Company: ATV Master format: 16mm Description. His absence and death were never mentioned in Crossroads until the final episode. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Henry's intended portrayal was the reason the character came from Birmingham. It led to her playing most of her scenes opposite Sue Nicholls (Audrey Roberts), no doubt with both having a sense of deja vu. Benny was last seen putting up a fairy on a Christmas tree in 1987 and the series ended a year later. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Jane Rossington was part of the cast from day one and she played Jill Richardson in the soap. Al Hunter Ashton (26 June 1957 27 April 2007), born Alan Hunter , was an English actor and script writer. Jane Rossington Jane, now 77, played Jill. It became known in 1982 that Gordon was suffering from cancer, for which she underwent two major operations. His country-boy style gained him the part of Peter Stevens in The Archers for a time. He was already a familiar face, having found fame as Dr Neville Bywaters in General Hospital. The popular actor starred for nine years in the Midland soap and also took on a memorable role opposite Hollywood legend Steve McQueen in iconic war movie, The Great Escape. Actress, Joan Collins took to her. The killing of Georgie Broadhead could have come straight from the script . Roger Tonge played Sandy Richardson in the soap between 1964 and 1981. Remember Birmingham from days gone by with our nostalgia newsletter. Tuesday, 2nd May 2023See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, order back issues and use the historic Daily Express newspaper archive. Actor: Yes Minister. Sun 3 Apr 2011 13.16 EDT An actor with a military bearing, Charles Stapley, who has died aged 85, was best known to television viewers as Ted Hope in the soap opera Crossroads. He was usually cast as a villain in his career. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Jessica played Belle Wise in Crossroads in 2001, when she was just 18 years old. And little remains of the Crossroads Motel, where Noele Gordons character Meg Richardson ruled the roost in ITVs cheap television soap which attracted huge audiences as high as 15 million viewers in the 1970s and early 1980s. Margaret Matheson had stated that it was not Denton or herself who sacked Gordon. He is currently recovering from prostate cancer treatment, and he praised the NHS staff as "angels" for their care in a 2019 news report. Ive managed to get a 40 overdraft.. He died on 25 April 2021 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. A former fashion model, Valerie was used to the finer things in life, spending her husbands money, devouring Tom Collins cocktails and men. 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Bless This Houses Robin Stewart. During his tenure in the series, his ill health left him increasingly immobile. Roger Tonge. The programme's new look was designed to bring back Gordon on an 'as and when' basis, starting with a three-month stint from April 1985. Charging charged $1.25 per room per night, it was luxurious for its time, comprising a number of small bungalows with private garages. She died in 1969 at the age of 55, leaving behind her daughter Susan. [8] She then moved on to present a daily live entertainment show, Lunchbox, an early daytime programme. The actor Heather Chasen, who has died aged 92, landed her best-known screen role in the television soap Crossroads. She made her professional debut as Marcella in Donna Clarines at the Castle theatre, Farnham (1945). She died in August 1976 in Seychelles. Jane starred in Crossroads for 24 years while her character married five times, battled drug and alcohol addiction, and had a baby with her stepbrother. Luckily, two security cards were nearby and I was unhurt.. Her last stage role was in No, No, Nanette at Plymouth's Theatre Royal. Maurice Colbourne (24 September 1939 - 4 August 1989) was an English stage and television actor who starred as Tom Howard in the BBC television series Howards' Way. While at drama school in the 60s, I used to work backstage watching actors like Laurence Olivier play Othello. "[6], Henry appeared in the episode "Stoppo Driver" in The Sweeney playing a gangster. She said she partly based the alcoholic lesbian she played in the Enid Bagnold play Call Me Jacky (Oxford playhouse, 1967-68) on the novelist Patricia Highsmith, with whom she had a brief relationship in the 1960s. Tonge thus became the first disabled actor in a soap, but it was something he always played down and his illness was never talked about. In 1981, after a long fight with Hodgkins disease, Tonge died at the age of 35. This permanent character development was made to accommodate actor Roger Tonge who had been developing increasing ill-health. then this list will help you answer those questions. The actor who played Sandy from the very first episode of Crossroads, died on 26th February 1981. Cook Shughie blagged his way into a job at the motel, boasting he once worked on a luxury cruise ship which turned out to be a workers ferry on the Clyde. Something went wrong, please try again later. To accommodate his disability, and in order not to lose the character from the series, a plotline was developed where Sandy became paralysed and a wheelchair user through an accident. [16] Written by Russell T Davies, and directed by Peter Hoar, the production is titled Nolly and depicts her time in, and sacking from, Crossroads. Arguably the most successful actress to have starred in Crossroads, both old and new, the sky seems to be the limit for Freema Agyeman! The actress died in January 1990 at the age of 68. Later, there was an inter-racial romance between garage mechanic Dennis Harper, played