he prides himself on being a kind of lone wolf, a writer and translator who lives alone in his large house on the outskirts of Dublin, he's still tied to a coterie of cynical sophisticates. It can't work, and it doesn't, especially when her family learns that she's sleeping with an older man who is about to commit the mortal sin of divorce. At the end, she sets sail for London with her boisterous friend Baba (Lynn Redgrave) and a life more in keeping with her age and experience. It's a coming-of-age movie, and a pretty good one, with fine performances all round, solidly directed by Desmond Davis -- it was his first film as a director after working as camera operator for many years. It was Tony Richardson, for whom he had worked on A Taste of Honey, The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962), and Tom Jones (1963), who gave him the Edna O'Brien novel on which the film is based and suggested he direct it.

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Something Sinister in the 70s

The 1970s, perhaps more so than any other decade, seemed to produce a plethora of weird and wonderful low budget horror content for the small screen. Many of these have thankfully been uploaded to YouTube for people to rediscover, so I’m starting this horror rec series to try and draw attention to some of my favourite finds. I'll probably include a few things from the late 60s or early 80s in these recs, because there's quite a bit of stylistic overlap, but the majority of them will likely be from the 70s (plus I don't want to come up with another title for this series :p).

I’ve decided to start with one of my favourite ghost story finds, a half hour short film from 1978 entitled 'A Child's Voice'.

A Child’s Voice

Year: 1978 Runtime: 29m Director: Kieran Hickey Starring: T.P. McKenna,  R.D. Smith, Stephen Brennan

Summary: A popular radio personality writes and broadcasts ghost stories over the air. He receives a strange call warning him not to finish his latest story, which is about a child who dies assisting in a magician's show.

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Minimalist, psychological, and extremely sinister, A Child's Voice encompasses everything that a short ghost story should be. It's quiet and tense atmosphere pairs wonderfully with it's straightforward story, which always leaves the audience anticipating the next sinister happening. Much like the stories the protagonist in A Child's Voice tells, the film plays out like a film adaptation of an episode of a horror radio drama series, such as Mystery and Suspense, or Quiet Please, with the audience expecting a sense of twisted irony in the outcome of the story. I won't spoil anything by trying to describe the plot further, but it's definitely worth your time to watch if you're a horror fan.

The uploader credits this as a 'lost BBC ghost story', however it seems to actually be a short film by an Irish director that toured film festivals, before finally ending up on television for a few limited late night broadcasts. The video quality is, unfortunately, quite poor, but it's still watchable, and I highly recommend it for fans of ghost stories and short horror films.

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Parnell and the Englishwoman  -  ITV  -  January 9 - 30, 1991

Drama (4 episodes)

Running Time:  60 minutes

Stars:

Trevor Eve as Charles Stewart Parnell

Francesca Annis as Katharine O'Shea

David Robb as William O'Shea

Lorcan Cranitch as Timothy Healy

Sheila Ruskin as Anna Steele

Shaughan Seymour as Joseph Chamberlain

Robert Lang as Mr. Gladstone

Stanley Townsend as Thomas Sexton

T.P. McKenna as Justin McCarthy

John Savident as W. E. Forster

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Scotland: Snodgrass & Naismith in, but no Griffiths for Russia & Belgium

Steven Naismith and Robert Snodgrass bring experience to the Scotland squad

Robert Snodgrass and Steven Naismith return to the Scotland squad for the Euro 2020 qualifiers with Russia and Belgium – but there is no place for Leigh Griffiths.

The Celtic striker has scored three goals in eight games after spending six months dealing with personal issues.

“We should just give him a little more time,” said manager Steve Clarke.

Grant Hanley and Liam Cooper are also recalled, with Portsmouth keeper Craig MacGillivray given a first call-up.

Norwich City captain Hanley – whose last appearance was in a 1-0 loss to Costa Rica in March 2018 – and uncapped Leeds United captain Cooper are chosen in the absence of injured centre-backs Scott McKenna, Stuart Findlay, Michael Devlin and John Souttar.

