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Down to You, Brother
Season 3, Episode 9
Regan encounters a former nemesis at a party, who drunkenly admits involvement in an earlier robbery in which he was let go due to lack of evidence. He disapproves of his daughter's villainous boyfriend, and Regan suspects he is being exploited to help break the romantic union. However, an even darker plan is being hatched, with the daughter an innocent pawn in a robbery. Kenny Lynch and Derek Francis guest star, with John Thaw and Dennis Waterman
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General
Movie/Drama
Cast & Crew
John Thaw
(Actor)
.. DI John Albert `Jack" Regan
Dennis Waterman
(Actor)
.. DS George Hamilton Carter
Garfield Morgan
(Actor)
.. Chief Insp Frank Haskins
Derek Francis
(Actor)
.. Raymond Meadows
Terence Budd
(Actor)
.. Douglas Owen
Tina Heath
(Actor)
.. Deborah Meadows
Kenny Lynch
(Actor)
.. Roland Holder
Malcolm Tierney
(Actor)
.. Miller
Ron Pember
(Actor)
.. Apps
Simon Callow
(Actor)
.. Detective Sergeant
Christopher Menaul
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
John Thaw
(Actor)
.. DI John Albert `Jack" Regan
Born:
January 03, 1942
in
Manchester
Best Known For:
Inspector Morse.
Early-life:
John Edward Thaw was born on January 3, 1942, in Manchester. He had a younger brother, Ray, but theirs wasn't an easy childhood. The boys' mother, Dorothy, left home when John was seven, while their father, Jack, was often away working as a long-distance lorry driver. Despite being painfully shy, John began appearing in amateur dramatics productions and eventually won a place at RADA, where he studied alongside his friend, Tom Courteney.
Career:
Thaw's first professional job came at the Liverpool Playhouse. His film debut came in 1962's The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, which starred Courteney. Thaw worked extensively on stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company and National Theatre, and early TV roles came in Z Cars and Redcap. But it was The Sweeney, alongside Dennis Waterman, that made him a household name thanks to its uncompromising style. He switched to comedy with Home to Roost, but it was playing Inspector Morse that made him a national treasure. Almost everything he touched then turned to gold; he starred in top-rated dramas such as Kavanagh QC, Goodnight Mister Tom and Buried Treasure. He died in 2002 following a battle with cancer of the oesophagus.
Quote:
'I was born looking fifty.'
Trivia:
Divorced first wife Sally Alexander after four years and one daughter in 1968. Married Sheila Hancock in 1974. They had a daughter together, and Thaw adopted Hancock's daughter from her first marriage.
Dennis Waterman
(Actor)
.. DS George Hamilton Carter
Born:
February 24, 1948
in
Clapham
Best Known For:
The Sweeney, Minder, and New Tricks.
Early-life:
Born February 24, 1948, in Clapham, south London, the youngest of nine children, the son of a British Rail ticket collector. As a child he attended the Corona Theatre School and began his professional career with a role in Snowball, a 1960 Children's Film Foundation production. The same year he made Night Train to Inverness, and was asked to join the Royal Shakespeare Company. Playing William in a TV series based on the Just William books made him a star. He then tried to break into Hollywood.
Career:
At 16, Waterman returned to Britain and concentrated on stage work until an acclaimed performance in 1968's Up the Junction led to more film roles. Low-budget movies (such as Scars of Dracula) and TV shows (including Colditz) followed until, in 1974, he co-starred with John Thaw in Regan, the pilot episode of iconic series The Sweeney, which became a major TV hit. A 10-year stint in comedy drama Minder followed. Other projects include TV shows On the Up, Stay Lucky, and Circles of Deceit. He's also worked on the stage, most notably in Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell, and My Fair Lady. As Gerry Standing, in BBC drama New Tricks, he has introduced himself to a new generation of fans.
Quote:
'If I am not such a hell-raiser any more, it isn't because I've given up. It's just that my energy levels have fallen. I haven't stopped looking at women. I'm not blind.'
Trivia:
He has made several records, including, famously, the theme tunes of several of his TV shows.
Garfield Morgan
(Actor)
.. Chief Insp Frank Haskins
Derek Francis
(Actor)
.. Raymond Meadows
Terence Budd
(Actor)
.. Douglas Owen
Tina Heath
(Actor)
.. Deborah Meadows
Kenny Lynch
(Actor)
.. Roland Holder
Malcolm Tierney
(Actor)
.. Miller
Ron Pember
(Actor)
.. Apps
Simon Callow
(Actor)
.. Detective Sergeant
Born:
June 15, 1949
in
London
Best Known For:
Four Weddings and a Funeral.
Early-life:
Simon Phillip Hugh Callow was born on June 15, 1949, in London. His parents separated when he was two years old and he was raised by his mother and grandmother. He spent time at the London Oratory Grammar School, and also had a stint on the African continent, between the ages of nine and 12. His mother, who had once enjoyed an affluent lifestyle, attempted to cover up the family's poor economic status by making sure her son's diction was perfect.
Career:
Following spells at Belfast's Queen's University and London's Drama Centre, Callow worked in the Old Vic's box office after being recommended for the post by Laurence Olivier. Acclaimed stage roles followed, as did several small parts in such TV shows as The Sweeney and Carry On Laughing! He had the lead in 1984 sitcom Chance in a Million, and made his film debut the same year in Amadeus. Since then he's continued to appear regularly on stage and TV. His most notable movies include A Room with a View, Postcards from the Edge, Shakespeare in Love, Four Weddings and a Funeral, and The Phantom of the Opera. He was also a judge on the show Popstar to Operastar in 2011.
Quote:
'People expect me to be constantly merry, and I'm not. Sometimes I'm quite melancholy. I have an in-built sense of regret about things.'
Trivia:
He has written biographies of Oscar Wilde, Charles Laughton and Orson Welles.
Christopher Menaul
(Director)
