Jobel, Copper Read about our approach to external linking. Something went wrong, please try again later. When Cook replied, "Maybe, but it means a lot to a great many of us," Swift terminated the interview. He played many other television and film roles. 9 February 1936 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. 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. 2022 Hearst UK is the trading name of the National Magazine Company Ltd, 30 Panton Street, Leicester Square, London, SW1Y 4AJ. Clive stared at it with a look of cold submissiveness, knowing he was about to be killed, (TV: Rose) and was shot. "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 Swift, actor. pic.twitter.com/QmR9CSdZYN, Clive Swift was a wonderful character actor. The Sowetan later described the Rand Daily Mail under Louw as the "first white newspaper to regard blacks as human beings. (This is nothing Tom hasn't strongly hinted at himself!) Janet Fielding isn't and is only really known in the profession for Doctor Who. 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. LOL, I feel like an idiot now (not for the first time)! pic.twitter.com/ltEjMCgyzV, "Don't you know shorthand?" They divorced in 1975, but remained friends. Speaking about his career, which started back in 1961, Clive explained: Ive always wanted to perform, which is slightly different [than being an actor]. 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. 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. He played Mr Copper in Doctor Who's 2007 Christmas Special, The Voyage Of The Damned, One of my absolute favourite Doctor. She cant hate it that much, or she wouldnt have done DVD commentaries or Big Finish. In December 2007 he appeared in the Doctor Who Christmas special Voyage of the Damned as Mr Copper, opposite Kyle Minogue. Stories: 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. 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. You just come in, say your line and go away," the director told him. Children: 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. Human 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 desperately attempting to escape the character, Swift eventually accepted the inevitable. (PROSE: Rose) Sometime during February, Clive and his family visited Thorpe Park. . You can tell them about my character. He was not enormously successful in the face of Hyacinth's relentless social climbing. At the end of the interview, however, it was clear that he had had enough. 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. You should double-check all citations. ", The writer then asks Swift about his character in the episode, the actor replying: "You don't need me to tell you that. This content is imported from Twitter. Main roles: The journalist who conducted the interview revealed that the piece had to be okayed before it went to print, saying that senior heads such as Russell T Davies approved. 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. Clive Walter Swift (9 February 1936 - 1 February 2019) was an English actor and songwriter. In December 2007 he starred in a Doctor Who Christmas special as Mr Copper alongside Kylie Minogue. . It kind of comes across in his 4th year, I think. 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. Youre paying that actor; youre their employer, their boss."[5]. He also starred in the BBCs adaptation of the Barchester Chronicles. I'm sure you'll write something very nice. 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. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Swift does at least lighten up further along in the conversation, calling Mr Copper "appealing" and "brave", and he even compared the role to his previous stint on the show as Professor Jobel in 1985's 'Revelation of the Daleks'. Actor Clive Swift, known to many as the long-suffering Richard Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances, has died. 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. Swift put his fine voice and relish for Elizabethan language to good use by turning secondary Shakespeare roles into original and eye-catching portrayals. 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. 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. All Rights Reserved. There are much bigger things than this.". 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. Spouse: First one that springs to mind is Christopher H. Bidmead with DWM where he gives his frank Actors who appeared in 1963 and 2005 versions of Doctor Who, Actors interviewed on Doctor Who Confidential, https://web.archive.org/web/20131205215625/http://benjamincook.net/writing/doctor-who-magazine/interviews-and-articles/who-on-earth-is/clive-swift/, https://twitter.com/doctorwhopn/status/1184629163602382850?lang=en. Wasn't Will Wheaton all over Doctor Who at one point? Clive was born around either 1961 (PROSE: Rose) or 1965 and was known as CJ in his youth. Want up-to-the-minute entertainment news and features? 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. 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. What a silly question. https://theguardian.com/books/2017/apr/25/rebecca-swift-obituary. Pages using duplicate arguments in template calls, Humans who have been inside the Doctor's TARDIS. 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 . The Doris Day Animal Foundation confirmed Day died early Monday, May 13, 2019, at her home in Carmel Valley, California. Didn't he claim to know who the next Doctor was after Matt Smith left? 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". As it was Christmas Eve, the Doctor decided to give him a quick trip. 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 . 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. Russell T Davies: "That Clive Swift interview worried me over the years. But it isn't". VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. "I'm trying to escape him: he grouched. (PROSE: The Persistence of Memory), Clive and the Twelfth Doctor at Loch Ness. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) 2022 . Clive was born around either 1961 (PROSE: Rose) or 1965 and was known as CJ in his youth. 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. The episode was the most watched ever Doctor Who Christmas special. He did a pretty unresponsive interview with. "It was always 'Bucket' until I met you!" Swift, who spent 10 years at the RSC. Clive Swift He died after a short illness on February 1, 2019, aged 82, Disclaimer: These citations are created on-the-fly using primitive parsing techniques. He produced more than 20 albums in a variety of styles. [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. Keeping Up Appearances was first aired in 1990 and ran for five years, but Swift was initially reluctant to accept the part. Clive Swift Tribute - Doctor Who Scenes (R.I.P) | Tenakin#CliveSwift #Tribute #CliveSwiftTribute Ive got my own little caberet show. And RTD and Julie had to ok the piece before it was published. His final screen appearance came in 2017, starring as Felix Hope in Midsomer Murders. 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. You gave great copy.https://t.co/dngI2ldPHm #CliveSwift pic.twitter.com/srvVg0YoTU, Benjamin Cook (@benjamin_cook) February 1, 2019. He was best known for his role as Richard Bucket, the long-suffering husband of Hyacinth (played by Patricia Routledge ) in the British television series Keeping Up Appearances , but played many other film and television roles. According to Russell T Davies in The Writer's Tale, Mackenzie Crook was nearly cast to play Clive. 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. 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On one occasion a lorry driver pulled up beside him at a traffic light and wound down his window to shout "Why don't you leave the old cow? 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. 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". A dozen years after Keeping Up Appearances had finished, he took to the road with a one-man show called Richard Bucket Overflows. 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. He died on 1 February 2019 in London, England, UK. Giant of South African journalism died on 5 June, aged 92. 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. Appearances: 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. (REF: Big Finish: The Inside Story) He shared his memories of Revelation of the Daleks on the documentary . 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. Actor Clive Swift, known to many as the long-suffering Richard Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances, has died. This page was last edited on 7 February 2020, at 00:11. It was pretty clear from listening to her DVD commentary for "Time Flight" that she just doesn't "get" Doctor Who, because Davison . Clive Swift, actor. "I could walk around unrecognised, but all that changed with Keeping Up Appearances," he complained. Ben Finch, Michael Finch You can tell them about my character. (AUDIO: Recruits). 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Actor EEAAO star gives tearful speech after historic win, The best Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom deals. 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". You would think his 1,000,000 would be more that enough ;P. Clive Swift was just being a dick for no reason, but the Bidmead interview was kind of interesting. Remember, folks: However bad your Monday is, at least you're not interviewing Richard Bucket. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Their daughter, Rebecca, co-founder of the Literary Consultancy, died in 2017. She was 32. An interview with Doctor Who Magazine about his appearance in the second one, Voyage of the . RIP, Clive. They expect me to be as nice and placid as Richard, and I'm really not like that.". The actor died on Friday morning after a short illness, a representative told The Independent. Died 1 February 2019, in London, aged 82. . 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. 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. (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. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts, https://forums.digitalspy.com/discussion/2250386/clive-swift-grumpy-interview. As adept at drama as at comedy. But it was the directors he was usually most difficult with. His family fled for their lives, screaming. 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