Who played Blott, in BBC's 1985 adaptation of Tom Sharpe's novel 'Blott on the Landscape'?
"Maud and David Suchet as Blott. In 1987 ""Porterhouse Blue"" was adapted for television, again by Bradbury, in four episodes for Channel 4. It starred David Jason as Skullion and Ian Richardson as Sir Godber Evans. In 1989 ""Wilt"" was made into a film by LWT, featuring Griff Rhys Jones as Henry Wilt, Mel Smith as Inspector Flint and Alison Steadman as Eva Wilt. Michael Dirda said in an interview: ""Tom Sharpe is very funny — but exceptionally vulgar, crude and offensive. Many view him as Britain's funniest living novelist. Most people feel that his first two novels, set in"
"Blott would have been too young to have served in World War II, so the flashbacks reveal that he was an incompetent Eastern European soldier who accidentally found himself stuck on a bridge between the eastern and western sides of the Iron Curtain. He was refused re-entry to the East and was brought to England to be employed by Lady Maud's father. The 1985 televised version was released on DVD in the UK. Blott on the Landscape (TV series) Blott on the Landscape is a 1985 BBC TV series, adapted by Malcolm Bradbury from the Tom Sharpe novel of the"
"Blott on the Landscape Blott on the Landscape is a novel by Tom Sharpe which was first published in 1975. The book was adapted into a 6-part television series of the same name for BBC television in 1985. The story revolves around the proposed construction of a motorwayM101 in the book and the M399 in the BBC seriesthrough Cleene Gorge in rural South Worfordshirea fictional gorge in a fictional English county. At one end of Cleene Gorge is Handyman Hall; the home of the politician Sir Giles Lynchwood and his wife Lady Maud Lynchwood. Sir Giles is secretly in favour"
"finally compelling enough public attention to cause the plans to be dropped. Dundridge is imprisoned for his part in the 'attack' and the destruction of the village (in which one person had been accidentally killed), and Maud and Blott (who have fallen in love by this time) marry and state their intention to add to the Handyman family. Blott on the Landscape Blott on the Landscape is a novel by Tom Sharpe which was first published in 1975. The book was adapted into a 6-part television series of the same name for BBC television in 1985. The story revolves around"
"adaptation of Yates' thriller ""She Fell Among Thieves"" for the BBC in 1977, which contained similar elements of parody. Tom Sharpe Thomas Ridley Sharpe (30 March 1928 – 6 June 2013) was an English satirical novelist, best known for his ""Wilt"" series, as well as ""Porterhouse Blue"" and ""Blott on the Landscape,"" which were both adapted for television. Sharpe was born in Holloway, London, and brought up in Croydon. Sharpe's father, the Reverend George Coverdale Sharpe, was a Unitarian minister who was active in far-right politics in the 1930s. He was chairman of the Acton and Ealing branch of The"
"the author Robert McCrum wrote ""The Tom Sharpe I knew was generous, acerbic, engaging, and full of wicked fun."" Susan Sandon, Sharpe's editor at Random House, remarked that he was ""witty, often outrageous, always acutely funny about the absurdities of life"". His ashes were interred in the graveyard at the remote church in Thockrington, Northumberland, where his father had been a preacher. ""Blott on the Landscape"" was adapted by BBC TV in 1985 and broadcast in six episodes of 50 minutes each. It was scripted by Malcolm Bradbury and starred George Cole as Sir Giles Lynchwood, Geraldine James as Lady"
