Born and Bred: A Very Ormston Christmas
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A Very Ormston Christmas
Season 3, Episode 1
Festive episode of the drama set in the Lancashire village of Ormston. Arthur gets into the yuletide spirit by playing pranks on son Tom, who is singularly unimpressed, while Deborah looks forward to the fresh start afforded by the new year, after the trauma of losing her baby. On a lighter note, news breaks that Santa and an elf have been on a crime spree, so local bobby Len and station-master Wilf set out to capture the dastardly duo, and decide the best way is to don disguise. After raiding Phyllis and Linda's wardrobes, the pair end up looking like Cinderella's ugly sisters. James Bolam, Michael French and Jenna Russell star, with John Henshaw, Peter Gunn, Maggie Steed and Naomi Radcliffe, plus guest appearances by Una Stubbs and Stephanie Cole
General
Movie/Drama
Cast & Crew
James Bolam
(Actor)
.. Dr Arthur Gilder
Michael French
(Actor)
.. Dr Tom Gilder
Jenna Russell
(Actor)
.. Deborah Gilder
Maggie Steed
(Actor)
.. Phyllis Woolf
Clive Swift
(Actor)
.. Rev Brewer
John Henshaw
(Actor)
.. Wilf Bradshaw
Peter Gunn
(Actor)
.. Len Cosgrove
Tracey Childs
(Actor)
.. Linda Cosgrove
Naomi Radcliffe
(Actor)
.. Jean Bradshaw
Sam Hudson
(Actor)
.. Eddie Mills
Una Stubbs
(Actor)
.. Joy
Stephanie Cole
(Actor)
.. Prudence
Donald Gee
(Actor)
.. Mr Boynton
Charlotte Salt
(Actor)
.. Helen Gilder
Ross Little
(Actor)
.. Michael Gilder
Polly Thompson
(Actor)
.. Catherine Gilder
Chris Chibnall
(Writer)
Chris Clough
(Producer)
Simon Massey
(Director)
Simon Lewis
(Executive producer)
Susan Hogg
(Executive producer)
More Information
Did You Know..
James Bolam
(Actor)
.. Dr Arthur Gilder
Born:
June 16, 1935
in
Sunderland
Best Known For:
Being a Likely Lad.
Early-life:
Born James Christopher Bolam on June 16, 1935, in Sunderland. His father died when he was young. The family left the North East when James was 12, and he attended school in Derby. There was no showbiz influence in his family, but Bolam went to the cinema every Saturday and that inspired him to try acting. He briefly worked as a trainee chartered accountant, before winning a place at the Central Drama School in London. He made his professional stage debut at the Royal Court in 1959.
Career:
Bolam appeared on stage alongside Laurence Olivier and John Gielgud, then followed it up with films The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner and A Kind of Loving, before being cast as cynical Terry Collier in The Likely Lads in 1964. He agreed to reprise the role in Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads? nine years later. James went on to star in When the Boat Comes In, Only When I Laugh and Alan Plater's Beiderbecke trilogy. He has also appeared in Clockwork Mice, The End of the Affair, Born and Bred, Grandpa in My Pocket, To Kill a King and controversial feature-length drama Shipman, about serial killer doctor Harold Shipman. He starred in New Tricks between 2003 and 2012 and continues to appear on stage.
Quote:
"I'm suddenly popular again. I don't know why."
Trivia:
He was awarded an MBE in 2009.
Michael French
(Actor)
.. Dr Tom Gilder
Born:
September 17, 1962
in
Bow, London
Best Known For:
Playing EastEnder David Wicks and Casualty's Dr Jordan.
Early-life:
Born Michael Clark on September 17, 1962, to parents David and Sheila. He's the son of a greengrocer and has two sisters - Helen and Jane. He was interested in the stage from an early age and was a keen member of a local drama club. He later trained at the Mountview Theatre School, and was a 'blue coat' entertainer at the Holiday Club International in Majorca.
