Rentaghost-Michael Staniforth
Ian Burkhill
Hello, I've just done a Web search for Rentaghost and found
http://www.claypole.demon.co.uk Looking at the Cast biographies it
states that, Michael Staniforth who played Timothy Claypole died in
1996. Does anybody know what caused his death? There goes another part
of my childhood. Thanks E.
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Dom
Ian Burkhill <I...@whizzer.demon.co.uk> writes:
>
>Hello, I've just done a Web search for Rentaghost and found
>http://www.claypole.demon.co.uk Looking at the Cast biographies it
>states that, Michael Staniforth who played Timothy Claypole died in
>1996. Does anybody know what caused his death? There goes another part
>of my childhood. Thanks E.
Well, he looked like a combination of Kenny Everett and Freddie Mercury,
so work it out :)
Dom
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squidly
: Well, he looked like a combination of Kenny Everett and
Freddie Mercury,
: so work it out
Thats not even remotely funny, Dom........
Dom
squidly
Dom <mcc...@festive.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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: "squidly" <squ...@clara.net> writes:
: >
: >
: >: Well, he looked like a combination of Kenny Everett and
: >Freddie Mercury,
: >: so work it out
: >
: >
: >Thats not even remotely funny, Dom........
:
: Well, let's have your theory then.
I don't have one.......if I did it'd be a damned sight more
feasible and a lot less offesive than the above.
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Citizen "squidly" <squ...@clara.net> decreed on Sat, 10 Jul 1999
18:30:50 GMT that:
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>Dom <mcc...@festive.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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>: In article <4jDh3.21441$GA4.3...@nnrp3.clara.net>
>: "squidly" <squ...@clara.net> writes:
>: >
>: >
>: >: Well, he looked like a combination of Kenny Everett and
>: >Freddie Mercury,
>: >: so work it out
>: >
>: >
>: >Thats not even remotely funny, Dom........
>:
>: Well, let's have your theory then.
>
>I don't have one.......if I did it'd be a damned sight more
>feasible and a lot less offesive than the above.
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Burkhill Has to say
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>Hello, I've just done a Web search for Rentaghost and found
>http://www.claypole.demon.co.uk Looking at the Cast biographies it
>states that, Michael Staniforth who played Timothy Claypole died in
>1996. Does anybody know what caused his death? There goes another part
>of my childhood. Thanks E.
his expiration was due to a little known condition known only as
life, unfortunately its terminal, research shows that 100% of those
infected by life will terminate at some point.
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>I don't have one.......if I did it'd be a damned sight more
>feasible and a lot less offesive than the above.
>
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Ian Burkhill wrote in message ...
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>Hello, I've just done a Web search for Rentaghost and found
>http://www.claypole.demon.co.uk Looking at the Cast biographies it
>states that, Michael Staniforth who played Timothy Claypole died in
>1996. Does anybody know what caused his death? There goes another part
>of my childhood. Thanks E.
Stuart Manning
>Hello, I've just done a Web search for Rentaghost and found
>http://www.claypole.demon.co.uk Looking at the Cast biographies it
>states that, Michael Staniforth who played Timothy Claypole died in
>1996. Does anybody know what caused his death? There goes another part
>of my childhood. Thanks E.
I did most of the research for most of the actors featured on those pages
and information on Michael is scarce, to say the least. I have since found
out that he died some time earlier (probably around 1988) and am in the
process of locating an exact date. As for the cause of his death, I've yet
to confirm one, though I've heard that it was a heart attack.
Dom
"squidly" <squ...@clara.net> writes:
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>Dom <mcc...@festive.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:931652...@festive.demon.co.uk...
>: In article <4jDh3.21441$GA4.3...@nnrp3.clara.net>
>: "squidly" <squ...@clara.net> writes:
>: >
>: >
>: >: Well, he looked like a combination of Kenny Everett and
>: >Freddie Mercury,
>: >: so work it out
>: >
>: >
>: >Thats not even remotely funny, Dom........
>:
>: Well, let's have your theory then.
>
>feasible and a lot less offesive than the above.
Wasn't offensive at all. I just pointed out what could well be a fact, so
stop pretending that political correctness exists.
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That's nice to know.
squidly
: BTW I'm not gay but have nothing against them. I have
some gay friends and
: they're really nice people. You'd never know unless you
know...if you see
: what I mean. Seriously though, that "love will" in your
sig is just a bit
: too much, don't you think?
Absolutely not.....I love the world, man! :-)
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squidly
: Well it was a part of my childhood, too, but I couldn't
ever get into
: Rentaghost. I didn't think it was funny at all, or
entertaining
I liked the first series, but went waaaaaaay down hill after
that...
squidly
: >: >: Well, he looked like a combination of Kenny Everett
and
: >: >Freddie Mercury,
: >: >: so work it out
: >: >
: >: >
: >: >Thats not even remotely funny, Dom........
: >:
: >: Well, let's have your theory then.
: >
: >I don't have one.......if I did it'd be a damned sight
more
: >feasible and a lot less offesive than the above.
:
: Wasn't offensive at all.
Wasn; it? So anyone with a beard is susceptible to HIV
now?
> I just pointed out what could well be a fact,
Have you ever thought about a job at the Sunday
Sport....thats their arguement for "Marilyn Monroe
Reincarnated as Cabbage" style stories.....?
so
: stop pretending that political correctness exists.
Nowt to do with PC, chum......merely crass stupidity.
: >PS You Rock My World
:
: That's nice to know.
Thought you'd be thrilled...
Colin Lockhart
squidly <squ...@clara.net> wrote in message
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Indeed yes. After the first series they had a major cast change didn't they?
