One Foot in the Grave: The Affair of the Hollow Lady
9:20 pm - 10:00 pm, Friday, December 19 on U&Yesterday (27)
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The Affair of the Hollow Lady
Season 5, Episode 3
A sultry widow surprisingly sets her sights on Victor, who is having difficulty getting to grips with his new home security system. Comedy, starring Richard Wilson and Annette Crosbie, with a guest appearance by Barbara Windsor
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Cast & Crew
Richard Wilson
(Actor)
.. Victor Meldrew
Annette Crosbie
(Actor)
.. Margaret Meldrew
Barbara Windsor
(Actor)
.. Millicent Miles
Doreen Mantle
(Actor)
.. Mrs Warboys
Nick Maloney
(Actor)
.. Laverick
Richard Lumsden
(Actor)
.. Nurse
Edna Monterel
(Actor)
.. Woman in Hospital
David Renwick
(Writer)
Susan Belbin
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Richard Wilson
(Actor)
.. Victor Meldrew
Born:
July 09, 1937
in
Greenock, Renfrewshire
Best Known For:
His role as acerbic pensioner Victor Meldrew.
Early-life:
Iain Richard Wilson was born on July 9, 1936, in Greenock, Renfrewshire. He has an older sister called Moira. His father worked in the shipyards and was an elder in the Presbyterian Church. Wilson claims to have been teased at school due to his slight frame. On leaving school, Wilson became a hospital laboratory technician, did National Service and eventually got into the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (Rada) at the age of 27. After graduating, he concentrated largely on theatre work.
Career:
Wilson has film credits, sitcoms and top dramas to his name. Only When I Laugh, Tutti Frutti and A Passage to India are among them, but it is probably for the character of Victor Meldrew in One Foot in the Grave that he will be best remembered. The series was written with him in mind by David Renwick, though Wilson turned it down at first, believing he was too young to play a retired man. Luckily, he changed his mind and a TV legend was born. Since then he's appeared in such projects as Born and Bred, Doctor Who, and he had a regular role in BBC hit Merlin. Away from the small screen, he continues to direct plays and was awarded an OBE in 1994.
Quote:
"I do find it quite easy to get angry, especially after a hard day. In public, you have to try and rein in your temper because people try and goad you into it."
Trivia:
He lent his voice to a character in the animated film Gnomeo & Juliet.
Annette Crosbie
(Actor)
.. Margaret Meldrew
Born:
February 12, 1934
in
Gorebridge, near Edinburgh
Best Known For:
Playing Victor Meldrew's wife in One Foot in the Grave.
Early-life:
Born on February 12, 1934, in Gorebridge, outside Edinburgh. Her parents were strict Calvinists and did not believe in lavishing affection on their only child. She had little self-confidence and as a youngster her only friend was a Staffordshire bull terrier called Dougal. Her mother was a talented musician and wanted Crosbie to be a music teacher, but she became an actress against both her parents' wishes. "You'd have thought I'd announced I wanted to go on the streets," she remarks about their reaction to her career choice.
Career:
After gaining experience with various repertory companies, Crosbie left Scotland at the age of 17 for a scholarship at the Bristol Old Vic theatre school. On graduating, she worked in London's West End. Her film debut came in 1959's The Bridal Path. She later had acclaimed TV roles in The Six Wives of Henry VIII and Edward the King. More recently she has starred in One Foot in the Grave, Doctor Finlay, An Unsuitable Job for a Woman, Calendar Girls, Quite Ugly One Morning, New Tricks, Doctor Who and Little Dorrit.
Quote:
"You don't really want to know about me. My dogs are far more interesting."
Trivia:
Crosbie was awarded an OBE in 1998 and works tirelessly for animal rights.
Barbara Windsor
(Actor)
.. Millicent Miles
Born:
August 06, 1937
in
London
Best Known For:
That naughty giggle.
Early-life:
Born Barbara-Ann Deeks in London on August 6, 1937, the only child of a dressmaker and a bus driver. Her mum worked extra hours to pay for elocution lessons. As a child, Babs loved singing and dancing and it was during a visit to the theatre with her grandfather that she decided on a showbusiness career, eventually adopting the stage name Barbara Windsor. She won her first stage role at the age of 12 in a London pantomime. In 1952 she got a job in the chorus of Love from Lucy and stayed in the show for two years. A number of minor film roles followed, but she remained largely a stage actress.
Career:
Two major film roles in 1962 - Death Trap and Sparrows Can't Sing - resulted in greater recognition, but it wasn't until stage show Fings Ain't What They Used to Be that Windsor found true fame. Her career really took off after her appearance in the comedy film Carry On Spying. Stereotyped as a glamorous dolly bird, she was seen as the ultimate Carry On girl and appeared in nine of the classic movies. In recent years, she has appeared in the long-running soap EastEnders, playing Peggy Mitchell and becoming a genuine soap icon. She left Walford in 2010, and since then has done panto and regularly stood in for Elaine Paige when she's been unavailable to host her Radio 2 show.
Quote:
"In my late 40s I found it difficult at casting interviews because people would still think I was as young as I appeared in the Carry Ons."
Trivia:
Windsor voiced the Dormouse in Tim Burton's film version of Alice in Wonderland.
Doreen Mantle
(Actor)
.. Mrs Warboys
Nick Maloney
(Actor)
.. Laverick
Richard Lumsden
(Actor)
.. Nurse
Edna Monterel
(Actor)
.. Woman in Hospital
David Renwick
(Writer)
Susan Belbin
(Director)
