The Veil: Vision of Crime
6:30 pm - 7:00 pm, Monday, May 4 on Talking Pictures TV (82)
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Vision of Crime
Season 1, Episode 2
A man has a vision of his brother's murder which comes true, and an innocent man stands accused of the crime. With Boris Karloff, Robert Hardy and Patrick Macnee
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General
Movie/Drama
Cast & Crew
Boris Karloff
(Actor)
.. Sgt Willmore
Robert Hardy
(Actor)
.. George Bosworth
Patrick Macnee
(Actor)
.. Constable Hawton
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Did You Know..
Boris Karloff
(Actor)
.. Sgt Willmore
Robert Hardy
(Actor)
.. George Bosworth
Born:
October 29, 1925
in
Cheltenham
Best Known For:
Siegfried in All Creatures Great and Small.
Early-life:
Timothy Sydney Robert Hardy was born on October 29, 1925 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. He studied at Oxford University under CS Lewis and in 1949 he joined the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon. He developed an interest in medieval history - in particular, in the use of the longbow. Regarded as one of Britain's leading experts on that weapon, he wrote a book about it, served as a consultant on the longbow for organisations involved in history projects, and handcrafted longbows himself.
Career:
Hardy made his TV debut in Twelfth Night in 1957 and went on to appear in a series of films and TV shows before the BBC drama All Creatures Great And Small made him a star in 1978. He appeared in another version of Twelfth Night in 1980. Other highlights include Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years, The Far Pavilions, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Sense and Sensibility, Shackleton, and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. He played William Whitelaw in Margaret, a 2009 TV film about the life of politician Margaret Thatcher. He died on August 3, 2017 at the age of 91.
Quote:
On one of his more divine roles: 'Do I find it easy to play God? After playing Churchill for so long, it seems a logical step. I come on absolutely as myself, except that I'm wearing white robes.'
Trivia:
Hardy was awarded a CBE in 1981.
Patrick Macnee
(Actor)
.. Constable Hawton
Born:
February 06, 1922
in
London
Best Known For:
Playing John Steed in The Avengers.
Early-life:
Born Daniel Patrick Macnee on February 6, 1922, in London. His father was a successful racehorse trainer who gambled away his fortune and emigrated to India. His mother then divorced her husband and moved in with her lesbian lover in Wiltshire. Macnee attended Summer Fields prep school before enrolling at Eton. He made his film debut in 1938's Pygmalion, but his acting career was curtailed by a spell in the Navy during the Second World War.
Career:
On his return from service, Macnee studied at the Webber Douglas School of Dramatic Art. Small roles in several films followed but, frustrated at the lack of opportunity in Britain, he emigrated to Canada, then moved to the US. He appeared in numerous TV plays and films before returning to the UK in 1959. Producing Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years brought him to the attention of TV bosses who, to his surprise, offered him the role of John Steed in The Avengers in 1961. He stayed with the popular series until it ended in 1969, but returned to the role in The New Avengers in 1976. Macnee also appeared in such movies as A View to a Kill, This Is Spinal Tap and The Sea Wolves. He died on June 25, 2015.
Quote:
'I haven't really accomplished anything. The most accomplished thing I've done is to have lived this long.'
Trivia:
Macnee became a US citizen in 1959.
