[Afamilyatwar-list] Fwd: Cast Changes

[Brian Renforth]

Hi,

Shelagh appeared in the Armchair Cinema episode, "In Sickness and in Health" (1974).

https://networkonair.com/drama/950-armchair-cinema-the-collection

Brian

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From: Christine Kendell via Afamilyatwar-list
Sent: Friday, 20 July, 10:02
Subject: Re: [Afamilyatwar-list] Cast Changes
To: afamilyatwar-list at baylor.edu, john at johnfinch.com, 'Scott Filderman'


George's death was genuinely upsetting. -----Original Message----- From: afamilyatwar-list-bounces at baylor.edu [mailto:afamilyatwar-list-bounces at baylor.edu] On Behalf Of John Finch via Afamilyatwar-list Sent: 19 July 2018 18:45 To: afamilyatwar-list at baylor.edu; Scott Filderman Subject: Re: [Afamilyatwar-list] Cast Changes On 19.07.2018 15:25, Scott Filderman via Afamilyatwar-list wrote: > 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!” > _______________________________________________ > Afamilyatwar-list mailing list > Afamilyatwar-list at baylor.edu > https://mailman.baylor.edu/mailman/listinfo/afamilyatwar-list Varies. Mostly dramatically appropriate. Ray Smith asked to leave as he was afraid of becoming typecast. We would gladly have kept him.Shelagh Fraser's departure was dramatically appropriate, as were most of the departures. There were casting errors, but they were few. JF _______________________________________________ Afamilyatwar-list mailing list Afamilyatwar-list at baylor.edu https://mailman.baylor.edu/mailman/listinfo/afamilyatwar-list _______________________________________________ Afamilyatwar-list mailing list Afamilyatwar-list at baylor.edu https://mailman.baylor.edu/mailman/listinfo/afamilyatwar-list

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