David Jason: My Life (57 page)

Junkin, Jenny, 335, 364

Junkin, John, 210, 312, 335–6, 364

Keaton, Buster, 165, 235, 236, 261

Keeping Up Appearances
(TV series), 208

Kendall, Jo, 272

Kent, Jean, 206

Kinnear, Roy, 261

Kirby Overblow, Yorkshire, 353

Kirby’s Flying Ballet, 112

Knights, Robert, 327

Kuwait, 370

La Frenais, Ian, 233, 239

La Rue, Danny, 242

Ladd, Alan, 87

Laing, Richard, 235

Lake, Veronica, 87

Lane, Lauri Lupino, 110–11

Lane, Lupino, 110

Langan’s Brasserie, London, 241, 292, 337

Langham, The (hotel), Portland Place, 182

Last of the Summer Wine
(TV series), 114, 309

Laurel and Hardy, 91, 156, 165, 233, 248

Lawrence, Vernon, 350

Laye, Evelyn, 206

Le Mesurier, John, 261

Leeds Hospital, 358

Leon, Valerie, 251–2

Leonard, Hugh, 233

Les Diablerets, Switzerland, 182

Lincoln Cathedral, 146

Lindsay, Robert, 248, 295

Lipman, Maureen, 261

Llewellyn, Ruth
see
Madoc, Ruth

Lloyd, Hugh, 113, 188, 216

Lloyd-Pack, Roger, 306

Lockwood, Julia, 134–5, 138

Lockwood, Margaret, 134

Loe, Judy, 241

Logan, Phyllis, 360

London Underground system, 59

Look Back in Anger
(Osborne), 45

Los Angeles, USA, 212–14

Lotterby, Sydney, 237–8, 238, 241, 290, 294–6

Lowe, Arthur, 261

Lucky Feller
(TV series), 248–9

Luton News
, 184

LWT (London Weekend Television), 230, 256

Lyell, Kay, 111–12

Lyndhurst, Nicholas, 297–9, 302–5, 309, 313, 315, 316, 322, 323, 324–5, 346, 369–70

Lyons, Anne, 379

Lyons, John, 352, 354–7, 379

MacDonald, Ken, 306–7

MacDougall, Roger,
Escapade
, 46

Macreadys (private club), 208

Madoc, Philip, 223

Madoc, Ruth (
formerly
Ruth Llewellyn), 95–6, 223–4

Magistrate, The
(Pinero), 184–5

Manor Players, The, 45–6

Margate Repertory Theatre, 84–5

Markson, Leon, 88–9

Marr, Derek, 172, 186–8

Marriott, Anthony, 188, 196, 250, 253

Mayfair Theatre, London, 220

Maynard, Bill, 188

McCaul, Angie, 208, 269, 335, 379

McCaul, Micky, 208, 269, 311, 335, 377, 379

McGillivray, David, 214

McGoohan, Patrick, 76

McKenna, Bernard, 231, 235

Merryfield, Buster, 317–18, 319–20, 324–5, 369–70

Micawber
(Sullivan), 222

Miller, Suzy, 181–2

Milligan, Spike, 59–61, 169, 256;
The Bedsitting Room
, 60;
The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town
, 232

Mills, Hayley, 210

Mills, Michael, 168

Minder
(TV series), 321

Monkhouse, Bob, 153, 191–6, 325

Monkhouse, Jackie, 192

Monty Python’s Flying Circus
, 174–6

Moody, Ron, 134–5, 138, 141

Moon, Keith, 224

Moore, Roger, 76

Morecambe, Eric, 292

Mostly Monkhouse
(radio show), 195, 208

Mother Goose
(BBC pantomime, 1965), 108–13

Mouskouri, Nana, 325

Mrs Dale’s Diary
(radio drama serial), 77–8

Muir, Frank, 167

Murder at the Vicarage
(Christie), 114–15

Muswell Hill Players, 75–6

Nathan’s costumiers, 37

Navy Lark, The
(radio series), 110

Nedwell, Robin, 261, 262

New Theatre, Bromley, 90

New Zealand, 212

Newark, Derek, 255

Newbury, John, 151, 153

Nicholls, Sue, 124

Nicholson, Jack, 375

Nimmo, Derek, 270–2, 273, 277–8, 283–4

Nimmo, Pat, 281

No Sex Please – We’re British
(Foot/Marriott), 143, 188, 196–207, 249; production in Dubai, 272

Nobbs, David, 337

Norman Conquests, The
(Ayckbourn), 225

North Middlesex County Hospital, 13

Northside Junior School, 30

Northside Secondary Modern, 30, 32, 33

Not Now Darling
(Chapman/Cooney), 272–3

Not the Nine O’Clock News
(TV show), 184

Oates, Simon, 87–91, 156

O’Briain, Dara, 296

Odd Job, The
(film), 224

Odd Job, The
(TV comedy play), 224, 230–2, 234

Oddie, Bill, 158, 159

Oliver!
(musical), 134

Olivier, Laurence, 95, 205

One Foot in the Grave
(TV series), 184, 257

Only Fools and Horses
(TV series), 175, 222; first and second series, 294–310; third series, and death of Lennard Price, 313–19; Buster Merryfield replaces Lennard Price, 317–20; Christmas Special 1985, 321–2; on the Royal Variety Show, 323–5; Christmas Special 1986, 325–6; extends from 30 to 50 minutes, 331–2; relocates to Bristol, 332–3; Del-Boy’s fall through the pub bar-flap, 333–4; DJ wins BAFTA for Best Comedy Performance, 334–5;
Batman
episode, 346; annual Christmas Specials (1991–93), 347–8; Christmas Special 1996, 368–9; effect on the public, 369–71; final episodes in 2001, 371–2

