co-written with wife Prunella. At Christmas 2007, he joined Not Going Out as Geoffrey Adams. We've both been incredibly lucky.'. He has directed on stage and radio,[1] and worked as an actor in theatre, film, television, and radio. [40] On 26 March 2011, he spoke at the TUC March for the Alternative.[41]. As Rishi Sunak claims to finally be getting Brexit STEPHEN GLOVER: Call me a party pooper, but Rishi Sunak's deal is far less revolutionary than we're being Do not sell or share my personal information. ', Now Pru can't remember the year they were married. EXCLUSIVE: Revealed: Prison reform boss who drunkenly beat her husband every day after downing white wine Are you allowing your bank to rip you off? He and Prunella Scales are patrons of Avon Navigation Trust, the charity that runs the River Avon from Stratford-upon-Avon to Tewkesbury. Reachers Lee Child admits mixed blessing of Amazon series, James Martin's Saturday Morning fans switch off as they slam guest, Timothy West 'very proud' of son Samuel West's successful career 'He is very good', Timothy revealed that he is proud of his son and his successful career, Coronation Street theory: Heartache for Eileen Grimshaw, Timothy also touched on his wife Prunella Scales' health, Prunella was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2014, Yellowstone's Rip and Carter dinner scene had glaring continuity error, Piers Morgan slates Alex Beresford after infamous GMB feud, Emmerdale theory: Maya Stepney returns to take down Meena Jutla. In 1997, he played Gloucester in the BBC television production of King Lear, with Ian Holm as Lear. In two films (Iris in 2001 and the 1996 television film Over Here), Sam and his father played the same character at different ages. Since their departure, Pru and Tim were replaced on Great Canal Journeys by Sheila Gyles and Gyles Brandreth, who presented a couple of episodes before series 12. I am famous for playing unfortunate wives, but I have been a very lucky wife it will be 50 years of marriage next year. 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They have three children who speak very good English but it's a little bit posh, actor's English I think they'll have to modify it if they work over here. Timothy's daughter Juliet is from his first marriage. He has played kingly roles, such as his superb Edward VII in the epic miniseries Edward the King (1975), and essayed a number of notable historical figures such as Cardinal Wolsey in The BBC Television Shakespeare: Henry VIII (1979), Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbechev in Breakthrough at Reykjavik (1987) and Martin Luther (2002). Tim plays Private Godfrey (originally played by Arnold Ridley). [15][16], In 2002, West made his stage directorial debut with The Lady's Not for Burning at the Minerva Theatre, Chichester. All rights reserved. You need other people to talk to.'. While once they'd have chatted all the way home, dissecting every performance they now travel home in silence, their once joyful banter gobbled up by Pru's illness. Twisted Nerve. Prunella Scales and Timothy West are known for being the husband-wife duo on Great Canal Journeys. She stopped acting whenshe had babies, which is ashame. He featured with his mother in Howards End and Stiff Upper Lips. So Tim did, and Sam, our elder son, popped out, and Tim said, "very good, no retakes", and I laughed so much that I had to have stitches. [11], West made his London stage debut in February 1989 at the Orange Tree Theatre, playing Michael in Cocteau's Les Parents Terribles,[12] of which critic John Thaxter wrote: "He invests the role with a warmth and validity that silences sniggers that could so easily greet a lesser performance of this difficult role, and he lets us share the tumbling emotions of a juvenile torn between romantic first love and filial duty. West was president of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (being succeeded by Benedict Cumberbatch in January 2018) and is President of The Society for Theatre Research. Very lucky. They've invested in endless high-tech hearing devices, but he suspects the problem is more her not being able to answer, rather than not hearing. I love being a grandmother. [2] West has been politically active for many years. In 1989 West played Nigel in The Thames Television Sitcom After Henry alongside his real life wife