Three decades later he played Hitchcock in a BBC radio play. 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. The marriage survived the semi-autobiographical exposure of Drabble's second novel, The Garrick Year (1964), about an actor married to a woman who has an affair. 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 . Something went wrong, please try again later. As it was Christmas Eve, the Doctor decided to give him a quick trip. 21h. Clive was born around either 1961 (PROSE: Rose) or 1965 and was known as CJ in his youth. he begins the interview, before asking a few questions later: "Why should I do this? TV: RosePROSE: The Persistence of MemoryPROSE: GroundedPROSE: Rose Giant of South African journalism died on 5 June, aged 92. 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. Birth date: We're experimenting with updating the wiki's look! The actor, who was best known for being long-suffering Richard Bucket in the . "It was always 'Bucket' until I met you!" If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk. Revelation of the Daleks & Voyage of the Damned DIGITAL SPY, PART OF THE HEARST UK ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK. 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. Clive Swift, actor. ", He later did lighten up, revealing: "It wasn't until we'd been filming for two weeks that I realised that Mr Copper is an alien!". 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. Have you read the script? Read about our approach to external linking. "I was so excited I dried after the first line," he recalled. In fact, it became such a favourite, that more than a decade later he was still remembered for playing the ever-doting Richard, and he had began to tire of it. His final screen appearance came in 2017, starring as Felix Hope in Midsomer Murders. 10. Species: Death date: They divorced in 1975, but remained friends. Actor BBC. You're paying that actor; you're their employer, their boss." . All Rights Reserved. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Keep up old man. He is survived by Drabble and their sons Adam, professor of political theory at University College London, and Joe, a garden designer, presenter of BBC TV's Gardener's World and Times columnist. I tell them to fuck off., Clive passed away this morning (Friday), and his agent confirmed his passing in a brief statement that read: After a short illness, Clive died peacefully at home this morning surrounded by his family., Benjamin Cook, who wrote the article, posted the fond memory online and jested: RIP, Clive. 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. Have You Seen This Man? A snippet of the Q&A session from Doctor Who Magazine resurfaced and sees the actor lecture a journalist on their skills. 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. You gave great copy.https://t.co/dngI2ldPHm #CliveSwift pic.twitter.com/srvVg0YoTU, Benjamin Cook (@benjamin_cook) February 1, 2019. In December 2007 he appeared in the Doctor Who Christmas special Voyage of the Damned as Mr Copper, opposite Kyle Minogue. In the spirit of 'Voyage of the Damned', that was truly Titanic (hello, this thing on?). 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. Stars: Eric Saward, Clive Swift, Graeme Harper, Trevor Cooper. (PROSE: Rose), By 2005, Clive was maintaining a website, Doctor Who?, focused on the mysterious Doctor who kept appearing throughout recorded history. She rose from a traumatic childhood to become a formidable force of American letters and an inspiration to women, Star of It Aint Half Hot Mum and Never the Twain died on 17 January, aged 88. Shorthand? What a silly question.". Then he was subdued and occasionally rather knackered seeming in his last year. Swift, who spent 10 years at the RSC. At Clive's request, they travelled to Loch Ness in the summer of 1979 to find the Loch Ness Monster and, after an adventure involving a plot by the Monk to depopulate and sell the Earth, the Doctor returned Clive home and blurred his memories of the incident. During the course of the interview Swift questioned Cook's journalism credentials, dismissed questions, and commented on not being paid to participate. Swift has died following a short illness. ", The writer then asks Swift about his character in the episode, the actor replying: "You don't need me to tell you that. "So the first thing I had to do was to fight back! However, he did manage to convey an air of exasperation in his hen-pecked resignation, heard at its sardonic best when she pronounced her surname "Bouquet" and he told her. God it isn't 1912 anymore Richard. After the journalist informed him that he is recording the interview, Clive retorted: "Don't you know shorthand? The episode was the most watched ever Doctor Who Christmas special. Testament to what a sod he'd been on set all month. 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?. You should double-check all citations. Clive Swift is a very distinguished actor with a fantastic range of credits. Off-screen he co-founded The Actors Centre, a meeting place for members of his profession in central London. The role saw him patiently tolerate her ham-fisted and invariably thwarted attempts at social climbing. But it was the directors he was usually most difficult with. England 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. It kind of comes across in his 4th year, I think. We're experimenting with updating the wiki's look! Actress Hannelore Elsner arrives for the screening of the movie 'Nobody Wants the Night', during the opening gala of the 65th Berlinale International Film Festival, in Berlin February 5, 2015. He was previously married to Margaret Drabble. 