The African Queen (1977 film) "Variety" opined that the leads "Both turn in pro jobs but are necessarily haunted by their predecessors." Though intended to be a pilot for a television series, it received disappointing ratings and was not picked up. The African Queen (1977 film) The African Queen is a television film which aired on CBS on March 18, 1977. It stars Warren Oates as Captain Charlie Allnut and Mariette Hartley as Rose Sayer, reprising roles originated by Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn in the 1951 film of the same name. Rather than being a remake, the plot continues after the events of the
Paul Sayer received a kidney transplant in 2011, and in 2014 his novel about the highwayman Dick Turpin, 'The True Adventures of Richard Turpin,' was published. He has also worked as a fellow for the Royal Literary Fund at Leeds and York Universities. Paul Sayer Paul Sayer (born 4 October 1955, South Milford, near Leeds) is an English author. His first novel, "The Comforts of Madness" won the 1988 Whitbread Award for both Best First Novel, and Book of the Year. Born in South Milford near Leeds, Sayer has lived in and around York since the age of 18. He was working