#philip madoc

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Man in a Suitcase: Somebody Loses, Somebody... Wins? (1.19, ITC, 1968)

"Mr. McGill, I was told that you do dangerous work for money. I offer you dangerous work - and I offer you money in proportion."

"What proportion?"

"Name your price."

"Ok. I get a legitimate visa. I travel under my own name, using my own passport. I'll obey every law in the book. And if I smell the slightest aroma of trouble, baby, I'm heading home. And if I locate your brother, it's gonna cost you twenty thousand dollars, plus expenses. And if I don't locate your brother... it'll cost you twenty thousand dollars, plus expenses."

"Those are difficult terms."

"Do me a favour, turn me down."

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Dad's Army S6 E1 The Deadly Attachment

One of the most iconic scenes in the show's history.

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In the 12 episodes of the BBC's 1964 The Count of Monte Cristo, there are 26 actors who also appeared in Doctor Who.

Prominent among them are the actors playing the three main villains – Michael Gough as Villefort, Philip Madoc as Morcerf, and Morris Perry as Danglars – who all went on to play villains in Who as well.

On the other side, the Count's two assistants, Bertuccio and Ali, are played by Cyril Shaps and Roy Stewart, who both went on to play sympathetic supporting characters in Who, including playing colleagues again in "Tomb of the Cybermen". (There are apparently times when Stewart got to play something other than the strong silent type, but the BBC in the 1960s was not one of those times.)

And a fun detail from among the smaller roles: When Michael Gough as Villefort gains an audience with the King of France, the King is played by Peter Stephens, who appeared in Doctor Who a few years later as one of the minions of Michael Gough's Celestial Toymaker.

(Also pictured: Julian Sherrier, who went on to play one of the aliens conspiring with the Daleks in "The Daleks' Master Plan".)

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Dr Jekyll & Sister Hyde (1971) Roy Ward Baker

September 21st 2024

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Stephanie Beacham in the UFO episode 'Destruction'. Doctor Who fans will note the presence of Edwin Richfield (Captain Hart got a promotion!) and Philip Madoc.

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Many golden age British sitcoms were recast and adapted for the US market; Steptoe and Son became Sandford and Son, Man About the House became Three's Company, 'Til Death Us Do Part became All in the Family, and For the Love of Ada became A Touch of Grace.

Some found lasting success, while others never made it past the US pilot stage. One that sank like a stone was The Rear Guard, a 1976 attempt to recreate the success of Dad's Army.

With the original cast busy with the Dad's Army stage tour during 1976, Writers Jimmy Perry and David Croft were invited by ABC (America) to submit a script, and they chose, from a catalogue of over 70 episodes by this point, an adaptation of probably the most famous and best-remembered, The Deadly Attachment, from 1973, in which Philip Madoc played a captured U-Boat captain, confined with his crew by the Home Guard awaiting transfer to a POW facility.

When the U-Boat captain demands Private Pike's name for insulting Hitler, Captain Mainwaring calls, "Don't tell him, Pike!", a moment that is often rated just behind Del-Boy falling through the bar as one of the funniest moments in British comedy.

The Home Guard was reimagined as a WWII civil defence unit for the American version, guarding against an invasion of the US mainland. Notable cast members included Eddie Foy Junior, a member of the famous Vaudeville family, who played Bert Wagner (Cpl Jones), Captain Mainwaring became Nick Rosatti (Cliff Norton) and Private Pike became Bobby Henderson, played by Dennis Kort.

(Yep, Nick Rosatti did call out, "Don't tell him, Henderson!")

The platoon sergeant, Raskin, was played by Lou Jacobi, and the likeable villain (Walker), became Don Crawford and was played by John McCook, who has since carved out a long career in The Bold and the Beautiful and won a daytime Emmy for most outstanding actor in 2022.

The pilot aired on US television in the summer of 1976, but was not particularly well received. The network wiped the master tape, although copies are held in private collections.

In a later interview, Jimmy Perry and David Croft recalled that, when they arrived in the US, they were picked up from the airport in a limousine and generally treated like royalty by the network.

They had to find their way back to the airport in a cab.

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Monte Carlo  -  CBS  -  November 9 - 10, 1986

Drama / Miniseries (2 episodes)

Running Time:  200 minutes total

Stars:

Joan Collins as Katrina Petrovna

George Hamilton as Harry Price

Lisa Eilbacher as Maggie Egan

Lauren Hutton as Evelyn MacIntyre

Robert Carradine as Bobby Morgan

Malcolm McDowell as Christopher Quinn

Peter Vaughan as Pabst

Philip Madoc as Properi

Leslie Phillips as Baldwin

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RUTH MADOC (1943-Died December 9th 2022,at 79.Complications from a fall,and surgery). British actress and singer who had a career on stage and screen spanning over 60 years. She was best known for her role as Gladys Pugh,the Welsh Radio Maplin announcer & entertainment organiser, in the BBC television comedy Hi-de-Hi! (1980–1988), for which she received a BAFTA TV award nomination for Best Light Entertainment Performance. She later appeared as Daffyd Thomas's mother in the second series of Little Britain.Her first husband,was the actor,Philip Madoc,best known for playing the German U Boat captain,in the Dad’s Army episode ‘The Deadly Attachment’.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Madoc