"Tom Sharpe Thomas Ridley Sharpe (30 March 1928 – 6 June 2013) was an English satirical novelist, best known for his ""Wilt"" series, as well as ""Porterhouse Blue"" and ""Blott on the Landscape,"" which were both adapted for television. Sharpe was born in Holloway, London, and brought up in Croydon. Sharpe's father, the Reverend George Coverdale Sharpe, was a Unitarian minister who was active in far-right politics in the 1930s. He was chairman of the Acton and Ealing branch of The Link, and a member of the Nordic League. He declared that he hated Jews ""in the sense that he"
"and staged at the Albery Theatre on 27 November 1975 by directors Toby Robertson and Timothy West. Merchant-Ivory produced an award-winning film adaptation in 1985 directed by James Ivory and starring Maggie Smith as ""Charlotte Bartlett"", Helena Bonham Carter as ""Lucy Honeychurch"", Judi Dench as ""Eleanor Lavish"", Denholm Elliott as ""Mr Emerson"", Julian Sands as ""George Emerson,"" Daniel Day-Lewis as ""Cecil Vyse"" and Simon Callow as ""The Reverend Mr Beebe"". BBC Radio 4 produced a four-part radio adaptation written by David Wade and directed by Glyn Dearman (released commercially as part of the BBC Radio Collection) in 1995 starring Sheila"
"Bob Grant (actor) Robert St Clair Grant (21 April 1932 – 8 November 2003) was an English actor, comedian and writer, best known for playing bus conductor Jack Harper in the television sitcom ""On the Buses"", as well as its film spin-offs and stage version. He was born in Hammersmith, West London, the son of Albert George Grant (1909-1985) and Florence Grant (""née"" Burston) (born 1910). Grant trained as an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, working in his spare time as a frozen food salesman and also (coincidentally, in view of his later career) as a bus"
"which focused on the English Civil War (the beheading of the king is featured in the second episode of Season 2). Clyde also starred as Algernon Moncrieff in 1985 in the Great Performances production of Oscar Wilde's ""The Importance of Being Earnest"" opposite Gary Bond as Jack Worthing and Dame Wendy Hiller as Lady Bracknell. In the same year, he played the civil servant Densher in Blott on the Landscape. In 2002, Clyde appeared in ""The Falklands Play"" (a BBC dramatisation of the Falklands War) as Sir Nicholas Henderson, the British Ambassador to the United States at the time. In"
"was Bart, that he came out of obscurity and travelled to Australia for Jarrett's triumphant production in 1985. The Royal Shakespeare Company's intended 1990 revival (for the fiftieth anniversary of the Blitz) never happened, although the National Youth Theatre did revive it in London's West End at the Playhouse Theatre in September 1990 with Jarrett imported as Music Director. This production was directed by Edward Wilson and choreographed by David Toguri, with the role of Mrs. Blitzstein played by Jessica Stephenson (now Hynes), (now an established UK screen actor). According to the review in ""The Guardian"" ""Edward Wilson's production for"
"with Peggy Ashcroft as Beth and Eric Porter as Duff. Theatre censorship in Britain was abolished that same year and ""Landscape"" was staged by the Royal Shakespeare Company in London on 2 July 1969 with Ashcroft as Beth and David Waller as Duff, directed by Peter Hall. A film was made of the Peter Hall production with Ashcroft and Waller; it is currently available on DVD from Films Media Group of Princeton, New Jersey. The play was produced at the Royal National Theatre in November 1994 with Penelope Wilton as Beth and Ian Holm as Duff, directed by the author."