Career:
Michael spent 10 years appearing on stage and working as an air steward before his big break came in 1993 when he landed the part of David Wicks in EastEnders. He stayed in Walford for three years before leaving to appear in Crime Traveller (he returned briefly in 2012 to mark the death of his on-screen mother, Pat Evans). More TV roles followed in The Gentleman Thief, Born and Bred, and The Fabulous Bagel Boys. He also featured in radio plays and did video game voiceover work. Between 1998 and 2013 he had various stints playing Dr Nick Jordan in Casualty and sister programme Holby City. He returned briefly to EastEnders in 2012 to mark the death of his on-screen mother, Pat Evans. He rejoined EastEnders as a regular character in September 2013.
Quote:
On playing Nick Jordan: "I want it to show in my eyes that I know what this guy is going through. I've got to be as real as I possibly can."
Trivia:
On the West End stage, French has appeared in West Side Story, Chicago, Joseph, and Les Miserables.
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.
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
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
Naomi Radcliffe
(Actor)
.. Jean Bradshaw
Sam Hudson
(Actor)
.. Eddie Mills
Una Stubbs
(Actor)
.. Joy
Born:
May 01, 1937
in
Welwyn Garden City
Best Known For:
Till Death Us Do Part and Worzel Gummidge.
Early-life:
Una was born in Welwyn Garden City on May 1, 1937. She trained at the La Roche dancing school in Slough and made her theatre debut at the age of 16 in a chorus line at the London Palladium. Her dancing talent led to her landing a role alongside Cliff Richard in Summer Holiday (1963). A year later, she appeared in the singer's next film, Wonderful Life (1964).
Career:
Stubbs's big break came in 1966 when she began playing Rita, the married daughter of Alf Garnett in BBC sitcom Till Death Us Do Part. The series ran until 1975 and she also reprised the role years later in Till Death and In Sickness and In Health. From 1979 to 1981, she became a firm favourite with younger viewers playing Aunt Sally in Worzel Gummidge opposite Jon Pertwee. She was also a team captain for several years on ITV game show Give Us a Clue. In recent years, she has appeared in EastEnders, The Catherine Tate Show, Benidorm and Sherlock.
Quote:
"I truly believe happiness is a choice. You're not owed it."
Trivia:
When she's not working, Stubbs likes to sketch.
Stephanie Cole
(Actor)
.. Prudence
Born:
October 05, 1941
in
Solihull
Best Known For:
Tenko, Waiting for God and Doc Martin.
Early-life:
Patricia Stephanie Cole was born in Solihull on October 5, 1941. She landed a place at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre school when she was 15 and made her stage debut at the age of 17, playing a 90-year-old woman in Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit (at the age of 63, she played the same role when the play was revived at the Savoy Theatre in 2004).
Career:
Cole made her TV debut in an episode of Z Cars in 1968. She went on to make guest appearances in several TV shows but her big break didn't come until she was cast as Dr Beatrice Mason in Tenko in 1981. She played the kindly doctor for three series and a one-off special. Other notable roles include Mrs Featherstone in Open All Hours, Betty Sillitoe in A Bit of a Do, Diana Trent in Waiting for God and Joan Norton in Doc Martin. More recently, she played Sylvia Goodwin in Coronation Street and revived the role of Mrs Featherstone in Still Open All Hours.
Quote:
"I laugh like a drain at most jokes, but then instantly forget them."
Trivia:
In 2012, Cole won a British Soap Award for Best Comedy Performance for her role in Coronation Street. She was awarded an OBE in 2005.
Donald Gee
(Actor)
.. Mr Boynton
Charlotte Salt
(Actor)
.. Helen Gilder
Ross Little
(Actor)
.. Michael Gilder
Polly Thompson
(Actor)
.. Catherine Gilder
Chris Chibnall
(Writer)
Chris Clough
(Producer)
Simon Massey
(Director)
Simon Lewis
(Executive producer)
Susan Hogg
(Executive producer)
