Sister Boniface Mysteries: The Star of the Orient
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm, Friday, December 19 on BBC One London (1)
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The Star of the Orient
Season 1, Episode 1
A priceless but apparently 'hexed' jewel is stolen from a locked safe on a snowbound train in the coldest winter on record. With the train stuck in a snowdrift, the passengers wait for to be rescued. When one of the passengers is found stabbed to death, and a suspicious stowaway is discovered on the train, can the claims that there is a curse on the jewel be upheld? Lorna Watson stars
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Lorna Watson
(Actor)
.. Sister Boniface
Jerry Iwu
(Actor)
.. Felix Livingstone
Ami Metcalf
(Actor)
.. Peggy Button
Max Brown
(Actor)
.. Sam Gillespie
Mark Edel-Hunt
(Actor)
.. Ranulph Usher
Sarah Crowden
(Actor)
.. Miss Thimble
David Sterne
(Actor)
.. Tom Thomas
Robert Daws
(Actor)
.. CC Lowsley
Belinda Lang
(Actor)
.. Mrs Clam
Alec Newman
(Actor)
.. Stanley Fawcett
Carolyn Pickles
(Actor)
.. Reverend Mother Adrian
Siobhan Redmond
(Actor)
.. Miss Fitz D'Arcy
Timothy West
(Actor)
.. Charles Usher
Rupert Vansittart
(Actor)
.. Sir Swinton Usher
Geoff McGivern
(Actor)
.. Malise Bonham-Crane
Maggie Steed
(Actor)
.. Vivienne Bonham-Crane
Margaret Clunie
(Actor)
.. Abigail Usher
Hedydd Dylan
(Actor)
.. Jean Smythe
Bethany Milner
(Actor)
.. Carol Cooper
Stephen Rahman-Hughes
(Actor)
.. Harinder Ray
Moses Alexander
(Actor)
.. Nick Foster
Virginia Fiol
(Actor)
.. Sister Reginald
Eric Colvin
(Actor)
.. Mr Henry Medwick
Tina Chiang
(Actor)
.. Sister Peter
Jude Tindall
(Writer)
Ian Barber
(Director)
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Did You Know..
Lorna Watson
(Actor)
.. Sister Boniface
Jerry Iwu
(Actor)
.. Felix Livingstone
Ami Metcalf
(Actor)
.. Peggy Button
Max Brown
(Actor)
.. Sam Gillespie
Mark Edel-Hunt
(Actor)
.. Ranulph Usher
Sarah Crowden
(Actor)
.. Miss Thimble
David Sterne
(Actor)
.. Tom Thomas
Robert Daws
(Actor)
.. CC Lowsley
Belinda Lang
(Actor)
.. Mrs Clam
Alec Newman
(Actor)
.. Stanley Fawcett
Carolyn Pickles
(Actor)
.. Reverend Mother Adrian
Siobhan Redmond
(Actor)
.. Miss Fitz D'Arcy
Timothy West
(Actor)
.. Charles Usher
Born:
October 20, 1934
in
Bradford
Best Known For:
Being a star of stage, TV and film.
Early-life:
Timothy Lancaster West was born in Bradford on October 20, 1934, to actors Olive and Harry (better known as Lockwood West). He worked as a furniture salesman and recording engineer before landing a job as an assistant stage manager at the Wimbledon Theatre. On his first day there, he also made his acting debut as a farmer in a scene with a couple of lines. He then spent several seasons in repertory performing at a number of theatres around the country.
Career:
West's big break on the small screen came in 1975 when he played the title role in Edward the Seventh. Since then he has demonstrated his versatility with roles in a BBC production of King Lear, ITV comedy Brass and the soaps Coronation Street and EastEnders. He has also made memorable guest appearances in the likes of A Very Peculiar Practice, Goodnight Sweetheart, Midsomer Murders, The Inspector Lynley Mysteries, Waking the Dead, Not Going Out and Last Tango in Halifax. Although known primarily for his stage and small-screen performances, West has starred in a number of films, including The Day of the Jackal, Cry Freedom and Iris. A fan of boating, he has presented series about canals and narrowboating called Water World and Great Canal Journeys. The latter featured his second wife, Prunella Scales; their eldest son, Samuel, is also an actor.
Quote:
"If you work in the theatre a lot, as I do, then the television people have lost you. They never go to the theatre, so many think you're dead or retired."
Trivia:
West was awarded a CBE in 1984. He supports a number of charities, including The National Piers Society and Cancer Research UK.
Rupert Vansittart
(Actor)
.. Sir Swinton Usher
Geoff McGivern
(Actor)
.. Malise Bonham-Crane
Maggie Steed
(Actor)
.. Vivienne Bonham-Crane
Margaret Clunie
(Actor)
.. Abigail Usher
Hedydd Dylan
(Actor)
.. Jean Smythe
Bethany Milner
(Actor)
.. Carol Cooper
Stephen Rahman-Hughes
(Actor)
.. Harinder Ray
Moses Alexander
(Actor)
.. Nick Foster
Virginia Fiol
(Actor)
.. Sister Reginald
Eric Colvin
(Actor)
.. Mr Henry Medwick
Tina Chiang
(Actor)
.. Sister Peter
Jude Tindall
(Writer)
Ian Barber
(Director)
