This section is continuously under development, with more details of
Gareth's activities being added as we hear about them.
Note: the dates given for TV/Radio shows are where possible the first showing of the first
episode where applicable, not when they were made.
Material here, comes from many sources including :-
Blake's 7 magazine,
Chris Blenkarn,
Joyce Bowen,
Sue Clerc,
Robert Cheadle,
Sue Cowley,
Pat Fenech,
The Freedom City Gazette (FCG),
Horizon magazine,
Julia Jones,
Andrew Kearley,
Gareth Randell,
Judith Proctor,
The Prydonian Renegade (March 96),
Together Again - Action,
TV Zone Special #4,
Stellar Quines,
Dundee Rep Theatre,
Theatre Clwyd,
The Magenta Partnership,
Royal Lyceum Theatre - Edinburgh,
Alan Stevens,
Pete Wallbank,
Andy Hopkinson,
Mark Thompson,
The Scottish Theatre Archive,
Blake's 7 The Inside Story,
The Archives of The Royal Shakespeare Company,
Sheelagh Wells,
Gareth Thomas
and some very nice people who have asked not to be identified.
| Date | Medium | Event
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| 1988-1994 | TV | | London's Burning
(LWT). Popular, long running drama series about London firefighters. Gareth
had a recurring role as the area commander, Assistant Chief Officer
Bulstrode. Gareth left the series in December 94, when Bulstrode retired.
The series has been released on video in the UK (two episodes per tape 52
minutes each episode), and might still be available (1997).
The character was brought in for one episode, but became a regular feature.
He was based on a real-life fire chief who retired, so they wrote me out
after eight episodes. My last line was: "I'm thinking of retiring
at the end of the year." On film Thomas went on to say, "Now
that's a good way to write yourself out of a series," and landed
himself in hot water with the director for wasting film. "This used to
be a profession and you used to be allowed to have fun. Now it's like
any other business run by accountants and it's all about bottom lines.
Gareth was in the following:
Season 1 (1988) No eppisodes
Season 2 (1989) episode 5
Season 3 (1990) episodes 1,2,5,8
Season 4 (1991) episodes 9 and 10
Season 5 (1992) episodes 5,9
Season 6 (1993) episodes 4,5
Season 7 (1994) episodes 2,8,15.
We have also caught an uncredited appearance by
Michael Keating
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Taking to Nick, the station commander (32k)
Arriving at a major fire (40k)
Taking Charge (46k)
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| 1990 | Written | Blythe Spirits
Gareth wrote several short stories about a small community of monks.
Written sometime previously (pre 1988?) these were fan published in 1990.
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| 4 Mar 1990 | Radio Play | Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens.
BBC Radio 4, Classic serial from 4 Mar 1990 until 1st April 1990 (5 x 90 min
episodes) dramatised by David Beech. Also issued on tape. Gareth played the
Rev. Septimus Crisparkle. The play featured Ian Holm as John Jasper, who
searches for proof that his nephew Edwin Drood has been murdered.
- Orphans
- A Disapperance
- An Arival
- A Performance
- Redress
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| May 1990 | Radio Play | Jim Davis BBC Radio 4 -
play by John Masefield. Gareth plays a pirate captain called Marah, in this
adventure tale.
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| 6 Sep 1990 | TV | Emlyn's Moon
(HTV, five 1/2 hr episodes). Artist Idris Llewellyn, father of sullen Emlyn.
Both Emlyn's Moon and Chestnut Soldier are based on the Snow Spider books by
Jenny Nimmo. The series ran until 4th Oct 1990.
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Idris and Emlyn (32K)
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| Jan 1991 | Radio Interview | Midlands Radio. No other
details known.
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| 24 Jan 1991 | TV Interview | | Scene
Today
Gareth and Jacqueline Pearce are interviewed. Channel not yet known.
As to the second picture, we'll leave the caption to you...
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Gareth and Jackie (38K)
? (36K)
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| 19 Apr 1991 | TV Interview | | Tonight
with Jonathan Ross
(ITV?), Interview with Jacqueline Pearce and Michael Keating.
The audience was full of Blake's 7 fans. Jonathan Ross came down to talk with
Diane Gies of Horizon. You score a bonus point if you can recognise the person
sitting next to Diane. You score two bonus points if you can identify the three
roles he played in Blake's 7.
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During the Interview (71K)
Some of the audience (61K)
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| 29 May 1991 | TV | | We Are Seven.
(HTV) The series concerned a German family in England after WWII. Gareth played
Big Billy Caradog, a drunken, bigoted bully. In the next to last episode he boxes
(in his long johns) in a circus match. (Given date may not be that of the first
episode.)