They replaced Mr Mumford (middle aged, bumbling, could never get the holding
the nose bit right) and Mr Davenport (Old, distinguished) Only Mr Claypole
was left, but he held the show together IMHO.
Then they introduced Miss Popov, allergic to flowers "Popov Miss Popov!"
There was also a witch, what was her name?
Even as a child I knew that things were never going to be the same
again......
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> > that...
>
> Indeed yes. After the first series they had a major cast change didn't they?
> They replaced Mr Mumford (middle aged, bumbling, could never get the holding
> the nose bit right) and Mr Davenport (Old, distinguished) Only Mr Claypole
> was left, but he held the show together IMHO.
>
I quite agree with these sentiments. Interestingly the Rentaghost site
(at http://www.claypole.demon.co.uk ) says that Mumford (Anthony
Jackson) and Davenport (Michael Darbyshire) were with the series until
1980 - but I must say *I* remembered them as only appearing in the first
season, too.
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Stuart Manning
>Indeed yes. After the first series they had a major cast change didn't
they?
>They replaced Mr Mumford (middle aged, bumbling, could never get the
holding
>the nose bit right) and Mr Davenport (Old, distinguished) Only Mr Claypole
>was left, but he held the show together IMHO.
Four series were produced with the original cast, between 1975-1978. The
major cast change did not come until 1980, when the series returned after an
18-month hiatus. Coincidentally, Michael Darbyshire (Hubert Davenport)
passed away shortly before production on the new episodes began.
>Then they introduced Miss Popov, allergic to flowers "Popov Miss Popov!"
>There was also a witch, what was her name?
Molly Weir's character Hazel the McWitch (who had appeared occasionally in
the 1970s episodes) was drafted in as a regular character, along with
short-lived character Tamara Novek, a predecessor to Ms Popov, complete with
the flower allergy. Tamara was played by Lynda Marchal, who now writes
under her real name, Lynda LaPlante. The character of Nadia Popov replaced
Tamara from 1981 onwards.
Dan Owen
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>Well it was a part of my childhood, too, but I couldn't ever get into
>Rentaghost. I didn't think it was funny at all, or entertaining.
Hmm, I must admit - I never really LAUGHED at anything in the show, I just
found it so bizarre. The little "jester-face" on Claypole's stick was VERY
scary, imo, and the pantomime horses, Ms Popoff, and the nosy neighbours all
gave it a very surreal atmosphere. One of those shows you just stare at,
mesmerised, when you were young... never quite "getting" it. The theme tune was
also very cool ;)
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Gillian Hardy
13:41:04 GMT, "squidly" <squ...@clara.net> had been moved to type:
>
>: >: >: Well, he looked like a combination of Kenny Everett
>and
>: >: >Freddie Mercury,
>: >: >: so work it out
>: >: >Thats not even remotely funny, Dom........
Though Dom's comment was somewhat crass and not quite as funny as he
thought it was, I thought Michael Staniforth had died of an AIDS
related illness too.
Either way, it is always sad when people from your childhood start
dying - it certainly makes me feel old anyway.
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Dom
"squidly" <squ...@clara.net> writes:
>
>: >: >: Well, he looked like a combination of Kenny Everett
>and
>: >: >Freddie Mercury,
>: >: >: so work it out
>: >: >
>: >: >
>: >: >Thats not even remotely funny, Dom........
>: >: Well, let's have your theory then.
>: >
>: >I don't have one.......if I did it'd be a damned sight
>more
>: >feasible and a lot less offesive than the above.
>:
>: Wasn't offensive at all.
>
>Wasn; it? So anyone with a beard is susceptible to HIV
>now?
I never mentioned bears. Just referred to overall appearance.
Still, the jester's outfit could be a bit of a give-away.
>> I just pointed out what could well be a fact,
>
>Have you ever thought about a job at the Sunday
>Sport....thats their arguement for "Marilyn Monroe
>Reincarnated as Cabbage" style stories.....?
A job at the Sunday Sporrt? Yer 'avin' a LARF! ain't ya?
>so
>: stop pretending that political correctness exists.
>
>Nowt to do with PC, chum......merely crass stupidity.
Well, if you want to be crassly stupid, I'll let you carry on.
>: >PS You Rock My World
>:
>: That's nice to know.
>
> Thought you'd be thrilled...
Made my day. Brought the 'Five Star' song back into my head.
Anyway Will. One thing I have to ask, is why does your newsreader/mailer
program truncate the lines of the previous messages so that your quoted reply
takes up twice as much room?
Dom
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Stuart Manning <stuart....@virgin.net> wrote in message
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> Four series were produced with the original cast, between 1975-1978. The
> major cast change did not come until 1980, when the series returned after
an
> 18-month hiatus. Coincidentally, Michael Darbyshire (Hubert Davenport)
> passed away shortly before production on the new episodes began.
>
I used to love that show when I was young. Do you know why Michael
Darbyshire and Anthony Jackson left?
Mike G
Mike
Stuart Manning <stuart....@virgin.net> wrote in message
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>
> Four series were produced with the original cast, between 1975-1978. The
> major cast change did not come until 1980, when the series returned after
an
> 18-month hiatus. Coincidentally, Michael Darbyshire (Hubert Davenport)
> passed away shortly before production on the new episodes began.
>
1980. Do you know why Anthony Jackson left?
Mike
Stuart Lambeth
<http://www.claypole.demon.co.uk/overview.html> I found it myself when i
wondered about the show, trying to remember if it realy was funny. go check
it out if you like.
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