Prunella Scales who played Sarah France. Timothy Lancaster West, [1] CBE (born 20 October 1934) is an English actor and presenter. Also Faust, Bomber, Doctor Who: The Vengeance of Morbius, Empire of the Sun, Brighton Rock, Fair Stood the Wind for France, Fluke, Great Speeches in History, How Proust Can Change Your Life, Lady Windermere's Fan, Peter Pan, The Alchemist, The Day of the Triffids, The Hairy Hands, The Lives of Christopher Chant, The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous, The Queen's Man, The Solitaire Mystery, The Swimming Pool Library, The Two Destinies, The Velveteen Rabbit, The Way I Found Her, The Way to Dusty Death, The Woodlanders, Under the Net, Wuthering Heights and Philip Pullman's Grimm Tales for Young and Old. [25] His 2008 production of Waste at the Almeida Theatre was chosen by The Times as one of its "Productions of the Decade". In February 2013, West joined the cast of ITV soap Coronation Street, playing Eric Babbage. [75], In June 2013 he appeared in the video for Handyman Blues by Billy Bragg, directed by Johnny Vegas.[76]. Birth Place:Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. The son of Timothy West and Prunella Scales has since made a number of appearances in films including The Riot Club and On Chesil Beach.. His latest role has been as the eccentric vet Siegfried Farnon in All Creatures Great and Small.. He said: They were very busy, and I never blame them for that they had to go where the work was.. He is a very good actor. He has appeared frequently on both stage and television, including stints in both Coronation Street (as Eric Babbage) and EastEnders (as Stan Carter ), and also in Not Going Out, as the original Geoffrey Adams. Husband of Anna West and Content [West] Sisson. Viewers have loved the gorgeous views, the nuggets of local canal history and the couple's openness about Pru's illness. [17][18] During his time as artistic director, West revived the controversial The Romans in Britain,[19] and also directed As You Like It as part of the RSC's Complete Works Festival. Pinafore, also singing the role of Sir Joseph Porter. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Timothy responded with a sly smile: "No, not much, he used to ask about the theatre, but that is it, he doesn't need it. You can unsubscribe at any time. The Waterways Trust, the Kennet & Avon Canal Trust and a patron of the Latterly, the balance has become skewed, but still they embrace life. West and Scales are patrons of the Lace Market Theatre in Nottingham, The Kings Theatre in Gloucester and of the Conway Hall Sunday Concerts[12] programme, the longest-running series of chamber music concerts in Europe. So, where are they? West is an Ambassador of SOS Children's Villages,[13] an international orphan charity providing homes and mothers for orphaned and abandoned children. He also played the noted historical figure Samuel Johnson in two plays.Along with definitive portrayals of Lear, Macbeth, Falstaff and Shylock, he became well-respected as a stage director. For while their marriage has been one of the most successful and enduring in British showbusiness, it has been sorely tested in the two decades since Pru best known as Sybil in Fawlty Towers was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease. In November 2010, West performed a new English translation of Grieg's complete incidental music to Ibsen's play Peer Gynt with the Southampton Philharmonic Choir at Southampton Guildhall. More at IMDbPro Contact info Agent info Resume Born June 22, 1932 Add to list Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award 1 nomination total Photos 16 Known for Howards End 7.4 The twelfth season is set to air on Monday March 15th, confirming that it looks like Prue and Tim wont be coming back to host the series. In 2020, West appeared on the album From The Ground Up: an ensemble led by Hugo Ticciati improvised over Henry Purcell chaconne bass lines while West read Shakespeare and rapper Baba Israel improvised. Official storage solution for most large ocean carriers in Canada. Scales is married to the actor Timothy West, with whom she has two sons; the elder is actor and director Samuel West. Since their departure, Pru and Tim were replaced on Great Canal Journeys by another duo, who presented a couple of episodes before series 12. In 2004, West toured Australia with the Carl Rosa Opera Company as director of the production of H.M.S. Of course not. He also is vice-president of And filming is due to start soon on the latest series of the BBC drama Last Tango In Halifax about love in later life in which he plays the brother of Sir Derek Jacobi's character, Alan. 