New Tricks: Objects of Desire
11:00 pm - 12:20 am, Friday, December 19 on U&Drama +1 (60)
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Objects of Desire
Season 8, Episode 6
Sandra is reunited with an old flame when DCI Larson of the Met's arts and antiques squad asks her to look into the murder of an antiques dealer who was not quite as legitimate as everyone thought. Brian is puzzled by Esther's odd behaviour and her new-found interest in the internet, leading him to think the unthinkable - she must be having an affair. Paul McGann and Jesse Birdsall guest star, with Amanda Redman and Alun Armstrong
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Cast & Crew
Alun Armstrong
(Actor)
.. Brian Lane
James Bolam
(Actor)
.. Jack Halford
Amanda Redman
(Actor)
.. Sandra Pullman
Dennis Waterman
(Actor)
.. Gerry Standing
Susan Jameson
(Actor)
.. Esther Lane
Paul McGann
(Actor)
.. DCI James Larson
Jesse Birdsall
(Actor)
.. Tony Morgan
Anna Calder-Marshall
(Actor)
.. Helen Baxter
Col Farrell
(Actor)
.. Wally Brooks
Pandora Clifford
(Actor)
.. Vivienne Baxter
Anthony O'Donnell
(Actor)
.. Roger Bowman
Pavel Douglas
(Actor)
.. Greg Hazlett
Christopher Rowe
(Actor)
.. CID Officer
Keith Thompson
(Producer)
Kenny Glenaan
(Director)
Danny Miller
(Writer)
Roy Mitchell
(Writer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Alun Armstrong
(Actor)
.. Brian Lane
Born:
July 17, 1946
in
Annfield Plain, near Stanley, Co Durham
Best Known For:
New Tricks.
Early-life:
Alun Armstrong was born in Annfield Plain, near Stanley, Co Durham, on July 17, 1946. His father was from Cumberland and his mother was from Co Durham. He attended Consett Grammar School before going to Newcastle University. Unhappy in academia, he took a job as a gravedigger, where a colleague managed to get him an interview for a behind-the-scenes job with a theatre company. That in turn led to acting work.
Career:
Armstrong's screen debut came in the classic Michael Caine gangster movie Get Carter in 1971. Other early roles included parts in Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?, Softly, Softly and The Sweeney. His many other TV roles include Austin Donaghue in Our Friends in the North, Detective Chief Inspector Frank Jefferson in In the Red, and George Mole in Adrian Mole: The Cappucino Years, alongside Alison Steadman. Film credits include The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981), Krull (1983), American Friends (1991), Patriot Games (1992) and Braveheart (1995). He has won countless accolades for his classic stage roles. He is currently best known for playing the role of Brian Lane in popular BBC series New Tricks, a part he played for 10 series.
Quote:
"I'm more concerned about losing my marbles than losing parts - especially when it comes to learning lines!"
Trivia:
Armstrong originated the role of Thénardier in the London production of Les Misérables and won an Olivier Award for playing the title role in Sweeney Todd.
James Bolam
(Actor)
.. Jack Halford
Born:
June 16, 1935
in
Sunderland
Best Known For:
Being a Likely Lad.
Early-life:
Born James Christopher Bolam on June 16, 1935, in Sunderland. His father died when he was young. The family left the North East when James was 12, and he attended school in Derby. There was no showbiz influence in his family, but Bolam went to the cinema every Saturday and that inspired him to try acting. He briefly worked as a trainee chartered accountant, before winning a place at the Central Drama School in London. He made his professional stage debut at the Royal Court in 1959.
Career:
Bolam appeared on stage alongside Laurence Olivier and John Gielgud, then followed it up with films The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner and A Kind of Loving, before being cast as cynical Terry Collier in The Likely Lads in 1964. He agreed to reprise the role in Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads? nine years later. James went on to star in When the Boat Comes In, Only When I Laugh and Alan Plater's Beiderbecke trilogy. He has also appeared in Clockwork Mice, The End of the Affair, Born and Bred, Grandpa in My Pocket, To Kill a King and controversial feature-length drama Shipman, about serial killer doctor Harold Shipman. He starred in New Tricks between 2003 and 2012 and continues to appear on stage.
Quote:
"I'm suddenly popular again. I don't know why."
Trivia:
He was awarded an MBE in 2009.
Amanda Redman
(Actor)
.. Sandra Pullman
Born:
August 12, 1957
in
Brighton
Best Known For:
At Home with the Braithwaites and New Tricks.
Early-life:
Amanda Jacqueline Redman was born in Brighton on August 12, 1957, the eldest of two children. She poured a saucepan of boiling soup over her torso and left arm when she was 18 months old and needed regular skin grafts until she was five. She studied at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. She was shattered after her father died suddenly when she was 20.
Career:
Redman first attracted attention in 1981 with her steamy film debut in Richard's Things. Roles proved sporadic in that decade, but her career took off in 1991 when she played Roberta in Spender, and Sally in The Men's Room. Bigger roles followed, such as Dr Joanna Stevens in Dangerfield in 1995. She hit the headlines in 1998, first with Close Relations which featured a ménage à trois, then as Diana Dors for glossy drama The Blonde Bombshell. Her small-screen success was consolidated with roles as a teacher in Hope and Glory and as lottery winner Alison in At Home with the Braithwaites - but she has also appeared in the films Sexy Beast (2000) and Mike Bassett: England Manager (2005). She starred in popular BBC drama New Tricks between 2003 and 2013. More recently, she starred in TV movie Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This.
