Est: 2016
PANTO
TV 2
COMEDY
REWIND
80s
Classic UK COMEDY decade! ALLO ALLO, ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES and HI-DI-HI to name a few and many of the stars of these shows took to the panto stage before and after becoming a household name, Please note shows are in alphabetical order then by actors first name once again in alphabetical order. Have a look below and enjoy!
Allo Allo
Absolutely Fabulous guest stars who also appeared in pantomime include Lulu, Twiggy, Kate O'Mara, Dora Bryan, Britt Ekland, Janette Tough,
Jo Brand, Dawn French, Meera Syal, Stephen Gately, Suzi Qutro, Christopher Biggins and Fern Britton
ARTHUR BOSTROM
as seen in ALLO ALLO as OFFICER CRABREE
1991/92: Aladdin - Princess Theatre Torquay
1993/94: Dick Whittington – Kings Theatre Southsea
1994/95: Babes in the Wood – Churchill Theatre Bromley
1996/97: Cinderella - Grand Theatre, Porthcawl
1999/00: Aladdin - The Royal, Hanley
2001/02; Jack and the Beanstalk - Aylesbury Civic Centre
2002/03: Dick Whittington – Aylesbury Civic Centre
2003/04: Jack and the Beanstalk – Civic Hall Bedworth
2004/05: Aladdin – Gatehouse Stafford
2005/06: Cinderella – Gatehouse Stafford
2006/07: Dick Whittington – Gatehouse Stafford
2007/08: Cinderella – Middlesbrough Theatre
2013/14: Aladdin – Grange Theatre Norwich
2014/15: Cinderella – Lichfield Garrick
2015/16: Peter Pan – Bridlington Spa
2018/19: Aladdin Lighthouse Theatre, Kettering
CARMEN SILVERA
as seen in ALLO ALLO as EDITH MELBA ARTOIS
1988/89: Cinderella - Southampton Mayflower
1991/92: Aladdin – Brighton Dome
1993/94: Jack and the Beanstalk - Theatre Royal Plymouth
1994/95: Cinderella – New Theatre Cardiff
1995/96: Cinderella - Richmond Theatre
1999/00: Jack and the Beanstalk – Crewe Lyceum
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Carmen passed away on 3rd August 2002 aged 80
DAVID JANSON
as seen in ALLO ALLO as HER OTTO FLICK
1990/91: Aladdin - Churchil Theatre Bromley
GORDON KAYE
as seen in ALLO ALLO as RENE ARTOIS
1993/94: Peter Pan – The Hawth Crawley
1994/95: Cinderella – Basingstoke Anvil
1996/97: Aladdin - Crewe Lyceum
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Gordon Kaye passed away 23 January 2017 aged 75
GUY SINER
as seen in ALLO ALLO as LT. HUBERT GRUBER
2001/02: Aladdin - Devonshire Park, Eastbourne
2002/03: Dick Whittington - Worthing Pavilion
2005/06: Aladdin – New Victoria Theatre, Woking
2008/09: Dick Whittington – Reading Hexagon
2011/12: Cinderella – Lighthouse Theatre, Poole
HILARY MINSTER
as seen in ALLO ALLO as
MAJOR-GENERAL ERICH VON KLINKERHOFFEN
1993/94: Jack and the Beanstalk - Charter Theatre, Preston
1994/95: Jack and the Beanstalk - Brighton Dome
1998/99: Dick Whittington - Theatre Royal Nottingham
2009/10: Aladdin - Theatre Royal, Windsor
JACK HAIG
as seen in ALLO ALLO as MONSIEUR ROGER LECLERK
1943/44: Little Red Riding Hood – Empress Theatre Brixton
1965/66: Red Riding Hood – Wimbledon Theatre
1967/68: Aladdin – Wimbledon Theatre
1981/82: Emu in Pantoland – Davenport Theatre Stockport
1984/85: Mother Goose - Churchill Theatre Bromley
1985/86: Aladdin – Theatre Royal Nottingham
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Jack passed away 4th July 1989
JOHN D COLLINS
as seen in ALLO ALLO as RAF FLIGHT LIEUTENANT FAIRFAX
1996/97: Cinderella – Theatre Royal Windsor
1997/98: Aladdin – Hackney Empire
1999/00: Cinderella – Theatre Roya Windsor
2018/19: Cinderella – Grand Opera House York
2021/22: Cinderella - Grimsby Auditorium
KENNETH CONNOR
as seen in ALLO ALLO as MONSIEUR ALFONSO
1965: Babes in the Wood - London Palladium
1966: Robinson Crusoe - Golders Green Hippodrome
1969: Dick Whittington - London Palladium
1972: Cinderella - Cheltenham Everyman
1975: Aladdin - New Victoria Theatre, London
1976: Dick Whittington - Theatre Royal, Norwich
1978: Jack and the Beanstalk - Watersmeet, Rickmansworth
1981: Robinson Crusoe - Ashcroft Theatre Croydon
1982: Cinderella - Richmond Theatre
