Dangerous Cargo
2:15 pm - 3:30 pm, Sunday, February 15 on Talking Pictures TV (82)
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About this Broadcast
A criminal tricks an old friend into giving away the location of a shipment of gold bullion so he and his gang can steal it. Crime drama, starring Jack Watling, Susan Stephen and Karel Stepanek
1954
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Movie/Drama
Police/Crime Drama
Cast & Crew
Jack Watling
(Actor)
.. Tom Matthews
Susan Stephen
(Actor)
.. Janie Matthews
Karel Stepanek
(Actor)
.. Pliny
Richard Pearson
(Actor)
.. Noel
Terence Alexander
(Actor)
.. Harry
John Le Mesurier
(Actor)
.. Luigi
Ballard Berkeley
(Actor)
.. Findley
John Harlow
(Director)
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Did You Know..
Jack Watling
(Actor)
.. Tom Matthews
Susan Stephen
(Actor)
.. Janie Matthews
Karel Stepanek
(Actor)
.. Pliny
Richard Pearson
(Actor)
.. Noel
Terence Alexander
(Actor)
.. Harry
Born:
March 11, 1923
in
London
Best Known For:
His role as Charlie Hungerford in BBC detective drama Bergerac.
Early-life:
Terence Joseph Alexander was born in London on March 11, 1923. The son of a doctor, he grew up in Yorkshire. He started acting in the theatre at the age of 16. During the Second World War he served in the British Army with the 27th Lancers and was seriously wounded in Italy.
Career:
Alexander quickly established himself as a character actor and went on to appear in more than 300 films, TV movies and series episodes. He mostly had bit parts and fame did not come to him until later in life when he landed the role of lovable rogue and would-be tycoon Charlie Hungerford in Bergerac in 1981. He played the part for 10 years and it made him a household name. After Bergerac, he starred alongside Rik Mayall in The New Statesman. He died on May 28, 2009 at the age of 86.
Quote:
On his early interest in becoming a priest: "I realised that celibacy wasn't for me".
Trivia:
He was an amateur numerologist and the number 23 was very significant to him.
John Le Mesurier
(Actor)
.. Luigi
Born:
April 05, 1912
in
Bedford
Best Known For:
Playing Sergeant Wilson in Dad's Army.
Early-life:
John Elton Le Mesurier Halliley was born on April 5, 1912, in Bedford. He was brought up in Bury St Edmunds and attended Sherborne School in Dorset before embarking on a career in law. He switched to acting at the age of 20 when he began attending the Fay Compton School of Acting, where one of his classmates was Alec Guinness. John performed in repertory theatre before serving in the Royal Tank Regiment during the Second World War. He reached the rank of captain.
Career:
After the war, Le Mesurier returned to the stage and made his film debut in 1948 in Death in the Hand. He appeared in a number of films and television series during the 1950s and 1960s, including I'm All Right Jack, I Was Monty's Double, Hancock's Half Hour and The Pink Panther. In 1968, he landed the role that made him famous, playing Sergeant Arthur Wilson in Dad's Army. He won a Best Actor Bafta in 1971 for his performance in Dennis Potter's Traitor. He continued to be in demand after Dad's Army finished in 1977, appearing in a number of TV programmes, including Ripping Yarns, Worzel Gummidge, Brideshead Revisited and Hi-de-Hi! He died from a stomach haemorrhage on November 15, 1983, at the age of 71.
Quote:
His last words before slipping into a coma were reportedly, "It's all been rather lovely."
Trivia:
Married three times, to actress June Melville (1939), actress Hattie Jacques (1949) and actress Joan Malin (1966). He had two sons, Robin and Kim, with Hattie.
Ballard Berkeley
(Actor)
.. Findley
John Harlow
(Director)
