RMweb Gold Re6/6 Posted August 3, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 3, 2017 (edited) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40818839 Sad, sad loss. One of our finest actors and great expert with the English longbow. Edited August 3, 2017 by Re6/6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 (edited) He will always be Siegfried Farnon to me. I never saw his Churchill, though. UPDATE: Hywel Bennett gone too Edited August 3, 2017 by Horsetan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapford34102 Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 That's sad news. Always remembered his documentary on the longbows recovered from the Mary Rose. Stu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Re6/6 Posted August 3, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 3, 2017 (edited) UPDATE: Hywel Bennett gone too Dear me. Taken too soon. Edited August 3, 2017 by Re6/6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthBrit Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 Sad news about two fine actors. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 Always remembered his documentary on the longbows recovered from the Mary Rose. A broadcast of this documentary would be a worthy memorial; not that often that an actor appears 'without the artifice'. Between his enthusiasm and expertise on the subject matter and his communication skills, that was one very fine programme. A nice anecdote from one the older generation of my wife's 'very Yorkshire Dales' family. She had heard him give an address to her WI during the ACG&S period, and said of him that he deserved to have been a Yorkshireman. They don't give such a compliment lightly... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 A broadcast of this documentary would be a worthy memorial; not that often that an actor appears 'without the artifice'. Between his enthusiasm and expertise on the subject matter and his communication skills, that was one very fine programme. Didn't find that one, but I did find this: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieB Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 Remembered as Graz in Manhunt. Was it really so long ago? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Welly Posted August 3, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 3, 2017 My parents and I were on a ferry from Denmark to Harwich when I was 10 years old a very long time ago, as it happened Robert Hardy was on board the same ferry and my Dad asked if we could join him at the table. He very graciously let us sit and chat with him. He told us that he sailed regularly as he had a house in Jutland at the time. My condolences to his family and friends. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Re6/6 Posted August 3, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 3, 2017 Slightly OT, James Herriot (Alf White) was my grandfather's vet from before and after the war for many years. He lived in Scrafton village which was across the valley from Granddad's farm in Carlton. He was always impressed with 'All Creatures' although fiction he said that he certainly knew 'mean' farmers like the character 'Biggins' in the series. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 He was always impressed with 'All Creatures' although fiction he said that he certainly knew 'mean' farmers like the character 'Biggins' in the series. I thought 'All Creatures' was based on actual events rather than fiction, with just the names changed, i.e. Alf White became James Herriot, Thirsk became Darrowby and so on? He may well have known the actual farmer referred to as 'Biggins' in the books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Re6/6 Posted August 4, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 4, 2017 Indeed you're right, 'fiction' was the wrong word to use. As you said "names changed etc..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeysarefun Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 There's also a 3 or 4 part series he did about ghosts back in the '90's. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oz9AlQs5oJs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted August 4, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 4, 2017 Was he not the Chief Editor in the now sadly long forgotten newspaper sit com Hot Metal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RJD Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 A great actor. I first saw him in "An Age of Kings" as Prince Hal, Henry V. Loved his performances in "All Creatures Great and Small." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatB Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 I also remember him portraying Malcolm Campbell a worryingly long time ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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