The acting world was today coming to terms with the loss of John Thaw after the Inspector Morse star lost his battle with cancer. The 60-year-old, whose roles made him a "national treasure", died ...
John Thaw may have played some of the grumpiest ... it was only in the last years of his life that Thaw finally gave up drinking - becoming a 'coffee-totaller', as he put it.
John, more than any of the evangelists, leads his readers to the deep waters of the mystery of God. Thus the Johannine Jesus cries, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink!" (7:37) ...