That Beryl Marston!: Say It with Flowers
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm, Tuesday, April 28 on Talking Pictures TV (82)
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Say It with Flowers
Season 1, Episode 1
Sitcom, starring Julia McKenzie as the owner of a novelty shop in Brighton who begins to suspect that her husband is having an affair
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Movie/Drama
Sitcom
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Did You Know..
Julia McKenzie
(Actor)
.. Georgie Bodley
Born:
February 17, 1941
in
Enfield
Best Known For:
Fresh Fields and Miss Marple.
Early-life:
Julia Kathleen McKenzie was born on February 17, 1941 in Enfield to Kathleen and Albion. She was all set to begin training to become a French teacher when she landed a scholarship to study opera. After graduating from the Guildhall School of Music, she toured in operettas and musical comedies for a number of years before landing a role in 1969 in the London production of Mame.
Career:
In the early 1970s, McKenzie took over one of the leading roles in Stephen Sondheim's Company. And so began a long association with Sondheim's work. Her big break came in the mid-1970s in the musical review Side by Side by Sondheim. It was a big success in London and New York. During the 1980s, McKenzie won an Olivier Award for her portrayal of Miss Adelaide in Guys and Dolls at the National Theatre. McKenzie has also worked extensively on TV, notably in Fresh Fields and its spin-off French Fields, Blott on the Landscape and Cranford. More recently, she has played the title roles in ITV drama Marple and one-off BBC children's drama Gangsta Granny.
Quote:
'It's very easy for people to say actors are jealous, but I've never found that, I've always found them very loveable as we know we are all children at heart.'
Trivia:
In its day, Fresh Fields was the most popular programme of the week.
Gareth Hunt
(Actor)
.. Gerry Bodley
