NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 18: Taylor Swift Delivers New York University 2022 Commencement Address at Yankee Stadium on May 18, 2022 in New York City. All Rights Reserved. Seemed to pull it together in Season 16 (love him in that year) and varied from brilliant to silly and self-indulgent in Season 17. We all know Tom could be a right pain in the arse. 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 later added: "Why should I do this? Canadian Jean Vanier founder of L'Arche communities poses for a photograph after he received the Templeton Prize at St Martins-in-the-Fields church in London. He was best known for his portrayal of Adolf Hitler in the oscar-nominated 2004 film Downfall. Im not getting paid, am I?, Asked about his character, he responded: You dont need me to tell you that. We're experimenting with updating the wiki's look! 10. 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. Television work included roles in several BBC Shakespeare adaptations, Inspector Morse and Doctor Who. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. 1985, 2007 Wil Wheaton's cloying oozy interview of Peter and Jenna is super cringe. You can tell them about my character. The last led to a notoriously ill-mannered exchange when he was interviewed for a Doctor Who fan magazine. An unearthed interview with the late Clive Swift revealed that he had become bored with his iconic character Richard Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances. 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". Swift also played Sir Ector, the adoptive father of King Arthur in John Boorman's 1981 film Excalibur. Job: Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison died at the age of 88 on August 6. BBC. I think they give a much better picture of Who history rather than. Or will, indeed! Quite a lot of rather glib "phoned in" moments in Season 15. Press J to jump to the feed. Got a showbiz story? 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. She was 97. EDIT: Link to the Clive Swift interview https://forums.digitalspy.com/discussion/2250386/clive-swift-grumpy-interview but cant find the Chris Bidmead one. Doctor Who Magazine contributor Benjamin Cook interviewed Swift about Mr Copper and Voyage of the Damned for DWM 391[2]. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Then he was subdued and occasionally rather knackered seeming in his last year. Main roles: pic.twitter.com/QmR9CSdZYN, Clive Swift was a wonderful character actor. 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. When Cook replied, "Maybe, but it means a lot to a great many of us," Swift terminated the interview. 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. (AUDIO: Recruits). Swift put his fine voice and relish for Elizabethan language to good use by turning secondary Shakespeare roles into original and eye-catching portrayals. He produced more than 20 albums in a variety of styles. Clive Swift, actor. Species: Reddit's Doctor Who Fan Community - News, Discussion, Artwork and Fan Creations! Russell T Davies: "That Clive Swift interview worried me over the years. 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. Welcome to the Digital Spy forums. "Clive was a skilful and inventive actor with wide experience, as his successful career proved," she said. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. "Do people shout 'Richard' at you in the street?". Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. Living with Hyacinth will do that to you. He played many other television and film roles. Born in Liverpool in 1936, he had three children with his ex-wife, the novelist Margaret Drabble. Swift, who spent 10 years at the RSC. The actor died on Friday morning after a short . K2k Posts: 200. Remember, folks: However bad your Monday is, at least you're not interviewing Richard Bucket. I call it Richard Bucket Overflows because Im rather fed up with people thinking of me as Richard from Keeping Up Appearances, which they often do., When asked if, 12 years after the show ended, he was still called out by his character name in the street, he bluntly responded: Sometimes. Father: Having reached this enormously old age, and having done a great deal professionally, I now feel able to be myself. 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". If you have a story suggestion email entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk. "I know that you all think that this is a big world, this Who business. He played Mr Copper in Doctor Who's 2007 Christmas Special, The Voyage Of The Damned, One of my absolute favourite Doctor. 30 Oct 2017. A classically trained actor, his stage work included performances with the Royal Shakespeare Company, but he was best known to television viewers for his role as Richard Bucket in the BBC sitcom Keeping Up Appearances. After the society booked the same venue as a Reclaim the Night Enclave, he and his friends left, but Caroline tracked him down to a bar and apologised. I do it with a young girl, I tell stories about my career. 