[Afamilyatwar-list] Fwd: Cast Changes

[john at johnfinch.com]

On 20.07.2018 14:03, Alexander Maw via Afamilyatwar-list wrote:
> Talking about cast members leaving and having to amend the script
> accordingly, I seem to remember when Margaret Porter became pregnant
> it was reported that it was because she was pregnant in real life.  I
> may have this wrong since I was 13 years old at the time.  If it was
> the case, it worked well, because it was typical of the time and
> situation.
> 
> Alec
> 
> On 20/07/2018 13:53, Brian Renforth via Afamilyatwar-list wrote:
> 
>> 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
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>> Sent: Friday, 20 July, 10:02
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>> Subject: Re: [Afamilyatwar-list] Cast Changes
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>> To: afamilyatwar-list at baylor.edu, john at johnfinch.com, 'Scott
>> Filderman'
>> 
>> George's death was genuinely upsetting. -----Original Message-----
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>> [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!” > _______________________________________________ >
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>> 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 _______________________________________________
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Hi Alec,   You after absolutely right.  In fact I had to rework the 
story line right through the series,   After proving to the company that 
it was an accceptable reality.  JF