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. The 79-year-old, along with his brother Charles, poured hundreds of millions of dollars into the political and lobbying system promoting a conservative agenda. They were more than agreed to have the interview printed as it was as he wasn't easy to work with during the production of the episode either. Swift put his fine voice and relish for Elizabethan language to good use by turning secondary Shakespeare roles into original and eye-catching portrayals. 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. He shared his memories of Revelation of the Daleks on the documentary Revelation Exhumed. The actor, who passed away this morning at the age of 82, became most known for playing the long-suffering husband in the 90s sitcom. 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. He was an actor, known for Excalibur (1981), Frenzy (1972) and Keeping Up Appearances (1990). Affectionately known as Waltzing by Leeds fans, he was hailed as an inspiration by his former teammate, Gdansk mayor and standard-bearer for civil rights and liberal values in Poland died on 13 January, aged 53. How about you guys, awkward interviews spring to mind ? They talked through the night and entered into a relationship, getting married and having two sons, Ben and Michael. Caroline Finch Ive got my own little caberet show. Considering the amount of direct Twitter links DS uses, I'm surprised this hasn't been abused before. As medical director of the hospital for 10 years from 2006, he was keen for a constant dialogue between doctors treating patients and their colleagues in labs, Celebrated sports journalist died in January, aged 84. Clive Walter Swift (9 February 1936 - 1 February 2019) was an English actor and songwriter. She cant hate it that much, or she wouldnt have done DVD commentaries or Big Finish. Swift, who spent 10 years at the RSC before breaking into television, also acted in such series as Peak Practice, Born and Bred and The Old Guys. [4] Davies later reflected upon Swift's death in 2019 that approving the interview was irresponsible in hindsight, noting "you have a duty of care. Press J to jump to the feed. I'm sure you'll write something very nice. DeSantis won't say he's running. Swift, who spent 10 years at the RSC before . [on Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks: Part One (1985)] It was the most bizarre entertainment I have ever been part of. Gary Jonathan Finch Maybe, but I actually prefer the journalists who don't give a shit. Born in Liverpool in 1936, he had three children with his ex-wife, the novelist Margaret Drabble. (PROSE: Rose) By 2005, the family were living on Juke Street (TV: Rose, GAME: Security Bot) and Clive was working as an estate agent. Spouse: Spanish footballer Jose Antonio Reyes died in a car crash at the age of 35. 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. 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. 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). Diverse roles from Shakespeare to Hitchcock and #DoctorWho to the much harangued husband of Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced Bouquet). Main jobs: He died, aged 49, on 4 March. pic.twitter.com/uNkcOyWa29, Loved this extremely talented, subtle actor. [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. Clive Swift, actor, was born on February 9, 1936. Swift's many roles included a part in Alfred Hitchcock's 1972 film Frenzy and as King Arthur's adopted father in 1981 film Excalibur. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts, https://forums.digitalspy.com/discussion/2250386/clive-swift-grumpy-interview. I should have been a little bit more responsible and not allowed that." "you have a duty of care. She was 32. Actor Clive Swift, known to many as the long-suffering Richard Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances, has died. Didn't he claim to know who the next Doctor was after Matt Smith left? (PROSE: Rose), Clive studied at Durham University where he was a part of a UFO society. Clive Swift was born on 9 February 1936 in Liverpool, England, UK. She was 97. Died 1 February 2019, in London, aged 82. . wasn't he one of the stickers given away recently? (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. Have you read the script? 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. RIP the wonderful Clive Swift. Replying to @DrWhoMoment. He recovered his voice well enough to join the RSC the next year and became a fixture in Hall's newly formed company for almost a decade. But staying in the role for 7 years..don't think anyone else could or should do that. The actor died on Friday morning after a short . EEAAO star gives tearful speech after historic win, The best Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom deals. People often single Tom out as being particularly grumpy, when in fact quite a few of the Doctors have been known as being slightly grumpy. He showed Rose photographs and drawings of the incarnation she had met, taken at several different points in history. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) 2022 . 