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fox
Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 5:40 am
by steve56
seeing arnolds post charlie i was reminded about this forgotten 80s drama series about a family firm imitated i thought in this weeks the bill episode although i was impressed with lynda bellingham as the firms mother,this series was fox it starred peter vaughan,derrick o connor among others.
Re: fox
Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 6:35 am
by Arnold Layne
Yes I remeber that as well Steve, Fox, Peter Vaughan is great, I loved him as Grouty in Porridge the best!
Re: fox
Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 6:55 am
by Dace
Was there also a series called the fatman and the fox or something ?
Re: fox
Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 6:55 am
by mart
And he was the father of Citizen Smith's girlfriend.
Mart
Re: fox
Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 7:28 am
by Arnold Layne
Wolfy! or is it Foxy?, according to Nana Moon, lol
Re: fox
Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 8:24 am
by steve56
that bloke from cannon jake and the fatman.
Re: fox
Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 8:26 am
by steve56
i didnt realise peter vaughan has been in so much he even played bill sykes in oliver twist the bbc version from 1962 i watched that but never knew him then.
Re: fox
Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 8:32 am
by steve56
harry fenner in citizen smith he owned the club he was good and his mate has been in the sweeney think hes names sweeney too.
Re: fox
Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 9:54 am
by Pervert
He's appeared in some great stuff over the years---including the classy version of Our Mutual Friend and The Moonstone fairly recently. Possibly his most bizarre role was as the ogre with backache in Time Bandits.
Re: fox
Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 1:27 pm
by steve56
ive never ever seen our mutual friend but i recall a lady reading the book on the train as i was coming home from school in 1971.