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Big Billy (25K)
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Gareth in TV Zone special #4: I'm working with a ferret, which is a
very strange little creature. They're like weasels, and if they bite, they
don't let go. I told the director that I was a little concerned about that,
and he said "Don't worry" and introduced me to the ferret master who was a
stage hand at the RSC when I was there.
So I've got this ferret in my hands, and the scene was that I was in a barn,
literally underneath a pile of straw. Two people come in; a young man and a
young girl, and at one point they're beginning to get together and there's
this burping sound. The girl says to the boy "Was that you?" and I sit up
and say "It was me!" The fellow says "What the hell are you doing?" and I
say "Well I'm with my girlfriend too!" and pull out this ferret. Now we
obviously don't have the ferret there all that time because they're not that
happy being under straw. We come up to the actual shot where I'm holding the
ferret in my hand, when it suddenly opens its mouth. I'm thinking 'Oh shit',
but I'm busy acting my arse off, and this thing starts licking me. This
little clapper boy comes out and goes wallop amd thank God it went for
the clapperboard instead of me!
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| 18 Jun 1991 | TV | | Families
(possibly Granada?)
Gareth plays Detective Superintendant Collins in 5 episodes (perhaps 10?), who
is investigating a murder. An Australian produced soap opera/mystery.
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Collins (38K)
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| 20 Nov 1991 | TV | | Chestnut Soldier
(HTV) Five 1/2 hr episodes, sequel to Emlyn's Moon. By Jenny Nimmo. Gareth
plays artist Idris Llewellyn. He isn't in this as much as Emlyn's Moon but
has a lovely scene with Nia. 20, 27 Nov & 4, 12 Dec 1991.
Titles: A Prince Returns (1), Broken Horses (2), Fiery Dreams (3), Out of the Forest (4).
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Idris (42K)
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| 1 July 1991 | Signing | HMV Store in London to autograph
the 1991 video releases.
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| 20 Oct 1991 | TV Interview | Pebble Mill at One (BBC)
Live lunchtime magazine programme. Interview with Jacqueline Pearce.
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| 1992 | Audio Tape | Under Milk Wood
by Dylan Thomas. Gareth played Mog Edwards - this also stars seemingly every
actor and singer in Wales - including Anthony Hopkins, Jonathan Pryce, Sian
Philips, Tom Jones, Bonnie Tyler, Mary Hopkin, Philip Madoc, Windsor Davies,
Sir Geraint Evans, Ruth Madoc, Aled Jones, Ray Smith, Freddie Jones and Sir
Harry Secombe.
This recording was released in 1988, a few years later, virtually the
identical cast was brought together again and the performance was filmed. We
believe that about an hour of this was shown on Television. The audio
cassette was re-released at this time and the copyright date was changed to
1992. However the audio tape is not actually a recording of the filmed
performance, but simply the 1988 recording re-packaged.
Review
This 1992 performance, may or may not have been the performance of Under Milk
Wood that was in aid of the Princes trust. Gareth took part in a production
of Under Milk Wood to help raise money for the Prince of Wales Trust,
apparently some time in 1994 or 1995. The Prince of Wales Trust helps young
people get started in life.
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| 1992 | TV | Waterland (ITV?) Gareth plays the
landlord of a pub. He has around 1 minute of acting about 30 mins into
this 1.5 hour epic, about a disturbed history teacher (played by Jeremy
Irons) with an interesting past in England during WWII.
From the Internet Movie Database:
Jeremy Irons and his real-life spouse, Sinead Cusack, play a
husband and wife in this intense, involving drama about a country
schoolteacher and the tragic, emotional ghosts of his past (inherited across
hundreds of years, but governing his own lost youth) which are threatening to
destroy his current life. Beautifully directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal; adapted
by Peter Prince from the Booker Prize-winning novel by Graham Swift;
Waterland costars Ethan Hawke and John Heard.
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| 8 Mar 1992 | TV | | Maigret: On Home
Ground (Granada, 1 hr.)
Series starring Michael Gambon as Georges Simenon's French
detective. In this episode, Gareth played Monsieur Gautier, the groundskeeper
for a prominent family in the village where Maigret was born.
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Maigret, Gautier and Emile (36K)
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| 11 Jun 1992 | TV Interview | The Late Show re: DejaVu
BBC arts review show. This was about the play Deja Vu by John
Osborne, which was on at the comedy theatre in London. Gareth played
the character of Cliff.
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| June 1992 | Radio Interview | About Deja Vu for about 20 minutes.
