Where Do I Know That Actor?

Hope you caught MIDSOMER MURDERS’ latest two-parter (“The Noble Art”) – in which the residents of Midsomer Morchard celebrated the success of a local boxer. Along the way, there were the usual shenanigans and a handful of guest stars (well, handful if you have six fingers) that UNC-TV viewers might have recognized from other shows. Let’s meet them, shall we?

Kevin McNally was avuncular manor owner Gerald Farquaharson. About ten years ago, he played Mr. Earnshaw on a Masterpiece adaptation of Wuthering Heights. Going back a few more decades, McNally was Drake Crane on the original run of Poldark and Castor on I, Claudius. More recently, he portrayed James Hollis on Unforgotten.

Daniela Denby-Ashe played Camilla Farquaharson. If you recognize the name, I guarantee it’s from one of two shows since Denby-Ashe was Sarah Hills on EastEnders and Janey Harper on the Britcom My Family.

Where Do I Know That Actor?

If you’ve managed to catch ATLANTIS on the Explorer Channel then you’ve happened upon a sly fantasy-adventure full of romance and drama and comedy, all wrapped up in a colorful mythological package. You’ve also caught sight of a few familiar faces seen on other shows we’ve broadcast on the services of UNC-TV. Let’s check them out.

Jack Donnelly stars as Jason, the show’s hero. Truthfully, the actor hasn’t appeared in a lot of public broadcasting fare but he did have guest roles on Dancing on the Edge as Leopold and Death in Paradise as Sam Walker.

Mark Addy co-stars as the fighter Hercules. Addy was seen recently in the Michael Palin drama Remember Me as Rob Fairholme. He was also Pumblechook in a Masterpiece adaptation of Dickens’ Great Expectations. I should point out that Mark Addy also played Mr. Bakewell in the Downton Abbey feature film… so PBS-adjacent on that one.

Robert Emms is young intellectual Pythogoras. He was also Smitty on Capital.

Where Do I Know That Actor?

On Saturday night, MIDSOMER MURDERS wrapped up a two-parter (“The Noble Art”) in which the residents of Midsomer Morchard celebrated the success of a local boxer. Along the way, there were the usual shenanigans and a handful of guest stars (well, handful if you have six fingers) that UNC-TV viewers might have recognized from other shows. Let’s meet them, shall we?

Kevin McNally was avuncular manor owner Gerald Farquaharson. About ten years ago, he played Mr. Earnshaw on a Masterpiece adaptation of Wuthering Heights. Going back a few more decades, McNally was Drake Crane on the original run of Poldark and Castor on I, Claudius.

Daniela Denby-Ashe played Camilla Farquaharson. If you recognize the name, I guarantee it’s from one of two shows: Denby-Ashe was Sarah Hills on EastEnders and Janey Harper on the Britcom My Family.