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- The actress, singer, and elocution teacher Susan Mallinson was born Susan Colledge, in Chesterfield, Derbyshire in 1942. Susan was daughter to the Chesterfield performer and elocution teacher Molly Lilian Francis and the electrical store director Sydney Colledge.
Susan was the youngest person, at that point in time, to be admitted to the Guildhall's School of Music and Drama (GSMD) course, in London, where she subsequently won the Guildhall Contralto Prize and later gained her Speech and Drama Teacher's Diploma.
Upon leaving the Guildhall, Susan was given a grant by the Spanish Franco Government to study Spanish folk songs. Susan studied with the well-known singing teacher, Conchita Badia where she was taught in the interpretation of Spanish music. She continued her learning here, in Santiago de Compostela, for two years.
On her return to England, and with financial assistance from her father, she then privately recorded an LP record with EMI. The record was never released publicly. Susan gave recitals of Spanish, Catalan and English songs all over England and Spain.
In 1980 Susan moved to the village of Holmfirth, in the Yorkshire pennines, where she opened the Susan Mallinson School of Speech and Drama, which later became known as The Speech Studio. Susan specialised in the teaching the speaking of Standard English and Received Pronunciation (RP). She taught RP to famous footballers, newscasters and the clergy. Susan also taught locally in private schools, throughout the district, including QUEGS, Wakefield Girls High School, The Mount and Rishworth School.
Susan taught a combination of voice, dramatic art, vocal presentation and public speaking skills. Susan was successful in adapting her work to each student and successfully modernised many traditional elocution techniques taught by her mother Molly Lilian Colledge. Molly was known professionally as Molly Francis. Molly, herself, was also a celebrated teacher, leading thousands of youngsters and adults to examination success in her home-town of Chesterfield.
After her separation and subsequent divorce Susan returned to acting, appearing in cameo roles as a broad Yorkshire 'Barmaid' in two series of "Last of the Summer Wine". This role lead to further and more high-profile acting roles in two Spanish films, the psychological thriller El Segundo Nombre (The Second Name) in 2002 and the musical comedy Los Managers in 2006.
Susan also began working, in her twilight years, as a guest speaker on cruise ships, including those of P&O and Fred Olsen.
With her health failing Susan returned to live in her home-town of Chesterfield, where she spent the last few years of her life teaching privately.
Susan was diagnosed with breast cancer, which upon treatment went into remission, allowing her to continue the work that she so much enjoyed. On the return of her cancer, some years later, Susan continued the battle with her health, ultimately and finally succumbing to two forms of breast and pancreatic cancer in the Summer of 2016.
Susan is survived by her wider family, who fondly remember her for all her talents. - Actor
- Stunts
Fred Haggerty was born on 26 September 1921 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for From Russia with Love (1963), Lifeforce (1985) and Willow (1988). He died on 26 July 2002 in Derby, Derbyshire, England, UK.- Joan Cooper was born on 27 May 1922 in Birmingham, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Ben Travers' Farces (1970), Dad's Army (1968) and The Ruling Class (1972). She was married to Arthur Lowe and Richard Gatehouse. She died on 1 July 1989 in Hayfield, Derbyshire, England, UK.
- Ted Moult was born on 11 February 1926 in Derby, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Target (1977), Bullshot Crummond (1983) and All Creatures Great and Small (1978). He was married to Maria. He died on 3 September 1986 in Derbyshire, England, UK.
- Patrick Connor was born on 6 August 1926 in Margate, Kent, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Brazil (1985), Lifeforce (1985) and Eye of the Needle (1981). He was married to Joyce Marlow. He died on 22 July 2008 in High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK.
- Kitty Scopes was an actress, known for Only Fools and Horses (1981), The Royal Today (2008) and Heartbeat (1992). She died on 11 August 2014 in Stanton by Dale, Derbyshire, England, UK.
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Sinclair Hill was born on 10 June 1896 in Surbiton, Surrey, England, UK. He was a director and writer, known for The Cardinal (1936), The Indian Love Lyrics (1923) and The Tidal Wave (1920). He died on 6 March 1945 in Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Ian Stuart Donaldson was born in the UK and raised in Blackpool. In the 70s he started a rock band called "Tumbling Dice" which played mainly covers of the Rolling Stones and other likewise popular bands. In 1977 he formed Skrewdriver a street punk band with Racist leanings. Skrewdriver disbanded in 1979 but was reformed in 1982 which is when their political side started to show. Ian Stuart Donaldson also formed "Blood and Honour" a militant neo-Nazi organization.
He was killed in a car crash in Derbyshire UK in 1993.- Producer
- Director
- Writer
Phillip Whitehead was born on 30 May 1937 in Matlock, Derbyshire, England, UK. He was a producer and director, known for American Experience (1987), Stalin (1990) and Korea: The Unknown War (1988). He was married to Christine Usborne. He died on 31 December 2005 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, UK.- Cinematographer
- Director
- Camera and Electrical Department
George Lowe was born on 15 January 1924 in Hastings, North Island, New Zealand. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Antarctic Crossing (1959), The Queen in Australia (1954) and The Shearers (1950). He was married to Mary and Susan Hunt. He died on 20 March 2013 in Ripley, Derbyshire, England, UK.- Frankie Holmes was born in 1922 in Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Little Big Time (1968), Dad's Army (1968) and Hugh and I (1962). He died on 15 February 2016 in Long Eaton, Derbyshire, England, UK.
- Deborah Cavendish was born on 31 March 1920 in Asthall Manor, Asthall, Oxfordshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for One Man and His Dog (1976), Antiques Roadshow (1979) and Nancy Mitford: A Portrait by Her Sisters (1980). She was married to Andrew Cavendish. She died on 24 September 2014 in Chatsworth House, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England, UK.
