Marcus Fox (other)
Marcus Fox (1927–2002) was a British Conservative Party politician. Marcus Fox may also refer to: *Marcus Fox, fictional character in television series '' Intruders'' See also *Mark Fox (other) Mark Fox may refer to: * Mark S. Fox (born 1952), Canadian computer scientist * Mark I. Fox Mark Irby "MRT" Fox (born March 1, 1956) is a retired United States Navy vice admiral who served as the Deputy Commander of United States Central Command ...

Marcus Fox
Sir John Marcus Fox MBE (11 June 1927 – 16 March 2002) was a British Conservative Party politician. He served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Shipley from 1970 to 1997. He was chairman of the 1922 Committee between 1992 and 1997. Also known as "the Shipley strangler" for his influence and career killing power as Chairman of the 1922 Committee. With "the shrewdness of a Yorkshire man and the cunning of a Fox". Early life Fox had a twin sister with whom he attended dancing lessons. At those lessons, he met Betty Boothroyd, later to become the Speaker of the House of Commons. He attended Wheelwright Grammar School for Boys (now campusof Kirklees College) in Dewsbury. Fox served in the Duke of Wellington's Regiment as a Lieutenant, a detail which he was sometimes known to mention in after-dinner speeches. Fox left the Army and began his political career with his election to Dewsbury Council in 1956, remaining there until 1963. He then became a bank clerk, a sales manag ...
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Intruders (TV Series)
''Intruders'' is a drama television series based on Michael Marshall Smith's novel ''The Intruders'' (2007). An eight-episode season premiered in August 2014 on the American cable television network BBC America and was a joint production between BBC America and British channel BBC Two. Eduardo Sánchez and Daniel Stamm share directing duties. On February 27, 2015, it was announced that ''Intruders'' was cancelled after one season. Plot Jack Whelan is a former Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) detective who is asked to investigate strange occurrences related to a string of attempted suicides. Despite his efforts, he is stumped. He concentrates his search on a secret society, ''Qui Reverti'' (Latin for 'who return'), whose members chase immortality by seeking refuge in the bodies of others after their own deaths. Agents of the society, called "Shepherds", find the hosts of the returning souls and show them "triggers"––items important to the returning Qui Reverti members ...
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