My only previous guest appearance on Television can be found recorded on IMDb as Boxing M.C. and Referee on "Casualty" Series 12, episode 23, "Taking sides", which was recorded on 11th December 1997 and screened on 7th February 1998.
I was asked to give my dialogue in a "rougher voice" than my natural "rather sedate" tones, so I adopted a Glaswegian accent for the part.
I have now made the decision to put myself forward for any small roles that may arise and hope that I may be given the opportunity to work more closely with some of the very talented Actors that are working on Film and Television programmes these days.
Saturday, 11 October 2014
STEPPING INTO THE FOREGROUND
After 30 years as a "Background Artiste" Bobby Civil will be aiming to step into the foreground very shortly and attempt to obtain minor roles in Film and Television Productions.
Friday, 18 July 2014
" STAY LUCKY " 1991
On 17th July 1991, I arrived at the YTV Television studios in Leeds to be in an episode of " Stay Lucky " starring Dennis Waterman and Jan Francis.
This was my first visit to the studios in Yorkshire and it was going to be another 2 years before I returned to those studios to be in my first episode of " Emmerdale " on 14th June 1993.
On 17th July 1991, I was taken, with the other Supporting Artistes to a Working Men's Club in the Leeds area, I seem to remember it was in Pudsey, to be in a scene watching a cabaret.
My second visit, to be in " Emmerdale ", was again not in the studio, but myself and the Supporting Artistes were taken to the village of Eshot, where the outside scenes of "Emmerdale " were filmed in those days.
during the filming of " Stay Lucky ", I met up with Tony Peers who I had been the compere of a couple of Shows where I was performing at the Butlin's Ocean Hotel,Saltdean, near Brighton in the 1960's.
Tony was playing the role of the Compere in the scene that we were filming on that day in 1991.
I have now been to the Yorkshire TV studios on many occasions to film " Emmerdale " and " Heartbeat ", but for the " Heartbeat " episodes we were taken to various interior locations, rather than being in the studio.
This was my first visit to the studios in Yorkshire and it was going to be another 2 years before I returned to those studios to be in my first episode of " Emmerdale " on 14th June 1993.
On 17th July 1991, I was taken, with the other Supporting Artistes to a Working Men's Club in the Leeds area, I seem to remember it was in Pudsey, to be in a scene watching a cabaret.
My second visit, to be in " Emmerdale ", was again not in the studio, but myself and the Supporting Artistes were taken to the village of Eshot, where the outside scenes of "Emmerdale " were filmed in those days.
during the filming of " Stay Lucky ", I met up with Tony Peers who I had been the compere of a couple of Shows where I was performing at the Butlin's Ocean Hotel,Saltdean, near Brighton in the 1960's.
Tony was playing the role of the Compere in the scene that we were filming on that day in 1991.
I have now been to the Yorkshire TV studios on many occasions to film " Emmerdale " and " Heartbeat ", but for the " Heartbeat " episodes we were taken to various interior locations, rather than being in the studio.
Monday, 14 July 2014
" NICE TOWN " 1992
On 14th July 1992, I was in Harlow to be in an episode of "Nice Town ", a BBC TV mini series of 3 episodes.
" Nice Town " starred Paul McGann, Phil Davies, Brigit Forsyth, Gwyneth Strong, Judy Cornwall, Neil Dudgeon, and also Ray Winstone, who was only in one episode and that was the episode in which I took part in a scene with him and Phil Davies.
About ten of us were sat around a table in a murky room and a "joint" cigarette was passed around each of us.
The series was about domestic violence in one of the " New Towns " built on the edge of London, and the character of Phil Davies was the violent husband to the character played by Brigit Forsyth.
" Nice Town " starred Paul McGann, Phil Davies, Brigit Forsyth, Gwyneth Strong, Judy Cornwall, Neil Dudgeon, and also Ray Winstone, who was only in one episode and that was the episode in which I took part in a scene with him and Phil Davies.
About ten of us were sat around a table in a murky room and a "joint" cigarette was passed around each of us.
The series was about domestic violence in one of the " New Towns " built on the edge of London, and the character of Phil Davies was the violent husband to the character played by Brigit Forsyth.
Saturday, 12 July 2014
"SHADOW OF THE NOOSE " 1988
On 12th July 1988, I travelled to Pebble Mill Studios to travel on a BBC coach to Stoke on Trent, to be in my first day of seven in "Shadow of the Noose".