Quote:
"If you're seen as a strong woman, men think you don't need protecting. Yet, underneath it all, I'm quite vulnerable."
Trivia:
Redman received an MBE in 2012.
Dennis Waterman
(Actor)
.. Gerry Standing
Born:
February 24, 1948
in
Clapham
Best Known For:
The Sweeney, Minder, and New Tricks.
Early-life:
Born February 24, 1948, in Clapham, south London, the youngest of nine children, the son of a British Rail ticket collector. As a child he attended the Corona Theatre School and began his professional career with a role in Snowball, a 1960 Children's Film Foundation production. The same year he made Night Train to Inverness, and was asked to join the Royal Shakespeare Company. Playing William in a TV series based on the Just William books made him a star. He then tried to break into Hollywood.
Career:
At 16, Waterman returned to Britain and concentrated on stage work until an acclaimed performance in 1968's Up the Junction led to more film roles. Low-budget movies (such as Scars of Dracula) and TV shows (including Colditz) followed until, in 1974, he co-starred with John Thaw in Regan, the pilot episode of iconic series The Sweeney, which became a major TV hit. A 10-year stint in comedy drama Minder followed. Other projects include TV shows On the Up, Stay Lucky, and Circles of Deceit. He's also worked on the stage, most notably in Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell, and My Fair Lady. As Gerry Standing, in BBC drama New Tricks, he has introduced himself to a new generation of fans.
Quote:
"If I am not such a hell-raiser any more, it isn't because I've given up. It's just that my energy levels have fallen. I haven't stopped looking at women. I'm not blind."
Trivia:
He has made several records, including, famously, the theme tunes of several of his TV shows.
Susan Jameson
(Actor)
.. Esther Lane
Paul McGann
(Actor)
.. DCI James Larson
Born:
November 14, 1959
in
Liverpool
Best Known For:
Withnail and I.
Early-life:
Born in Liverpool on November 14, 1959, into a staunchly Catholic family. He was the second of his parents' five surviving children - he had older twin brothers but one died at birth. His mother was a teacher, and his dad was a metallurgist - both parents encouraged all their children to develop their interests as much as possible. His first ambition was to become an astronaut, and didn't decide to be an actor until he was 20. He was persuaded by a teacher to try performing, and went on to study at Rada.
Career:
McGann started out on stage, eventually making his TV debut in the 1983 series Give Us a Break, but it only lasted for one series. He became a household name in 1987, thanks to acclaimed TV drama The Monocled Mutineer and has achieved long-lasting fame thanks to a starring role in cult 1986 film Withnail and I. He went on to appear in Alien 3, Our Mutual Friend, Nature Boy and Queen of the Damned. McGann also became the eighth Time Lord when he appeared in the 1996 Doctor Who film. Another notable appearance came in The Hanging Gale, a drama about the Irish potato famine which co-starred his three brothers. He's cropped up in several Hornblower dramas, plus Poirot, Marple, acclaimed drama True Dare Kiss and the last-ever episode of Waking the Dead.
Quote:
"I don't want to be remembered as the George Lazenby of Doctor Who."
Trivia:
He reprised his role as Doctor Who in 2013 mini-episode The Night of the Doctor.
Jesse Birdsall
(Actor)
.. Tony Morgan
Born:
February 13, 1963
in
London
Early-life:
Jesse was born in 1963, the son of renowned Penguin Books designer Derek Birdsall. He showed a passion for acting and first came to public attention in the serial Annika in 1984, his first notable TV role. He subsequently appeared in the movie Wish You Were Here (1987), directed by David Leland and co-starring Emily Lloyd. He was cast in notorious BBC soap Eldorado in 1992.
Career:
Eldorado was mauled by viewers and critics and cancelled after one year. Nonetheless, the amount of coverage the programme received for its perceived low quality and lack of success would gain Birdsall much exposure, and from 1995 to 1999 he played one of the lead characters in another BBC1 programme, the successful futuristic action/adventure series Bugs. Since then, he has appeared in episodes of The Bill, Footballer's Wives, and EastEnders.
Quote:
Following the critical response to Eldorado. "We're working on the scripts. It'll get better".
Trivia:
He has twice been convicted of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
Best Known For:
Eldorado and Bugs.
Anna Calder-Marshall
(Actor)
.. Helen Baxter
Col Farrell
(Actor)
.. Wally Brooks
Pandora Clifford
(Actor)
.. Vivienne Baxter
Anthony O'Donnell
(Actor)
.. Roger Bowman
Pavel Douglas
(Actor)
.. Greg Hazlett
Christopher Rowe
(Actor)
.. CID Officer
Keith Thompson
(Producer)
Kenny Glenaan
(Director)
Danny Miller
(Writer)
Born:
January 02, 1991
in
Bredbury, Stockport
Best Known For:
Playing Aaron Livesy in Emmerdale.
Early-life:
Daniel Benedict Miller was born in Bredbury, Stockport, on January 2, 1991 to Vincent and Andrea. He has a brother, Paul, and a sister, Lucy. Miller's first major acting role came in 2007 when he played Kyle Brown in BBC children's drama Grange Hill.
Career:
Miller's big break came in 2008 when he was cast as Aaron Livesy in Emmerdale. After leaving the soap in 2012, he appeared in panto and landed roles in ITV drama Lightfields and BBC drama Jamaica Inn. He also had a recurring role on Scott & Bailey. In 2014, he returned to Emmerdale.
Quote:
On his return to Emmerdale: "It was like I'd been on holiday and come back."
Trivia:
Miller has won a number of soap awards.
Roy Mitchell
(Writer)
