Here is a cropped scan of Richard’s "blurb" from the programme for Tramway Road.

Here it is – a scan of the actual nomination list by The Times, with REG as "Most Promising Newcomer" for his role in Tramway Road!

The list was printed in the Jan 1985 edition of the UK Plays and Players Magazine.

www.movie-mistakes.com have a few scenes listed that were mistakes in "continuity" during the making of the film.

When they are driving back home from the holiday cottage you can clearly see an M25 sign in the background. The M25 didn’t exist in the 60s.

Withnail’s car is an ancient, battered, rusty Jaguar which looks about 20 years old. However it is H registration and so would have been brand new when the film is set.

In about the penultimate scene of the film, Paul McGann packs his suitcase ruefully, placing a copy of ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’ on top of his piled clothes. On the paperback’s cover, there is a sophisticated reproduction of a painting of a steamboat. Such printing techniques were far beyond the capabilities of Penguin Books at the time the film is actually set, when the standard cover would have comprised a series of white and green/orange bands.

In some scenes, bar-codes are visible on cola cans – bar-codes weren’t around in the 60’s.

From Total Film Magazine

0 – Times Paul McGann’s "I" is referred to by his real name during the film (it’s Peter Marwood, incidentally).

0 – Films Richard E. Grant had auditioned for prior to reading for Withnail.

1 – Times Richard E Grant has been drunk (teetotaller Grant got sloshed once on the orders of director Bruce Robinson, who believed he needed a "chemical memory" of being hammered to play Withnail.

1 – Times Paul McGann was sacked during shooting (unhappy with his performance, Robinson fired him. He was then allowed to re-audition and was promptly rehired.)

2 – Jimi Hendrix songs that appear on the soundtrack. ("All Along The Watchtower" and "Voodoo Child").

3 – Pubs we see Withnail drinking in (surprisingly few for a film associated with alcohol).

3 – Actors also in the running for the role of Withnail (Kenneth Branagh wanted the part but Robinson thought he would make a better "I". Daniel Day Lewis and Michael Maloney were both offered the role but turned it down).

12 – At the very least, the number of skins to roll a Camberwell Carrot.

14 – Pounds Richard E Grant was asked to lose to recreate the appearance of an alcoholic.

18 – Pounds Grant gained in the 18 months previous to Withnail and I, convinced his puny physique was losing him roles.

Hildegarde – a.k.a. Hildegarde: A Duck Down Under

Hildegarde is a new major Australian family feature film starring acclaimed actor Richard E. Grant (WITHNAIL AND I) and local stars Tom Long (THE DISH, TWO HANDS) and Tara Morice (STRICTLY BALLROOM).

Hildegarde will be directed by Di Drew, whose credits include THE RIGHT HAND MAN (starring Rupert Everett and Hugo Weaving) and WHIPPING BOY (starring Temuera Morrison and Sigrid Thornton), and the award-winning television series MISERY GUTS. Heather Ogilvie (DATING THE ENEMY, TURNING APRIL) and David Hannay (STONE, MAPANTSULA, GROSS MISCONDUCT) bring their considerable experience as Producers to the making of this film.  Hildegarde was written by Gabrielle S. Prendegast and will also star newcomers Sam Geer, Dayne Hudson and Gezelle Byrnes as the children.

“Hildegarde is a wonderfully funny and heartwarming story. We have a terrific cast including the remarkable Richard E. Grant, three outstanding children and of course the brave and beautiful Hildegarde – all the ingredients needed to produce a magical children’s classic,” says producer Heather Ogilvie.

Hildegarde was shot on Queensland’s Gold Coast and will open in cinemas across Australia and North America in September 2001. The Australian Film Finance Corporation and Providence Entertainment (US) are co-investors in the film, with UIP set to release Hildegarde through Australia and New Zealand.”