[Afamilyatwar-list] Patrick Troughton/Lesley Nunnerly

Thu Mar 22 02:45:47 CDT 2018

On 2018-03-21 23:46, Tim Douglas via Afamilyatwar-list wrote:
> Dear All  ,
> 
> just a note to say that a Norwegian poster in the Film Dope forum
> thread regarding Lesley Nunnerly,  mentions that my father's
> autobiography This autobiography was only published in Norway, and as
> far as I am aware, there was no English language version . We do have
> a copy of this book,  and I did try and translate certain chapters (
> mainly to do with his war service and childhood  ) back into English
> using Google Translate  with a certain amount of success, though some
> of it becomes quite surreal when it inserts completely the wrong words
>  !!
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Filderman via Afamilyatwar-list
> <afamilyatwar-list at baylor.edu>
> To: afamilyatwar-list <afamilyatwar-list at baylor.edu>;
> christine.kendell <christine.kendell at btopenworld.com>; 'Veit, Richard'
> <Richard_Veit at baylor.edu>
> Sent: Wed, 21 Mar 2018 20:11
> Subject: Re: [Afamilyatwar-list] Patrick Troughton/Lesley Nunnerly
> 
> Wow!
> Just that.
> Wow!
> (And thank you!)
> 
> Scott
> 
> On Wednesday, March 21, 2018, 1:30 PM, Christine Kendell via
> Afamilyatwar-list <afamilyatwar-list at baylor.edu> wrote:
> 
>> There’s a thread on some of Lesley’s work here
>> 
>> http://filmdope.com/forums/95145-leslie-nunnerley.html
>> 
>> and someone has done some research on her life as well.
>> 
>> It is odd how things interconnect.
>> 
>> Christine
>> 
>> FROM: afamilyatwar-list-bounces at baylor.edu
>> [mailto:afamilyatwar-list-bounces at baylor.edu] ON BEHALF OF Veit,
>> Richard via Afamilyatwar-list
>> SENT: 21 March 2018 13:19
>> TO: Afamilyatwar-list
>> SUBJECT: Re: [Afamilyatwar-list] Patrick Troughton/Lesley Nunnerly
>> 
>> Yes, you are correct, Christine. Penelope Mortimer (wife of writer
>> John Mortimer) was indeed the novelist who penned The Pumpkin Eater.
>> She also wrote the screenplay for a brilliant, if little known, film
>> from 1988 called A Summer Story. By all means, see A Summer Story if
>> you have the opportunity. Penelope Mortimer based her screenplay on
>> The Apple Tree, a short story by John Galsworthy.
>> 
>> Another connection . . .
>> 
>> The wonderful John Savident, who played Sefton's solicitor, George
>> Askew, in A Family at War, appears as a bank clerk in A Summer
>> Story. It is a small but amusing part that proves to be pivotal to
>> the plot.
>> 
>> Yet another connection . . .
>> 
>> Yesterday I wrote about "The War Office Regrets" and praised Patrick
>> Troughton's gripping performance. I might also mention that James
>> Beck appears in that episode as NAAFI deliveryman Bob O'Connell, who
>> is having a "tea party" (David Ashton's words) with Sheila when
>> David returns home unannounced. Beck, of course, was spiv Joe Walker
>> on Dad's Army until his premature death at the age of 44. "The War
>> Office Regrets" was taped while he was at the height of his fame as
>> a cast member of Dad's Army. I'm not sure how Beck was chosen for
>> the role of O'Connell, but he does an excellent job in this dramatic
>> role.
>> 
>> Richard Veit
>> 
>> FROM: <afamilyatwar-list-bounces at baylor.edu> on behalf of
>> AFAMILYATWAR-LIST <Afamilyatwar-list at baylor.edu>
>> REPLY-TO: AFAMILYATWAR-LIST <Afamilyatwar-list at baylor.edu>,
>> "christine.kendell at btopenworld.com"
>> <christine.kendell at btopenworld.com>
>> DATE: Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at 5:03 AM
>> TO: AFAMILYATWAR-LIST <Afamilyatwar-list at baylor.edu>, 'Brian
>> Renforth' <renforthb at live.co.uk>, 'Scott Filderman'
>> <scottfilderman at yahoo.com>
>> SUBJECT: Re: [Afamilyatwar-list] Patrick Troughton/Lesley Nunnerly
>> 
>> Lesley was in a film called The Pumpkin Eater, based on a novel by
>> Penelope Mortimer, I believe.
>> 
>> Christine
>> 
>> FROM: afamilyatwar-list-bounces at baylor.edu
>> [mailto:afamilyatwar-list-bounces at baylor.edu] ON BEHALF OF Brian
>> Renforth via Afamilyatwar-list
>> SENT: 20 March 2018 21:31
>> TO: afamilyatwar-list at baylor.edu; Scott Filderman
>> SUBJECT: Re: [Afamilyatwar-list] Patrick Troughton/Lesley Nunnerly
>> 
>> I can't say I'm familiar with Paul of Tarsus but know Patrick played
>> Robin Hood in a mid '50s BBC production (not to be confused with the
>> ITC series starring Richard Greene). I guess they no longer exist in
>> the archive but will be doing some research.
>> 
>> Many of his Dr Who stories suffered the fate of the bulk VT erasing
>> machine sadly. In my view it was Troughton who made Dr Who the
>> success it is /was.
>> 
>> One story I especially hoped would be recovered was "The Enemy of
>> the World" where Patrick played two parts, Doctor Who and the
>> dictator Salamander. Until a few years ago only Episode 3 (of 6)
>> survived.
>> 
>> I was absolutely elated to hear the missing five episodes were found
>> in the Nigerian archive and now issued complete and unedited on a
>> BBC DVD.
>> 
>> This 1967 story also boasts a fine performance from Colin Douglas!
>> 
>> As for Lesley Nunnerly I can't think of anything else she appeared
>> in but again I'll be doing some research and will get back to you on
>> this.
>> 
>> Brian
>> 
>> Sent from my Windows Phone
>> 
>> -------------------------
>> 
>> FROM: Scott Filderman via Afamilyatwar-list
>> SENT: ‎20/‎03/‎2018 20:54
>> TO: Scott Filderman via Afamilyatwar-list
>> SUBJECT: [Afamilyatwar-list] Patrick Troughton/Lesley Nunnerly
>> 
>> These two wonderful actors (I suspect Dr. Who was a stopover for
>> actors who needed a fast buck, er, bob) did a series in 1960 called
>> Paul of Tarsus, starring Dr. Who, erm, Patrick Troughton. Has anyone
>> seen it? I know much of British TV was wiped out for available film
>> or videotape. Can anyone recommend something that Lesley Nunnerly
>> has done; her acting skills are incredible, even if she curtailed
>> them for whatever reason.
>> 
>> _______________________________________________
>> 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
Dear Tim,   I too have a copy of Colin's autobiography which he gave to 
me, inscribed.  I tried translation, but eventually gave up when my 
Norwegian contact died.  I wonder if they will ever repeat it over 
there.  I filmed en entire episode o f SAM there a few years later.  We 
filmed scenes on the ship going over in order to save time and when we 
got there , there was a message from the King saying welcome to Norway. 
August Mauritzen, who was a friend of both Colin and myself, died three 
years ago.  I never heard from Leslie Nunnerly and often wondered what 
happened as she was such a good actress.    Best wishes,   JOHN