1983: Cinderella - Bristol Hippodrome
1984: Jack and the Beanstalk -Richmond Theatre London
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Kenneth passed away 28th November 1993
KIM HARTMAN
as seen in ALLO ALLO as PRIVATE HELGA GERRHART
1991/92: Aladdin - Princess Theatre Torquay
1998/99: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
– Harlequin Theatre Redhill
2001/02: Jack and the Beanstalk – Palace Theatre Redditch
2002/03: Dick Whittington – Aylesbury Civic
2003/04: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
– Middlesbrough Theatre
2004/05: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
– Weston Super Mare Playhouse
2005/06: Sleeping Beauty – Middlesbrough Theatre
2006/07: Sleeping Beauty – Stockport Plaza
2007/08: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
– Palace Theatre Newark
2008/09: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
– Harlequin Theatre Redhill
2009/10: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
– Watersmeet Rickmansworth
2015/16: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – Stockport Plaza
RICHARD GIBSON
as seen in ALLO ALLO as HERR OTTO FLICK
1991/92: Dick Whittington – Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Guildford
2016/17: Cinderella – Winchester Theatre Royal
2017/18: Cinderella – Lighthouse Theatre Poole
2018/19: Dick Whittington – Lighthouse Theatre Poole
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ROGER KITTER
as seen in ALLO ALLO as CAPTAIN ALBERTO BERTORELLI
1976/77: Jack and the Beanstalk – Princes Theatre Aldershot
1985/86: Cinderella – Oxford Apollo
1987/88: Dick Whittington – Theatre Royal Bath
1988/89: Cinderella – Dominion Theatre
1990/91: Cinderella - Congress Theatre, Eastbourne
1992/93: Theatre Royal Nottingham
1993/94: Dick Whittington – Ashcroft Theatre Croydon
1994/95: Cinderella – Basingstoke Anvil
1995/96: Cinderella - The Wellington Theatre
1999/00: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
– Theatre Royal Nottingham
2000/01: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – Wimbledon Theatre
2001/02: Dick Whittington – Southampton Mayflower
2002/03: Dick Whittington – Bristol Hippodrome
2003/04: Aladdin – Southampton Mayflower
2004/05: Aladdin – Royal & Derngate Northampton
2005/06: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – Bradford Alhambra
2006/07: Cinderella – Milton Keynes Theatre
2007/08: Cinderella – Manchester Opera House
2009/10: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – Stockport Plaza
2011/12: Aladdin – Middleton Arena
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Roger passed away on 3rd January 2015
SAM KELLY
as seen in ALLO ALLO as CAPTAIN HANS GEERING
1987/88: Robinson Crusoe – Wimbledon Theatre
1997/98: Cinderella - Wycombe Swan
2000/01: Peter Pan - Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Guildford
2006/07: Dick Whittington - The Barbican Theatre
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SUE HODGE
as seen in ALLO ALLO as MIMI LABONG
1976/77: Jack and the Beanstalk – Davenport Theatre Stockport
1980/81: Babes in the Wood – Kenneth Moore Theatre
1991/92: Aladdin - Princess Theatre Torquay
1993/94: Peter Pan – The Hawth Crawley
1994/95: Beauty and the Beast – The Beck Theatre, Hayes
1996/97: Cinderella - Grand Theatre, Porthcawl
1999/00: Cinderella – New Theatre Cardiff
2000/01: Cinderella – Hawth Theatre Crawley
2001/02: Jack and the Beanstalk – Theatre Royal Lincoln
2003/04: Peter Pan – New Theatre Hull
2004/05: Aladdin – New Theatre Hull
2005: Easter panto - Dick Whittington - Theatre Royal, Lincoln
2005/06: Sleeping Beauty – Peterborough Broadway Theatre
2006/07: Beauty and the Beast Broadway Theatre Peterborough
2007/08: Jack and the Beanstalk – Aylesbury Civic Centre
2008/09: Beauty and the Beast – The Place, Telford
2009/10: Jack and the Beanstalk – Aylesbury Civic Centre
2010/11: Cinderella -Embassy Theatre Skegness
