Born and Bred: Someone to Watch Over Me
11:25 pm - 12:25 am, Friday, January 23 on Great! TV (34)
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Someone to Watch Over Me
Season 4, Episode 10
Deborah avoids Logan as his last day in Ormston approaches, while a surprise lies in store for Jean after she falls ill with suspected food poisoning. Phyllis is keen to interview Silas Craddock about his successful sideline in herbal remedies, but when the lecherous window cleaner comes into conflict with Donald, the pair agree to a duel at sunrise - which has a dramatic impact on everyone's lives. Drama, starring Richard Wilson
General
Movie/Drama
Cast & Crew
Richard Wilson
(Actor)
.. Dr Donald Newman
Maggie Steed
(Actor)
.. Phyllis Woolf
Clive Swift
(Actor)
.. Rev Brewer
John Henshaw
(Actor)
.. Wilf Bradshaw
Jenna Russell
(Actor)
.. Deborah Gilder
Oliver Milburn
(Actor)
.. Dr Nick Logan
Naomi Radcliffe
(Actor)
.. Jean Mills
Sam Hudson
(Actor)
.. Eddie Mills
Peter Gunn
(Actor)
.. Len Cosgrove
Tracey Childs
(Actor)
.. Linda Cosgrove
Donald Gee
(Actor)
.. Mr Boynton
David Westhead
(Actor)
.. Silas Craddock
Toby Sawyer
(Actor)
.. Rev Richard Snaith
Steve Furst
(Actor)
.. Brian
Ross Little
(Actor)
.. Michael Gilder
Polly Thompson
(Actor)
.. Catherine Gilder
Michaela Megran-Handley
(Actor)
.. Laura Benhams
Evan Fortescue
(Actor)
.. Pip Gilder
Chris Griffin
(Producer)
Dermot Boyd
(Director)
Chris Chibnall
(Writer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Richard Wilson
(Actor)
.. Dr Donald Newman
Born:
July 09, 1937
in
Greenock, Renfrewshire
Best Known For:
His role as acerbic pensioner Victor Meldrew.
Early-life:
Iain Richard Wilson was born on July 9, 1936, in Greenock, Renfrewshire. He has an older sister called Moira. His father worked in the shipyards and was an elder in the Presbyterian Church. Wilson claims to have been teased at school due to his slight frame. On leaving school, Wilson became a hospital laboratory technician, did National Service and eventually got into the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (Rada) at the age of 27. After graduating, he concentrated largely on theatre work.
Career:
Wilson has film credits, sitcoms and top dramas to his name. Only When I Laugh, Tutti Frutti and A Passage to India are among them, but it is probably for the character of Victor Meldrew in One Foot in the Grave that he will be best remembered. The series was written with him in mind by David Renwick, though Wilson turned it down at first, believing he was too young to play a retired man. Luckily, he changed his mind and a TV legend was born. Since then he's appeared in such projects as Born and Bred, Doctor Who, and he had a regular role in BBC hit Merlin. Away from the small screen, he continues to direct plays and was awarded an OBE in 1994.
Quote:
"I do find it quite easy to get angry, especially after a hard day. In public, you have to try and rein in your temper because people try and goad you into it."
Trivia:
He lent his voice to a character in the animated film Gnomeo & Juliet.
Maggie Steed
(Actor)
.. Phyllis Woolf
Clive Swift
(Actor)
.. Rev Brewer
Born:
February 09, 1936
in
Liverpool
Best Known For:
Playing the embattled Richard Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances.
Early-life:
Clive Walter Swift was born in Liverpool on February 9, 1936 to Lily and Abram. His is the younger brother of actor David Swift (Drop the Dead Donkey's Henry Davenport). Clive was encouraged to take up acting after performing in a school play. He went on to study English literature at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. He made his professional stage debut in 1959 in Take the Fool Away. This led to 10 years at the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Career:
Swift made his TV debut opposite Warren Mitchell in a 1963 episode of Love Story. His first film was Catch Us If You Can (1965). He would later star in Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy (1972). For the next 20 years, he worked solidly as a character actor on stage, TV and radio. His TV credits include The Liver Birds, South Riding, The Brothers, Hazell, The Nesbitts Are Coming, The Gentle Touch, and The Pickwick Papers. His life changed in 1990 when he was cast as Richard Bucket in the hugely popular BBC sitcom Keeping Up Appearances. The role made him a household name and it ran for 44 editions. He returned to the world of sitcoms in 2009 when he began starring opposite Roger Lloyd Pack in The Old Guys.
