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Old 10-04-2014, 00:44
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Good to see that Peter Vaughan is still acting at the grand old age of 91.
He has graced so many memorable TV series - Porridge, Chancer, Citizen Smith. Never the star but always memorable for his appearances. Now excellent in Game of Thrones.
Long may you continue Peter
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Old 10-04-2014, 01:17
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As soon as I saw the title I thought Oh no, not more bad news.
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Old 10-04-2014, 01:26
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As soon as I saw the title I thought Oh no, not more bad news.
So did I, suspect that was entirely deliberate by the OP too.
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Old 10-04-2014, 03:49
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Must admit, I thought the worst too.

He was great as Billy Fox in 'Fox'.
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Old 10-04-2014, 07:48
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Good to see that Peter Vaughan is still acting at the grand old age of 91.
He has graced so many memorable TV series - Porridge, Chancer, Citizen Smith. Never the star but always memorable for his appearances. Now excellent in Game of Thrones.
Long may you continue Peter
He had quite a major role in one of my favourite BBC Dickens adaptations; Our Mutual Friend from 1998.
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Old 10-04-2014, 10:45
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As soon as I saw the title I thought Oh no, not more bad news.
Yes, by a strange coincidence only last Friday in the pub we were having a discussion about people who we weren't sure if they were still alive or not and Peter Vaughan was one of the names that came up.

None of us were really sure so glad to hear he's still with us.
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Old 10-04-2014, 10:55
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As soon as I saw the title I thought Oh no, not more bad news.
So did I, suspect that was entirely deliberate by the OP too.
Perhaps Grouty should send the boys round.



Loved Peter Vaughan in Remains of the Day and Brazil.
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Old 10-04-2014, 11:49
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Perhaps Grouty should send the boys round. .
"Do you wanna Bath Oliver?"

"What, is he in here an all?"

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Old 10-04-2014, 13:27
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Must admit, I thought the worst too.

He was great as Billy Fox in 'Fox'.
Fox was brilliant. I'm tempted to get it out on DVD, if it's available.
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Old 10-04-2014, 13:33
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He was outstanding in Our Friends in the North with one Daniel Craig, an always reliable actor who never fails to please.
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Old 10-04-2014, 13:41
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As soon as I saw the title I thought Oh no, not more bad news.
Me too, or three or is it twenty three.

Always a good actor, never gets the credit he deserves.
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Old 10-04-2014, 15:55
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Always a good actor, never gets the credit he deserves.
Can't think of him headlining any major part, though he is very memorable. I don't think "Genial" Harry Grout actually featured in many episodes of Porridge.
Enjoyed him this week in "Game of Thrones" - Maester Aemon is probably his swansong, good that its in a role that will (presumably) still be enjoyed long in the future.
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Old 10-04-2014, 16:00
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Great actor, anything he's ever been in is instantly better by his presence.
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Old 10-04-2014, 16:08
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I could have sworn he'd died a couple of years back.
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Old 10-04-2014, 16:11
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Fox was brilliant. I'm tempted to get it out on DVD, if it's available.
Yes it is available.

I've had the box set for years now.
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Old 10-04-2014, 18:28
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A fabulous character actor. Its rarely repeated but Our Friend in the North is one of the greatest dramas of last 20 years. His performance as the father of Chris Eccelston , in particular the scenes where he was suffering from demetia was very powerful and would bring tears to a glass eye
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Old 10-04-2014, 18:35
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I could have sworn he'd died a couple of years back.
That's what I thought, ages ago, and was amazed when I found out he was still around. (I'm usually very good at knowing who's 'with us' or not, too.)
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Old 10-04-2014, 18:39
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So did I, suspect that was entirely deliberate by the OP too.
I thought he'd passed away too. He's still here, at 91. 91! I didn't realise he was that age.

This is a good website for finding out who's dead or alive in the celeb world:

http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com/dead.nsf/pages-nf/main
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Old 10-04-2014, 18:41
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Yes, by a strange coincidence only last Friday in the pub we were having a discussion about people who we weren't sure if they were still alive or not and Peter Vaughan was one of the names that came up.

None of us were really sure so glad to hear he's still with us.
It is surprising how many older actors are still alive who you might have thought had died.
There was a documentary about British war films on BBC 4 the other night and quite famous actors popped up who appeared in some of them in the interview inserts.
Donald Sinden appeared and for some reason I felt really happy to see that he was alive. Especially after the recent few days. He is someone I would have assumed may have died years ago.
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Old 10-04-2014, 18:45
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A fabulous character actor. Its rarely repeated but Our Friend in the North is one of the greatest dramas of last 20 years. His performance as the father of Chris Eccelston , in particular the scenes where he was suffering from demetia was very powerful and would bring tears to a glass eye
Maybe Our Friends in the North will be repeated on 'Drama', sometime in the next year or two. Who knows?

Another programme that's rarely repeated is 'Where the Heart Is', shown on ITV in the late 90s and early 00s. Set in Yorkshire about district nurses. It had Pam Ferris and Sarah Lancashire in the early days, then Lesley Dunlop and Lesley Ash after that. Also Des Barnes from Corrie appeared too, for some time.

It has a wonderful theme, performed by Prefab Sprout of "The King of Rock and Roll" fame:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwlHXz8n9XE

It's available on DVD from amazon. Series 1-4 are out now seperately. I've got series 1. I must get series 2-4.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Where-The-He.../dp/B000EBFOTM
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Old 10-04-2014, 19:07
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Does anyone else remember that scene in the original Straw Dogs, in which Vaughan's character blows his own foot apart with the shotgun he's holding, while Dustin Hoffman's character is trying to wrest off him. Horrific on first viewing, it's somewhat laughable when you watch it again!
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Old 10-04-2014, 19:19
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Can't think of him headlining any major part, though he is very memorable. I don't think "Genial" Harry Grout actually featured in many episodes of Porridge.
Enjoyed him this week in "Game of Thrones" - Maester Aemon is probably his swansong, good that its in a role that will (presumably) still be enjoyed long in the future.
I think Grouty was only in 3 episodes of Porridge; 2 regular and 1 Christmas Special although he may have been mentioned in a few more
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Old 10-04-2014, 19:25
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I think Grouty was only in 3 episodes of Porridge; 2 regular and 1 Christmas Special although he may have been mentioned in a few more
That sounds about right, I think he was a good character played by a brilliant actor so his presence was in the show even when he was just mentioned
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Old 10-04-2014, 20:13
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Me too, or three or is it twenty three.

Always a good actor, never gets the credit he deserves.
I suspect he's got a fair bit of 'credit' with the viewing public of a certain age.
Great deal of value in steady hands like Peter Vaughan, not the headline act, but there propping the thing up.
I guess that's why he's still getting the offers even at his age.
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Old 10-04-2014, 20:15
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Does anyone else remember that scene in the original Straw Dogs, in which Vaughan's character blows his own foot apart with the shotgun he's holding, while Dustin Hoffman's character is trying to wrest off him. Horrific on first viewing, it's somewhat laughable when you watch it again!
Certainly do. Directed by Sam Peckinpah starring Dustin Hoffman and Susan George. Classic film set in a Cornish village about bullying and revenge. Another memorable scene here (5:30 on) by Peter Vaughan from the same film
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