Waiting for God: Cheering Up Tom
5:25 pm - 6:00 pm, Monday, June 1 on U&Drama (20)
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Cheering Up Tom
Season 1, Episode 3
Tom becomes depressed after suffering a mild heart attack, so the management enlists Diana's help to try to cheer him up. Graham Crowden and Stephanie Cole star
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Cast & Crew
Stephanie Cole
(Actor)
.. Diana Trent
Graham Crowden
(Actor)
.. Tom Ballard
Daniel Hill
(Actor)
.. Harvey Bains
Andrew Tourell
(Actor)
.. Geoffrey Ballard
Janine Duvitski
(Actor)
.. Jane
Sandra Payne
(Actor)
.. Marion Ballard
Gareth Gwenlan
(Director)
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Did You Know..
Stephanie Cole
(Actor)
.. Diana Trent
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.
Graham Crowden
(Actor)
.. Tom Ballard
Daniel Hill
(Actor)
.. Harvey Bains
Andrew Tourell
(Actor)
.. Geoffrey Ballard
Janine Duvitski
(Actor)
.. Jane
Best Known For:
Waiting for God, One Foot in the Grave and Benidorm.
Early-life:
Born Christine Janine Drzewicki in Morecambe in June 1952 to an English mother and a Polish father. She moved to London to train as an actor at the East 15 Acting School. Her first TV credit was an episode of Z Cars in 1972. After finishing her training and despite being in her early 20s, she landed the role of a 13-year-old girl in the 1975 BBC play Diane. Her big break came in 1977 when Mike Leigh cast her in his stage play Abigail's Party. She went on to play the same role in an abridged TV version for the BBC.
Career:
Duvitski has worked steadily on TV in a number of shows, popping up in the likes of Citizen Smith, Minder, Cowboys, The New Statesman, Midsomer Murders, Foyle's War and Little Dorrit. Her face is better known to audiences as prudish assistant Jane in Waiting for God, Victor and Margaret's neighbour Pippa in One Foot in the Grave and swinger Jacqueline in Benidorm. She has also appeared on the big screen in Dracula (1979), Breaking Glass (1980) and The Madness of King George (1994).
Quote:
'People really do seem to believe I'm a swinger!'
Trivia:
Duvitski enjoys reading when she's not filming.
Sandra Payne
(Actor)
.. Marion Ballard
Gareth Gwenlan
(Director)
