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Post by Dirty Epic on Jun 9, 2021 21:21:18 GMT
A great read that Arthur gives at least some substance as to what caused the issues between the two and the fall out on others too. Thanks for sharing it.
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Post by Three Litre on Jun 9, 2021 22:45:48 GMT
Very interesting extra detail Arthur.
It’s a real pity the relationship was doomed early on, there was more mileage in their characters methinks.
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Post by D.C. Burtonshaw on Jun 10, 2021 18:37:01 GMT
Yeah, thank you for the article Arthur, as everyone else has commented, it is a quite accurate summing up of how things ended up, but such a shame the rift was never healed between the 2 main stars.
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Post by Arthur Pringle on Jun 10, 2021 18:56:48 GMT
Kenneth Williams is quoted in the article, he mentions Bewes in his diary as they appeared together in a commercial training film called 'Present For Profit' in 1985. Here's what he says about working with him-
Feb 4- 'Rodney Bewes keeps up the humour & makes everybody laugh. He is very good in the role, there's no doubt about that: remarkably good in fact. Very real.'
Feb 5- 'I get a bit annoyed at times when Bewes is doing the jokes in the middle of a sequence where I have to concentrate and today when he did it I loudly started running my lines & drowned his conversation. He doesn't do it maliciously cos he's not ill natured, he is unthinking: that's his problem.
Feb 6- 'I got v. tetchy during the rehearsals & shooting scenes because of the endless banter & funny sallies from Bewes & the director & several times I said 'Can we get on?' and stopped it. I know it's not conducive to a good atmosphere etc. but when one is supposed to be concentrating on a scene I find it intolerable. It is the sort of thing I used to do myself cos I remember other actors complaining about me larking about when they were trying to concentrate so I know what it stems from'.
Feb 19- 'To the studios. I did nothing till after lunch. Then the humiliating experience of standing round the shop as an extra while Nerys ( Hughes ) & Bewes bumbled their way thro' endless bum takes'.
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Post by Arthur Pringle on Jun 10, 2021 19:26:58 GMT
On a different subject I noticed looking at rexfeatures that James Bolam played Jesus on stage in 1961 in 'The Wakefield Mystery Plays'. Sat next to him is Edward De Souza.
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Post by Steve Austin on Jun 10, 2021 19:41:53 GMT
Terrific posts Arthur, informative as always. I have not seen those pictures of James Bolam before.
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Post by Cartman on Oct 4, 2021 17:01:19 GMT
One thing about Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads is that it is a rare example of a sequel which was much better than the original programme. It was a follow on, in the 70s, to the 60's original which was just called The Likely Lads.
The 60's series wasn't that good, in my opinion, it was studio bound and just nowhere near as good as the brilliant 70's series.
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Post by Steve Austin on Oct 4, 2021 19:17:34 GMT
One thing about Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads is that it is a rare example of a sequel which was much better than the original programme. It was a follow on, in the 70s, to the 60's original which was just called The Likely Lads. The 60's series wasn't that good, in my opinion, it was studio bound and just nowhere near as good as the brilliant 70's series. Whilst WHTTLL is better than the original Likely Lads series, I would say that it is better than "wasn't that good". In the first series the lads were younger, less mature(as were the writers), but there was still some great comedy. I liken it to listening to the early Beatles stuff, good in it's own way (and for a young audience) and for the time but nowehere near as good as it was in their later career.
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Post by Cartman on Oct 4, 2021 19:21:52 GMT
It was OK, but just nowhere near as good as WHTTLL, which is an all time great.
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Post by Three Litre on Oct 4, 2021 19:59:56 GMT
One thing about Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads is that it is a rare example of a sequel which was much better than the original programme. It was a follow on, in the 70s, to the 60's original which was just called The Likely Lads. The 60's series wasn't that good, in my opinion, it was studio bound and just nowhere near as good as the brilliant 70's series. Yes, think the writers had honed their craft by the time of Whatever. One the best sitcoms, IMO. And that theme music ...............
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