2011/12: Jack and the Beanstalk Marina Theatre Lowestoft
2012/12: Cinderella – Majestic Theatre Retford
2013/14: Sleeping Beauty – Carriageworks Leeds
2015/16: Robin Hood – Medina Theatre Isle of Wight
2016/17: Robin Hood – Haverhill Arts Centre
2017/18: Robin Hood – Subscription Rooms Stroud
2018/19: Jack and the Beanstalk
– Civic Centre Uckfield & Medina Theatre Newport
2019/20: Jack and the Beanstalk - The Sinden Theatre, Tenterden
2020/21: Jack and the Beanstalk - Haverhill Arts Centre
2022/23: Cinderella - Haverhill Arts Centre
VICKI MICHELLE
as seen in ALLO ALLO as YVETTE CARTE-BLANCHE
1983/84: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – Cork Opera House
1988/89: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – Birmingham Alexandra
1991/92: Aladdin – New Theatre Cardiff
1992/93: Aladdin – Sheffield Lyceum
1993/94: Jack and the Beanstalk – Swansea Grand
1994/95: Aladdin – Theatre Royal Plymouth
1995/96: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – Wolverhampton Grand
1996/97: Mother Goose – Birmingham Hippodrome
1997/98: Jack and the Beanstalk – Churchill Theatre Bromley
1998/99: Jack and the Beanstalk – Richmond Theatre
1999/00: Aladdin – Swansea Grand
2000/01: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – Alban Arena St Albans
2001/02: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
– Broadway Theatre Lewisham
2002: Aladdin – Civic Hall Bedworth
2003: Peter Pan – New Theatre Hull
2004/05: Cinderella – North Wales Theatre Llandudno
2005/06: Sleeping Beauty – Peterborough Broadway Theatre
2006/07: Sleeping Beauty – Stockport Plaza
2007/08: Robin Hood – Connaught Theatre
2008/09: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – New Theatre Hull
2009/10: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
– Weston Super Mare Playhouse
2010/11: Sleeping Beauty – Place Theatre Newark
2011/12: Sleeping Beauty – Harlequin Theatre Redhill
2012/13: Beauty and the Beast – Reading Hexagon
2013/14: Sleeping Beauty – Middlesbrough Theatre
2015/16: Sleeping Beauty – Theatre Royal Lincoln
2016/17: Jack and the Beanstalk – Kings Theatre Southsea
2017/18: Aladdin – Northwich Memorial Court
2018/19: Sleeping Beauty – Castleford Civic
2019/20: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
– Grand Opera House York
2021/22: Cinderella - Grimsby Auditorium
2022/23: Sleeping Beauty - Weston Super Mare Playhouse
BIRDS OF A FEATHER
ALUN LEWIS
as seen in BIRDS OF A FEATHER as
2003: Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood - Stockport Plaza
CHARLIE QUIRKE
as seen in BIRDS OF A FEATHER as
2016: Cinderella - The Beck Theatre, Hayes
LINDA ROBSON
as seen in BIRDS OF A FEATHER as TRACEY
1991: Dick Whittington - Hackney Empire
1993: Jack and the Beanstalk - Cambridge Corn Exchange
1995: Cinderella - Reading Hexagon
1997: Cinderella - Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon
1998: Cinderella - Lewisham Theatre
2000: Peter Pan - Theatre Royal Stoke-On-Trent
2004: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Harlequin Theatre, Redhill
2005: Beauty and the Beast - Aylesbury Civic
2006: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Broadway Theatre, Catford
2008: Beauty and the Beast - Broxbourne Civic Theatre
2009: Beauty and the Beast - Harlequin Theatre, Redhill
2010: Jack and the Beanstalk - Watersmeet, Rickmansworth
2011: Dick Whittington - Derby Assembly Rooms
2014: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Beck Theatre, Hayes
2016: Cinderella - Wycombe Swan, High Wycombe
MATT SAVAGE
as seen in BIRDS OF A FEATHER as
1994: Dick Whittington - Central Theatre, Chatham
1995: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Camberley Arts Link
PAULINE QUIRKE
as seen in BIRDS OF A FEATHER as SHARON
1991: Dick Whittington - Hackney Empire
2016: Cinderella - The Beck Theatre, Hayes
PETER POLYCARPOU
as seen in BIRDS OF A FEATHER as SHARON
1981: Aladdin - Darlington Civic
1982: Aladdin - Middleton Civic Hall
