Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense: Czech Mate
10:40 pm - 12:10 am, Tuesday, February 10 on Talking Pictures TV (82)
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Czech Mate
Season 1, Episode 3
A woman takes a trip to Communist Prague with her ex-husband, only to end up without a passport and caught up in an espionage plot. Starring Susan George and Patrick Mower
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Horror
Movie/Drama
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Did You Know..
Susan George
(Actor)
.. Vicky Duncan
Patrick Mower
(Actor)
.. John Patrick Duncan
Born:
September 12, 1938
in
Oxford
Best Known For:
Playing Rodney Blackstock in Emmerdale.
Early-life:
Born Patrick Archibald Shaw on September 12, 1938, in Oxford, he was one of three sons to a Welsh father and English mother. He later discovered he had three half-sisters from his dad's previous marriage. After training as a draughtsman, he caught the acting bug and honed his craft at Rada. He changed his surname to Mower and by the 1960s became a regular face on TV in offerings such as Swizzlewick, Mary Barton, Front Page Story and The Avengers. Detective series Callan and Special Branch also boosted his profile.
Career:
Mower appeared in assorted movies, including Incense for the Damned, and The Devil Rides Out. His role as DS Steve Hackett in police series Target made him one of Britain's biggest sex symbols of the 1970s. He also featured in a host of cult shows, including Jason King, UFO, The Protectors, Space: 1999, The Sweeney, Minder and Tales of the Unexpected. He was also a regular panellist on the popular ITV game show Whodunnit. Mower joined the cast of Emmerdale in October 2000, as wheeler-dealer Rodney Blackstock, and has remained with the show ever since.
Quote:
"I am a Virgo and the only fault Virgos have is that they are always right."
Trivia:
He featured in one of the last Carry On films, Carry On England (1976).
