Any one remember him, wildly satirical novelist of the 70s and 80s. Very funny, very clever, extraordinarily rude. Inspired most of my ideas on cleverly disgusting humour, the man had no restraint, or brake. He was exiled from South Africa for 2 of his novels. Has been filmed quite a bit.
I did read loads of his stuff. So beautifully described in their over the top way.
Also transferred well to TV - Blott & Porterhouse.
I read a couple of Wilts but never saw the film. Was it any good?
Very different but definitely worth a view, very much Smith and Jones last hurrah.
I prefer Richard Sharpe
I prefer Razor Sharpe.
I love Tom Sharpe, if you can find it get the tape of Simon Callow reading Riotous assembly, I nearly has a stroke laughing at that. Callow was amazing he had at least twelve separate south african accents going on, it was brilliant. I think 'The Throwback' is about the funniest book I've ever read, apart from loads of Spike's stuff of course.
I am gonna dig that out and read it again now, I could do with a good laugh.
Read Wilt and Porterhouse Blue as a teenager - thoroughly enjoyed them.
Writeone, I remember 'the throwback' as being hilarious, but I read it twenty years ago, so best not go back to it.