BREAD
BRYAN MURPHY
as seen in BREAD as SHIFTY
2013: Jack and the Beanstalk - Tivoli Theatre Dublin
CAROLINE MILMOE
as seen in BREAD as JULIE
1993: Aladdin - Theatre Royal Lincoln
CHARLIE LAWSON
as seen in BREAD as YIZZEL
2007/08: Aladdin - Stockport Plaza
2017/18: Aladdin - Northwich Memorial Court
EILEEN POLLOCK
as seen in BREAD as LILO LIL
1991: Aladdin - Theare Royal Lincoln
1992: Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Southport Theatre
1994: Dick Whittingotn - Barnley Civic
2002: Jack and the Beanstalk - Stockport Plaza
2004: Jack & the Beanstalk - Middlesbrough
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Eileen passed away 20th December 2020 aged 73
GILES WATLING
as seen in BREAD as OSWALD
2005: Puss in Boots - Connnaught Theatre, Worthing
GILLY COLEMAN
as seen in BREAD as AVELINE BOSWELL
1988: Aladdin - Floral Pavilion, New Brighton​
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Gilly passed away 13th July 2010 aged 54
GRAHAM BICKLEY
as seen in BREAD as JOEY
1977: Puss in Boots - Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy
1991: Cinderella - Richmond Theatre
1993: Aladdin - New Victoria Woking
2003: Aladdin - Theatre Royal Norwich
HILARY CROWSON
as seen in BREAD as JULIE
1986: Cinderella - Chesterfield Civic
1993: Aladdin - Floral Pavilion, New Brighton
JEAN BOHT
as seen in BREAD as NELLIE
1987: Jack & the Beanstalk - Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon
1991: Jack & the Beanstalk - Piccadilly Theatre
1998: Jack & the Beanstalk - Wycombe Swan
2000: Jack & the Beanstalk - Cambridge Arts
2003: Cinderella - Rickmansworth Watersmeet
JONATHAN MORRIS
as seen in BREAD as ADRIAN
1989: Dick Whittington - Orchard Theatre Dartford
1990: Cinderella - New Theatre Cardiff
1991: Cinderella - Grand Theatre Leeds
1992: Cinderella - Wycombe Swan, High Wycombe
1993: Dick Whittington - Richmond Theatre
1995: Jack and the beanstalk - New Theatre Hull
1996: Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood
- Grand Opera House York
1997: Aladdin - Cliffs Pavilion Southend
1998: Cinderella - Grand Theatre Swansea
1999: Cinderella - Connaught Theatre, Worthing
2000: Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood
- Grand Theatre Blackpool
2001: Cinderella - Floral Pavilion New Brighton
2002: Dick Whittington - Doncaster Civic
2003: Jack & The Beanstalk - Floral Pavilion
2012: Sleeping Beauty - Echo Arena Liverpool
KENNETH WALLER
as seen in BREAD as GRANDAD
1989: Dick Whittington - Davenport Theatre
1992: Cinderella - Devonshire Park Eastbourne
1993: Cinderella - Brighton Dome
1995: Cinderella - King's Theatre, Southsea
1996: The Wind in the Willows - Brighton Dome
1997: Cinderella - Wylotts Centre Potters Bar
NICK CONWAY
as seen in BREAD as BILLY
1988: Aladdin - Floral Pavilion, New Brighton
1989: Dick Whittington - Davenport Theatre
1991: Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Theatre Royal Lincoln
1992: Mother Goose
- The Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester
1996: Dick Whittington - Queens Theatre Stoke
PAMELA POWER
as seen in BREAD as MARTINA
1989/90: Mother Goose - His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen
1992/93: Mother Goose
- The Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester
PETER BYRNE
as seen in BREAD as DEREK
1978: Jack and the Beanstalk - Watersmeet, Rickmansworth
1979: Jack and the Beanstalk - Wyvern Theatre, Swindon
1980: Cinderella - Princess Theatre, Torquay
1983: Cinderella - Gordon Craig Theatre Stevenage
1984: Jack and the Beanstalk - Cambridge Arts Theatre
1985: Jack and the Beanstalk - Theatre Royal, Lincoln
1988: Cinderella - Grand Opera House Belfast
1990: Robinson Crusoe - Yvonne Arnaud Guildford
1992: Dick Whittington - Theatre Royal Newcastle
1994: Cinderella- New Theatre Cardiff
1995: Dick Whittington - Grand Opera House York
1996: Dick Whittington - Bournemouth Pavilion
1997: Dick Whittington- Sheffield Lyceum