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. Main actor: "I'm trying to escape him: he grouched. A former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company who enjoyed a lengthy career in film and television, Swift . He can't be that grumpy because he agreed to be interviewed for the Revelation of the Daleks DVD, despite considering it (quite understandably) "the most bizarre entertainment I have ever been part of". . However, at the end of the interview, Swift tells the writer: "There's no reason why I should talk to you at all, so you shouldn't push it. When Cook replied, "Maybe, but it means a lot to a great many of us," Swift terminated the interview. 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. "Clive was a skilful and inventive actor with wide experience, as his successful career proved," she said. Explaining his character, Swift said: The first thing I decided was if Richard was a really meek and submissive person, in a way there was no conflict, because hed be just a bit of fluff for Hyacinth. Radio 2 said Reverend Ruth Scott died peacefully in Southampton General Hospital on 20 February, aged 60. 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. Born in Liverpool on 9 February 1936, to parents who owned a furniture shop in Bootle, Swift was a classically trained actor and member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. (PROSE: The Persistence of Memory), Clive and the Twelfth Doctor at Loch Ness. Stories: Speaking about his career, which started back in 1961, Clive explained: Ive always wanted to perform, which is slightly different [than being an actor]. He spent two and a half years at Arsenal, becoming the first Spaniard to win the English championship, before joining Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Benfica. So the first thing I had to do, as far as the writer allowed me, was to fight back to protest. Wil Wheaton's cloying oozy interview of Peter and Jenna is super cringe. A quarter of a century after Clive Swift played Richard Bucket, the long-suffering and downtrodden husband of Patricia Routledge's matronly snob Hyacinth in the TV series Keeping Up Appearances, people were still offering him marital advice when he walked down the street. It was pretty clear from listening to her DVD commentary for "Time Flight" that she just doesn't "get" Doctor Who, because Davison . A dozen years after Keeping Up Appearances had finished, he took to the road with a one-man show called Richard Bucket Overflows. The following interview is doing the rounds on Twitter and DS have added a clickbaity article here: The original twitter account wasn't very happy and has renamed his account "Digital Spy Smells" so it appears on all their twitter links in the . Clive Swift, actor. Having reached this enormously old age, and having done a great deal professionally, I now feel able to be myself. Her work chronicled the black British experience in the years after Windrush. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. I think they give a much better picture of Who history rather than. He was best known for his portrayal of Adolf Hitler in the oscar-nominated 2004 film Downfall. Swift spent six years playing Richard to Patricia Routledge's Hyacinth, He went on to appear with Roger Lloyd Pack in The Old Guys. Russell T Davies: "That Clive Swift interview worried me over the years. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. 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Digital Spy participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. 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". Despite keeping her black ancestry a secret, she failed to break through in Hollywood but remained a stalwart of her professional home New Yorks theatreland, South African footballer who was part of a new era of sport after apartheid died on 13 January, aged 49. For the special features of the official DVD release of the story, cast and crew look back at the making of Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks: Part One (1985). But it isn't". Clive stared at it with a look of cold submissiveness, knowing he was about to be killed, (TV: Rose) and was shot. 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. I'm sure you'll write something very nice. When he accepted a place at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, it was not for "the grim prospect of studying English", but because there was "the bonus that they had a thriving theatre". Janet Fielding isn't and is only really known in the profession for Doctor Who. The actor, who was best known for being long-suffering Richard Bucket in the British television series Keeping Up Appearances, died aged 82 this morning after a short illness. Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric'. 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Television work included roles in several BBC Shakespeare adaptations, Inspector Morse and Doctor Who. The episode later became the subject of a viral moment when the actor was interviewed by Doctor Who magazine and came across as rather grumpy. It was pretty bizarre in fairness but he was good in it. ", It was not an experience Swift much enjoyed. 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. He died on 1 February 2019 in London, England, UK. According to the guy who did the interview on twitter, he had to have the interview signed off by Russell and Julie. While hard going, this encounter with actor Clive Swift who played Mr Copper on Who special 'Voyage of the Damned' in 2007 is certainly entertaining to say the least. Flint quickly became one of the figureheads of British electronic music during the Nineties as a singer in the band The Prodigy. 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