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Andrew Sachs is perhaps best-known by the general public for his
part in "Fawlty Towers" many years ago. However, he has had a varied
acting career; his most recent radio part,so far as I am aware, being that of
Dr. Watson in
Bert Coules' new Sherlock Holmes stories. He has written a number of innovative radio plays including
"The Revenge"; a murder play containing no words at all, based entirely
on sounds effects, and broadcast on Radio 3. Very good it is, too....
Here is a list of his plays; please email me if you think I have missed any.
BBC BROADCASTS
RADIO PLAYS
Afternoon Theatre
14.07.79 Philately Will Get You Nowhere*( Barbara Mitchell/Edward Kelsey)
08.09.76 Cash Me A Portrait ( Rolf Lefebvre/Katherine Parr/Manning Wilson/William Fox)
02.12.72 Cash Me A Portrait ( Rolf Lefebvre/Katherine Parr/William Fox/Olwen Griffiths)
19.07.72 Home From Home ( Martin Jarvis/Eva Haddon/Andrew Sachs/Olwen Griffiths) 07.04.71 Made In Heaven ( Prunella Scales/Timothy West/Peter Pratt)
10.05.69 Decline & Fall of the Empire( Charles Leno/Peter Pratt/Andrew Sachs)
12.10.66 Pie & Pea Supper ( Elizabeth Proud/Andrew Sachs)
08.09.62 One Man & His Dog ( Jonathan Scott/Barbara Mitchell)
Midweek Theatre
04.11.64 Flat to Let ( Gabriel Woolf/Penelope Lee)
10.02.71 Philately will get you nowhere ( Barbara Mitchell/Bunny May/Edward Kelsey)
15.01.76 Philately Will Get You Nowhere ( Barbara Mitchell/Edward Kelsey)
Saturday Night Theare
None (as author)
OTHERS
THE ART LOVERS....1985
1: The Grimm Tale of an Old Master 28 Sep with Andrew Sachs, Peter Woodthorpe
2: Collecting for Pleasure & Profit', 5 Oct
3: Catch Me A Portrait, 12 Oct
So you want to get rid of your wife, date nk
Fearful Adversaries, 1964
NOTES ON SOME OF THE PLAYS
CASH ME A PORTRAIT....1985
BY Andrew Sachs; 12 Oct 85 R4. No details of plot. Cast:
Mrs. Friedman.......Maria Charles ,
Vernon Clench-Blaise.............Jack May ,
Parsons.....Timothy Bateson ,
Trudi Snape........Rosalind Adams ,
Truscott........David Garth ,
Lord Bufflemere..........Peter Woodthorpe ,
Ernest Ridge........Alan Thompson,
Lady Bufflemere......Anne Jameson ,
Mrs. Ridge....Tessa Worsley ,
Darren.........Paul Russell ,
Spot (the Dog).......Andrew Sachs.
Produced by Glyn Dearman.
PHILATELY WILL GET YOU NOWHERE....1976
A stamp dealer who is eager to get his landlady's
valuable stamp collection learns from her that
Napoleon escaped exile and is still alive after
learning the secrets of eternal life from Tibetan
Monks.
Radio 3
c. 1976 The Revenge* ( a play without words)
On Friday 16 Jan 04 at 9.30am (rpt 3am), BBC7, there is an
unusual and unique treat in store - a play with no words. The
Revenge is a thriller written and interpreted by Andrew Sachs and
directed by Glyn Dearman. First broadcast on 1st June 1978, it was
the world's first radio drama without words and relies completely on
sound effects. (info. from BBC7 newsletter, 10Jan 04)
Update...it was broadcast again on "Radio 7" (the new name for bbc7) in November 2008.
Here are some remarks by Bert Coules about the way in which it was recorded:
...."The Revenge was one of the products of the BBC's brief fling with binaural stereo, where the recording is made by two microphones fixed to a dummy head roughly in the position of the ears. Later, the head was replaced with a vertical disc which had more or less the same effect sonically but was less disturbing from a visual point of view: early binaural sessions had the look of heads on pikes at Traitors' Gate.
Quite a few shows were made this way, including a Sherlock Holmes series starring Barry Foster and David Buck. Binaural turned out to be a bit of a passing fad, but it was fun - especially for the engineers - while it lasted".
2dec72 Afternoon Theatre: Cash Me a Portrait
A comedy for radio . It would be lovely to discover that a portrait hanging from your wall was by Leonardo da Vinci ... wouldn'it?
Bluehalgh .......... Rolf Lefebvre,
Mrs Sloper .......... Katherine Parr,
Trudi Snape .......... Jo Manning Wilson,
Lord Bufflemere .......... William Fox,
Crawford .......... Leslie Heritage,
Ridge .......... William Eedle,
Vernon Clench-Blaise .......... Jack May,
Lady Bufflemere .......... Olwen Griffiths,
Mrs Ridge .......... Eva Stuart,
Rodney .......... Judy Bennett.
Producer .......... Glyn Dearman.
19jul72 Afternoon Theatre Home from Home
with Martin Jarvis. Eva Haddon 'This house, and everyone in it, has a - quality ... as though I'm looking at a tracing that doesn'match the original underneath.'