1998: Dick Whittington - Darlington Civic
1999: Dick Whittington - Bradford Alhambra
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Peter passed away 14th May 2018 aged 90
PETER HOWITT
as seen in BREAD as JOEY
1987: Babes in the Wood - London Palladium
1989: Cinderella - Empire Theatre Liverpool
1990: Mother Goose - Sunderland Empire​
SIMON ROUSE
as seen in BREAD as YIZZEL'S MATE
1988/89: Jack and the Beanstalk - Richmond Theatre
VICTOR MCGUIRE
as seen in BREAD as JACK BOSWELL
1988: Aladdin - Macrobert Arts Centre Stirling
FRESH FIELDS & FRENCH FIELDS
Other actors who had minor roles in the series and also appeared in pantomime include Bruce Montague, Michael Robbins, Louise English, Christopher Ellison, Jon Iles, Jan Hunt and John Savident
ANN BEACH
as SONIA
1987: Cinderella - Cliffs Pavilion, Southend
JULIA MCKENZIE
as HESTER
1961: Aladdin - Theatre Royal, Newcastle
1969: Jack and the Beanstalk - New Theatre, Bromley
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GIRLS ON TOP
Other actors who appeared in minor roles in the series that also appeared in panto include Dawn French, Pauline Quirke, Vas Blackwood, Helen Lederer, Alan Rickman and Harriet Thorpe
JOAN GREENWOOD
as seen in GIRLS ON TOP as LADY CARLTON
1951/52: Peter Pan - Scala Theatre, London
RUBY WAX
as seen in GIRLS ON TOP as SHELLEY DUPONT
2009: Aladdin - New Wimbledon Theatre, London
TRACEY ULLMAN
as seen in GIRLS ON TOP as CANDICE VALENTINE
1981/82: Dick Whittington - Theatre Royal, Newcastle
HI-DE-HI (YOU RANG M'LORD)
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BARBARA NEW
as seen in YOU RANG M'LORD as MABEL WHEELER
1975: Emu in Pantoland - Birmingham Hippodrome
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Barbara passed away 24th May 2010 aged 87
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BILLY BURDEN
as seen in HI-DE-HI as MR TURNER
1950/51: Jack and the Beanstalk - New Theatre Cardiff
1954/55: Little Bo Beep - Theatre Royal Bath
1957/58: Babes in the Wood - Palace Theatre Plymouth
1961/62: Goody Two Shoes - Bournemouth Pavilion
1963/64: Babes in the Wood - Alexandra Theatre Birmingham
1968/69: Aladdin - Bournemouth Pavilion
1969/70: Aladdin - Alexandra Theatre Birmingham
1970/71: Aladdin - Grand Theatre Wolverhampton
1972/73: Little Bo Beep - Theatre Royal Bath
1975/76: Babes in the Wood - Bournemouth Playhouse
1976/77: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - New Theatre, Hull
1978/79: Mother Goose - New Theatre Oxford
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Burden died in 1994
SPOTLIGHT ON
BarbAra
WINDSOR
BRENDA COWLING
as seen in YOU RANG M'LORD as BLANCHE LIPTON
1993 C:inderella - Octogan Theatre Yeovil​​
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Brenda passed away 2nd October 2010 aged 85
DAVID & TONY WEBB
as seen in HI-DE-HI as STANLEY AND BRUCE MATTHEWS
1981/82: Aladdin - Lewisham Theatre
1985/85: Babes in the Wood at the Lewisham Theatre
DONALD HEWLETT
as seen in YOU RANG M'LORD as LORD GEORGE MELDRUM
1976: Aladdin - Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
1977; Mother Goose - Congress Theatre, Eastbourne
1978: Dick Whittington - Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon
1982: Babes in the Wood - Wyvern Theatre, Swindon
1983: Mother Goose - Cambridge Arts Theatre
1986: Cinderella - Theatre Royal, Plymouth
1996: Mother Goose - Churchill Theatre, Bromley
1991: Mother Goose - Theatre Royal, Brighton
1992: Aladdin - Harlequin Theatre Redhill
1993: Dick Whittington - Richmond Theatre
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Donald passed away 4th June 2011 aged 90
KENNETH CONNOR
as seen in HI-DE-HI as UNCLE SAMMY MORRIS
1965: Babes in the Wood - London Palladium
1966: Robinson Crusoe - Golders Green Hippodrome
1969: Dick Whittington - London Palladium
1972: Cinderella - Cheltenham Everyman
1975: Aladdin - New Victoria Theatre, London
1976: Dick Whittington - Theatre Royal, Norwich
