The Lamp Still Burns
6:05 pm - 7:50 pm, Friday, February 27 on Talking Pictures TV (82)
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About this Broadcast
Probationary nurses in a British hospital campaign for a dramatic improvement in their primitive working conditions. Second World War drama, with Rosamund John and Stewart Granger
1943
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General
Movie/Drama
Cast & Crew
Stewart Granger
(Actor)
.. Larry Rains
Rosamund John
(Actor)
.. Hilary Clarke
Godfrey Tearle
(Actor)
.. Sir Marshall Frayne
Margaret Vyner
(Actor)
.. Pamela Siddell
Sophie Stewart
(Actor)
.. Christine Morris
John Laurie
(Actor)
.. Mr Hervey
Cathleen Nesbitt
(Actor)
.. Matron
Joyce Grenfell
(Actor)
.. Dr Barratt
Maurice Elvey
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Stewart Granger
(Actor)
.. Larry Rains
Rosamund John
(Actor)
.. Hilary Clarke
Godfrey Tearle
(Actor)
.. Sir Marshall Frayne
Margaret Vyner
(Actor)
.. Pamela Siddell
Sophie Stewart
(Actor)
.. Christine Morris
John Laurie
(Actor)
.. Mr Hervey
Born:
March 25, 1897
in
Dumfries
Best Known For:
Playing Private James Frazer in Dad's Army.
Early-life:
John Paton Laurie was born in Dumfries on March 25, 1897 to William and Jessie. After serving in the First World War, John trained to become an actor at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London and landed his first stage role in 1921. Between 1922 and 1939, he played a number of Shakespearean parts at the Old Vic or Stratford-upon-Avon. During the Second World War, he served in the Home Guard.
Career:
Laurie made guest appearances in a number of TV shows during the 1950s, 60s and 70s, including The Scarlet Pimpernel, Kidnapped, The Citadel, Steptoe and Son, Z Cars, Emergency Ward 10 and The Avengers. In his best known role, he played pessimistic undertaker and Home Guard soldier Private James Frazer in the hugely popular BBC sitcom Dad's Army. The show ran from 1968 until 1977 and remains popular today with modern audiences. His film credits include Henry V (1944), Treasure Island (1950), Richard III (1955), Dad's Army (1971), One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing (1975) and The Prisoner of Zenda (1979). He died from emphysema at the age of 83 on June 23, 1980. His ashes were scattered at sea.
Quote:
'We're doomed, I tell ye!'
Trivia:
Laurie was one of the storytellers on BBC children's series Jackanory.
Cathleen Nesbitt
(Actor)
.. Matron
Joyce Grenfell
(Actor)
.. Dr Barratt
Maurice Elvey
(Director)
