Far from the Madding Crowd (1967 film) film performed well at the box office in the UK but was a commercial failure in the US. "Far from the Madding Crowd" received mixed to positive reviews from critics, as the film holds a 72% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 25 reviews. Far from the Madding Crowd (1967 film) Far from the Madding Crowd is a 1967 British epic drama film adapted from Thomas Hardy's book of the same name. The film, starring Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Terence Stamp and Peter Finch, and directed by John Schlesinger, was Schlesinger's fourth film (and his third collaboration with Christie). It
Jay Simpson (actor) Jay Simpson (actor) Jay Simpson (born 1967) is a prolific English film, television and stage actor. Simpson is perhaps best known in television for portraying cockney desk sergeant Ian 'Brookie' Brooke in "Foyle's War", he has also appeared on television in "Recovery" with David Tennant and Sarah Parish, "Hot Money", "Bad Crowd", "A Touch of Frost", "Casualty", "Primeval", "The Bill", "Peep Show", "Rome", "Ashes to Ashes", "Murder in Suburbia" and "Soundproof". Jay also uses his charm and voice skills as he is the voice of 'The Tree of Temptation' in Big Brother. His films include "Hush Your Mouth", "The Holiday",