1978: Jack and the Beanstalk - Watersmeet, Rickmansworth
1981: Robinson Crusoe - Ashcroft Theatre Croydon
1982: Cinderella - Richmond Theatre
1983: Cinderella - Bristol Hippodrome
1984: Jack and the Beanstalk -Richmond Theatre London
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Connor died in 1993
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LESLIE DWYER
as seen in HI-DE-HI as MR PARTIDGE
1981/82: Babes in the Wood - The Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
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Dwyer died on 26th Dec 1986 aged 80
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LINDA REGAN
as seen in HI-DE-HI as APRIL WINGATE
1986/87: Jack and the Beanstalk - Wimbledon Theatre
1987/88: Cinderella - The Octagon Theatre Yeovil
1989/90: Jack and the Beanstalk - Tameside Theatre
1991/92: Dick Whittington - The Beck Theatre, Hayes
1994/95: Cinderella - Hazlitt Theatre Maidstone
1996/97: Sleeping Beauty - Wylotts Theatre
1999/00: Cinderella - Horsham
MICHAEL KNOWLES
as seen in YOU RANG M'LORD as TEDDY MELDRUM
1976: Aladdin - Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
1977: Mother Goose - Congress Theatre, Eastbourne
1978: Dick Whittington - Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon
1980: Dick Whittington - Lewisham Concert Hall
1982: Babes in the Wood - Wyvern Theatre, Swindon
1983: Mother Goose - Cambridge Arts Theatre
1990: Cinderella - Assembly Hall, Tunbridge Wells
1991: Jack and the Beanstalk - Octagon Theatre, Yeovil
1993: Jack and the Beanstalk - White Rock Theatre Hastings
1997: Beauty and the Beast - Weymouth Pavilion
2003/04: Cinderella - Basingstoke Anvil
2004/05: Cinderella - Palace Theatre Mansfield
NIKKI KELLY
as seen in HI-DE-HI as SYLVIA GARNSEY
1989/90: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Hexagon Theatre Reading
1990/91: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Grand Theatre Swansea
1992/93: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Ashcroft Theatre Croydon
1993/94: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Wolverhampton Grand
1994/95: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Darlington Civic
1995/96: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Hawth Theatre, Crawley
1996/97: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Cliffs Pavilion Southend
1997/98: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Llandudno
2001/02: The Wizard of Oz - Alban Arena St Albans
2004/05: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs -Bridlington Spa
2005/06: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Watersmeet Rickmansworth
2006/07: Peter Pan - Telford
2007/08: Sleeping Beauty - Grand Pavilion Porthcawl
2008/09: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Broadway Theatre Catford
2009/10: Sleeping Beauty - Middleton Arena Rochdale
2010/11: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Marina Theatre Lowestoft
2011/12: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Palace Theatre Redditch
2012/13: Sleeping Beauty - Connaught Theatre Worthing
2013/14: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Harlequin Theatre Redhill
2017/18: Cinderella - Bolton Albert Halls
PAUL SHANE
as seen in HI-DE-HI as TED BOVIS
1981/82: Babes in the Wood - Alexandra Theatre Birmingham
1982/83: Dick Whittington - Bristol Hippodrome
1984/85: Babes in the Wood - Lewisham Theatre Birmingham
1985/86: Sleeping Beauty - Sunderland Empire
1986/87: Robinson Crusoe - Theatre Royal Nottingham
1987/88: Aladdin - Alhambra Theatre Bradford
1988/89: Dick Whittington - Crewe Lyceum
1989/90: Aladdin - Palace Theatre Manchester
1990/91: Aladdin - Churchill Theatre Bromley
1991/92: Dick Whittington - Lyceum Theatre Sheffield
1992/93: Aladdin - White Rock Hastings
1993/94: Dick Whittington - Princess Theatre Torquay
1994/95: Dick Whittington - Pavilion Theatre Bournemouth
1995/96: Cinderella - Darlington Civic
1996/97: Aladdin - Mansfield Palace