by Merlin Ward, and motel receptionist Meena Chaudri (Karan David). Since then he has run his own business and recently played Tony Hancock on stage. READ MORE:Helena Bonham Carter believes Noele Gordon was axed by 'ageist bosses'. However, this high living meant she was often short of money. Underneath his soft woolly hat lurked a soft woolly brain but Aston-born Paul Henry played him to perfection. Gavin and Stacey actress Margaret John has died at the age of 84, it has been announced. By fate or economy the stories vary it became the first to squeeze the words motor hotel into motel. Cast of Crossroads L-R Meg Mortimer (Noele Gordon) David Hunter (Ronald Allen) Jill (Jane Rossington) Sandy (Roger Tonge) and Benny (Paul Henry). In 1953, she toured as Mrs Sally Adams in Call Me Madam after Billie Adams had played the role in the London season at the Coliseum. [1], Born in Aston, Birmingham, Henry attended the city's Alderlea Boys School in Shard End with Jeff Lynne. Susan married Radio 1 presenter Tommy Vance in the 60s, and then married former Move frontman Carl Wayne until his death in 2004. Beryl Johnstone played Kitty Jarvis for five years until 1969. has died, aged 84. The decision to dismiss Gordon the show's most popular cast member was taken in the hope that viewers would desert the show, giving Central a valid excuse to axe it. Alfred and Arthur Heineman proposed a chain of motor hotels, with the first on the side of the highway between San Francisco and Los Angeles. Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, 2023 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. He had been unwell for quite some time, but always tried his best to remain in contact with his fans.. Roger Tonge was born on 30 January 1946 in Birmingham, England, UK. She appeared in two British films, 29 Acacia Avenue (1945) and Lisbon Story (1946) in minor parts. He was also in the film Catch Me Going Back. The actor Roger Tonge, best known as Sandy Richardson on Crossroads, has died at the age of 35. A clothes horse was once described as having more go in it that Ronald Allens Crossroads creation. Born in 1930, Angus spent his early years in Glasgow, attending Eastbank Academy in the city. Heather Chasen, most famed for her role as Valerie Pollard in Crossroads, has died at the age of 92.. During her career Chasen appeared in multiple British soaps, spending four years playing Pollard in the now-defunct Crossroads in the 1980s.. More recently she appeared in EastEnders as Janine's grandmother Lydia in 2011 for a brief stint.. He was an actor, known for Crossroads (1964), Crossroads: A Celebration (1971) and Nearest and Dearest (1968). Menu Movies Release CalendarTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight TV Shows She was also very well known for her role as Nora Batty in Last Of The Summer Wine , which she played from its inception in 1973 until her death. Then there was perhaps the most memorable character of all, village idiot Benny Hawkins, whose trademark was a woolly hat worn all year round. Gordon stayed with the programme until she was sacked in 1981, when ATV was in the process of being re-constituted into a new company, Central Independent Television. His fans included British troops serving in the Falklands War in 1982, who nicknamed the Falkland Islanders Bennies after the character. She was the only original cast member of Crossroads to star in both the first and last ever episodes, and she spoke the first words spoken on the soap, "Crossroads Motel, good evening". Noele appeared in two episodes in 1983 as a surprise, and there were plans to bring her back as an occasional character in 1985. 1945-1984. The character - whom Hargreaves described as a "Technicolor. Announcing the news of her death on Twitter, ex . {PPInfiniteScroll.addLazyLoadingAds()}; BrainSharper is your news, entertainment, music fashion website. Dont snigger but lovable Crossroads legend Angus Lennie, who played cheeky chef Shughie McFee, had previously starred opposite Hollywood legend Steve McQueen in iconic war movie The Great Escape. Gordon's return as Meg was devised by the new producer, Phillip Bowman, who himself ended the involvement with the series of regulars Ronald Allen and Sue Lloyd. As Valerie Pollard, she played a cheating wife whose conquests in the bedroom mounted up while her millionaire husband, J Henry, took care of affairs in the motel boardroom. [7], In 2003, he returned to acting on TV in an episode of the British medical soap opera Doctors. Kathy sadly died in 2008 from a brain tumour, she was aged 80. Crossroads cast list, including photos of the actors when available. In August 2012, it was announced that Hanson had joined the cast of long-running soap opera Coronation Street as a character called Penny Thornley. Tonge won the role by accident. He started out acting in amateur productions before landing parts in theatres across the UK. . According to Denton, "I simply carried out the request of the Crossroads producer [Barton] to dismiss her. And it started the trend for overnight stops for motorists in individual accommodation. Throughout her life, she had relationships with both men and women sometimes at the same time. [9], First in 1969, and over the following decade, she won the TV Times award for most popular television actress on eight occasions. The popular actor starred for nine years in the Midland soap and also took on a memorable role . Little remains nowadays of Mr Heinemans motel dream, apart from a bell tower and a sign. He scored 215 and raised 215 for charity. [1] He is also known for roles in other television series such as Gangsters, The Onedin Line, The Day of the Triffids and Doctor Who. Sue was seen by a skin cancer specialist