[3], She has appeared alongside her husband several times: in the Inspector Morse episode "Masonic Mysteries" as Beryl Newsome - the love-interest of Morse - whom Morse was wrongly suspected of murdering;[4] as his on-screen wife in the 1988 Look and Read children's serial, Geordie Racer;[5] in the Alan Plater drama Joe Maddison's War, playing Jenny Barlow; and the love interest of Dennis Patterson (Tim Healy) in the second series of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet.[6][7]. You've got to have a solid foundation and mutual respect. Im not very relaxed; I always need to be doing something., Returning to Lewis was like coming home. 'How much can business take?' The actor, best known for his role in the ITV drama Inspector Morse, and its spin-off series, Lewis, is reluctant to say anything that could smack of self-pity. And the fact that it is a university town like Boston with all its universities means that you have these weird and wonderful academic characters, and you can get away with all sorts of outrageous stories (laughs) as a result, with these big-brained people. His favourite episodes of his television series Inspector Morse were. Published: 23:30 GMT, 3 October 2014 | Updated: 23:30 GMT, 3 October 2014, Despite reservations Kevin has returned for another series, here he is pictured with Laurence Fox. Marital break-ups are common in modern Britain, so to what does Kevin owe the longevity of his relationship? We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. "And she is absolutely gorgeous. "She was all over him like a rash," Whately laughs. "And I hate anything with 'celebrity' in the title, where people are playing to the cameras all the time." Follow. Jace: It does beg the question, because he is so infamous for his running gags, what was his gag with you? ", * To enter the ballot to run in the Bupa Great North Run, with proceeds to the Alzheimer's Society, click here. Jace: And what was that first meeting like with John? 'I suppose the most shocking - because we actually saw it happening in front of us - occurred in Whitley Bay near Newcastle,' says Kevin. Find where to watch Kevin Whately's latest movies and tv shows In Lewis. It took off like a moving train and I didnt have a leg to stand on.. But theyre good fun. There is no such happy ending in The Children. Kevin: Um Do you know I dont at all, Jace. Kevin's character is involved in disputes with his ex-wife Anne, played by Lesley Sharp - as well as sad and awkward attempts to build friendships with the stepdaughter of his screen partner. Is it the juxtaposition of Geordies straightforwardness with lofty intellectualism? More at IMDbPro Contact info Agent info Resume Born February 6, 1951 Add to list Awards 1 win It was hard to be sure what the problem was at first but she became increasingly depressed.". Kathy Tu is our editor. Kevin: I loved it because the actual occasion was quite good because the every beyond the set was waiting for it. Kevin Whately in Lewis and his current co-star Laurence Fox. Wont they? And and asked if they could get together, and so I was glad when they did, and then youre exploring a slightly different relationship. Simon Callow and Helen Baxendale also guest starred in this 2009 episode. Kevin: Well one of them was my name. "He'd take the piss, knowing secretly that it was mostly a tribute to him that it was being made at all.". Id done quite a lot location stuff, but not much studio. Kevin: Yeah. Kevin: I thought the the whole thing it couldve become a bit soapy so in the end I said, Look weve done enough of this Will they? His apprenticeship to Thaw was more than just on screen, although the age difference was actually less than a decade. It seemed like a very odd idea, he shrugs. I know you should never say never, but I dont think Ill be appearing as Lewis again, he said at the time. In this episode, Kevin Whately reminisces about playing Robbie Lewis for the past 30 years, and recalls the dramatic series finalebombs, goodbyes, and all. Lived in Stowell Street Manchester when a youngster. He began at the age of eleven performing in school plays. who died from throat cancer in 2002. And I didnt know John at all, so I was getting used to working with John, who was much more experienced than me. Browse more videos. 'Laurence is an Old Harrovian, John was a working-class lad from Manchester. Kevin Whately: (Laughs) They do, and I dont. Son of John Edward (1919-1997) and Dorothy (ne Ablott) Thaw (1921-1974). Im very reticent to change a character once its established. She was the first person her son had ever known to suffer from. 'Of course, we are different in some ways - Madelaine is more romantic than me, I'm as romantic as a plastic chair. "I only really like to watch things like Time Team. Kevin Whately height is 180 cm . He was accepted by RADA in 1958 when he was two years underage. Actor Kevin Whately has spoken about his decision to take a break from the popular ITV series Lewis, Sign up for free to get the latest Northumberland news and updates delivered straight to your inbox. Some of the staff are very good, but there are not enough quality care homes, especially for those who cannot afford to pay," he says. What do you feel viewers should make of that shot? Some 700,000 people suffer from dementia, and one in three people die with it. I like classical music and the poetry of A.E. Thanks to you Chris, I learnt that Kevin Whately started his early working life, as a folk singer. He does end up with a new wife, with a new chapter to his life, and I thought that was a fitting way to distinguish the ending as being different from that of Morse. Get a daily dose of showbiz gossip direct to your inbox. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. She was the first person her son had ever known to suffer from the disease. He died in 2004. Then at twenty-six I was out of work for those nine months and it all came back. They were a similar age, and they were both heavy smokers, and drinkers, and things (laughs) and theyd palled up so I had to live up to Dennis a bit, which wasnt easy. Jace: What has it been like filming in Oxford over the last 30 years? He died at 61 and he always looked 80, he said, from the the minute he left RADA. Butso to have a 60 year old sidekick wouldve been slightly odd, I think, and it gave it a nice counterpoint, as you said, to to have a younger Geordie. It has become the 'in' thing to kick alcohol. Im police retirement age, and Im sure Lewis would be thinking about that or would be kicked out anyway.. Kevin: We were in the studio, and I think the whole day had sort of built towards it, again because for some of the crew it was 28 years of work, for me it was 30 years of work finishing. Whately, 57, is speaking now because he wants to encourage people to take part in this year's Bupa Great North Run, which starts in Gateshead on September 20 2009. Jace: Unlike the end of Morse its a far happier ending for Robbie Lewis here as he sets off with Laura for a 6 month trip to New Zealand. He studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Jace Lacob (Jace):MASTERPIECEStudio is brought to you by Audible. Kevin Whately chooses his words carefully. Mrs Whately, who lived in Northumberland all her life, and had hoped to die there, was finally diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2003. Has he reached the end of the road now? So in that sense we are not always together. And, with its marital bust-ups, unhappy children and blazing rows, it may prove particularly difficult for parents to watch. So thats my main memory of that, because it wasnt the last scene we shot obviously; it was in the middle of the shoot so after that we sort of celebrated and and sent it up a bit. She was always great fun on set as well, and made a real character out of Laura and a believable one. Mariella Frostrup: I was widely mocked for putting sex with my husband in the diary. I was enjoying the retirement, he sighs. Jace: How much of a role does Oxford, as a setting, play in that affection do you think? He would needle away until he found your Achilles Heel and then play on that with with 30 or 40 people at once. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. "Hathaway is a great character - he's really an embryonic Morse. He does end up with a new wife, . I discovered this information, from when you posted on your website, two or three years ago, the audio track, of Kevin Whately's time on Desert Island Discs, in 1996. Lewis: Vals slipping away. I think Anthony Minghella and the powers that be on the first few films Anthony wrote The Bible for it and he realized, John Thaw always looked much older than his age. Some 35 years after her supposed suicide, Joanna Lumleys character, 60s rock chick Esme Ford, returns to Oxford to try and reunite her band. We we we tried to make it that in saying nothing they said a huge amount to to each other, but filming it in Heathrow Airport like that isnt too conducive to any sort of subtlety, but we were very lucky. Publicity Listings Whately said Inspector Morse ran for 33 episodes and that Inspector Lewis will run for the same number of episodes. Although Kevin Whately retired from his role as DI Lewis, which he played for three decades across TV series Inspector Morse and Inspector Lewis, his acting career didn't come to an end as he went on to have a cameo role in Scottish sitcom, Still Game, where he played a dodgy dentist. Yeah. I thought whoever said about me waiting until I was forty was wrong. Wed used it a lot for mortuary scenes, and it always gave John the creeps just to be in there in a suit, but to be actually lying on the slab was much worse for him obviously. Ive had a charmed life acting wise, he said. He had an ambition to play Iago in 'Othello'. The actor has - on and. But then, as times gone on, theyve come to appreciate us again, I think. Jace: This week we are joined by Kevin Whately. I've seen too much of what it can do to girls to want my daughter to be any part of it. 'A bit of a lad': Kevin Whately stars as a philandering headteacher in ITV drama The Children. LONDON - OCTOBER 20: (UK TABLOID NEWSPAPERS OUT) Actor Kevin Whately and his wife Madelaine Newton arrive at the opening gala for "The Times BFI London Film Festival" and the World Premiere of "Vera Drake", at the Odeon Leicester Square on October 20, 2004 in London. "I know what John would have to say," Whately laughs. 'And Anna (Madeley) was a screen virgin who obviously felt nervous about her first ever sex scene on TV. Jace: How was working with Laurence Fox different than with John? - IMDb Mini Biography By: Tonyman 5 Family (1) Spouse At various times in my life I've been a heavy drinker, there's no question about that. All I know is that I'm a very lucky man. His own wife, Madeleine Newton, also an actress, appeared in a 1990 episode of Morse - as the Inspector's love interest. Kevin has never discussed the allegation and neither has Amanda, who divorced director Sven Arnstein - her husband at the time - in 2004. 29 Comments Comments: Our rules We want our comments to be a lively and valuable . "The pub after work was a job information exchange. It does resolve itself at the end of the films. We don't live in each others pockets. The Lewis actor believes a lack of. (2001). 