James Beck in Dad's Army, Trevor Bannister in AYBS?
Alan O'Brien
remember James Beck dieing and then the series continuing for a long time
after he died. I mean that I thought there were many more non-Beck Dad's
Armies than Beck Dad's Armies.
Watching UK Gold and the repeats on BBC, however, makes me think I am wrong.
James Beck seems to be in all of them.
What are the episode figures with and without Beck?
I have noticed the same effect with Trevor Bannister (Mr Lucas) in Are You
Being Served? I thought he left early to be replaced by a load of
nonentities; but No!, there he is episode after episode.
And the bloke who played Mr Granger and Mr Pickwick - the original Mr
Granger - there never seems to be any episodes with him in. I find it sort
of weird.
Alan
Alan O'Brien
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I have since learned that Beck did not die during Dad's Army. He left to
make his own program called Romany Jones and died after the end of the first
season of that.
Alan
Anglophile
>remember James Beck dieing and then the series continuing for a long time
>after he died.
Beck died Aug 6, 1973. (burst pancreas) Dad's Army ran from 1968 to 1977.
>Trevor Bannister (Mr Lucas) in Are You
>Being Served?
Trevor Bannister .... Mr. Richard 'Dick'/James Lucas (1972-1979)
"Are You Being Served?" [1972-1985]
>And the bloke who played Mr Granger and Mr Pickwick - the original Mr
>Granger - there never seems to be any episodes with him in.
Cast overview:
Mollie Sugden .... Mrs. Mary Elizabeth 'Betty' Jennifer Rachel Yiddell
Abergavenny Slocombe
John Inman .... Mr. Wilberforce Clayborne Humphries
Trevor Bannister .... Mr. Richard 'Dick'/James Lucas (1972-1979)
Frank Thornton (I) .... Captain Stephen Peacock
Wendy Richard .... Miss Shirley Brahms
Arthur Brough .... Mr. Ernest Grainger (1972-1977)
Nicholas Smith (I) .... Mr. Cuthbert Rumbold
Arthur English .... Mr. Beverly Harman (1976-1985)
Larry Martyn .... Mr. Mash (1972-1975)
Mike Berry .... Mr. Bert Spooner (1981-1985)
Harold Bennett .... Young Mr. Grace (1972-1981)
Alfie Bass .... Mr. Harold 'Harry' Goldberg (1979)
Louise Burton .... Miss Virginia Edwards (1981)
Candy Davis .... Miss B. Belfridge (1983-1985)
Nina Francis .... Miss Ainsworth (1973)
Stephanie Gathercole .... Mr. Rumbold's Secretary (1972-1973)
James Hayter .... Mr. Percival Tebbs (1978)
Penny Irving .... Miss Bakewell (1976-1979)
Vivienne Johnson .... Mr. Grace's Nurse (1978-1981)
Benny Lee .... Mr. Klein (1981)
Debbie Linden .... Mr. Grace's Secretary (1981)
Milo Sperber .... Mr. Grossman (1981)
Doremy Vernon .... Ms. Diane Yardswick, Canteen Manager (1975-1985)
Kenneth Waller .... Old Mr. Henry Grace (1981)
Freddie Wiles .... Mr. Grace's chauffeur (1972-77) (uncredited)
Colin Murphy
> Candy Davis .... Miss B. Belfridge (1983-1985)
Miss Belfridge was never a 'B.', a 'C' or maybe even a 'D', but not a 'B.'
;-)
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Adrian Hobbs
> Mollie Sugden .... Mrs. Mary Elizabeth 'Betty' Jennifer Rachel Yiddell
> Abergavenny Slocombe
> John Inman .... Mr. Wilberforce Clayborne Humphries
> Trevor Bannister .... Mr. Richard 'Dick'/James Lucas (1972-1979)
> Frank Thornton (I) .... Captain Stephen Peacock
> Wendy Richard .... Miss Shirley Brahms
> Arthur Brough .... Mr. Ernest Grainger (1972-1977)
A very vast answer. Have you considered doing a website about Are You
Being Served?
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Anglophile
>A very vast answer.
