Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em: King of the Road
4:45 pm - 5:30 pm, Thursday, April 2 on That's TV (56)
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King of the Road
Season 3, Episode 5
Frank's new job as a motorcycle dispatch rider requires him to take a test - but after setting out on the wrong route, he inadvertently places the unfortunate examiner in a dangerous situation. Comedy, starring Michael Crawford and Michele Dotrice
Movie/Drama
Sitcom
Cast & Crew
Michael Crawford
(Actor)
.. Frank Spencer
Michele Dotrice
(Actor)
.. Betty
Derek Farr
(Actor)
.. Dr Mender
Bernard Gallagher
(Actor)
.. DS Lang
Derek Newark
(Actor)
.. Mr Hunt
Geoffrey Chater
(Actor)
.. Mr Whittle
John Harvey
(Actor)
.. JP Hawkins
Ellis Dale
(Actor)
.. Clerk of the court
Patrick McAlinney
(Actor)
.. Father O'Hara
David Ryall
(Actor)
.. Mr Mumford
Gretchen Franklin
(Actor)
.. Mrs Welch
Peter Hughes
(Actor)
.. Gp-Cpt Lacy
Graham Ashley
(Actor)
.. Mr Stewart
Brian Hawksley
(Actor)
.. Ellis
Richard Seager
(Actor)
.. PC
Sydney Lotterby
(Producer)
Raymond Allen
(Writer)
More Information
Did You Know..
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
Derek Farr
(Actor)
.. Dr Mender
Bernard Gallagher
(Actor)
.. DS Lang
Derek Newark
(Actor)
.. Mr Hunt
Geoffrey Chater
(Actor)
.. Mr Whittle
John Harvey
(Actor)
.. JP Hawkins
Ellis Dale
(Actor)
.. Clerk of the court
Patrick McAlinney
(Actor)
.. Father O'Hara
David Ryall
(Actor)
.. Mr Mumford
Gretchen Franklin
(Actor)
.. Mrs Welch
Peter Hughes
(Actor)
.. Gp-Cpt Lacy
Graham Ashley
(Actor)
.. Mr Stewart
Brian Hawksley
(Actor)
.. Ellis
Richard Seager
(Actor)
.. PC
Sydney Lotterby
(Producer)
Raymond Allen
(Writer)