Theo McInnes: Andrew Sachs,
Bob Curtis: Martin Jarvis,
Miss Rich: Olwen Griffiths,
Suki Smith: Eva Haddon,
Naomi Mclnnes: Sheii A Grant,
Mrs Hampton: Betty Baskcomb,
DrMOSSman: Richard Fraser,
Policeman: Manning Wilson.
Producer: Glyn Dearman.
7apr71 Afternoon Theatre: Made in Heaven
A comedy of marriage. ' Drudge. Mrs Drudge. That's me. Day in, day out. Nothing but drudging, drudgery, drudgeration. Till Drudge Us Do Part. Oh yes, there's him too. He's got some funny habits-and no understanding of the work I do here.... and then there's the children.'
Harriet Avon PRUNELLA SCALES, P. R. Avon TIMOTHY WEST, Furniture man PETER BALDWIN, Freda SIAN DAVIES, Sir Walter Plenty PETER PRATT, Judge ROLF LEFEBVRE, Vivian's voice SHEILA GRANT; other parts played by ALISTER CAMERON, JAMES MCMANUS, ELIZABETH PROUD, JONATHAN SCOTT. Produced by Glyn Dearman.
10feb71 Midweek Theatre: Philately Will Get You Nowhere
A farcical comedy for radio.
Sid Vane: Edward Kelsey,
Wally Potter: Bunny May,
Sheena: Patricia Gallimore,
Mrs Grace Lorrimer: Barbara Mitchell,
George Henderson: Peter Tuddenham,
Froelich: Manning Wilson,
Gayton Faucit: Gerald Cross,
Veronica: Jo Manning Wilson,
Producer: Betty Davies.
10may69 AFTERNOON THEATRE Decline and Fall of the Empire
' It's all different now, of course, but when we were kids, the Empire really meant something to us. It was a big and important influence in our lives-especially as it was only sixpence for the front stalls.'
Willie Parsons .......... Charles Leno,
Mrs Crane .......... Madi Hedd,
Mr Hogan .......... Leonard Fenton,
Oscar Daisy .......... Peter Pratt,
Manageress .......... Kathleen Helme,
Kleist .......... Nigel Anthony,
George .......... Hector Ross,
Policeman .......... Francis de Wolff,
Sam Reece .......... Andrew Sachs,
Jean .......... Madi Hedd,
Myra Daisy .......... Joy Osborne,
Percy .......... Garard Green,
Albert .......... Peter Baldwin,
Gordon .......... Francis de Wolff,
King .......... Garard Green,
Mr Deubelbiss .......... Leonard Fenton,
Mrs Deubelbiss .......... Kathleen Helme,
Mario .......... Hector Ross.
Producer .......... Colin Tucker
120ct66 AFTERNOON THEATRE Pie and Pea Supper
JENNY: ' People are not friendly here like they are up at home. So I've thought of this idea of getting them together and giving them a marvellous time-and making money out of it I
Cast in order of speaking -
Bill Parker: Andrew Sachs,
Jenny Parker: Elizabeth Proud,
Mr Gurney-Sim: Walter Fitzgerald,
Auntie Vi: Kathleen Helme,
Miss Titchborne: Gudrun Ure,
Mrs Briggs: Barbara Mitchell,
Verger: Geoffrey Wincott,
Mr MacDonald: Frank Henderson,
Mr Short: Alan Dudley.
Other parts played by members of he BBC Drama Repertory Company.
Produced by: Keith Williams.
11aug64 FEARFUL ADVERSARIES
Third of a series of seven plays specially commissioned for radio with Andrew Sachs as Arthur Arthur , a down - at - heel Soho busker, exists on the fringe of the lives of others. But perhaps he has only himself to blame.
Elderly busker: Eric Anderson
Policeman: Alan Haines,
Woman driver: Kathleen Helms,
Greek cafe owner: Gordon Faith,
Lena: Eva Stuart,
Collins: William Fox,
Mrs Collins: Sally Lahee,
Bus conductor: Frankie Dymon,
Mrs H: Hilda Fenemore,
Mr H: Bruce Beeby,
Mrs Gold: Nancy Nevinson,
Stefa: Martina Mayne,
Club Hostess: Anna Summerfield,
George: Stephen Thorne,
Italian club owner: Garard Green.
Produced by Keith Williams.
7jan64 11:30 - TILL DEATH DO US JOIN
A Comedy in Black. Ernest Wire had only one ambition in life - to dispose of Mrs. Wire as neatly and expeditiously as he could!
Enoch Drab, a chemist: James Thomason,
Ernest Wire, a reluctant husband: Lance Percival,
Mrs Wire, his wife: Moira Mannion,
Adelaide Gravell, Enoch's mother-in-law: Olga Lindo,
Ruby Drab, Enoch's wife: Beryl Calder,
Pet shop owner: Hamlyn Benson,
Produced by Archie Campbell.
8sep62 One Man and his Dog
Terence Pringle is opposed to gambling, but strange things happen when his landlady's son puts him on to a dog that is a ' dead cert.'
Maggie Pringle .......... Barbara Mitchell,
Terence Pringle .......... Jonathan Scott,
James Longden .......... Brian Haines,
Gaylord .......... Harold Reese,
Mrs Clamp .......... Kathleen Helme,
Charles Clamp .......... John Baddeley,
Dr Franz Hubermann .......... George Herbert,
David Clamp .......... Andrew Irvine.
Producer .......... David H. Godfrey.
*exist in collections within VRPCC
Nigel Deacon, Diversity Website
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