You Rang, M'Lord?: Current Affairs
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Current Affairs
Season 3, Episode 2
Alf continues to supply the Sunshine Pantry with Mrs Lipton's cakes and Myrtle visits the house posing as Mrs Stokes
Movie/Drama
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Paul Shane
(Actor)
Born:
June 19, 1940
in
Thrybergh, near Rotherham
Best Known For:
Playing Ted Bovis in Hi-de-Hi!
Early-life:
Born George Frederick Speight in Thrybergh, near Rotherham, on June 19, 1940. From the age of 16, he worked as a miner at Silverwood Colliery but he was pensioned off after an accident in 1967. Two years later, he became a professional entertainer, first appearing as a singer at a pub in Rotherham. His made his TV acting debut in the 1972 Alan Bennett drama A Day Out.
Career:
Shane's big break came in 1980 when he was cast as holiday camp host Ted Bovis in BBC sitcom Hi-de-Hi! The hugely popular show made Shane and the rest of the cast household names. It ran from 1980 until 1988. Shane went on to have success in the sitcoms You Rang, M'Lord? and Oh, Doctor Beeching! His other TV credits include recurring roles on Doctors, Holby City and Emmerdale. He died in Rotherham on May 16, 2013 at the age of 72.
Quote:
On playing Ted Bovis: "Ted's a wonderful character. Not a villain. He's a bit of a conman with a big heart."
Trivia:
Shane starred in a number of pantomimes.
Jeffrey Holland
(Actor)
Born:
July 17, 1946
in
Walsall
Best Known For:
Playing Spike Dixon on Hi-de-Hi! and his work with Russ Abbot.
Early-life:
Born Jeffrey Parkes in Walsall on July 17, 1946. He worked at a wine merchant and in the office of a manufacturing company before training at Birmingham School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art. He made his stage debut in 1967 at the Alexandra Theatre in Birmingham in the play No Fear or Favour. His early TV appearances include guest roles in Crossroads, Dixon of Dock Green, Dad's Army and It Ain't Half Hot Mum.
Career:
Holland's big break came in 1980 when he was cast as holiday camp entertainer Spike Dixon in the hugely popular BBC sitcom Hi-de-Hi! The show ran until 1988 and made household names of all the cast. During his time on Hi-de-Hi!, he also enjoyed success playing various characters in Russ Abbot's Saturday Madhouse and The Russ Abbot Show. After the end of Hi-de-Hi!, he went on to have success in the sitcoms You Rang, M'Lord? and Oh, Doctor Beeching! In 2013, he debuted his one-man play …and this is my friend Mr Laurel, based on the life of Stan Laurel.
Quote:
"It was thanks to the Dad's Army stage show that I got to meet Jimmy Perry and David Croft. They wrote Spike with me in mind and that's what put me on the map."
Trivia:
In 2012, Holland starred in the film Run for Your Wife. It grossed only £602 in it opening weekend at the British box office.
Su Pollard
(Actor)
Born:
November 07, 1949
in
Nottingham
Best Known For:
Playing Peggy in Hi-de-Hi
Early-life:
Born Susan Georgina Pollard in Nottingham in 1949. she discovered her love of performing at the age of six, when she appeared in a nativity play and made the audience laugh by falling down on stage. After leaving school at 16, Su worked as a secretary during the day, while singing in pubs and clubs during the evening, and also served an apprenticeship at Nottingham Arts Centre, before winning parts in the musicals including Godspell and Big Sin City.
Career:
Su made her sitcom debut in Two Up, Two Down in 1978. It only lasted for one series, but the following year, she landed the role that would make her a household name _ chambermaid Peggy in Hi-de-Hi. The hugely successful comedy ran for nine years, and after it finished she reunited with writer David Croft again for the series You Rang M'Lord and Oh, Doctor Beeching! Since then, Su has also provided voices for the children series Penny Crayon and Little Robots, and has also worked extensively on stage, most recently in a touring production of Annie.
Quote:
"I adore Lady GaGa's look. Like me she doesn't just wear the same boring frocks all those other stars wear on the red carpet."
Trivia:
Away from acting, she reached number two in the charts with the single Starting Together, in 1986.