"""Blade on the Feather""; ""The Stinker"" (Tales of the Unexpected) ""'1982 Anthony Andrews in ""Brideshead Revisited"" ""'1983 Alec Guinness in ""Smiley's People"" ""'1984 Alan Bates in ""An Englishman Abroad"" ""'1985 Tim Pigott-Smith in ""The Jewel In The Crown"" ""'1986 Bob Peck in ""Edge of Darkness"" ""'1987 Michael Gambon in ""The Singing Detective"" ""'1988 David Jason in ""Porterhouse Blue"" ""'1989 Ray McAnally in ""A Very British Coup"" ""'1990 John Thaw as Endeavour Morse in ""Inspector Morse"" ""'1991 Ian Richardson as Francis Urquhart in ""House of Cards"" ""'1992 Robert Lindsay as Michael Murray in ""G.B.H."" ""'1993 John Thaw as Endeavour Morse in"
"Kenneth Watson Kenneth Watson (born 16 November 1931 in London, died of pancreatic cancer 21 July 1998) was a British television actor. He is best known for playing Brian Blair in ""Take the High Road"" in the 1980s, Ralph Lancaster in ""Coronation Street"" from 14 May 1975 to 13 February 1980 and DI Scott in ""Dixon of Dock Green"" from 1972-3, together with numerous minor roles in various sitcoms. He appeared in the ""Doctor Who"" serial ""The Wheel in Space"" as Bill Duggan, and was also booked to play a farmer in a later serial ""The Time Monster"" but was"
"promote the film's first broadcast, explaining Bennett's dramatic changes. The play also contained scenes in Moscow's British Embassy and in London shops where Browne encountered resistance to helping Burgess, none of which happened in reality. Bennett gives the date of Browne's meeting with Burgess as 1958 in the introduction to his ""Single Spies"", which contains the text of ""An Englishman Abroad"" in the stage play version and the text of ""A Question of Attribution"" about Anthony Blunt. The play was also adapted for radio on the BBC World Service in 1994 starring Michael Gambon as Burgess and Penelope Wilton as"
"as Fagin in the 1985 BBC version of ""Oliver Twist""; as Thomas Danforth in the 1980 BBC production of ""The Crucible""; and as Professor Moriarty opposite Jeremy Brett's Sherlock Holmes in Granada Television's ""The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes"" stories ""The Red-Headed League"" and ""The Final Problem"" (both 1985). He also played Polonius in a 1980 television production of ""Hamlet"", made as part of the BBC Shakespeare series, and starring Derek Jacobi in the title role. Porter continued to act on stage, winning the London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor in 1988 for his role in ""Cat on a"
"The Last Place on Earth The Last Place on Earth is a 1985 Central Television seven-part serial, written by Trevor Griffiths based on the book ""Scott and Amundsen"" by Roland Huntford. The book is an exploration of the expeditions of Captain Robert F. Scott (played by Martin Shaw) and his Norwegian rival in polar exploration, Roald Amundsen (played by Sverre Anker Ousdal) in their attempts to reach the South Pole. The series ran for seven episodes and starred a wide range of UK and Norwegian character actors as well as featuring some famous names, such as Max von Sydow, Alexander"
"""Public Eye"", he appeared in the 1980 made-for-TV film version of ""A Tale of Two Cities"". In 1980, he also played Edward Teller, later developer of the US H-bomb, in the joint BBC-US TV serial about the US Manhattan Project called ""Oppenheimer"". In 1983, he played the insidious half-Chinese policeman with orders to kill British spy Sidney Reilly in ""Reilly, Ace of Spies"". He portrayed Sigmund Freud in the six-hour mini-series ""Freud"", co-produced by the BBC in 1984. In 1985, he played Blott in the television series ""Blott on the Landscape"", and corporate whistle-blower Stanley Adams in ""A Song for"
"he then owned. The play first toured Australia in 2013 with Judi Farr as Miss Marple, Robert Grubb as Inspector Craddock, Libby Munro as Phillipa Haymes, directed by Darren Yap. The novel was adapted by Alan Plater and filmed in 1985 with Joan Hickson as Miss Marple and Ursula Howells as Miss Blacklock, directed by David Giles for the BBC series ""Miss Marple"". Only a few changes were made: Mitzi was renamed Hannah and is said to be Swiss (in the book, her nationality is unknown) and in the novel the vicarage cat was male and called Tiglath Pileser. In"
"a dramatisation starring Ian McShane and Angela Scoular. The 1970 film with Timothy Dalton as Heathcliff is the first colour version of the novel, and gained acceptance over the years though it was initially poorly received. The character of Hindley is portrayed much more sympathetically, and his story-arc is altered. It also subtly suggests that Heathcliff may be Cathy's illegitimate half-brother. In 1978 the BBC produced a five-part TV serialisation of the book starring Ken Hutchinson, Kay Adshead and John Duttine with music by Carl Davis; it is considered one of the most faithful adaptations of Emily Brontë's story. There"
