I'm sure you'll write something very nice. It was pretty clear from listening to her DVD commentary for "Time Flight" that she just doesn't "get" Doctor Who, because Davison . Why should I do this? https://theguardian.com/books/2017/apr/25/rebecca-swift-obituary. Clive Swift, actor. This page was last edited on 7 February 2020, at 00:11. Oliver Tuku Mtukudzis popularity stretched back to the 1970s and cut across political and generational divides, CIA disguise master whose Iran escape inspired Ben Afflecks Argo died on 19 January, aged 78. On 24 December 1975, when Clive was fourteen, he encountered the Twelfth Doctor at a newsagent's and followed him into his TARDIS after noticing that he was using coins from 1987. An unearthed interview with the late Clive Swift revealed that he had become bored with his iconic character Richard Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances. I'm not getting paid, am I? 9 February 1936 "I realised actors needed a meeting place when work dried up and which can often lead to drink and depression: Swift explained. He was persuaded by the quality of the scripts by Roy Clarke, who had written Last of the Summer Wine, and by the chemistry he found with Routledge. "There's no reason why 1 should talk to you," he snapped, making no attempt to conceal his contempt for the sci-fi show as an unworthy vehicle for his talents. Clive was born around either 1961 (PROSE: Rose) or 1965 and was known as CJ in his youth. It was his role as Richard, the hen-pecked husband of Hyacinth Bucket (Patricia Routledge) for which he was best known. First one that springs to mind is Christopher H. Bidmead with DWM where he gives his frank and honest opinions of NuWho and they are not complimentary. Sitcom actor was a familiar TV face in the 1970s and 1980s, Actor who bestrode Broadway for decades in Hello, Dolly! and Thoroughly Modern Millie died on 15 January, aged 97. Clive Swift, who rose to fame as Richard, the long-suffering husband of Hyacinth Bucket, in BBC sitcom Keeping Up Appearancea died on 1 February, aged 82, Standup comedian and Radio 4 panellist who skewered the establishment for decades died on 1 February, aged 57. Main actor: If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page - we'd love to hear from you. So sorry to hear that Clive Swift has https://t.co/oAU3ugJwFC condolences to his family and to his son Joe. At Clifton College, Bristol, Swift acted in a schools competition that was judged by the director of Bristol Old Vic, who urged him to take it up professionally. 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In an unearthed interview with Doctor Who Magazine back in 2007, Richard discussed his upcoming role the Christmas Special of that year, Voyage of the Damned, as well as his stage show, named Richard Bucket Overflows. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Death date: Speaking about his career, which started back in 1961, Clive explained: Ive always wanted to perform, which is slightly different [than being an actor]. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Wasn't Will Wheaton all over Doctor Who at one point? And in 2007, Clive was interviewed about his role and makes for some very entertaining reading. Clive J Finch known as CJ in his youth was a human conspiracy theorist who collected information on the Doctor and ran a conspiracy website, Doctor Who?. He was at home surrounded by his family. Read about our approach to external linking. You gave great copy.. He did a pretty unresponsive interview with. It kind of comes across in his 4th year, I think. He was an actor, known for Excalibur (1981), Frenzy (1972) and Keeping Up Appearances (1990). Clive Swift is a very distinguished actor with a fantastic range of credits. [3] Cook commented in 2017 that the interview had to be approved by Russell T Davies and Julie Gardner in order to be printed, and suspected they allowed it because Swift had been a "sod" on set. 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What is the most awkward interview in the shows history? We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Main jobs: Have you read the script? Born 9 February 1936, in Liverpool. He shared his memories of Revelation of the Daleks on the documentary Revelation Exhumed. DeSantis won't say he's running. There are much bigger things than this.". Clive Swift. He also starred in the BBCs adaptation of the Barchester Chronicles. Some of the hundreds of readers of his website who sent in their experiences about the Doctor addressed Clive directly; Josiah Rowe offered to find a scanner so he could send Clive a photograph and a letter from his grandfather from the First World War, A. Fergus asked if the Doctor was some sort of vigilante, and rewboss wrote that he wasn't sure if Clive was a conspiracy theorist while dismissing any notion of the Doctor being part of a conspiracy. Of course we all know about Hartnell, but I've also heard that Troughton and Pertwee could be quite difficult on occasions. The classically trained actor first appearance on the small screen came in the BBC adaptation of The Barchester Chronicles. Clive Swift, who has died aged 82, believed that unemployment was as natural, and possibly even as necessary, a part of an actor's life as employment, enabling him to experience, feel and think. What a silly question. 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Died 1 February 2019, in London, aged 82. . Most journalists experience their fair share of bad interviews over their careers, but spare a thought for the one who had to interview a very grumpy Doctor Who star many moons . He was previously married to Margaret Drabble. He was not habitually so chippy and he was widely admired and respected by colleagues for creating the Actors Centre, which he established in the late 1970s as a central London clubhouse and exchange for members who were "between jobs". I know I used to lose 98 per cent of the time and there was no conflict really, but I had to put up a show or otherwise its simply not interesting., Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies. His film debut came in the cash-in pop movie Catch Us If You Can (1965), featuring the Dave Clark Five. Stars: Eric Saward, Clive Swift, Graeme Harper, Trevor Cooper. Clive Walter Swift was born in Liverpool in 1936, the second of four children to Abram Swift, and Lillie (ne Greenman), the owners of a Bootle furniture shop. What a silly question., Access unlimited streaming of movies and TV shows with Amazon Prime Video Sign up now for a 30-day free trial. Quite a lot of rather glib "phoned in" moments in Season 15. "I decided if Richard was a really meek and submissive person, there was no conflict, because he'd be just a bit of fluff for Hyacinth: he said. . 