who diagnosed her with malignant melanoma, and the mole was removed. Actress. Died August 1976 Add photos, demo reels Add to list Known for Dracula A.D. 1972 5.9 Crying Matron 1972 Crossroads 4.2 TV Series Mrs. Witton Mrs. Witten Mrs Witton 1967-1976 44 eps Morning Story Heather was born in Singapore to British parents, Agnes (nee McCullock) and Mickey (Frederick Nutter) Chasen, an authority on south-east Asian birds and mammals who was assistant curator, later director, of the Raffles Museum (now the National Museum of Singapore). Judy Cornwell, one of only a handful of other women in the show over its entire history, was in awe of them at first but told the author Richard Webber: Heather showed me how to push the men out of the way, because they would grab the microphones and not let us in, so we had to kick them in the shins and get to the microphones that way.. Seventies chart-toppers Mud, Where are they now? David Moran was born in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK. Susan Margery Jeaffreson Lloyd (7 August 1939 - 20 October 2011) was an English model and actress, with numerous film and television credits. or "Who starred on Crossroads?" Paul also set his sights on other avenues and purchased and ran a nightclub for a long time before his TV stints after Crossroads. Arguably the most successful actress to have starred in Crossroads, both old and new, the sky seems to be the limit for Freema Agyeman! Cast of Crossroads L-R Meg Mortimer (Noele Gordon) David Hunter (Ronald Allen) Jill (Jane Rossington) Sandy (Roger Tonge) and Benny (Paul Henry). Actor: Crossroads. In 1981, after a long fight with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Tonge died age 35. In 2013, at the age of 72, Adams began suffering from osteoarthritis, which he blames on a seafood diet. David Fennell He starred in 298 episodes of Crossroads before moving on to The Bill and Inspector Morse. He was aged just 35. In the 1940s, a stunning portrait of her was painted by Ella Mollo, with whom she conducted an affair while also sleeping with the artists Russian husband. Mention of Heather Chasen having been nominated for a Tony award for A Severed Head was deleted. [4] He was in character as Benny in the song, but spoke rather than sang. He frequently returned to Scotland to appear in pantomime, often as a double act with his friend Stanley Baxter, their partnership as pantomime dames becoming part of the legend of Scottish theatre. What a Lovely War, directed by his Great Escape co-star Richard Attenborough, with a cast that included Dirk Bogarde and Laurence Olivier. She worked behind the scenes as Head of Lifestyle programmes. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Cleo was given the role by producer Reg Watson after press coverage of racial tensions in the Birmingham area at that time. This list includes all of the Crossroads main actors and actresses, so if they are an integral part of the show you'll find them below. Express.co.uk has all you need to know about where the original cast are now. Arthur Leslie who played Jack Walker in Coronation Street passed away very suddenly in 1970, and Beryl Johnstone (Kitty Jarvis) in Crossroads in 1969, and Jo Richardson (Mrs Whitton) in. Prior to Crossroads Allen had been an English character actor. (1990). Film type: Colour / Sound Genre: Television News. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Before she died in 2003, she recalled: Miss Tatum didnt suffer fools gladly and was a bit sharp at times, but she was a wonderful character. let infinite_scroll_server_settings = JSON.parse('{"max_screen_index":50,"site_initial":"bs","total_media_id":"","is_active_mode":"GeneralMode","campaign_hash":"7caa701b2bd5a182b80c72b9bdf88e2d","article_url":"\/entertainment\/cast-crossroads-now-yh\/","country_code":"US","cloudfront_country_code":"US","first_article_max_page_num":49,"additional_post_url":"https:\/\/brain-sharper.com\/entertainment\/baywatch-tan-tb-2\/"}'); A veteran of everything from Spaghetti westerns and films in Hong Kong to Shakespeare and plays at the Birmingham Rep, Morton launched . However, Valerie showed a softer side when she provided support to Miranda after her daughters rape ordeal. Now, Jane lives in Staffordshire with her husband David, and she has two grown up children, Sorrell and Harry. Crossroads took up six months every year, which left me time for theatre, pantomime and guest spots on shows like Bullseye and then Eamonn Andrews surprised me on one of his last This Is Your Life shows in 1985. The father-of-one died in March 1984, aged 88, after a fall at a home for retired actors. Year: 1981. The claim was not challenged on air.[2]. Cameron Chapman is much older than his character Anthony Lockwood, Angela Piper has left The Archers as Jennifer Aldridge after 60 years, Meet Vera star Brenda Blethyn's eight siblings, Pamela Anderson 'realised no one has perfect childhood' in look-back. My time on Crossroads came to an end when I found it difficult working with a new producer who wanted to make changes. The British actress is now 79 years old. Having dropped in at ATV during his lunch break to enquire about acting parts, a cleaner directed him to a meeting where production manager Margaret French handed him a script and invited him to return for an audition. Instructed to stop using the name, the troops came up with Stills for locals because they were still Bennies. They won the jackpot. The actress made a brief return to the soap in 1983 and went on to star in the musical Gypsy. She is buried in the churchyard of St Mary's Parish Church in Ross-on-Wye. Chasen held her own against the male cast during the Sunday studio recordings. 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