Timothy West has died at the age of 90, Mrs McD and I saw him play Sir Thomas Beecham on the West End stage. Radio 4 Extra recently broadcast a selection of his letters to his beloved Prue.
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So, so sad for Prunella - although one has no idea how far down the road her Alzheimers now is, nor who is taking care of her. He had been her loving carer. -
That's very sad news. He was a fine actor.Comment
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Timothy West and Prunella Scales were a familiar presence as audience members in the Royal Albert Hall during the Prom season for years and I saw them there on many occasions."The sound is the handwriting of the conductor" - Bernard HaitinkComment
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I liked him greatly. For some odd reason I especially remember him as Bradley Hardacre in an eighties (?) ITV comedy spoof on Hard Times.
RIP.Comment
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Two declared supporters of Friends of Radio 3 back in the day, And indeed, thoughts are with the surviving family members now
It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.Comment
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Brass - which I very much enjoyed. A shock to see he was 90 - I never thought of him as being "old" old for some reason. Perhaps because he didn't seem to change that much as the years(and decades) went by.Originally posted by gradus View Post
Another one of the greats gone.Comment
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That's it, many thanks.Originally posted by oddoneout View Post
'Eee Mr Hardacre, you're a saint in human form.'Comment
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It could mirror the similar situation of my own parents where, due to my mother's advanced dementia, neither of them were aware that the other one had gone. Very sad, but perhaps it was for the best.Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View Post"The sound is the handwriting of the conductor" - Bernard HaitinkComment
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Well well.Originally posted by french frank View PostTwo declared supporters of Friends of Radio 3 back in the day, And indeed, thoughts are with the surviving family members now
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Whereas for me he always had a sort of grizzled look!Originally posted by oddoneout View PostComment
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His last TV role was broadcast this afternoon in 'Doctors' on BBC1.Comment
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I was thrilled when Timmy and Pru came to our local theatre in the '80s ad '90s. I well recall his Falstaff, and his Halvard Solness in The Master Builder.Comment
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He can still be heard on Radio 4 Extra (via BBC Sounds) for the next few days in 'I think I'm here, where are you?', first broadcast in 1995.Comment
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