"Josh Brown (actor) Joshua Brown (born 19 February 1990 , Leeds) is a British actor. He is best known for playing Alex Pickering in the long-running BBC school drama, ""Grange Hill"" and the main role Matt in the ""Being Human"" spin off ""Becoming Human"". He has also appeared in another long-running series, ""Casualty"". He guest starred in an episode of ""Holby City"" as a character called Frankie Moores. Joshua has filmed episodes for series 5 of Waterloo Road. Brown was born in Leeds and grew up in Batley. He attended the Stage 84 Performing Arts School in Bradford. In 2013"
"as Flat, Weedon Grossmith as Frantz, Sydney Valentine as Green, Alexandra Carlisle as Georgina Vesey, Cyril Maude as Sir Frederick Blount, Charles Rock as MacFinch, Norman Forbes as MacStucco, Sir John Hare as Sir John Vesey, and Lewis Waller as Sir John's Servant, and with music arranged by J. M. Glover. The play was revived again in 1999, this time at the Royal National Theatre, with John Caird as director and with a cast including Jasper Britton, Roger Allam, who in 2000 won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for the part, Simon Russell Beale,"
"Joshua Brown built his own acting school, the Joshua Brown School of Acting. Josh Brown (actor) Joshua Brown (born 19 February 1990 , Leeds) is a British actor. He is best known for playing Alex Pickering in the long-running BBC school drama, ""Grange Hill"" and the main role Matt in the ""Being Human"" spin off ""Becoming Human"". He has also appeared in another long-running series, ""Casualty"". He guest starred in an episode of ""Holby City"" as a character called Frankie Moores. Joshua has filmed episodes for series 5 of Waterloo Road. Brown was born in Leeds and grew up in"
"broadcast by the BBC starring Elizabeth McGovern as Beatrice-Joanna, Bob Hoskins as De Flores, Hugh Grant as Alsemero and Sean Pertwee as Tomazo. It was broadcast in the United States on the BRAVO cable television network. A 1998 film version directed by Marcus Thompson starred Guy Williams as Alonso, Amanda Ray-King as Beatrice-Joanna, Ian Dury as De Flores and Colm O'Maonlai as Alsemero. Notable stage performances have included the 1988 National Theatre production starring Miranda Richardson as Beatrice-Joanna and George Harris as De Flores. A 2009 ITV television drama, ""Compulsion"", is loosely based on ""The Changeling"". In 2012 the play"
"John Alford (actor) John Alford (born John James Shannon; 30 October 1971) is a Scottish-born English actor. He is known for his roles as Robbie Wright in the BBC series ""Grange Hill"" (1985–90) and Billy Ray in the ITV series ""London's Burning"" (1993–98). He also had three Top 30 hits on the UK Singles Chart in 1996. Born in Glasgow, Alford attended Anna Scher's stage school from age 11 in London, alongside future ""EastEnders"" actors Sid Owen and Patsy Palmer. He appeared as a child actor in ITV sitcom ""Now and Then"" before landing the role of Robbie Wright in"
"as a companion to Bennett's 1983 television play about Guy Burgess, ""An Englishman Abroad"". ""Blunt: The Fourth Man"" is a 1985 film starring Ian Richardson, Anthony Hopkins, Michael Williams, and Rosie Kerslake, covering the events of 1951 when Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean went missing. ""The Untouchable"", a 1997 novel by John Banville, is a roman à clef based largely on the life and character of Anthony Blunt; the novel's protagonist, Victor Maskell, is a loosely disguised Blunt, although some elements of the character are based on Louis MacNeice. ""I.M. Anthony Blunt"" is a poem by Gavin Ewart, cleverly attempting"
"Pat Roach Francis Patrick Roach (19 May 1937 – 17 July 2004) was an English actor, and professional wrestler. During an acting career in the 1970's - 1990's he appeared in multiple cinema films, usually cast as a support player strongman villain. He appeared in the ""Indiana Jones"" cinema films; as the West Country bricklayer Brian ""Bomber"" Busbridge in the 1980's British television series ""Auf Wiedersehen, Pet"", and in the role of Petty Officer Edgar Evans in the television production ""The Last Place on Earth"". Roach was born and brought up in Birmingham, West Midlands, the son of Francis ""Frank"""
"Cleavon Little Cleavon Jake Little (June 1, 1939 – October 22, 1992) was an American stage, film, and television actor. He began his career in the late 1960s on the stage. In 1970, he starred in the Broadway production of ""Purlie"", for which he earned both a Drama Desk Award and a Tony Award. His first leading television role was that of the irreverent Dr. Jerry Noland on the ABC sitcom ""Temperatures Rising"" (1972–1974). While starring in the sitcom, Little appeared in what has become his signature performance, portraying Sheriff Bart in the 1974 Mel Brooks comedy film ""Blazing Saddles""."