Perth-born MacGillivray is preferred to Craig Gordon and Liam Kelly after Celtic goalkeeper Scott Bain was ruled out.

‘A sharp Griffiths will always be good’

Griffiths, who won his last cap against Albania almost a year ago, has scored four goals in his past seven internationals but he was playing in a Reserve Cup match on Monday as he builds up fitness.

“He’s come a long way in a short space of time after a very difficult spell in his life,” said Clarke. “A fully fit and firing, sharp Leigh Griffiths will always be good for us.”

But while the Celtic striker has been omitted, there are recalls for Snodgrass and Naismith.

Snodgrass, who has started once for West Ham this season, has not featured since a friendly loss to Belgium last September but Clarke said the 31-year-old was “very keen” to resume playing after his hiatus.

Naismith, who has 49 caps, scored twice in four games when returning to the fold in late 2018 after 18 months out. However, he has yet to play more than 45 minutes in two outings for Hearts this season and has missed the last two games.

The experienced Steven Fletcher is an absentee despite being a regular starter for Sheffield Wednesday this term, while Fulham’s Tom Cairney and Graeme Shinnie of Derby County drop out.

Kelly, Oliver Burke, Marc McNulty, Eamonn Brophy and Lewis Morgan are also missing from the first squad Clarke named when he succeeded Alex McLeish two games into a faltering campaign.

‘It’s a little too early to push Griffiths’

‘Tough decisions’ in midfield

“We are good in midfield, lots of options,” said Clarke, who has called up Rangers’ Ryan Jack and Ryan Christie of Celtic. “If I’ve got everyone there, I’ve got tough decisions to make but that’s better than making easy decisions.”

Scotland, fourth in qualifying Group I with six points from four games, host the Russians on 6 September, before welcoming the Belgians three days later.

“The next three games [a visit to Russia follows on 10 October] are going to be crucial,” said Clarke. “We’re going to be well prepared and we’re going to give it everything we’ve got to get the points we need to stay in contention for the final three games.”

Scotland last faced Russia in the successful qualification campaign for Euro 96, drawing home and away. Belgium, ranked the number one team in the world, beat Scotland 3-0 in Brussels in June and top the group with maximum points.

Scotland squad

Goalkeepers: Craig MacGillivray (Portsmouth), David Marshall (Wigan), Jon McLaughlin (Sunderland)

Defenders: Liam Cooper (Leeds), Grant Hanley (Norwich), Charlie Mulgrew (Wigan), Stephen O’Donnell (Kilmarnock), Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday), Andrew Robertson (Liverpool), Greg Taylor (Kilmarnock)

Midfielders: Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), Ryan Christie (Celtic), Ryan Jack (Rangers), John McGinn (Aston Villa), Callum McGregor (Celtic), Kenny McLean (Norwich), Robert Snodgrass (West Ham), Scott McTominay (Manchester United)

Forwards: James Forrest (Celtic), Ryan Fraser (Bournemouth), Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), Steven Naismith (Hearts), Matt Phillips (West Brom) Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City)

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Aberdeen 1-1 Rangers

Aberdeen 1-1 Rangers

Aberdeen 1-1 Rangers

Highlights: Aberdeen 1-1 Rangers

Aberdeen teenager Bruce Anderson scored in stoppage time to deny Steven Gerrard’s 10-man Rangers a winning start to their Scottish Premiership campaign.

Rangers played more than 80 minutes with 10 men after Alfredo Morelos was dismissed for a kick at Scott McKenna.

Despite that, James Tavernier gave the visitors the lead from the penalty spot after Dominic Ball fouled Josh Windass.

But Anderson, making his Dons debut, struck late into time added on.

The 19-year-old took an accomplished touch and skidded a finish low past Allan McGregor three minutes into added time.