The Edwardian court-room drama series, made by BBC and written by Richard Cooper, charted 8 true life cases by one of Britain's most successful and showman-like barristers, Edward Marshall-Hall.
I was in the first four episodes playing the part of the Court Bailiff and needed to travel to the BBC studios at Pebble Mill, Birmingham to get the BBC coach for crew and supporting artistes which took us to Burslem,
Stoke on Trent, where a replica of the Old Bailey had been constructed inside the Royal Theatre.
The main role was Jonathan Hyde who played the part of Edward Marshall-Hall and when we had all been to the make-up department, I was given side whiskers and a moustache, we began filming and the actors were so convincing in their characters that the atmosphere was such that I could imagine that we were really in the Old Bailey, all those years ago in Edwardian times - scary, but a great experience.
As I was needed for 7 consecutive days filming, I had booked into theatrical lodgings on the edge of Birmingham, to save me the 150 mile round trips and reduce the travel time caused by the early morning starts and late finishes plus the minimal sleep time that would have been encountered.
The Edwardian court-room drama series, made by BBC and written by Richard Cooper, charted 8 true life cases by one of Britain's most successful and showman-like barristers, Edward Marshall-Hall.
I was in the first four episodes playing the part of the Court Bailiff and needed to travel to the BBC studios at Pebble Mill, Birmingham to get the BBC coach for crew and supporting artistes which took us to Burslem,
Stoke on Trent, where a replica of the Old Bailey had been constructed inside the Royal Theatre.
The main role was Jonathan Hyde who played the part of Edward Marshall-Hall and when we had all been to the make-up department, I was given side whiskers and a moustache, we began filming and the actors were so convincing in their characters that the atmosphere was such that I could imagine that we were really in the Old Bailey, all those years ago in Edwardian times - scary, but a great experience.
As I was needed for 7 consecutive days filming, I had booked into theatrical lodgings on the edge of Birmingham, to save me the 150 mile round trips and reduce the travel time caused by the early morning starts and late finishes plus the minimal sleep time that would have been encountered.
Friday, 6 June 2014
GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
50 years ago today I was at St. Mary's Church, Weldon, Northants, getting married to Barbara.
We are delighted to be celebrating our Golden Wedding Anniversary today.
Originally 20 years after the D Day Landings and today 70 years since that day in 1944.
We are delighted to be celebrating our Golden Wedding Anniversary today.
Originally 20 years after the D Day Landings and today 70 years since that day in 1944.
Monday, 26 May 2014
" INSPECTOR MORSE " 1998
On 26th May 1998, I was at the Black Country Museum in Dudley, Nr. Birmingham, to be in an episode of " Inspector Morse ". The episode was entitled " The Wench is Dead " and I was playing the role of a bargee.
The story was that Morse is taken seriously ill at a museum reception and is hospitalised.
Whilst there he takes an interest in a 140 year old case known as the Oxford Canal Murders.
The case involved the murder and rape of a young woman traveling by canal boat from Coventry to London.
The case resulted in two men being hanged and Morse believes there was a miscarriage of justice.
With Lewis away on an Inspector's course, Supt. Strange, who has counselled Morse to take an early retirement, assigns fast-track university graduate PC Adrian Kershaw to do some legwork for him.
Morse determines that a fraud took place and that the victim may have been someone else altogether.
The scene that I was involved with was a flash-back to 1858 when the crime was commited and was filmed on the canal section that runs through the Black Country Museum.
This was to be my second visit to that location for filming purposes, my first had been in 1987 for " Sophia and Constance " and my third was as recent as November 2013 for " WPC 56 ".
The story was that Morse is taken seriously ill at a museum reception and is hospitalised.
Whilst there he takes an interest in a 140 year old case known as the Oxford Canal Murders.
The case involved the murder and rape of a young woman traveling by canal boat from Coventry to London.
The case resulted in two men being hanged and Morse believes there was a miscarriage of justice.
With Lewis away on an Inspector's course, Supt. Strange, who has counselled Morse to take an early retirement, assigns fast-track university graduate PC Adrian Kershaw to do some legwork for him.
Morse determines that a fraud took place and that the victim may have been someone else altogether.
The scene that I was involved with was a flash-back to 1858 when the crime was commited and was filmed on the canal section that runs through the Black Country Museum.
This was to be my second visit to that location for filming purposes, my first had been in 1987 for " Sophia and Constance " and my third was as recent as November 2013 for " WPC 56 ".
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