1998/99: Dick Whittington - Crewe Lyceum
2000/01: Dick Whittington - Theatre Royal Norwich
2001/02: Peter Pan - Victoria Theatre, Halifax
2003/04: Cinderella - Harlequin Theatre, Redhill
2004/05: Aladdin - New Theatre Hull
2005/06: Cinderella - Derby Assembly Rooms
2006/07: Beauty and the Beast - Broadway Theatre Peterborough
2008/09: Jack and the Beanstalk - Barnsley Metrodome
2011/12: Jack and the Beanstalk - Stockport Plaza
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Shane died, aged 72, on 16 May 2013
PERRY BENSON
as seen in YOU RANG M'LORD as HENRY LIVINGSTONE
1989/90: Mother Goose - Marlowe Theatre Canterbury
RUTH MADOC
as seen in HI-DE-HI as GLADYS PUGH
1980/81: Babes in the Wood at the Kings Theatre, Edinburgh
1981/82: Babes in the Wood at the Alexandra Theatre Birmingham
1982/83: Dick Whittington at the Bristol Hippodrome
1984/85: Robin Hood - New Theatre, Cardiff
1985/86: Babes in the Wood at the Palace Theatre Manchester
1986/87: Babes in the Wood at the Alexandra Theatre Birmingham
1988/89: Robinson Crusoe - Theatre Royal, Plymouth
1989/90: Robinson Crusoe at he New Theatre Cardiff
1990/91: Jack and the Beanstalk at the New Theatre Hull
1991/92: Jack and the Beanstalk at the Gordon Craig Theatre Stevenage
1992/93: Cinderella at the Mansfield Palace
1996/97: Robin Hood at the Grand Theatre Swansea
1998/99: Cinderella at the Palace Theatre Manchester
1999/00: Cinderella at the Southampton Guildhall
2000/01: Dick Whittington at the Pavilion Theatre Rhyl
2001/02: Cinderella at the Grand Theatre Blackpool
2002/03: Cinderella at the Bournemouth Pavilion
2003/04: Robin Hood at the Festival Theatre Malvern
2004/05: Snow White at the Lyceum Theatre Sheffield
2005/06: Snow White at the Grand Theatre Blackpool
2006/07: Cinderella at the Theatre Royal Bath
2007/08: Sleeping Beauty at the Grand Theatre Blackpool
2008/09: Sleeping Beauty at the Pavilion Theatre Rhyl
2012/13: Cinderella at the Festival Theatre Malvern
2013/14: Cinderella at the Palace Theatre Mansfield
2014/15: Snow White at the Pavilion Theatre Rhyl
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Ruth had been announced to star as The Empress in the 2022/23 production of Aladdin at Princess Theatre, Torquay but in the final days of rehearsals she had a fall resulting in an injury requiring surgery. Ruth passed away on 9th December 2022 age 79
as seen in YOU RANG M'LORD as MADGE CARTWRIGHT
YVONNE MARSH
1950: Goody Two Shoes - Casino Theatre London
1968: Aladdin - Coventry Theatre
1969: Aladdin - Bristol Hippodrome
1971: Jack and the Beanstalk - London Palladium
1972: Jack and the Beanstalk - Birmingham Hippodrome
1973: Robinson Crusoe -
1975: Aladdin - Theatre Royal Norwich
1976: Dick Whittington - Theatre Royal Norwich
1977: Babes in the Wood - New Theatre Hull
1978: Babes in the Wood - Theatre Royal Norwich
1979: Cinderella - Theatre Royal Norwich
1982: Mother Goose - Theatre Royal Norwich
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Yvonna passed away 2nd February 2017 aged 85
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IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH
Other actors who appeared in 'In Sickness and In Health' and pantomime included John Challis (Poiceman), Pat Coombs (Mrs Carey), Vas Blackwood (Pele), Bill Maynard (Bert Luscombe), Spike Milligan (Fancy Fred), Alison Steadman, Brenda Cowling and Irene Handl (Gwenneth).
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Prior to In Sickness & In Health were the prequal shows 'Till Death Us Do Part' and 'Till Death...' both also starred Warren Mitchell.
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Actors who appeared in 'Till Death Us Do Part' and pantomime (not mentioned above) included Roy Kinnear (Sid), Joan Sims (Gran), Alfie Bass (Bert), Felix Bowness (Felix), Eric Sykes, Jimmy Tarbuck, Paul Nicholas, Mark Eden, Arthur Mullard, Roy Castle, Derek Griffiths and Gorden Kaye.
