[Afamilyatwar-list] Cast Changes

[Knut Willersrud]

It’s said in the Norwegian Colin Douglas book that Shelagh Fraser left in episode 33 “because she had obligations that made it necessary for her to break the collaboration with Granda.” 
According to IMDB she did some film/TV work during 1971-72 (not major roles it seems), so maybe it was theatre commitments or other reasons?

Knut 
From: Scott Filderman via Afamilyatwar-list 
Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2018 4:25 PM
To: Scott Filderman via Afamilyatwar-list 
Subject: [Afamilyatwar-list] Cast Changes

Given the enviable amount of authority John Finch developed at Granada, I ask the following question: 

When actors depart a series (e.g., Ray Smith or Mona Bruce in Sam or Shelagh Delaney in AFAW), is it because the writer (with unusual influence, in Mr. Finch’s case) decides it is dramatically appropriate OR did the actors decide it was time to move on, and Mr. Finch accommodated them. Of course, it’s routinely a combination of both. As John’s production families seemed (and I do emphasize “seemed”) to be happy campers, I wonder which factor tended to be operative—“You go because your usefulness will increase by your absence!” or “Damn, Shelagh wants to go be in Star Wars! I need to kill her character!”





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