Artsnight: A Tribute to Carla Lane
8:00 pm - 8:30 pm, Tuesday, June 2 on BBC Four (9)
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A Tribute to Carla Lane
Season 3, Episode 9
In rarely seen interviews writer Carla Lane discusses her life and work, while her son Carl offers personal insights into his mother's career and legacy. With contributions from the Liver Birds - Polly James and Nerys Hughes - and Geoffrey Palmer, the long-suffering husband to Ria in Butterflies
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Cast & Crew
Victor McGuire
(Narrator)
Carl Hollins
(Contributor)
Nerys Hughes
(Contributor)
Polly James
(Contributor)
Felicity Kendal
(Contributor)
Geoffrey Palmer
(Contributor)
Matthew Springford
(Series producer)
Janet Lee
(Editor)
Dina Mufti
(Director)
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Did You Know..
Victor McGuire
(Narrator)
Carl Hollins
(Contributor)
Nerys Hughes
(Contributor)
Polly James
(Contributor)
Felicity Kendal
(Contributor)
Born:
September 25, 1946
in
Olton, Warwickshire
Best Known For:
Playing Barbara in The Good Life.
Early-life:
Felicity Ann Kendal was born on September 25, 1946, in Olton, Warwickshire. She made her stage debut at nine months. Her childhood was spent touring India acting in Shakespearean productions directed by her father Geoffrey and co-starring her mother, Laura Lidell. She attended 13 schools in quick succession. At 17 she came back to the UK to work in the West End, but returned to India to film Merchant Ivory movie Shakespeare Wallah, which was based on her family's experiences. Sister Jennifer, also an actress, died in 1984.
Career:
Kendal made her TV debut in The Mayfly and the Frog in 1966, but concentrated on the theatre before becoming a household name in sitcom The Good Life, which attracted 18 million viewers at its peak. Kendal has appeared in the movie Valentino, sitcoms Solo and The Mistress, TV drama The Camomile Lawn, and provided a voice for Steven Spielberg's animated adventure, We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story. More recently she appeared in Michael Winner's comedy Parting Shots, light-hearted drama Rosemary and Thyme, and an episode of Doctor Who, though she prefers to work on stage. She gained a new set of fans by appearing on Strictly Come Dancing in 2010. In 2013, she won rave reviews for a London stage revival of Alan Ayckbourn's Relatively Speaking.
Quote:
'The fact that I might look my age doesn't bother me. I've found a balance in my life that didn't exist when I was younger.'
Trivia:
Kendal was appointed a CBE in 1995.
Geoffrey Palmer
(Contributor)
Matthew Springford
(Series producer)
Janet Lee
(Editor)
Dina Mufti
(Director)