Quote:
On meeting people in the street: "They expect me to be as nice and placid as Richard and I'm really not like that!"
Trivia:
He once toured with a one-man song and music show, Richard Bucket Overflows.
John Henshaw
(Actor)
.. Wilf Bradshaw
Jenna Russell
(Actor)
.. Deborah Gilder
Born:
October 05, 1967
in
Paddington, London
Best Known For:
Playing Michelle Fowler in EastEnders.
Early-life:
Born on October 5, 1967 in Paddington, London and raised in Dundee. Jenna trained at the Sylvia Young Theatre School. She began her career as an understudy for Eponine and Fantine in Les Miserables and later took over the role of Fantine.
Career:
Russell's early career saw her perform with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Then, between 1990 and 1992, she played Maggie Lomax in the television comedy On the Up. Russell has appeared in a number of theatre and musical productions and received an Olivier Award for her performance in Sunday in the Park with George. She was also nominated for a Tony Award when she appeared in the same play in New York. On TV, she played the role of Deborah Gilder in the series Born and Bred and has appeared in such shows as Doctor Who, Peak Practice and Minder. Her career has taken her to the big screen, including a role as a detective in Mortdecai (2015). In 2016, Russell took on the character of Michelle Fowler in EastEnders.
Quote:
"I love my job, I mean what a job?! What a lucky life it is if you get the work, and how depressing if you don't - we've all been there."
Trivia:
She sang the theme song for Red Dwarf.
Oliver Milburn
(Actor)
.. Dr Nick Logan
Naomi Radcliffe
(Actor)
.. Jean Mills
Sam Hudson
(Actor)
.. Eddie Mills
Peter Gunn
(Actor)
.. Len Cosgrove
Born:
February 13, 1963
in
Lytham St Annes, Lancashire
Best Known For:
Playing Brian Packham in Coronation Street.
Early-life:
Born on February 13, 1963 in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire. Peter trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. One of his first on-screen acting roles was in the short film, Treacle (1988).
Career:
Gunn has appeared in a number of British TV series. One of his first appearances on the small screen was in an episode of Young Charlie Chaplin in 1989. Following this, he had guest appearances in such series as Pie in the Sky, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, Grange Hill, The Bill and A Touch of Frost before landing a regular role in Heartburn Hotel between 1998 and 2000. He later played Len Cosgrove in the comedy drama Born and Bred between 2002 and 2005. In 2010, he first appeared in Coronation Street as Brian Packham, whom he played until 2013. He made a return in 2015 and became a series regular again in 2016. Gunn is best known to American audiences for playing Oswald Granger in Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009). He has also previously had parts in such American films as Roseanna's Grave (1997) and Ever After: A Cinderella Story (1998).
Quote:
On getting the role in Hannah Montana: The Movie: "To get the job, I needed to submit a showreel or something similar. I didn't have one at the time so my mum Barbara came to the rescue. She has got a cuttings book called Peter's Progress. There's everything in there from my first theatre performance to the movies I have done."
Trivia:
He is a governor of Lamack Primary School.
Tracey Childs
(Actor)
.. Linda Cosgrove
Donald Gee
(Actor)
.. Mr Boynton
David Westhead
(Actor)
.. Silas Craddock
Toby Sawyer
(Actor)
.. Rev Richard Snaith
Steve Furst
(Actor)
.. Brian
Ross Little
(Actor)
.. Michael Gilder
Polly Thompson
(Actor)
.. Catherine Gilder
Michaela Megran-Handley
(Actor)
.. Laura Benhams
Evan Fortescue
(Actor)
.. Pip Gilder
Chris Griffin
(Producer)
Dermot Boyd
(Director)
Chris Chibnall
(Writer)