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. Many years later, he would play Hitchcock in a BBC radio play called Strangers on a Film. Radio 2 said Reverend Ruth Scott died peacefully in Southampton General Hospital on 20 February, aged 60. At least they are frank and honest about their experiences with the show and both did return to Dr Who after appearing during its low period. Swiss actor Ganz, one of the most prominent German-speaking actors, died on 16 February, aged 77. His family fled for their lives, screaming. He was not enormously successful in the face of Hyacinth's relentless social climbing. Clive Finch Have you read the script? ), After Rose Tyler met the Ninth Doctor, she contacted Clive and went to visit him for more information. Ive got my own little caberet show. 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. Oof. 25K views 3 years ago Today, Clive Swift sadly passed away age 82. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) 2022 . . An unearthed interview with the late Clive Swift revealed that he had become bored with his iconic character Richard Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances. This content is imported from Twitter. LOL, I feel like an idiot now (not for the first time)! "Because it was a global success, it's given me a good pension that I might never have had.". Have you read the script? (PROSE: Rose), Shortly after his meeting with Rose, Clive and his family went on a shopping trip and were in Queen's Arcade when the Autons were activated. ", And when the writer asked him about his character in the show, he retorted: "You don't need me to tell you that. The actor, who passed away this morning at . Clive was amazed to realise that the stories he had heard about the Doctor were true and was approached by an Auton which drew its gun on him. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Dont you know shorthand? a disgruntled Swift asked the journalist. Place of origin: Pages using duplicate arguments in template calls, Humans who have been inside the Doctor's TARDIS. Hence why it's the Copper Foundation . I feel quite sad that someone decided to dig this up now and ridicule him as His Daughter Rebecca Swift died in April, She was only 53. "I know that you all think that this is a big world, this Who business, but it isn't. Astute and observational, Hardys comedy was fuelled by his political passion, Literary editor and novelist who won the Costa Award for biography, aged 91, died on 23 January, aged 101. But staying in the role for 7 years..don't think anyone else could or should do that. Clive was born around either 1961 (PROSE: Rose) or 1965 and was known as CJ in his youth. 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. So sorry to hear that Clive Swift has https://t.co/oAU3ugJwFC condolences to his family and to his son Joe. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? The following interview is doing the rounds on Twitter and DS have added a clickbaity article. Second, also with DWM, is with Clive Swift (Mr. Copper, Voyage of the Damned) who hated being interviewed solely for this one role and started asking about money for the interview, mid interview. Mark Benton 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. 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. Gary Jonathan Finch wasn't he one of the stickers given away recently? And in 2007, Clive was interviewed about his role and makes for some very entertaining reading. Off-screen he co-founded The Actors Centre, a meeting place for members of his profession in central London. According to his agent, the actor died at his home on Friday after a short illness, surrounded by his family. "That show is the only proper money I've earned: he admitted. You're paying that actor; you're their employer, their boss." . DeSantis won't say he's running. Died 1 February 2019, in London, aged 82. . It was pretty clear from listening to her DVD commentary for "Time Flight" that she just doesn't "get" Doctor Who, because Davison . 9 February 1936 Actor: Excalibur. 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. CLIVE SWIFT, the Keeping Up Appearances star has died aged 82, a representative for the TV and theatre star has confirmed today. He also starred in the BBCs adaptation of the Barchester Chronicles. Keep up old man. 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. God it isn't 1912 anymore Richard. He died after a short illness on February 1, 2019, aged 82, Disclaimer: These citations are created on-the-fly using primitive parsing techniques. 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. 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. "You didn't know what was going to happen next: Swift commented, leaving it unclear whether he was talking about the fictional plot or their real-life union. We're experimenting with updating the wiki's look! I must have missed those DVDs, 'cause I haven't heard many people say that. . A proud Christian and patriot, the much-loved politician spoke out against bigotry in a country of whose rising hate crime he became a victim, Cancer expert who forged an international reputation over 30 years at the Royal Marsden died on 10 January, aged 67. 