What better way to help launch a line of baby toys and accessories than to emulate the bearing of a practically-perfect-in-every-way English governess. In these modern times, who would you rather entrust your undisciplined children with?

Here are the answers to Monday’s puzzle corner:
1. Ralph Fiennes (The Duchess)
2. Ioan Gruffudd (Amazing Grace)
3. Clive Owen (Elizabeth: The Golden Age)
4. Colin Firth (Pride and Prejudice BBC tv series)
5. Hugh Grant (Sense and Sensibility)
6. Matthew MacFadyen (Pride and Prejudice)
7. Jeremy Northam (Emma)
8. Alan Rickman (Sense and Sensibility)
9. James Purefoy (Vanity Fair)
10. James McAvoy (Becoming Jane)

Congratulations to Atari for a gallant 8 out of 10, with kudos to Cognac80 and Bernie for identifying the elusive nos 7 and 10 respectively. We flutter our eyelids coquettishly in admiration of your wisdom when it comes to swoonworthy men in period costumes. As your reward you may close your eyes and imagine your dainty neck being gently devoured by Daniel Day Lewis.

Updated: And a big hurrah for Gracie08 with a strong-finishing 9 out 10, you too may join in the party with Daniel below.

Well you’d look pretty distraught too if somebody imprisoned your lower half in such a heinous manner and threw away the key to those ghastly shackles.

Seems like Natalie Portman hasn’t yet perfected the art of combover, considering how attractive she still looks – perhaps an excursion to Trump Tower should be in store for the near future?

Just like how people in fast moving vehicles should keep all their body parts firmly inside, so too should people wearing ridiculously high-slit dresses. Yet another compelling reason to avoid buying a high-definition television, don’t you think?

This week we invite you to cinch up your corsets and swoon for the theme “British Actors in Period Costume”. Have a ponder over the montage below and identify the dashing gentlemen in question.

Answers will be put up on Wednesday morning. In the meantime I will be partaking in a very civilised tea party at my sprawling garden estate.

In the face of such strong and bold designs, surely you will find it difficult to decide which one exudes more manliness.

Our TGIF beverage today is CC and gingerale, in honour of the great Kiki and Herb (Kiki has been known to toss a highball at audience members who are not paying what she believes to be adequate attention).

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