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2022: Ruth Madoc, Margaret Ruth Llewellyn Baker, attrice britannica. Ottenne il successo negli anni ottanta, interpretando la protagonista Gladys Pugh nella serie televisiva Hi-de-Hi!. Molto attiva anche in campo teatrale. Fu sposata con Philip Madoc dal 1961 al divorzio nel 1981 e la coppia ebbe due figli; successivamente si risposò con John Jackson nel 1982 e la coppia rimase insieme fino alla…

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DR. JEKYLL & SISTER HYDE (1971) – Episode 175 – Decades Of Horror 1970s

“I walked the streets, brooding on the bitter irony that all I wanted to do for humanity, for life, would be cheated by death… unless I could cheat death.” And eventually, he discovered… you can’t cheat a cheater. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they discuss Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde(1971), a Hammer film with a twist on the classic Robert Louis Stevenson story.

Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 175 – Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde (1971)

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A Victorian scientist tests a serum that transforms him into a sensuous murderess.

Director: Roy Ward Baker

Writers: Brian Clemens (screenplay); Robert Louis Stevenson (based upon the story by)

Selected cast:

Ralph Bates as Dr. Henry Jekyll/Jack the Ripper

Martine Beswick as Mrs. Edwina Hyde

Gerald Sim as Professor Robertson

Lewis Fiander as Howard Spencer

Susan Brodrick as Susan Spencer

Dorothy Alison as Mrs. Spencer

Ivor Dean as William Burke

Tony Calvin as William Hare

Philip Madoc as Byker

Paul Whitsun-Jones as Sergeant Danvers

Virginia Wetherell as Betsy

Dan Meaden as Town Crier

Neil Wilson as Older Policeman

Bill describes Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde as a mid-level Hammer film searching for the magic mix that can reverse the company’s fortunes during the beginning of its decline. At the same time, he gives the filmmakers credit for their creativity and for the transformation scenes that, though not perfect, are well done. Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde was not at the top of the list of Hammer films he hadn’t yet seen, but Jeff’s glad he did experience it. He praises the filmmakers and actors for depicting the Jekyll and Hyde variations as somewhat androgynous, helping to make the transformations believable. He also likes the triple threat of Jekyll/Hyde, Jack the Ripper, and Burk & Hare nicely combined into one story by writer Brian Clemens. Doc, who chose Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde for this episode, also describes it as an example of Hammer reaching for some answers. To him, the way the film’s themes are handled doesn’t really hold up while admitting the failure might be a product of the times in which it was made. He also describes Dr. Jekyll as a role more complex than many, possibly making it Ralph Bates’ best Hammer role.

The 70s Grue-Crew universally laud Martine Beswick’s performance and lament the absence of any character in the film for which to root. For those wishing to watch, or rewatch, Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde, the film is available to stream from Tubi, Freevee, The Roku Channel, Peacock, Hoopla, and several PPV sources. The film is also available as a Blu-ray disc from Scream Factory. Of course, this information is as of the time of this writing.

Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1970s is part of the Decades of Horror two-week rotation with The Classic Era and the 1980s. In two weeks, the next episode in their very flexible schedule, chosen by Jeff, will be Blue Sunshine (1977). That one should be a fun trip. (See what I did there?)

We want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans: comment on the site or email the Decades of Horror 1970s podcast hosts at feedback@gruesomemagazine.com. 

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Honestly Philip Madoc is a really interesting guy (I don’t just say this cos I’m Welsh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿)

Firstly, he was in Doctor Who four times (five times if you include the Cushing movies) which I didn’t realise since he plays the characters differently — Doctor Solon and the War Lord are especially different and the better of the four performances imo, though I think he did elevate the Krotons and Power of Kroll by being in them. He also did Big Finish audios too (which I only found out from Wikipedia lol)

But like many 1960s character actors (though he was active for 50 years) he was in Dad’s Army and The Avengers as well as others shows of that time.

But he could also speak seven languages! Welsh (his first language), English, Russian, Swedish, Hindi, Mandarin and Huron Indian. He was an interpreter before becoming an actor (which is why he didn’t actually start until he was in his late 20s/early 30s)

He was also a proud Welshman (like he took the surname Madoc ffs — tbf Philip Jones is the most generic name ever). A member of Plaid Cymru and he did lots of Welsh film and TV projects. Most notably a show called A Mind To Kill which was basically the precursor to Hinterland (being shot bilingually in English and Welsh). He also played David Lloyd George in a film (the only Welsh prime minister).

There’s a lot more to talk about but I find him very interesting is my gist. A very versatile Welsh character actor who had a very classic Welsh look (so was mostly cast as villains)

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Man in a Suitcase: Who's Mad Now? (1.27, ITC, 1968)

"I can get you stopped, you know that?"

"You can try."

"A foreigner, here under sufferance, so to speak... and, uh, you do have a past."

"And, uh, you do have a big mouth; and, uh, you do have some big friends - right?"

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Colin Howard’s take on “The Brain of Morbius.”

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“Is it safe?”

Daleks: Invasion Earth 2150ad - Aaru 1966

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Time 10-Jul-2022 20:08 Day Sunday Where Cineworld - Rushden Lakes Screen 14 Seat G5 Price £4.60

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Dr Jekyll & Sister Hyde | Roy Ward Baker | 1971

Ralph Bates, Philip Madoc