Open All Hours
(TV comedy play), 234

Open All Hours
(TV series), 175, 228, 241–4, 245, 247–8, 287–92, 312

Osborne, John:
Epitaph for George Dillon
, 45;
Look Back in Anger
, 45

Oxford Revue, 160

Pagett, Nicola, 338

Palin, Michael, 154, 159–62, 166, 167–8, 173–5

Palmer, Geoffrey, 298

Pan’s People (dance troupe), 199, 242

Parr, Melanie, 199, 342

Patrick John,
The Teahouse of the August Moon
, 87

Paulson, David, 114

Payne, Mac, 361–4

Peabody Estate, Newman St, London, 208

Peake-Jones, Tessa, 332, 347

Pearce, Lennard, 298–9, 303–4, 313–14, 315–17, 319

Pearson, Richard, 265

Perry, Jimmy, 168–9

Pertwee, Jon, 110, 112, 188

Pertwee, Michael,
She’s Done It Again!
191–3

Pertwee, Sean, 110

Peter Pan
, 134–40, 190

Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town, The
(Milligan), 232

Phillips, Leslie, 272–3, 275–80

Pinero, Arthur Wing,
The Magistrate
, 184

Pontlottyn, Wales, 26, 27

Poole, Meg, 141, 379

Popes Garage, Finchley, 50–2

Porridge
(TV series), 122, 238–40, 292

Porterhouse Blue
(TV drama), 76, 326–31

Pratt, Mike, 170, 210

Pressland, Ernie (childhood friend), 21–2, 63

Pressland, Mrs (childhood neighbour), 10, 13

Prior, Ronnie (childhood friend), 16, 23, 38

Prisoner, The
(TV series), 76

Prisoner and Escort
(TV comedy play), 233, 238

Prowse, Dave, 220

Quinton, Colin, 80

Ralph, Stephanie, 341–2

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
(TV series), 170–2

Ray Ellington Quartet, The, 60

Redbridge Hotel, 79

Rediffusion (ITV broadcaster), 159, 161, 166, 175
see also
Associated-Rediffusion; Thames Television

Rees, Olwen, 225–6

Rees and Ronnie (comedy duo), 225

Reitel, Enn, 297

Renwick, David, 184, 335

Renwick, Ellie, 335

Reynolds, David, 337–8, 343, 350, 355, 356

Richard III
(Shakespeare), 85–6

Richard Stone Partnership, 141, 189, 212
see also
Stone, Richard

Richardson, Howard,
Dark of the Moon
, 44

Richardson, Ian, 328

Richardson, Tony, 95

Riders of the Range
(radio programme), 58

Rigg, Diana, 95

Rivals, The
(Sheridan), 118–19, 196, 197, 298

Rix, Brian, 191

Ronan, Linda, 212

Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, 77, 95

Royal Bodyguard, The
(TV series), 370

Royal Court Theatre, London, 45, 95

Royal Shakespeare Company, 95, 140–1

Royal Variety Performance
(TV show), 323–5

Rudd, Lewis, 161–2, 174

Rutter, Anne, 97

Ryton, Royce, 282

Sachs, Andrew, 273, 275, 277

Sadler’s Wells Theatre, 196

Saint, The
(TV series), 76

Scott, Terry, 109–10, 112, 113–14, 188, 190, 216, 231, 250, 263–4

Secombe, Harry, 59

Second World War, 7–8, 11, 13–15, 26–7

Sellers, Peter, 60

‘Seven of One’ (TV series), 233–4

Shadwell, Daphne, 163–4, 177

Shaffer, Peter,
Equus
, 47

Shakespeare, William:
Coriolanus
, 95;
Richard III
, 85–6

Shardlow, Martin, 306

Sharp Intake of Breath
, A (TV series), 257–9

Sharpe, Tom,
Porterhouse Blue
, 326

Sheridan, Richard,
The Rivals
, 118–19, 196, 298

She’s Done It Again!
(Pertwee), 191–3

Sidney, Ann, 272, 279

Sim, Alistair, 138, 184–5

Simply Red,
Holding Back the Years
, 335

Sinclair, Andrew, 220

Sinden, Donald, 135

Singapore, DJ on tour with Derek Nimmo’s company, 277–80, 283

‘Six Dates With Barker’ (TV series), 230–3, 238

Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
(children’s TV series), 206

Skoog, Leena, 251, 255

Smailes, Ned, 357–8

Sneider, Vern,
The Teahouse of the August Moon
, 87

Softly, Softly
(TV series), 121–2, 220

Some Mothers Do ’Ave ’Em
(TV series), 197

Sorry!
(TV series), 309

South Sea Bubble
(Coward), 90–2, 106

St Bride’s Players, 87

Stage
(newspaper), 83, 88, 249, 259, 318

Stanshall, Vivian, 165