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What happened Robin Askwith?

What happened Robin Askwith?

The actress, who was best known for her role as the doting mother in the Oxo adverts, passed away in October after a battle with cancer.

Where does Robin Askwith live now?

Gozo
Over recent years his public appearances have been few – a small film role here, an unsuccessful TV series there. Askwith, in real life as confident and urbane as Timmy was hapless and dithering, now lives on the island of Gozo, near Malta, where his interests include long-distance swimming and yacht racing.

What age is Robin Askwith?

71 years (October 12, 1950)
Robin Askwith/Age

Who was the star of Confessions of a Window Cleaner?

Confessions of a Window Cleaner
Directed by Val Guest
Written by Val Guest Christopher Wood
Produced by Greg Smith, Michael Klinger (executive producer)
Starring Robin Askwith Antony Booth Linda Hayden Sheila White Dandy Nichols Bill Maynard

Who is Mr Hornby in Benidorm?

Geoffrey Hutchings (8 June 1939 – 1 July 2010) was an English stage, film and television actor….

Geoffrey Hutchings
Hutchings in character as Mel Harvey from the comedy TV series Benidorm
Born 8 June 1939 Dorchester, Dorset, England, UK

Who played the wife in Bless This House?

Diana Coupland
Betty Diana Coupland (5 March 1928 – 10 November 2006), billed as Diana Coupland, was an English actress and singer, best remembered for her role as Jean Abbott in the sitcom Bless This House, which she played from 1971 to 1976.

Who played Mr Hornby in Benidorm?

Robin Mark Askwith
Robin Askwith. Robin Mark Askwith (born 12 October 1950) is an English actor, singer and former model who has appeared in a number of film, television and stage productions.

Who was the son in Bless This House?

Robin Stewart
Robin Stewart (9 October 1946 – 22 November 2015) was an English actor, game show host and reporter who was best known for playing Mike Abbott, the son of Sid James’ character Sid Abbott in the 1970s sitcom Bless This House….

Robin Stewart
Children 1

How many confessions films were there?

Confessions of a Window Cleaner1974
Confessions of a Pop Performer1975Confessions of a Driving Instructor1976Confessions from a Holiday Camp1977
Confessions/Movies

Who plays Madge Harvey?

Sheila ReidBenidorm
Madge Harvey/Voiced by

Sheila Reid (born 21 December 1937) is a Scottish actress, known for playing Madge Harvey in the ITV sitcom Benidorm (2007–2016). An original member of the Royal National Theatre in 1963, she played Bianca in the National’s 1965 film version of Othello, with Laurence Olivier in the title role.

Is Mel a millionaire in Benidorm?

Mel is as rude as Madge, and is at first somewhat ridiculed by the Garvey family, although it is later proven that Mel will do anything for his family. Mel is an affluent man who started his business empire from a bakery in Kirkstall….

Mel Harvey
Actor Geoffrey Hutchings
Born 25th December 1939
Death 25th December 2010

Who is Robin Askwith and what is his real name?

Robin Mark Askwith (born 12 October 1950) is an English actor, singer and former model who has appeared in a number of film, television and stage productions.

Where does Robin Askwith from Bless This house live?

Robin Askwith was born on October 12, 1950 in Southport, Lancashire, England. He is an actor and writer, known for Bless This House (1972), U-571 (2000) and Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974). Has Lived on the Island of Gozo, off Malta for many years, where he enjoys long distance swimming.

When did Robin Askwith appear in the asylum?

In 2000, Askwith starred in the war-submarine film U-571 before having a role in the horror film The Asylum later that same year. Askwith made a cameo appearance in the film Run For Your Wife, released in the UK on 14 February 2013.

Where did Robin Askwith go to school as a child?

Taken to hospital in an ambulance, Askwith was found to have contracted polio and had to spend nine months in an isolation ward at Southport Infirmary and had to learn how to walk again. Shortly after this, the family moved from Southport to Eastcote, London where Askwith was educated at Orley Farm in nearby Harrow.

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