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| Jun/Jul 1992 | Theatre | | Dejavu
by John Osborne,
At the Comedy theatre, in the West End, in London, Gareth played Cliff.
This play may have run to November.
Gareth in The Prydonian Renegade (March '96): I was doing a play by a
gentleman, a superb writer, who sadly is no longer with us, called John
Osborne. I was doing his last play, Deja Vu, and Patrick Stewart came to see
it and came round backstage, and I said "You Pillock!" and he said "What,
Why?" I said, "Why the hell didn't you tell me you were coming?" and he
said, "Well, I was passing through on my way from Italy to America," and I
said, "We're playing to half-full houses out here. If I could have turned
around and said Blake's 7 and Star Trek in the same theatre at the same
time! we could have packed the place."
Note: the plays title is really one word but every time you see it mentioned
it's written as two words because it is two words in real life. However,
John Osbourne meant for his play to be one word.
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| 30 Oct 1992 | Convention | Who's 7 '92 England, Dr
Who / Blake's 7 convention. This ran to 1st Novemeber 1992.
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| Nov 1992 | Convention | Visions '92 Chicago,
SF convention
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| 1993 | Film | | Sparrow (1993.
Directed by Franco Zeffirelli). Based on "A Sparrow's Tale" by Giovanni
Verga. Gareth appears for about ten minutes as Corrado (Nino's father). This
was filmed in Italy. The Italian title is "Storia di una capinera".
A young girl is evacuated from her convent during a cholera epidemic, and falls in
love with Nino. A few months later she has to return to the convent, but cannot
forget him.
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Corrado (37K)
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| 18 Feb 1992 | Appearance | Harrow Ideal Home Exhibition
Opened up the exhibition and then made personal apperancess each day (18-20th) to help
publicise the event because a friend was running it.
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| 1994 | Theatre | Under Milk Wood
Gareth took part
in a production of Under Milk Wood to help raise money for the Prince of Wales
Trust some time in 1994 or 1995. The Prince of Wales Trust
helps young people get started in life. (This may have been the 1992 recording,
confusion exists...)
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| 1994 | TV | Pirates: Vikings (1/2 hr
Documentry). Viking ship builder - "Smoothing Stroke". Gareth did this with
one day's notice and no rehearsal as a favour. (Gareth once said that if
he had not been an actor he would have loved to have done research into
Viking history).
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| 1994 | TV | Trailers
When Blake's 7 first appeared on UK Gold (the first UK screening since 1981) in 1994
they had a series of trailers for the show. They even did a takeoff on Star Wars
with the slanted printed introduction. The trailers were about 30 seconds long
and different ones were done by Gareth Thomas, Jan Chappell, Jacqueline Pearce,
and David Jackson. Gareth did around three of these trailers. He
mentions that Blake was the only person who can handle Avon.
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| 8 May 1994 | Theatre | Bridging the Tweed
With the Rideout Theatre Company (who are based in Edinburgh). He
played a tramp called "Merlin" during this performance. This ran to 14th May.
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| 3 Nov 1994 | Theatre | Educating Rita by Willy Russell.
On tour including Oldham Colisseum Theatre, Nov 3-26th. Gareth played Frank.
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| Jan 1995 | Convention |
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| 1995 | TV | Medics: Going West (Granada)
(1 hr). Hospital drama starring Tom Baker and Sue Johnston. Gareth played George
Robinson MP, visiting the hospital ward at the beginning. (Gareth nearly got
the lead in this series, but in the end it went to Tom Baker).
Gareth talking to Joe Nazzaro in Horizon 33: Joe: Speaking of ecentrics, I believe
you worked with Tom Baker in Medics?
Gareth: Yes, there's another eccentric. He was very pleasant, and I only had one
scene with him. Funnily enough, the part that Tom Baker was playing was down to either
Tom Baker or me. I spent two hours chatting to the producers on Medics, and
I was told later on by my agent that it was either me or Tom Baker, and they chose Tom,
who had a higher profile, I suppose.
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| 1995 | TV | | Mentors: Awakenings
Mentors was intended to be a 45 minute drama series aimed at a family audience.
Storyline (from the Proposal):
A group of four people, two men and two women, find themselves being drawn
together by a mysterious force - at the heart of an ancient stone circle.
There they are imbued with incredible telepathic and telekinetic powers,
which have been laid dormant in wait for a period where the earth is under
threat. In a new era of international instability and at a time of icreasing
poverty, famine and ecological disaster, the world has a new kind of hero to
restore the balance: The Mentors. Facing an age old menace in the form of
the Dark Overlords - the Mentors will use their ancient power to protect the
earth from disaster. The Mentors are 'the light in the darknesss'.
