Father Brown: The Royal Visit
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm, Friday, April 10 on BBC One London (1)
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The Royal Visit
Season 10, Episode 6
The visit of Princess Margaret to Kembleford is jeopardised when a school caretaker is found murdered. It falls to Father Brown to resolve matters and save the royal occasion from being cancelled. Fifties-set crime drama, starring Mark Williams
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Cast & Crew
Mark Williams
(Actor)
.. Father Brown
Claudie Blakley
(Actor)
.. Mrs Devine
Tristan Gemmill
(Actor)
.. Inspector Neil Beckett
Kara Tointon
(Actor)
.. Elizabeth Barnes
Tom Chambers
(Actor)
.. Chief Inspector Sullivan
Ruby-May Martinwood
(Actor)
.. Brenda Palmer
John Burton
(Actor)
.. Sergeant Goodfellow
Sarah Smart
(Actor)
.. Ms Amanda Clement
Howard Ward
(Actor)
.. Mayor Anthony Wood
Gary Lilburn
(Actor)
.. Raymond `Ray" Harrison
Olivia Bejamin
(Actor)
.. Princess Margaret
Mark Brotherhood
(Writer)
Sean Gleeson
(Producer)
Paul Riordan
(Director)
Will Trotter
(Executive producer)
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Did You Know..
Mark Williams
(Actor)
.. Father Brown
Born:
August 22, 1959
in
Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
Best Known For:
The Fast Show
Early-life:
Born in Bromsgrove on August 22, 1959. As a teen he hoped for a career in academia, then read English at Brasenose College, Oxford University where he discovered a love of both acting and writing. He spent three years touring with The Mikron Theatre Company before proving himself a fine comic actor with early roles in Red Dwarf and Alexei Sayle's Stuff.
Career:
Other early TV appearances came in Tumbledown, KYTV, Bottom and The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer. Williams became a famous face thanks to his appearances in The Fast Show, where he played a number of memorable characters. The Canterbury Tales, Gormenghast and Shackleton followed, but it was his role as Arthur Weasley in the Harry Potter franchise that made him recognisable worldwide. He has also appeared in successful films like Stardust and Shakespeare in Love and presented several documentary programmes, such as Mark Williams' Big Bangs.
Quote:
'I'll get me coat.'
Trivia:
Away from showbusiness, he is an avid follower of both Aston Villa and Brighton & Hove Albion football clubs.
Claudie Blakley
(Actor)
.. Mrs Devine
Tristan Gemmill
(Actor)
.. Inspector Neil Beckett
Best Known For:
Playing Adam in Casualty
Early-life:
Born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, in 1967, but emigrated to Australia with his family when he was 15. Tristan says he was always fascinated by films and acting as child, but never really thought he would be able to make it his profession. However, after spending 10 years Down Under and gaining a degree from Melbourne University, he decided to return to the UK to pursue an acting career. His parents still live in Australia, and he says he thinks he will eventually go back there.
Career:
His TV career began in the late 1990s, with appearances in The Mrs Bradley Mysteries, Nancherrow, Coronation Street and Trial & Retribution. He enjoyed longer stints on The Bill, where he played DS Peter Cork, and London's Burning, before winning parts in the sitcom Grass and the drama Distant Shores. In 2006, he starred opposite Suranne Jones in the ITV series Strictly Confidential, and also took a major role in Channel 4's Cape Wrath before joining Casualty as Adam Trueman. Tristan has also appeared in the movies The Jacket and Gladiatress, and is a keen cricketer.
Quote:
On the medical jargon in Casualty: 'You've just got to bite the bullet and memorise it. It helps that we have on-set medical advisers who can explain what it all means.'
Kara Tointon
(Actor)
.. Elizabeth Barnes
Tom Chambers
(Actor)
.. Chief Inspector Sullivan
Born:
May 22, 1977
in
Darley Dale, Derbyshire
Best Known For:
Winning Strictly Come Dancing in 2008.
Early-life:
Tom Stuart Chambers was born in Darley Dale, Derbyshire, on 22 May 1977. He demonstrated a keen interest in performing arts while studying at Repton School, before attending the Guilford School of Acting and the National Youth Music Theatre, where Jude Law and Jonny Lee Miller were also learning their trade. Tom starred in Brit flick Fakers (2004), before a re-enactment of Fred Astaire's tap dance routine with a drum kit in A Damsel in Distress on a video for casting directors landed him a role in Holby City.
Career:
Chambers began playing dishy doctor Sam Strachan in the medical drama in 2006, but became a household name by appearing in, and winning, the sixth series of Strictly Come Dancing after beating Rachel Stevens in the final to take the crown. After three years in Holby City, he quit to briefly join the cast of Waterloo Road as no-nonsense headteacher Max Tyler. From August 2011 until February 2013, Chambers played Jerry Travers in the stage production of Top Hat. After initially touring the UK, it found a home at the Aldwych Theatre in London's West End. His recent TV credits include The Great Train Robbery and Father Brown.
Quote:
On Top Hat: 'Doing eight shows a week is very demanding, physically and mentally. I constantly felt exhausted.'
Trivia:
In 2008, Chambers took part in the Great Walk to Beijing, which was organised by singer Olivia Newton-John in aid of breast cancer awareness.
Ruby-May Martinwood
(Actor)
.. Brenda Palmer
John Burton
(Actor)
.. Sergeant Goodfellow
Sarah Smart
(Actor)
.. Ms Amanda Clement
Born:
March 03, 1977
in
Birmingham
Best Known For:
At Home with the Braithwaites
Early-life:
Born March 3, 1977, in Birmingham. Her mum is Pat Smart, who writes for daytime drama Doctors. Sarah's siblings Donna, Suzie and Stephen were all born on July 24, albeit in different years. Sarah made her TV debut in childrens' series Woof at the age of 10. A year later, she featured in TV movie Ball-Trap on the Cote Sauvage. She spent her teenage years appearing in TV shows Bliss, Backup, Deadly Summer, A Touch Of Frost and Soldier Soldier.
Career:
In 2000, she landed the part of Virginia in At Home with the Braithwaites. That ran for four successful series. She also appeared in Casualty, David Copperfield, Sweet Revenge, Dalziel and Pascoe and Urban Gothic. While working on Sparkhouse with writer Sally Wainwright, Sarah became fascinated by her script about bus drivers, and eventually landed the eponymous role in Jane Hall. Her other projects have included Love Again, Murder Prevention, Funland, Wallander, Doctor Who, Fast Freddie, The Widow and Me, Death in Paradise and The Secret of Crickley Hall.
Quote:
"I used to think that work was the be all and end all and it isn't. Family and friends are the most important."
Trivia:
At the age of 18 she had a health scare when the left side of her face was paralysed. She was prescribed steroids and after a week or two she returned to normal.
Howard Ward
(Actor)
.. Mayor Anthony Wood
Gary Lilburn
(Actor)
.. Raymond `Ray" Harrison
Olivia Bejamin
(Actor)
.. Princess Margaret
Mark Brotherhood
(Writer)
Sean Gleeson
(Producer)
Paul Riordan
(Director)
Will Trotter
(Executive producer)
