[Afamilyatwar-list] Fwd: Cast Changes

[Scott Filderman]

May I add (and I am about to) that it is an hono(u)r and exceedingly rare privilege to be able to communicate directly with the author of so many loved program(me)s AND to receive his spot-on comments that further clarify the whys and wherefores of television creation.
I don’t know any other living television writer who commands such affection. Gene Roddenberry (Star Trek) left the planet some time ago, and I’m not aware of any fan sites devoted to the adaptors of Masterpiece Theatre (e.g., Donald Wilson or Arthur Hopcraft).
Mr. Finch, you can’t “spend” our admiration, but then our admiration will never be spent!




On Friday, July 20, 2018, 12:08 PM, John Finch via Afamilyatwar-list <afamilyatwar-list at baylor.edu> wrote:

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
>> 
>> 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!” > _______________________________________________ >
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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
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