Tales of the Unexpected: The Stinker
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm, Thursday, June 11 on Sky Arts (350)
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The Stinker
Season 3, Episode 7
A scorned husband seeks revenge on his wife and her lover - but is not certain who the man is. Starring Denholm Elliott and Joss Ackland
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Cast & Crew
Denholm Elliott
(Actor)
.. Harold Tinker/Col Tinker
Joss Ackland
(Actor)
.. Jack Cutler
Patricia Quinn
(Actor)
.. Phyl Tinker
Diane Holland
(Actor)
.. Blanche Cutler
Tim Bentinck
(Actor)
.. Meech
Alan Gibson
(Director)
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Did You Know..
Denholm Elliott
(Actor)
.. Harold Tinker/Col Tinker
Born:
May 31, 1922
in
London
Best Known For:
Playing eccentric English gentlemen.
Early-life:
Denholm Mitchell Elliott was born in London on May 31, 1922. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (Rada) but was asked to leave after only one term. While flying in a Halifax bomber during the Second World War in 1942, his aircraft was hit by flak and ditched in the North Sea near Germany. He spent the rest of the war in a prisoner of war camp in Silesia.
Career:
Elliott made his film debut in Dear Mr Prohack (1949) and went on to play a wide range of parts, usually in a supporting role. He won Bafta TV awards for BBC2 Playhouse (1974), Tales of the Unexpected (1979) and Blade on the Feather (1980). For his work on the big screen, he won Bafta film awards for Trading Places (1983), A Private Function (1985), A Room with a View (1985) and Defence of the Realm (1986). Other notable credits included the films Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), and the TV miniseries Codename: Kyril (1988) and Bangkok Hilton (1989). He died at his home in Spain on October 6, 1992 at the age of 70.
Quote:
'I've been always very careful in my career to do theatre, it takes you out of the TV eye and people are glad to see you back again.'
Trivia:
Elliott was nominated for an Academy Award for A Room with a View and lost out to fellow Brit Michael Caine (Hannah and her Sisters).
Joss Ackland
(Actor)
.. Jack Cutler
Born:
February 29, 1928
in
London
Best Known For:
His instantly recognisable voice
Early-life:
Sidney Edmond Jocelyn Ackland was born in 1929 in Kensington, London. He has a brother, Paddy, and a sister, Barbara. Joss studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama, before making his stage debut at the tender age of 17 in a 1945 production of The Hasty Heart. He met his wife, Rosemary during a production in Pitlochry, Scotland, and the pair moved to South Africa after Joss decided to quit acting in 1955. They returned two years later, when he joined The Old Vic and began establishing himself as a major player on the stage.
Career:
While beavering away in theatre, where he was associate director of The Mermaid and had become an established star in the West End, Joss was also appearing in TV series such as The Avengers, Z Cars and The Persuaders. His most high-profile role came in the 1987 movie White Mischief, which brought him to the attention of Hollywood. Since then, he has amassed an eclectic body of work, including the films Lethal Weapon 2, The Hunt for Red October and These Foolish Things. His small-screen CV is equally impressive, and includes starring in Sky One's lavish adaptation of Terry Pratchett's Hogfather.
Quote:
On the parts being offered to him in 2000: 'I'm so tired of not being able to make a movie without a car chase, or the villain dying twice. It's all exactly the same.'
Trivia:
He was awarded a CBE in 2001 for services to acting.
Patricia Quinn
(Actor)
.. Phyl Tinker
Diane Holland
(Actor)
.. Blanche Cutler
Tim Bentinck
(Actor)
.. Meech
Alan Gibson
(Director)
