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Celebrating television's This Is Your Life
Jenny SEAGROVE (1957-)
THIS IS YOUR LIFE - Jenny Seagrove, actress, was surprised by Michael Aspel at the offices of producer Bill Kenwright in Little Venice, London while rehearsing the play The Constant Wife.
Jenny, who was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, appeared in the Oscar-winning short film A Shocking Accident in 1983. Her first significant film role was in Local Hero a year later, and in the same year, she got her big break in the lead role of A Woman of Substance, the television dramatisation of the Barbara Taylor Bradford novel.
Her theatre work includes the title role of Jane Eyre at the Chichester Festival Theatre in 1986 and West End roles in The Miracle Worker in 1994 and Hurlyburly in 1997. Her films also include Appointment with Death and The Guardian, while on television, she had a regular role in the BBC drama series Judge John Deed.
"Oh no, oh no, oh no – well, it's not often I blush!"
programme details...
- Edition No: 1097
- Subject No: 1073
- Broadcast date: Thu 14 Mar 2002
- Broadcast time: 8.30-9.00pm
- Recorded: Tue 5 Mar 2002 8.15pm
- Venue: Teddington Studios
- Series: 42
- Edition: 18
- Code name: Orange
on the guest list...
- Derek - father
- David - brother
- Pat - aunt
- Heather - aunt
- Bill Kenwright - partner
- Kizzy the dog!
- Jemma Redgrave
- Christopher Cazenone
- Martin Shaw
- Trish Stovold
- Barbara Taylor Bradford
- Bob Bradford
- Rena Valeh
- Richard Harris
- Geoff Morrow
- Sue Holderness
- Hilary Crane
- Tracey Childs
- Lavinia Bertram
- Sir Philip Carter
- Lady Rita Carter
- Christopher Beeny
- Diana Beeny
- Roger Redfarn
- Vince Leigh
- Paul Nicholas
- Liz Robertson
- Virginia McKenna
- Simon Cowell
- Annabel - sister-in-law
- Natalie - niece
- Isabella - niece
- Emily - niece Filmed tributes:
- William Friedkin
- Hayley Mills
- Anthony Edwards
- Dante Di Loreto
- Andrew Lloyd Webber
- Will Travers
related appearances...
- Nigel Havers - Jan 1992
- George Layton - Jan 1999
production team...
- Researchers: Deborah Cowan, Alex Renton
- Writer: Ian Brown
- Director: John Gorman
- Associate Producer: Helen Gordon-Smith
- Executive Producer: John Longley
- Series Producer: Jack Crawshaw
- Producer: Sue Green
- names above in bold indicate subjects of This Is Your Life
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Series 42 subjects
Michael Winner | Shaun Williamson | Paddy Ashdown | Tim Smit | Babs Powell | Saeed Jaffrey | Paul Young | Julian ClaryJonah Lomu | Rosemary Conley | Ian Woosnam | Bill Oddie | Fern Britton | Nick Ross | Ray and Trevor Powles
Stephanie Cook | Ian Lavender | Jenny Seagrove | Anita Dobson | Henry Sandon | Linda Barker | Brigit Forsyth
Christina Noble | Claire Sweeney | Lloyd Scott | Julian Fellowes