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Was just going to post about this. In Wales itself he’s probably as well known and loved for the classic 1977 comedy TV movie ‘Grand Slam’ (about a trip to the France v Wales Five Nations decider) as he was for IAHHM. He later said it was his favourite work too.
Actually born in Canning Town, though to Welsh parents who took him back there when the war started at the age of nine.
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I'd have put Gero down as a Donald Hewlett man.
Hayes is still going, it seems, and then some, fathering a child in his late-60s.Last edited by Nocturnal Submission; 19-01-2019, 14:21.
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At RdG's prompting I've just watched 'Grand Slam' - the whole film's on youtube. Well worth it. Good as it is though, I think I can confidently predict that there's less chance of the beeb putting that on as a tribute than an episode of IAHHM ...
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Originally posted by Ray de Galles View Post
Actually born in Canning Town, though to Welsh parents who took him back there when the war started at the age of nine.
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Originally posted by Rogin the Armchair fan View PostAt RdG's prompting I've just watched 'Grand Slam' - the whole film's on youtube. Well worth it. Good as it is though, I think I can confidently predict that there's less chance of the beeb putting that on as a tribute than an episode of IAHHM ...
I can imagine a Never The Twain marathon on ITV3 quite easily though.
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Originally posted by Evariste Euler Gauss View PostIf you say so, but on the other hand Windsor Davies seems to have been a decent bloke.
Windsor Davies, the fierce Sergeant-Major, was a lovely man while Don Estelle, cute put-upon Lofty, was a horrible little git.
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Originally posted by wittoner View Post
My sister-in-law did a pantomime with Windsor Davies and Don Estelle. She said they were the opposite of their screen personas.
Windsor Davies, the fierce Sergeant-Major, was a lovely man while Don Estelle, cute put-upon Lofty, was a horrible little git.
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Originally posted by Gerontophile View PostHewlett was less featured, but yeah, he would have been up there.
I can add to the secondhand anecdotes, as he and Don Estelle were on the same bill as the pantomime Adam and the Ants, and WD was, I'm told, "more pissed than I've ever seen any person in my life". But, who knows, in the business of show.
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I have yet another second-hand Windsor Davies anecdote: a school friend was one of the caged audience kids at an episode of Tiswas with WD as a guest, and he reported that he was very good fun. Chris Tarrant was less friendly off camera, and smelled of cigars. Sally James was very cuddly.
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Originally posted by Stumpy Pepys View PostRobin Ince's chapter on Don Estelle in Robin Ince's Bad Book Club is worth a read.
I've said it once, and I'll say it again. Forget all your Eamonn Holmeses and Paul Danielses and your [insert name of footballer here] - ...
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