Folio Society cameo on TV crime drama

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Folio Society cameo on TV crime drama

1Betelgeuse
Mar 1, 2025, 8:47 am

I was watching the excellent TV show "Endeavour," a prequel series to the Inspector Morse programs. On the final episode of series five, called "Requiem," one of the minor characters was reading Suetonius, and the prop used was the Folio Society version of The Twelve Caesars. I recognized the book immediately because I own and have read that edition. The TV show is set in 1968, but the FS book held in the character's hand looked like my 1997 copy, though I know the first printing was in 1964. I wonder how many other times a Folio Society book has been used as a prop in a TV show?

2coynedj
Mar 1, 2025, 10:23 am

I can't recall who it was, but I saw a news interview with a government figure some years ago and I noticed a wall of Folio editions behind him. I dare say that it was clearly not someone of the current administration here in the U.S., where I would expect cultured reading habits are scarcely to be found.

3Chemren
Mar 1, 2025, 11:46 am

Mary Trump has been interviewed from her home fairly often. She has a shelf of Folios behind her.

4HonorWulf
Mar 1, 2025, 1:14 pm

>3 Chemren: Yep, good memory! It was indeed Mary Trump:

https://www.librarything.com/topic/350839#8142177

5PartTimeBookAddict
Mar 1, 2025, 1:48 pm

The estimable Guillermo del Toro talking about "Suspicion" for a TCM promo (at 3.55).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2bpdiXLpF8

A couple of FS Dark History books can be seen over his shoulder. Natch.

6David_Mauduit
Mar 1, 2025, 2:26 pm

In the first season of The Devil's Hour, the kid is seen a couple of times reading The Velveteen Rabbit from FS.

7coynedj
Mar 1, 2025, 3:27 pm

>3 Chemren: It might indeed have been Mary Trump, in which case my suggestion of a male government figure was totally incorrect.

8mr.philistine
Edited: Mar 24, 3:49 pm

>1 Betelgeuse: Spotted in 2018 with screenshots here: Primetime TV appearance for Folio's Twelve Cæsars

But speaking of TV crime dramas, here's a hazy view of four FS Fairy Books in a screenshot from Criminal Minds (Season 14 Episode 11), at the Mendelbaum residence...

9Betelgeuse
Mar 4, 2025, 6:06 pm

>8 mr.philistine: Ah, I missed that thread, good eye!

10mr.philistine
Edited: Mar 25, 8:23 am

Here is another FS cameo on The Equalizer 2 (2018)... In Search of Lost Time Vol.2 & Vol.4

The following link from IMDB claims...
'The book McCall buys, with the blue cloth cover, is part of a series in 6 volumes, published by Folio Editions in 2005. The volume number is written on the spine, and is not seen in the movie.'

Source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3766354/goofs/?item=gf5962707#:~:text=Incorrectly,m....

However, if you zoom in on the image in the 4th quadrant (the boy holding up book), you can see a 2 on the spine. The only other possibilities are 4 or 6 for the light blue volumes.


Screenshots from movie







Then towards the end, I noticed a rubbed copy of Vol.4 at McCall's late wife's house/ bakery...





Folio Society 6-volume Set



ETA: Additional screenshots...