Sir Christopher Lee - about time

osprey | 12:16 Sat 13th Jun 2009 | Film, Media & TV

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Many congratulations to this elder statesman of the British film industry for his long-overdue Knighthood.

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souldriver

i'll second that. can't believe he's not had one already.

I.Don No

why on earth should someone get a gong for simply doing their job?

surely awards like this one belittle ones given to people who go above and beyond.

beejaybee

I totally agree with you I.Don No. Gongs & knighthoods are given out to to many so called celebrities & sports people.

jno

no, he's got it for doing his job well. There are any number of actors who just do their job okay and will not get knighted.

I.Don No

I do my job well.....when can I expect a dameship?

what a load of old bulldust!!

Postdog

Someone like him, years of doing what he's done, yeah, I agree.

An athlete who does well in the olympics, basically for just a one off thing, no.

johnny37

The whole honours thing is ridiculous. Civil servants are guaranteed a gong simply for getting to a certain grade. There must be more knights in Whitehall than anywhere else. Giving a gong to sportsmen and half decent actors has devalued it even more. As for peerages, the sooner we do away with them and have an elected senate (as in the USA) the better. Acting, like any other job, depends more on getting the right breaks than anything else. British cycling won more golds because of the money invested. We had the biggest cycling team by far. Awards to dinner ladies and lollipop men are ridiculous too. As for doing your job, I remember when long service got a gold watch. Not any more! My friend at Fords got a �600 cdinner service after 25 years and a �600 camer after thirty but that is unusual nowadays. Christopher Lee can afford his own camera. BTW, hasnt he lived all his adult life in the US, Anthony Hopkins thinks so much of us that he emigrated to LA as well.