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. His elder brother, David (obituary, May 26, 2016), also became an actor and was best known as the irascible newsreader Henry Davenport in the TV comedy Drop the Dead Donkey. . That's what I perform. Main actor: Considering the amount of direct Twitter links DS uses, I'm surprised this hasn't been abused before. "I know that you all think that this is a big world, this Who business, but it isn't. He shared his memories of Revelation of the Daleks on the documentary Revelation Exhumed. Thats what I perform. TV: RosePROSE: The Persistence of MemoryPROSE: GroundedPROSE: Rose (PROSE: Rose) By 2005, the family were living on Juke Street (TV: Rose, GAME: Security Bot) and Clive was working as an estate agent. [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. Clive Swift: Why should I do this [interview]? A dozen years after Keeping Up Appearances had finished, he took to the road with a one-man show called Richard Bucket Overflows. Guardians 3 star Karen Gillan mocks pose on poster, Marvel's Karen Gillan posts first wedding pictures, Doctor Who season 14: Everything you need to know, Doctor Who star in first look at new show, Doctor Who star lands first role since exit, Doctor Who merchandise books, figures and more, GOT and Doctor Who stars in new BBC crime thriller, Ncuti Gatwa hints he's leaving Sex Education role, The Crown and Doctor Who stars team up for movie, Hilariously grumpy Doctor Who interview resurfaces, DIGITAL SPY, PART OF THE HEARST UK ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK. Main time period active: Clive Swift. The actor, who was best known for being long-suffering Richard Bucket in the British television series Keeping Up Appearances, has died aged 82. Read about our approach to external linking. ", American actress and singer Doris Day holds a bouquet of roses at Le Bourget Airport in Paris after flying in from London. He also played Reverend Brewer in Born and Bred and Sir Hector in John Boorman's 1981 film Excalibur. Clive told her that "the Doctor" was held to be a title handed down from father to son, but he believed that the Doctor was an immortal alien. Clive Walter Swift (9 February 1936 - 1 February 2019) was an English actor and songwriter. 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. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. 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?. (PROSE: Rose), By 2005, Clive was maintaining a website, Doctor Who?, focused on the mysterious Doctor who kept appearing throughout recorded history. "Perhaps the subtlest acting comes from Clive Swift as Cloten who turns the queen's loutish son into an epileptic young blimp or pygmy Churchill: Kenneth Tynan wrote of his performance alongside Vanessa Redgrave in William Gaskill's 1962 production of Cyrnbeline. Revelation of the Daleks & Voyage of the Damned Children: Just hit 'Like' on our Digital Spy Facebook page and 'Follow' on our @digitalspy Twitter account and you're all set, The Mandalorian's Pedro Pascal on season 3, Neighbours announces seven more returning cast. Main jobs: A former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company who enjoyed a lengthy career in film and television, Swift . Clive stared at it with a look of cold submissiveness, knowing he was about to be killed, (TV: Rose) and was shot. What is the most awkward interview in the shows history? "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. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. In December 2007 he starred in a Doctor Who Christmas special as Mr Copper alongside Kylie Minogue. Spanish footballer Jose Antonio Reyes died in a car crash at the age of 35. Keeping Up Appearances was the only TV sitcom he did, yet in the minds of many he was typecast forever as Richard Bucket. In December 2007 he appeared in the Doctor Who Christmas special Voyage of the Damned as Mr Copper, opposite Kyle Minogue. But it isn't". 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. A hilariously grumpy interview with late Doctor Who star Clive Swift has resurfaced following his death earlier today. I'm not getting paid, am I? ", The writer then asks Swift about his character in the episode, the actor replying: "You don't need me to tell you that. 2023 BBC. 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. Patricia Routledge and Clive Swift in Pebble Mill interview in 1993 Janet Fielding isn't and is only really known in the profession for Doctor Who. An interview with Doctor Who Magazine about his appearance in the second one, Voyage of the . What a silly question. 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. Apparently this interview caused RTD to remove Mr Copper from The Stolen Earth cause RTD didn't like how the magazine was disrespected by him. 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. From what I've read over the years, Tom was fine for his first 3 Seasons, although didn't appear to be very welcoming to Louise J when Lis Sladen left during Season 14; maybe a mixture of lacking the chemistry he obviously had with the latter and not much liking the Leela character. And RTD and Julie had to ok the piece before it was published. IMDb profile, Clive Walter Swift (9 February 1936-1 February 2019[1]) was an English actor who played Mr Jobel in Revelation of the Daleks and Mr Copper in Voyage of the Damned. After the journalist informed him that he is recording the interview, Clive retorted: "Don't you know shorthand? 