The Naked Civil Servant (film) The Naked Civil Servant (film) The Naked Civil Servant is a 1975 biographical film based on Quentin Crisp's 1968 book of the same name, starring John Hurt and directed by Jack Gold, adapted by Philip Mackie, and produced by Verity Lambert. Originally broadcast on 17 December, the 77-minute television film was produced by Thames Television for the British channel ITV. Crisp is depicted from youth to middle age. For his performance, Hurt won the BAFTA for Best Actor in 1976 and the production also won the 1976 Prix Italia. In 1976, it was shown on US channel WOR-TV and later
Naked Eye (The Who song) sometimes played during the group’s very long and improvised versions of "Magic Bus" at that time, then later in expanded jams during "My Generation", as heard in the "Live at Leeds" version. Eventually Townshend composed the entire song around this progression. "Naked Eye" was originally planned to be released on a 1970 Who EP entitled "6 ft. Wide Garage, 7 ft. Wide Car," a collection which was also to include "Water", "I Don't Even Know Myself", and "Postcard." There were also plans to release a live version of the song, but neither plan materialized. The band likely began recording the