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ARTHUR ENGLISH
as seen as ARTHUR
1968/69: Aladdin - Weymouth Pavilion
1977/78: Aladdin - Theatre Royal, Bath
1980/81: The Sleeping Beauty - Bournemouth Pavilion
1982/83: Babes in the Wood - Ashcroft Theatre Croydon
1986/87: Cinderella - Princes Hall Aldershot
1987/88: Aladdin - Theatre Royal, Wakefield
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Arthur English died in 1995
CARMEL MCSHARRY
as seen as MRS HOLLINGBERRY
1990/91: Cinderella - Bristol Hippodrome
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Carmel passed away 4th November 2018, aged 91
HUGH LLOYD
as seen as MR CAREY
1967/68 Cinderella - Coventry
1968/69 Robin Hood - Wimbledon Theatre
1973/74 Cinderella - Lewisham Concert Hall
1975/76 Dick Whittington - Wimbledon Theatre
1976/77 Cinderella - Manchester Opera House
1986/87 Cinderella - Theatre Royal, Brighton
1987/88 Cinderella - Beck Theatre, Hayes
1992/93 Dick Whittington - Connaught Theatre, Worthing
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Hugh passed away 14th July 2008, aged 85
JAMES ELLIS
as seen as MICHAEL
1987/88: Goldilocks and the Three Bears
- Grand Opera House, Belfast
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James passed away 8th March 2014 aged 82
UNA STUBBS
as seen as RITA
1964/65: Aladdin - London Palladium
1975/76: Aladdin - Richmond Theatre
1978/79: Robinson Crusoe - Richmond Theatre
1991/92: Cinderella - Davenport Theatre
1993/94: Peter Pan - The Hexagon, Reading
1994/95: Peter Pan - Richmond Theatre, London
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Una passed away 12th August 2021 aged 84
WARREN MITCHELL
as seen as ALF GARNETT
1952/53: Dick Whittington - London Palladium
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Warren passed away 14th November 2015, aged 89
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ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES
BUSTER MERRYFIELD
as seen as UNCLE ALBERT
1984/85: Cinderella at the Theatre Royal Windsor
1987/88: Jack and the Beanstalk at the Bournemouth Pavilion
1989/90: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Bournemouth Pavilion
1990/91: Cinderella at the Richmond Theatre London
1993/94: Dick Whittington at the Theatre Royal Bath
1994/95: Robinson Crusoe
1996/97: Dick Whittington at the Anvil in Basingstoke
1998/99: Beauty and the Beast at the Bournemouth Pavilion
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Buster Merryfield died in Poole General Hospital on 23 June 1999
DAVID JASON
as seen as DEREK TROTTER
1965/66: Aladdin - New Theatre, Bromley
1979/80: Cinderella at the Theatre Royal in Newcastle
KENNETH MACDONALD
as seen as MIKE FISHER
1976: Lyceum Theatre Crewe
1991/92: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Palace Theatre Manchester
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Kenneth MacDonald died on 6 August 2001 at the age of 50
PAUL BARBER
as seen as DENZEL
1998/99: Peter Pan - New Victoria Woking
1999/00: Peter Pan - Milton Keynes Theatre
ROGER LLOYD PACK
as seen as TRIGGER
1992/93: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Orchard Theatre Dartford
2006/07: Dick Whittington - Barbican Centre
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On 15 January 2014, Lloyd-Pack died at the age of 69
SUE HOLDERNESS
as seen as MARLENE BOYCE
1972/73: Cinderella - Wyvern Theatre in Swindon
2004/05: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Civic Centre Aylesbury
2005/06: Beauty and the Beast - Theatre Royal Windsor
2006/07: Jack and the Beanstalk - Richmond Theatre
2007/08: Beauty and the Beast - Devonshire Park Eastbourne
2008/09: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Derby Assembly Rooms
2009/10: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Fernham Hall Fareham
2010/11: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Gordon Craig Theatre Stevenage
2011/12: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Grimsby Auditorium
2012/13: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Grove Theatre Dunstable
2013/14: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Malvern Theatre
2014/15: Snow White and the Seve Dwarfs
- Kings Lynn Corn Exchange
2015/16: Beauty and the Beast - Central Theatre Chatham
2016/17: Sleeping Beauty - Anvil Basingstoke
2017/18: Beauty and the Beast - Watersmeet Rickmansworth
2018/19: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Mansfield Palace
2019/20: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Rhyl Pavilion
2020/21: No panto
2021/22: No panto
2022/23: Cinderella - Beck Theatre in Hayes
RED DWARF
CRAIG CHARLES
as seen as DAVE LISTER
1997: Dick Whittington - New Theatre Hull
DANNY JOHN JULES
as seen as THE CAT
1994: Jack and the Beanstalk - Princes Hall Aldershot
1998: Aladdin - Princes Hall Aldershot
WATCHING
EMMA WRAY
as seen as BRENDA WILSON
1990/91: Babes in the Wood – Liverpool Empire
2002/03: Mother Goose – Connaught Theatre Worthing