Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em: The RAF Reunion
4:55 pm - 5:30 pm, Friday, March 20 on That's TV (56)
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The RAF Reunion
Season 2, Episode 2
Frank makes another trademark faux pas as the baby-faced buffoon attends an RAF reunion - where he quickly makes an impression on his former comrades. Slapstick comedy, guest starring Desmond Llewelyn and Fulton Mackay
Movie/Drama
Sitcom
Cast & Crew
Desmond Llewelyn
(Actor)
.. Air Commodore Drew
Fulton Mackay
(Actor)
.. Fowler
Michael Crawford
(Actor)
.. Frank Spencer
Michele Dotrice
(Actor)
.. Betty Spencer
Michael Gwynn
(Actor)
.. Wing Cdr Day
Norman Shelley
(Actor)
.. Group Capt Firth
David Quilter
(Actor)
.. Pilot Officer Baker
Blain Fairman
(Actor)
.. Flight Sergeant
Leonard Gregory
(Actor)
.. Horace
John Pollendine
(Actor)
.. Harris
Roger Dene
(Actor)
.. Roberts
Raymond Allen
(Writer)
Michael Mills
(Producer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Desmond Llewelyn
(Actor)
.. Air Commodore Drew
Fulton Mackay
(Actor)
.. Fowler
Michael Crawford
(Actor)
.. Frank Spencer
Born:
January 19, 1942
in
Salisbury
Best Known For:
Frank Spencer and Phantom of the Opera.
Early-life:
Michael Patrick Smith was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire on January 19, 1942. He was the result of a short-lived relationship his mother had following the death of her first husband, a Battle of Britain pilot. In 1945, his mother married a grocer and Crawford took his surname, Ingram. His first professional job was alternating the part of a boy soprano with fellow future star David Hemmings in Benjamin Britten's Let's Make an Opera, but had to change his name because there was already a radio announcer called Michael Ingram. He chose Crawford after the biscuit company.
Career:
Crawford began appearing on radio and in Children's Film Foundation movies. At 19 he starred alongside Steve McQueen in The War Lover (1962). The Knack (1965), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) and Hello Dolly! (1969) followed, the latter directed by his hero, Gene Kelly. Despite these successes, he was out of work for 18 months during the early 1970s. In 1973, he landed the role of Frank Spencer in BBC sitcom Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, which made him a household name. Since then he's largely concentrated on musical theatre, appearing in such acclaimed shows as Phantom of the Opera, Barnum, EFX and The Wizard of Oz. He has also released a number of albums.
Quote:
'I've made mistakes in my life. When you grow up you feel very guilty about mistakes.'
Trivia:
Crawford was awarded a CBE in 2014 for services to charity.
Michele Dotrice
(Actor)
.. Betty Spencer
Michael Gwynn
(Actor)
.. Wing Cdr Day
Norman Shelley
(Actor)
.. Group Capt Firth
David Quilter
(Actor)
.. Pilot Officer Baker
Blain Fairman
(Actor)
.. Flight Sergeant
Leonard Gregory
(Actor)
.. Horace
John Pollendine
(Actor)
.. Harris
Roger Dene
(Actor)
.. Roberts
Raymond Allen
(Writer)
Michael Mills
(Producer)
