Timewatch: The Real Bonnie and Clyde
10:45 pm - 11:45 pm, Thursday, February 19 on BBC Four HD (106)
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The Real Bonnie and Clyde
Season 30, Episode 3
Documentary about American outlaws Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow. With unprecedented access to gang members' memoirs, family archives and recently released police records, Timewatch searches for the true story of the couple and their mob. While Hollywood portrayed the pair as the most glamorous outlaws in American history, the reality of life on the run was one of violence, hardship and danger. Narrated by Michael Praed
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Michael Praed
(Narrator)
Born:
April 01, 1960
in
Berkeley, Gloucestershire
Best Known For:
Playing Robin of Loxley in Robin of Sherwood.
Early-life:
Michael David Prince was born on April 1, 1960 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire to Derrick and Kay Prince. His father worked as an accountant for a petroleum company, so Michael spent his early years in Iran. Michael was sent back to England to attend public school. He then attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. He started his career in repertory theatre before getting roles in London's West End. He chose his stage name out of a telephone book after finding out that the UK actors' trade union already had a member called Michael Prince.
Career:
Praed got his first big break in London's West End in a 1982 revival of The Pirates of Penzance, where he appeared alongside Tim Curry. There, he was spotted by the producers of Robin of Sherwood and cast in the lead role. He then went to star in a Broadway production of The Three Musketeers, which in turn helped him land a role in the American TV series Dynasty. Since then, he has appeared in Crown Prosecutor, The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne and Casualty, as well as a number of West End plays. He was also a regular narrator for the Timewatch documentary series. In 2016, he joined the cast of Emmerdale as Frank Clayton.
Quote:
On money: "On the balance of probabilities, actors probably shouldn't be given mortgages at all, as they're in one of the worst jobs in terms of trying to secure a long-lasting wage."
Trivia:
He has two children. A son called Gabriel and a daughter called Frankie.
Chris Wilson
(Producer)
James Hayes
(Executive producer)
