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'Storyboard' is a BBC drama anthology series of 30 minute plays, each written by Troy Kennedy-Martin, the first series created by the prolific screenwriter. The series was followed by Studio 4
English
Drama
Cast & Crew
Alec McCowen
(Actor)
.. Aeneas Sampson
Carol Royle
(Actor)
.. Diana Granville
Liz Crowther
(Actor)
.. Paula
John Castle
(Actor)
.. Miles Longstreeet
Peter Bowles
(Actor)
.. Neville Lytton
Mark Wingett
(Actor)
.. Jimmy Carver
Irene Worth
(Actor)
.. Mrs. Bressingham
Susie Blake
(Actor)
.. Miss Jones
Clive Wood
(Actor)
.. Blair
Tom Cotcher
(Actor)
.. Eddie
Peter Blake
(Actor)
.. Max Kidd
Tim Pigott-Smith
(Actor)
.. Fawkes
More Information
Did You Know..
Alec McCowen
(Actor)
.. Aeneas Sampson
Born:
May 26, 1925
Trivia:
Lean, incisive British actor Alec McCowen studied at the RADA before launching his stage career in 1942. McCowan's theatrical work has been devoted almost exclusively to Shakespeare and the classics; he regards Astrov in Chekhov's Uncle Vanya as his favorite role. In films from 1953, McCowen's most fondly remembered screen assignment was as mild-mannered Inspector Oxford in Hitchcock's Frenzy. The actor's expression of quiet desperation as he samples the horrendous gourmet dishes prepared by his wife was worth the admission price in itself. In the James Bond film Never Say Never Again (1982), McCowen was far more brusque and businesslike as "Q" than Desmond Llewellyn ever was or ever will be. Looking quite at ease in historical costume, Alec McCowen has flourished into the 1990s in lavish period films like Henry V (1989) and The Age of Innocence (1993).
Carol Royle
(Actor)
.. Diana Granville
Liz Crowther
(Actor)
.. Paula
Born:
December 09, 1954
John Castle
(Actor)
.. Miles Longstreeet
Born:
January 14, 1940
Trivia:
A supporting actor, Castle began appearing on screen in 1966.
Peter Bowles
(Actor)
.. Neville Lytton
Born:
October 16, 1936
Birthplace: London
Birthplace: London
Mark Wingett
(Actor)
.. Jimmy Carver
Born:
January 01, 1961
Irene Worth
(Actor)
.. Mrs. Bressingham
Born:
June 23, 1916
Died: March 10, 2002
Died: March 10, 2002
Trivia:
While it's understandable that many people regard Irene Worth as a British actress, she was in fact born in Nebraska and educated at U.C.L.A. A one-time schoolteacher, Worth made her professional acting bow in 1942, touring with Elizabeth Bergner in Escape Me Never. One year later, she was on Broadway, appearing in The Two Mrs. Carrolls. In 1944, she moved to London, where she studied with Elsie Fogarty and "reinvented" herself as a classical actress. She went on to work with the Old Vic and Royal Shakespeare Company, and was prominently cast in the groundbreaking theatrical productions of director Peter Brook. In 1955, she won a British Film Award for her performance in Orders to Kill. Among her many subsequent professional honors were her three Tony awards for Tiny Alice (1964), Sweet Bird of Youth (1975), and Lost in Yonkers. She repeated her performance as Grandma when Yonkers was committed to film in 1992. Irene Worth's other movie roles of note include Goneril in Paul Scofield's King Lear (1971), the Queen Mother in Nicholas and Alexandria (1971), and Dutch psychic Helga Ten Dorp in Deathtrap (1982).
Susie Blake
(Actor)
.. Miss Jones
Born:
April 19, 1950
Clive Wood
(Actor)
.. Blair
Tom Cotcher
(Actor)
.. Eddie
Born:
July 28, 1950
Peter Blake
(Actor)
.. Max Kidd
Born:
December 08, 1948
Tim Pigott-Smith
(Actor)
.. Fawkes
Born:
May 13, 1946
Died: April 07, 2017
Birthplace: Rugby, Warwickshire, England
Died: April 07, 2017
Birthplace: Rugby, Warwickshire, England
Trivia:
First role was the mother-in-law in a school production of The Caucasian Chalk Circle. Offered a role in a series that filmed in Los Angeles, he turned it down and recommitted to stage acting in London. Was engaged in long-standing prank with Judi Dench in which they tried to hide a black glove in each other's productions. Played both Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson at different points in his career; also wrote two children's books about the Baker Street Irregulars. Awarded the Order of the British Empire for his acting shortly before his death.
