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Carlyle

[kahr-lahyl]

noun

  1. Thomas, 1795–1881, Scottish essayist and historian.

  2. a male given name.



Carlyle

/ kɑːˈlaɪl /

noun

  1. Robert. born 1961, Scottish actor; his work includes the television series Cracker and Hamish Macbeth and the films Trainspotting (1996), The Full Monty (1997), The Beach (2000), and 28 Weeks Later (2007)

  2. Thomas. 1795–1881, Scottish essayist and historian. His works include Sartor Resartus (1833–34), The French Revolution (1837), lectures On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History (1841), and the History of Frederick the Great (1858–65)

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Carlyle plays former Metropolitan Police detective Dave Cook who investigates the unsolved murder of private investigator Daniel Morgan.

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Carlyle and Sharp originally wrote the show as a one-off special before it was commissioned in 2016.

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Almost immediately, the woman came back and entered the hotel accompanied by people who appeared to be Carlyle employees.

However, this was not an option for Robert Carlyle.

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Carlyle was sentenced to 300 hours of community service and one year's supervision.

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