21h. Dont you know shorthand? a disgruntled Swift asked the journalist. Ben Finch, Michael Finch His amour-propre was further offended when in 2004 the actor Simon Callow referred to his alma mater Clifton as "a minor public school"' Swift wrote to the newspaper that had run the comment to protest that in his day it had been "one of the elite schools allowed to play annually at Lord's". (PROSE: Rose), As a child, Clive was interested in a variety of mysteries, including Big Foot, Sasquatch, the Mary Celeste, yeti, the Bermuda Triangle, the Loch Ness Monster, the Roswell crash and the panthers of Dartmoor. (PROSE: Rose) Sometime during February, Clive and his family visited Thorpe Park. The story of the daring and inventive escape he orchestrated within an enemy state ended up in an Oscar-winning film, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet who cracked mainstream success died on 17 January, aged 83. Main roles: The celebrated writer of 11 novels was known for her searing works about slavery and the experiences of black women, including 1987s Beloved, the story of a runaway female slave for which she won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction the following year. "So the first thing I had to do was to fight back! The following interview is doing the rounds on Twitter and DS have added a clickbaity article. "That show is the only proper money I've earned: he admitted. Her work chronicled the black British experience in the years after Windrush. Clive Smith stars in Doctor Who - Voyage Of The Damned, Clive starred in a number of roles from 1971 to 2017 - including an alien in Doctor Who, He was best known for being long-suffering Richard Bucket in the British television series Keeping Up Appearances. That's what I perform. Caroline Finch Wil Wheaton's cloying oozy interview of Peter and Jenna is super cringe. CLIVE SWIFT, the character actor, who has died aged 82, was a stylish, incisive and distinctive member of the original Royal Shakespeare Company in its heyday before becoming a familiar supporting figure on television, notably as the henpecked husband of Hyacinth Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances (1990-95). He died, aged 49, on 4 March. The ones who are obviously so aggravated by the interviewee that they just say "fuck it, I'm printing what you actually said and if it makes you look like a tosspot then that's your tough luck". 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Vanier, a Canadian religious figure whose charity work helped improve conditions for the developmentally disabled in multiple countries over the past half-century, has died Tuesday May 7, 2019 in Paris after suffering from thyroid cancer at 90. Send feedback to whovian@cuttingsarchive.org, http://cuttingsarchive.org/images/9/9f/2019-02-05_Times.jpg, http://cuttingsarchive.org/index.php?title=Clive_Swift&oldid=27916. 10. Have you read the script? Their daughter, Rebecca, co-founder of the Literary Consultancy, died in 2017. His family fled for their lives, screaming. pic.twitter.com/ltEjMCgyzV, "Don't you know shorthand?" 1985, 2007 I should have been a little bit more responsible and not allowed that." "you have a duty of care. "Do people shout 'Richard' at you in the street?". Spouse: Born in 1942 in Washington DC, Tork became part of the band with Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Davy Jones in the mid-sixties, when they was formed as Americas Beatles counterpart. Oof. "No, shut up. Vinny Vella, who starred opposite Robert De Niro in Martin Scorsese's 1995 gangster film Casino, died of liver cancer on 20 February, aged 72. Job: We're experimenting with updating the wiki's look! But it was the directors he was usually most difficult with. He was not enormously successful in the face of Hyacinth's relentless social climbing. Votes: 22 Remember, folks: However bad your Monday is, at least you're not interviewing Richard Bucket. Didn't he claim to know who the next Doctor was after Matt Smith left? Or will, indeed! A sad loss.https://t.co/cbT2ZwzQHV. At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. Maybe, but I actually prefer the journalists who don't give a shit. Grunewald, one of America's top middle-distance runners, died on 11 June at her home after inspiring many with a long fight against cancer. Diverse roles from Shakespeare to Hitchcock and #DoctorWho to the much harangued husband of Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced Bouquet). (This is nothing Tom hasn't strongly hinted at himself!) "I know that you all think that this is a big world, this Who business, but it isn't. Spanish footballer Jose Antonio Reyes died in a car crash at the age of 35. "I know that you all think that this is a big world, this Who business. Actor Clive Swift, known to millions as Hyacinth Bucket's hen-pecked husband Richard in BBC One's 90s sitcom Keeping Up Appearances, has died aged 82. An interview with Doctor Who Magazine about his appearance in the second one, Voyage of the . Something went wrong, please try again later. VideoAt the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Why Covid lab-leak theory is now being taken seriously, Blackpink lead top stars back on the road in Asia, Exploring the rigging claims in Nigeria's elections, 'Wales is in England' gaffe sparks TikToker's trip, Ukraine war casts shadow over India's G20 ambitions, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. Clive Swift Tribute - Doctor Who Scenes (R.I.P) | Tenakin#CliveSwift #Tribute #CliveSwiftTribute EEAAO star gives tearful speech after historic win, The best Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom deals. Clive Swift - Grumpy Interview. A Democrat and the longest serving congressman on record, with a stint of 59 years and 22 days from 1955 to 2015 died on 7 February, aged 92. That's what I perform. Despite his grumbling, there were compensations. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Clive Walter Swift (9 February 1936-1 February 2019) was an English actor who played Mr Jobel in Revelation of the Daleks and Mr Copper in Voyage of the Damned.He was due to play Gilbrook in the Big Finish audio story Creatures of Beauty, but was forced to pull out due to a family illness. 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