“When you talk to God, why do you look into the treetops? Is God a squirrel?” – Diana Trent (Stephanie Cole), inquiring into the faith of fellow resident Tom Ballard (Graham Crowden), WAITING FOR GOD
Graham Crowden
Sounds Familiar
“Having a conversation with you is like jumping off a cliff. However exhilarating it is to start with, you know there’s going to come a time when you are really going to regret it.” – Tom Ballard (Graham Crowden) to Diana Trent (Stephanie Cole), WAITING FOR GOD
Wednesday Trivia Question
What is the name of the manager of Bayview who constantly tries to cut costs, with the money saved usually going into his own pocket? Continue reading
Where Do I Know That Actor?
I hope you watched Saturday’s MIDSOMER MURDERS (Ring Out Your Dead, Part One) because we have a veritable who’s who of guest stars you’ve seen before from other programs aired on UNC-TV. I was practically giddy with all the familiar faces. See if you spotted them.
Let’s start with Reggie Barton, played by Graham Crowden. You know him best as Tom Ballard on Waiting for God but longtime Doctor Who fans may remember him as Soldeed from the classic Tom Baker serial The Horns of Nimon. (Now that’s going way back.) Crowden also portrayed Marquis of Auld Reekie on The Way We Live Now and Lord Chancellor on a 1985 Bleak House (both on Masterpiece). Continue reading
Sounds Familiar
“If you recall, Tom, the last time you attempted to sew buttons on your trousers, we spent three hours at the hospital and you were offered serious counseling by the local rabbi.” – Diana Trent (Stephanie Cole) to Tom Ballard (Graham Crowden), Waiting For God
Wednesday Trivia Question
What is the name of the retirement home where Tom and Diana live on Waiting For God? Continue reading
Where Do I Know That Actor?
I hope you watched Saturday’s Midsomer Murders (Ring Out Your Dead, Part One) because we have a veritable who’s who of guest stars you’ve seen before from other programs we’ve aired on UNC-TV. I was practically giddy with all the familiar faces. See if you spotted them.
Let’s start with Reggie Barton, played by Graham Crowden. You know him best as Tom Ballard on Waiting for God but longtime Doctor Who fans may remember him as Soldeed from the Tom Baker serial The Horns of Nimon. (Now, that’s going way back.)
Reggie’s Nephew, Hugh Barton, was played by Hugh Bonneville. Yes, he’s the Earl of Grantham on Downton Abbey! If he looks about ten years younger it’s because the Midsomer Murders episode originally aired in 2002 and Downton Abbey premiered in 2010.
Next, Clare Holman portrayed Sue Tutt but she’s been Dr. Laura Hobson on Inspector Morse and the Inspector Lewis spin-off.
Finally – and this took me a while to get – Gemma Jones played Maisie Gooch. You may not recognize the name (and it’s been a while since you’ve probably seen her) but Jones was Louisa Trotter, the titular character on Duchess Of Duke Street which Masterpiece Theatre aired in the 1970s. She’s popped up here and there since then on programs like MI-5, Last Tango In Halifax, An Unsuitable Job For A Woman, Poirot and Inspector Morse.
The first part of Ring Out Your Dead repeats Wednesday at 4pm on UNC-TV and Thursday at 8pm on UNC-MX. The second half of the Midsomer Murders mystery airs Saturday night at 8.
Got a face you can’t place from one of the plethora of programs UNC-TV airs from the UK? Email me at sparkymac@unctv.org and I’ll try to help out.
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