No, this was a copy and paste job from this website:
http://uk.imdb.com/Title?0068040
I listed all the names because I couldn't remember a Mr Pickwick.
>Have you considered doing a website about Are You Being Served?
There are already a bunch on this subject:
http://members.tripod.com/adm/redirect/www/popunder/tripod_popunder.html
http://home.hiwaay.net/~emilyj/
http://www.albertsquare.com/rubs
http://www.tvheaven.ca/aybs.htm
Just to name a few
Chris Hughes
>
>I listed all the names because I couldn't remember a Mr Pickwick.
>
Doubtless a reference to James Hayter ('Mr Tebbs') - he played the role
in a film version of The Pickwick Papers. Also the original voice for
the 'Mr Kipling does make exceedingly good cakes' commercials by the
way.
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Alan O'Brien
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> In article <20020422194201...@mb-mp.aol.com>, Anglophile
>
> >
> >I listed all the names because I couldn't remember a Mr Pickwick.
> Doubtless a reference to James Hayter ('Mr Tebbs') - he played the role
> in a film version of The Pickwick Papers. Also the original voice for
> the 'Mr Kipling does make exceedingly good cakes' commercials by the
> way.
My fault, I am sorry about that. I did indeed mean James Hayter, but I
couldn't be bothered to spend two minutes looking up Pickwick Papers on the
IMDb.
A very funny film still, in my opinion.
I have read the book and always think of James Hayter as I read it.
Alan
tove.bakerrains
made after he died.
Tove
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Chris Hughes
O'Brien <alane...@blueyonder.co.uk> writes
>
>I have noticed the same effect with Trevor Bannister (Mr Lucas) in Are You
>Being Served? I thought he left early to be replaced by a load of
>nonentities; but No!, there he is episode after episode.
>And the bloke who played Mr Granger and Mr Pickwick - the original Mr
>Granger - there never seems to be any episodes with him in. I find it sort
>of weird.
>Alan
>
>
surely. Admittedly Milo Sperber was better known in the legit. theatre
than in TV, but still... Alfie Bass turned in some of the best
performances ever in AYBS, IMHO, EPNS, OHMS..."Ballet is looking at posh tarts' knickers". (Insp. Grimm - 'The Thin Blue Line')
Alan O'Brien
> In article <Vecw8.15144$hg2.7...@news-binary.blueyonder.co.uk>, Alan
> O'Brien <alane...@blueyonder.co.uk> writes
> >I have noticed the same effect with Trevor Bannister (Mr Lucas) in Are
You
> >Being Served? I thought he left early to be replaced by a load of
> >nonentities; but No!, there he is episode after episode.
> Nonentities? James Hayter, Benny Lee, Alfie Bass... hardly nonentities,
surely.
I can't actually remember James Hayter and Alfie Bass playing Mr Lucas's
part, but I am sure they were professional enough to handle it.
I can imagine James Hayter, in his Mr Kipling voice, asking some cheeky
double entendre about Mrs Slocombe's pussy.
Alan
Chris Hughes
>
>"Chris Hughes" <chris....@epicure.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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>> In article <Vecw8.15144$hg2.7...@news-binary.blueyonder.co.uk>, Alan
>> O'Brien <alane...@blueyonder.co.uk> writes
>
>> >I have noticed the same effect with Trevor Bannister (Mr Lucas) in Are
>You
>> >Being Served? I thought he left early to be replaced by a load of
>> >nonentities; but No!, there he is episode after episode.
>
>> Nonentities? James Hayter, Benny Lee, Alfie Bass... hardly nonentities,
>surely.
>
>I can't actually remember James Hayter and Alfie Bass playing Mr Lucas's
>part, but I am sure they were professional enough to handle it.
>I can imagine James Hayter, in his Mr Kipling voice, asking some cheeky
>double entendre about Mrs Slocombe's pussy.
>Alan
>
article I was replying to, but the actors I mentioned each played senior
assistants filling the gap left by the death of Arthur Brough, (Mr
Grainger). As far as I recall, the only replacement for Trevor Bannister
was Mike Berry, as Mr Spooner.
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