"Tony Martin (Australian actor) Anthony Martin (born 1953, Tamworth, New South Wales) is an Australian actor. Martin is probably best known by Australian audiences for his portrayal of Detective Bill McCoy in the ABC's television series ""Wildside"", and to a lesser extent as Rev Bob Brown in the TV series ""E Street"". He played Bill Southgate in ""Heartbreak High"". He has also gained much acclaim as his portrayal of notorious underworld figure Arthur ""Neddy"" Smith in the Australian miniseries ""Blue Murder"". He married Rachael Blake on 21 December 2003. They later appeared alongside one another in HBO Asia's presentation of"
"because of kidnapping threats toward his children. In 1943, he adapted the comedy ""On Approval"" by Frederick Lonsdale and wrote, produced, directed and starred in the film with Beatrice Lillie, Googie Withers and Roland Culver. The costumes were by Cecil Beaton. In 1949 he presented the radio series ""The Secrets of Scotland Yard"". In 1956 he appeared on stage in ""One Bright Day"" at the Apollo Theatre in London. Brook starred as Josiah Bolton in the comedy ""Second Threshold"" from 2 January 1951 until 21 April 1951. Brook died 17 November 1974 in Ealing, London. In 1920, Brook married Charlotte"
"demanded continual rewrites of the script and made significant cuts to the film after initial test screenings. The film was released in 1981 to mixed critical reaction and was a box-office failure. Potter, however, was nominated for the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar that year. Having already adapted ""Brimstone and Treacle"" for the stage after the television production was banned by the BBC, Potter set about writing a film version. Directed by Richard Loncraine, who also directed Potter's ""Blade on the Feather"" at LWT, with Denholm Elliott reprising his role of Mr. Bates from the original television production, while Sting and"
"at the Cottesloe Theatre (RNT). Tom Georgeson Tom Georgeson (born 8 August 1937) is an English actor, known for his television and film work. His most notable credits have been supporting parts in ""Between the Lines"" (1992–94) and in three dramas by Alan Bleasdale; ""Boys from the Blackstuff"" (1982) ""Scully"" (1984) and ""G.B.H."" (1991). He appeared as the lawyer's clerk Clamb in the BBC serial ""Bleak House"" (2005). Other television work has included roles in notable police or hospital dramas such as ""Holby City"", ""Juliet Bravo"", ""The Manageress"", ""Peak Practice"", ""Agatha Christie's Poirot"", ""A Touch of Frost"", ""Cadfael"", ""The Bill"","
"– 12 September 1995), known professionally as Jeremy Brett, was an English actor. He played fictional detective Sherlock Holmes in four Granada TV series from 1984 to 1994 in all 41 episodes. His career spanned from stage, to television and film, to Shakespeare and musical theatre. He is also remembered for playing the besotted Freddie Eynsford-Hill in the Warner Bros. 1964 production of My Fair Lady. Brett visited the Huggins family home in Ballyvoy in 1952. [Jeremy Brett] actor Ballyvoy Ballyvoy ( or ""Baile Bhuí"") is a small village and townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is on the"