'I think part of it is down to the fact that neither Madelaine nor I is particularly ambitious,' he says. But both, in different ways, have been a joy to work with. Jackie Collins taught me everything I know. Think of a number, then forget about it immediately. Jace: Youve been very outspoken about your desire for a break from Lewis. Six years after the Inspector's fictional end and four since the tragic death of John Thaw from cancer, Sergeant Lewis has been promoted to Detective Inspector - and Kevin Whately promoted to. Did you have any inkling that this would be the start of a 30 year run as this character? Whately had worked with him since 1987, making 32 episodes across 14 years. Browse more videos. And they were right. Ive just been dead lucky. Kevin Whately, Actor: Inspector Morse. National World - Other Local Sites. Released August 21, 2016July 9, 2019--:--. Its probably time. Laurence Fox, who plays his sidekick DS Hathaway, was even more categorical, saying that he and Kevin had agreed to call it a day and that it was definitely the end. [on "The Sweeney"] I'm still proud of the show. "A lot of the staff are wonderful; they are working with people who are demented, howling all day and incontinent. After. His concentration John had a fierce concentration. Ive been very lucky working with John Thaw and then Laurence, and I adored both of them, I thought they were great fun to work with, and the chemistry worked both times. But because they were clever with introducing Laurences character, Hathaway, it took off immediately, so then we were back on a moving train, and 10 years later we were still going. I didnt want to do it, I didnt think it was a good idea. 'The writer, Lucy Gannon, has the knack of writing about subjects that people are talking about, in this case the pain inflicted on children when parents break up. He bumped into an American tourist down in Mexico about 3 years ago, who said, Oh, what a fine actor that Donald Whately is, and this tickled Laurence, so from then on I was Donald, and (laughs) he was delighted with that. But less important than is used to be. His first great success, though, was as Detective Inspector Regan in The Sweeney (1974). 'My son Kieran was about three at the time, and he just slipped from our grasp and headed off. But when he left school a careers advisor laughed at his plan to become an actor. Jace: youre even in the same shirt you wore in that pilot episode. Something went wrong, please try again later. There are times when you think your career is the most important thing in the world but you move on. Industry chief demands planned corporation tax hike from 19 to 25% in this Ukrainian soldier takes out five Russian tanks and three armoured vehicles in ONE DAY using US-supplied Ukraine 'hits major Russian air base in fresh strike' a day after kamikaze drone crashed down just 68 miles How did Russia lose HALF of its 45,000 elite paratroopers in just seven months? I still miss him every day. Remains of baby found in search for Constance Marten and Mark Gordon's newborn child, Met Police say, A police detective announced the news on Wednesday evening and assured the public 'we will do everything we possibly can to establish what has happened. I still remember going to a smart restaurant in Los Angeles and the maitre d knew my name and showed me straight to a table even though we hadnt booked. Drinking was very much a way of life. She has been married to Kevin Whately since April 1984. What has it been like working with Clare? I was told, Theres no future in acting, son. "They were working together recently I think," is all Whately will say, tactfully. 'And, in this case, I was working with actresses who had reason to be anxious. He said: "He insisted we share a dressing room. The Children also deals with marital break-up and the way in which the offspring of broken marriages cope as a result. blocking messages to and from the brain, leading to confusion, memory problems, mood swings, personality changes and depression. Like much of what he films, it is strictly for grown-ups. Jace: Now, looking back at the pilot, what was it like to film the first episode of Lewis, which was filled with so many winks at Morse? We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Their TV profiles started to change when Kevin found fame as Neville Hope in comedy drama series Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, in the Eighties, and shifted further when he starred as Sergeant Lewis in ITV's Morse. Inspector Morse actor says staff are heroes. Terms of Use: PBS is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Oscar Cainer tells all. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Kevin Whately: We just wanted a year of to do other things really and and have a summer at home (laughs), but I think that this time, definitely, weve finished, yeah. The strength of the casting is such that we do not expect that nice Kevin Whately will be the villain. This 2012 episode saw a couple find their babysitter dead in the marital bed. The executive producer ofMASTERPIECEis Rebecca Eaton. Try as he might, Kevin Whately cant escape from Inspector Robert Lewis. He's also got this spiritual side and is a Cambridge man, so he brings all these things to his detective work.". Madelaine starred as Morse's love interest in the Inspector Morse episode entitled Masonic Mysteries (1990; series 4, episode 4). Taking Vitamin D each day could cut your chances of getting dementia, study claims. His wife is Madelaine Newton (m. 1984) Kevin Whately income His net worth has been growing significantly in 2021-2021. Were you resistant at all to having the 2 get together? His marriage to actress Sheila Hancock was generally regarded as one of the strongest in showbusiness. "I never got classical music though, till John would play it.". Chris Pleasance explains how Do not sell or share my personal information. One consumer psychologist recently revealed some of the mysterious methods that supermarkets use to keep shoppers on the premises, in a bid to spend more money - including the use of smell and sound. 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