- Additional Crew
Andrew Cavendish was born on 7 January 1920 in London, England, UK. He is known for Iris Williams (1980), 60 Minutes (1968) and In the Country (1979). He was married to Deborah Cavendish. He died on 3 May 2004 in Chatsworth, Derbyshire, England, UK.- W.H. Canaway was born on 12 June 1925 in Altrincham, Cheshire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for The Ipcress File (1965) and A Boy Ten Feet Tall (1963). He died on 17 May 1988 in Derbyshire, England, UK.
- Chris Thompson had a career of over 30 years as a professional writer, mainly working on returning television serials and soaps as well as radio drama.
Born in Leeds to a working-class family, Chris was grammar school, then Cambridge-educated. This was followed by a successful career in teaching. His love of writing school plays and musicals for his pupils awakened a new ambition and this dream, to become a professional writer. That dream was realised when he was commissioned by producer Tony Cliff to pen An Act For Every Occasion, his first radio play for the BBC in Manchester. Many radio plays and serials were to follow, including Boomerang, Legal Affairs and Skeggy. His first break in television was on the Granada soap opera Families. This was followed by a six-year stint on The Archers and from then on, series television beckoned. Chris worked on shows including Children's Ward, Revelations, Heartbeat, the courtroom drama, Verdict and Russell T Davies' period piece The Grand, but the bulk of his career was spent on ITV's Emmerdale.
To watch Chris pitch a story at a conference table was, in many ways, to get a true sense of who he was - a born raconteur, he was always entertaining and, above all, passionate about the world he was creating. He loved writing, he loved storytelling and what's more, he was good at both. Not that he knew it. Chris suffered the anxiety that many writers do about their work, often wondering if he quite made the grade, confessing regularly that he was sure one day he'd be 'found out'.
"I'm just a hack really, Pete," he once said to me, only half-jokingly.
It wasn't true of course, although perhaps these insecurities were part of his drive to always be better. Chris' episodes were well crafted, funny, sad, moving and always beautifully written. He was a great reader and student of literature and he was very happy to draw on his knowledge of it in his work. I can remember a week of Archers episodes structured along the lines of A Midsummer Night's Dream, an hour-long Emmerdale, based on the Cinderella story where he'd used the tropes of pantomime, and others where he unashamedly called on the likes of Thomas Hardy or Charles Dickens. There was even a taste for magic realism - many of his Emmerdale colleagues will remember him pitching a story about a talking parrot that showed one character the path to true love. His passion for his craft led to a book, "Writing Soap: How to Write Continuing Drama," a manual for the would-be continuing drama writer and it's one I would highly recommend to any young person considering this kind of work.
This enthusiasm wasn't just limited to the job. He was a self-confessed news junkie, a keen cricketer (captaining his local team at one point), a golfer and a fan of Leeds United.
As a friend, he was kind, loyal, supportive, funny, great company and generous. In many ways, Chris was the antithesis of the way writers are supposed to be. Not for him, the isolation of his office, he was too avuncular for that, such good company and just as importantly, empathetic, a great listener - he was best friend to many of us. Many is the night I have poured out my problems to him...and I know I'm not the only one.
He was of course also a beloved family man - husband to Ann, father to Peter and Sarah and, more recently, a grandfather. And, rightly, it was this, his family, that was the most important thing in the world to him. - Joyce Marlow was born on 27 December 1929 in Manchester, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Magnolia Street (1961), The Black Arrow (1958) and A Little Big Business (1963). She was married to Patrick Connor. She died on 13 November 2017 in New Mills, Derbyshire, England, UK.
- Actor
- Writer
- Casting Director
Arthur Mertz was born on 2 March 1915 in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Somewhere in Politics (1948), Holiday's with Pay (1948) and Mancunian Presents (1993). He was married to Winefride Donlan and Wynne Donlan. He died on 21 May 2011 in High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK.- Trevor Hancock was born in 1972 in Middleton, Manchester, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Emmerdale Farm (1972), Coronation Street (1960) and Salvage (2009). He died on 6 January 2015 in Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England, UK.
- Producer
- Director
- Additional Crew
Jon Scoffield was born on 30 April 1932 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK. He was a producer and director, known for Antony and Cleopatra (1974), The Stanley Baxter Picture Show: Part III (1975) and This Is Tom Jones (1969). He was married to Heather Scoffield. He died on 21 May 2018 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, UK.- Director
- Actor
- Producer
George Wynn was born on 22 June 1891 in Battersea, London, England, UK. He was a director and actor, known for Hobson's Choice (1920), Tense Moments from Great Plays (1922) and The Flag Lieutenant (1919). He died in 1978 in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England, UK.- Beryl Laverick was born on 12 June 1919 in New Malden, Surrey, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Constant Nymph (1933), Unfinished Symphony (1934) and Her Man Gilbey (1944). She was married to Reginald Maudling. She died on 17 August 1988 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, UK.
- Johnnie Johnson was born on 9 March 1915 in Barrow-upon-Soar, Leicestershire, England, UK. He was married to Pauline Ingate. He died on 30 January 2001 in Derbyshire, England, UK.
- Alma Aston was born on 10 November 1911 in Chorlton, Manchester, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Unlucky Jim (1936). She was married to George E. Beck. She died on 27 October 2001 in Derby, Derbyshire, England, UK.
- George Woolley was born on 19 May 1913 in Heanor, Derbyshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Rainbow City (1967), Alexander Graham Bell (1965) and Crown Court (1972). He died in October 1979 in Heanor, Derbyshire, England, UK.
- Tim Parnell was born on 25 June 1932 in Derby, Derbyshire, England, UK. He was married to Elizabeth. He died on 5 April 2017 in Findern, Derbyshire, England, UK.