'Oh, I will have to go and help her with this',' says Tim. Viewers have loved the gorgeous views, the nuggets of local canal history and the couple's openness about Pru's illness. 2023 TV GUIDE, A FANDOM COMPANY. [70] In June he played God in Britten's Noyes Fludde in Harrogate. Timothy West discusses Prunella Scales alzheimer's in 2014 Samuel West, 55, has admitted he would love to be able to have "one last" conversation with his mother Prunella Scales, 88, amid her. A versatile British actor noted for his great power and command on the classical stage and in several other mediums including radio, film and television, Timothy West was born on October 20, 1934 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, the son of actors (Harry) Lockwood West and his wife Olive (Carleton-Crowe). Gyles, 73, is a writer, broadcaster, actor, and former politician. He was co-artistic director of the Old Vic Theatre from 1980 to 1981,[10] where he directed Trelawny of the 'Wells' and The Merchant of Venice. Find Related Places. 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West has recorded over one hundred audiobooks, among which are the Shakespeare plays All's Well That Ends Well, Coriolanus, Henry V, The Merchant of Venice, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Much Ado About Nothing, Richard II and Macbeth (directed by Steven Berkoff), the complete Inspector Morse novels by Colin Dexter, the Wind on Fire trilogy by William Nicholson (The Wind Singer, Slaves of the Mastery and Firesong), the Arthur trilogy by Kevin Crossley-Holland (The Seeing Stone, At the Crossing Places and King of the Middle March), five books by Sebastian Faulks (Charlotte Gray, Birdsong, The Girl at the Lion d'Or, Human Traces and A Possible Life), four by Michael Ridpath (Trading Reality, Final Venture, Free to Trade, and The Marketmaker), two by George Orwell (Nineteen Eighty-Four and Homage to Catalonia), two by Mary Wesley (An Imaginative Experience and Part of the Furniture), two by Robert Goddard (Closed Circle and In Pale Battalions) and several compilations of poetry (Realms of Gold: Letters and Poems of John Keats, Bright Star, The Collected Works of Shelley, Seven Ages, Great Narrative Poems of the Romantic Age and A Shropshire Lad). Timothy West was a member of the BBC Radio Drama Repertory Company in 1962[19] and has taken part in over 500 radio broadcasts. He is also a keen supporter of the Inland Waterways Association, and since 2014 has featured together with his wife in the Great Canal Journeys series for Channel 4. Huddersfield Canal Society. Samuel West made his first appearance on a London stage in 1989. It turned out canal boating was perfect for Pru's condition. 'I'm just beginning to realise 'Oh we can't do that'. He had gone over the road as it was a very long labour and I rang home and he wasn't there, so in between spasms I said "try Richard Briers", as he, poor darling, had a house opposite Queen Charlotte's hospital, and there they both were knocking back the whisky and saying: "Isn't it terrible what women go through." He softly replied: "She's alright, yes, she has a bit of a serious memory problem, it's meant we don't have the same kind of conversations that we used to have, which is sad for us both. [38] He is also a patron of London children's charity Scene & Heard,[39] Eastside Educational Trust and Mousetrap Theatre Projects. West appeared in the film Reunion (1989) with Jason Robards and Christien Anholt as an aristocratic boy who befriends the son of a Jewish doctor in 1930s Germany. They began to feature on Great Canal Journeys in November 2020, and are now officially becoming the hosts of season 12. 'It's hard. The twelfth season is set to air on Monday March 15th, confirming that it looks like Prue and Tim won't be coming back to host the series. He has also appeared with the Nash Ensemble, the Raphael Ensemble, The Hebrides Ensemble, Ensemble 360 and the Lindsay, Dante and Endellion Quartets at the Wigmore Hall, London. 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