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". Student parts included Falstaff, and it was in the university dramatic society that he met Jacobi and McKellen, who would become lifelong friends, and the novelist Margaret Drabble, whom he married in 1960. Registered in England. His first professional acting job was at Nottingham Playhouse, in the UK premiere of JB Priestleys take the Fool Away, in 1959. (PROSE: The Persistence of Memory). Death date: Maybe, but I actually prefer the journalists who don't give a shit. "I so much admire what he brought to the barely sketched role of Hyacinth's husband and treasure the memories of our happy collaboration.". Shorthand? Of course we all know about Hartnell, but I've also heard that Troughton and Pertwee could be quite difficult on occasions. "I realised actors needed a meeting place when work dried up and which can often lead to drink and depression: Swift explained. I'm sure you'll write something very nice. (Know he got ill, and his relationship with Lalla was apparently volatile.). Read about our approach to external linking. One of the world's richest men, David Koch died aged 79 on august 23. 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. Died 1 February 2019, in London, aged 82. . (TV: Rose) He also showed her photographs of other figures also known as "the Doctor" before asking her to take him with her to meet hers, causing Rose to make her excuses and leave. Giant of South African journalism died on 5 June, aged 92. Why should I do this? Have You Seen This Man? The Doctor's universe Jackie Reeve's universe Saltwater incidents' universe Humoral Assessment's universe Rogue planet's universe His final screen appearance came in 2017, starring as Felix Hope in Midsomer Murders. (PROSE: Rose) Sometime during February, Clive and his family visited Thorpe Park. (REF: Big Finish: The Inside Story) He shared his memories of Revelation of the Daleks on the documentary . She cant hate it that much, or she wouldnt have done DVD commentaries or Big Finish. In the spirit of 'Voyage of the Damned', that was truly Titanic (hello, this thing on?). As adept at drama as at comedy. 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. (PROSE: The Persistence of Memory), Clive and the Twelfth Doctor at Loch Ness. 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. 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. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. (TV: Rose, PROSE: Rose), Some of Clive's possessions were taken by UNIT and later found in the Black Archive by Cleo Proctor and Shawna Thompson. "It was always 'Bucket' until I met you!" What's he waiting for? 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The actor, who was best known for being long-suffering Richard Bucket in the . He was editor of the Rand Daily Mail and took a hard liberal stance with the paper, hiring black journalists during apartheid. [on Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks: Part One (1985)] It was the most bizarre entertainment I have ever been part of. The role saw him patiently tolerate her ham-fisted and invariably thwarted attempts at social climbing. Vella also appeared in HBO series The Sopranos. pic.twitter.com/ltEjMCgyzV, "Don't you know shorthand?" 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. (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. 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 ago. A hilariously grumpy interview with late Doctor Who star Clive Swift has resurfaced following his death earlier today. 2022 Hearst UK is the trading name of the National Magazine Company Ltd, 30 Panton Street, Leicester Square, London, SW1Y 4AJ. Human Which they did. Clive Swift - Grumpy Interview. Forum Member 01/11/17 - 12:31 in Doctor Who #1. Swift has died following a short illness. Doctor Who will return to our screens this Christmas Day with special 'Twice Upon a Time', in which Peter Capaldi's Doctor will regenerate into Jodie Whittaker. According to Russell T Davies in The Writer's Tale, Mackenzie Crook was nearly cast to play Clive. What is the most awkward interview in the shows history? 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. I should have been a little bit more responsible and not allowed that." "you have a duty of care. Something went wrong, please try again later. Actor 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. 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. According to the guy who did the interview on twitter, he had to have the interview signed off by Russell and Julie. You can tell them about my character. DIGITAL SPY, PART OF THE HEARST UK ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK. Swift is best known for his role as long-suffering husband Richard Bucket in the popular BBC sitcom Keeping Up Appearances. RIP the wonderful Clive Swift. England Their daughter, Rebecca, co-founder of the Literary Consultancy, died in 2017. He showed Rose photographs and drawings of the incarnation she had met, taken at several different points in history. But it isn't. They expect me to be as nice and placid as Richard, and I'm really not like that.". This page was last edited on 7 February 2020, at 00:11. His film debut came in the cash-in pop movie Catch Us If You Can (1965), featuring the Dave Clark Five. 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. First one that springs to mind is Christopher H. Bidmead with DWM where he gives his frank Despite his grumbling, there were compensations. It was his role as Richard, the hen-pecked husband of Hyacinth Bucket (Patricia Routledge) for which he was best known. 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