It was an unlikely equaliser, given Aberdeen took 75 minutes to have a shot on goal.

Derek McInnes’ side had looked lethargic, having taken Burnley to extra time before going out of the Europa League on Thursday, but did enough to start the season with a draw.

Rangers enjoy better chances

The visitors – who went through in Europe against Osijek on the same night – had started on the front foot. But after Morelos’ kicked out at McKenna – reacting angrily to a shove from the Scotland defender – they were up against it.

While composure had deserted Morelos, his team-mates stayed cool under pressure, continuing to dominate possession.

Gerrard elected to stick with what he had, taking the game to the hosts, and got his reward when Tavernier slammed home the opener from the penalty spot.

The Rangers manager had said he was “jealous” of Ryan Jack’s Europa League performance against Osijek on Thursday, and the midfielder was again pulling the strings against his former club, his workmanlike performance making up for the one-man deficit.

Blue shirts swarmed all over Aberdeen when they crossed the halfway line, and as the home side struggled to cope, Rangers continued to create the better chances. Windass headed over and Lassana Coulibaly stretched the defence on the counter-attack, only to have a shot blocked.

Tavernier’s cross found Jamie Murphy, who headed wide, but as the game wore on Rangers naturally went deeper, spending the majority of the last 20 minutes defending the high balls Aberdeen threw at them.

The point was Derek McInnes’ eighth against Rangers during his time at Aberdeen

Anderson is Aberdeen’s unlikely hero

In the absence of Shay Logan and Tommie Hoban, Aberdeen were forced to move Ball to right-back – a position he last occupied in a torrid 90 minutes against Motherwell in April’s Scottish Cup semi-final, a match lost 3-0.

The Englishman’s first lapse allowed Murphy to beat the offside trap and bear down on Dons goalkeeper Joe Lewis, who blocked the shot.

After Morelos’ red card, the Dons had the advantage, but they gave that away when they conceded a penalty. Ball was again at fault, tugging the shirt of Windass after Scott Arfield’s shot was deflected.

It was not much better for Aberdeen at the other end of the pitch. Their first-half attacking threat was sporadic, though twice Niall McGinn delivered crosses from the left that caused problems. Each time there was no end product, which underpinned how urgent McInnes’ search for a new striker is.

McInnes was struggling to ask questions of Rangers, reshuffling his line-up as the match went on.

Having started with Ball and Andrew Considine in the full-back roles, he moved things around when centre-back McKenna limped off, switching Graeme Shinnie to left-back. The manager then changed it again, returning his captain to midfield and going to three at the back. Nothing seemed to work as Rangers continued to threaten.

His last move was to replace Sam Cosgrove with 19-year-old Anderson for his debut. The teenager sent a header wide in 75 minutes – Aberdeen’s first attempt at goal.

Gary Mackay-Steven grew into the game and became the hosts’ main threat, but still Rangers goalkeeper McGregor had little to do except watch Lewis Ferguson head past a post.

However, just as it looked like Rangers would comfortably see the game out, Considine headed down into the path of Anderson, who fired low into the far corner.

Steven Gerrard has yet to lose in five competitive games as Rangers manager

‘Gerrard answered the questions asked’ – analysis

BBC Scotland’s senior football reporter Chris McLaughlin at Pittodrie

Most of the intrigue around this match centred around the new Rangers manager. How would he cope being up against the side who have finished second for four consecutive seasons? How would his tactics fare next to a seasoned manager in Derek McInnes? Despite not taking the points, Gerrard’s side won the battle and he answered the questions asked.

The former Liverpool captain refused to panic when Morelos was sent off. He took his time, assessed the situation and then made the necessary changes. He switched shape on more than one occasion, and each time his decisions influenced the game.

He stood, hands in suit pockets, for most of the 90 minutes and consulted with his back room team when he needed to but was very much calling the shots. The quiet man, full of passion, passed his first test and proved he has a squad capable of competing for second spot.

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