Although a script was written for a pilot episode "Awakenings" by Austen
Atkinson-Broadbelt, all that is known to exist on film is a five minute teaser made for
promotional purposes. The pilot episode was written for the Family Channel
(satellite TV)
It's interesting to note that Gareth's character, Edward Grieg - the villain
(an evil bearer) - was originally written as a woman, Mariah Grieg.
TV Zone magazine featured Mentors in its Psi-fi special (#18).
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Edward Grieg
Edward Grieg with flower
The Stones
Edward Grieg
Teleport Braclets?
Title
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Talking to Diane Gies in Horizon 33: Diane: And now you're playing a baddie in
The Mentors.
Gareth: Yes, I really enjoyed it. I must confess, I did think of Paul while
I was doing it, wondering how he would play it. I do hope that it goes on
and they turn it into a series. If they do, I hope to be able to direct a
couple of episodes - I'd love to do that.
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| 1995 | Audio Tape | The Mark of Kane
The tape consists of two stories, one on each side of the tape. The first
story involves Travis before he reaches Freedom City and looks at some
events relating to the Andromedans. It also involves a mutoid and a bounty
hunter called Kane. With Brian Croucher (Travis II)
The second story involves Blake and takes place shortly after Jenna's death.
There are some links to the first story - Kane and the mutoid reappear. We
also get to meet Tando (one of Blake's fellow bounty hunters).
See Merchandise for more details.
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| 1995 | Audio Tape | | Together Again:
Blake's Back
Audio tape about Blake's 7. Absolutely wonderful interview with Joe Nazzaro
talking to Gareth Thomas, Paul Darrow and occasionally Sheelagh Wells.
See Merchandise for more details.
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| 1995 | Workshop | Actors Workshop with Mickey Rooney,
Gareth played Oberon in A Midsummers Night Dream.
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| 31 Jan 1995 | TV | Archangel's Night Out BBC Wales - a play.
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| Mar 1995 | Convention | Neutral Zone '95
Newcastle Upon Type, SF convention.
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| 9 Mar 1995 | TV | | Crown
Prosecutor (BBC) Ten 1/2 hour episodes between 23rd Feb and 27th of
April. Gareth was in two episodes, one of which was on 9th March. Dreadful
and thankfully shortlived courtroom drama series. Gareth played a
magistrate, Harold Thomson, and was probably the best thing in it. David
Daker, Michael Praed (Robin of Sherwood) and Tom Chadbon (Del Grant) were
regulars.
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Harold Thomson (32K)
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| 3 June 1995 | Audio Tape | Travis: the Final Act
Audio tape about Travis (Brian Croucher Travis II), using some of Blake's
dialogue from the show - no new material from Gareth. This was released before
December 1992.
See Merchandise for more details.
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| 1 Aug 1995 | Gathering | B7 Cast reunion
Stringfellows nightclub, London, a general publicity event for the video
re-release.
This included Gareth Thomas, Paul Darrow, David Jackson, Jan Chappell, Michael Keating,
Sally Knyvette, Stephen Grief and Peter Tuddenham.
At the event, Diane Gies asked: Anything else in the pipeline?
Gareth: I'm doing an episode of Casualty soon. Actually, I
missed out on an advert recently. I don't normally do adverts, but I would
have done this one as it was abroad - I was up for the part of a Bank Manager
in a French Bank. My agent told me that they had picked me out of the final
twelve, but then decided that they wanted someone younger so they started
seeing a group of 20 year olds. So I'm now officially too old to be a Bank
Manager - even in France.
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| 12 Aug 1995 | Signing | Autograph Signing The
Movie Palace (an SF shop not a cinema), London, more publicity for the videos.
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| 16 Sep 1995 | Signing | Autograph Signing at Playhouse
Video in Stevenage, with Paul Darrow. More publicity for the videos.
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| Oct 1995 | Audio Tape | | Unknown
Corporate sales tape for the Unique Broadcasting Company (Europe's largest
independent radio production company). (If you really want to know, Gareth
is holding a printed copy of the WWW homepage of an Australian fan - who is a
friend of the photographer). This was an audio tape to run in sync with a powerpoint
presentation.
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| Nov 1995 | Convention | | Visions 95 con
Chicago, the second con with Paul Darrow.
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Gareth Thomas (71k)
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| 2 Dec 1995 | TV | Casualty:
Bringing It All Back Home (BBC) Gareth played Tom Arnold, a
retired footballer turned author. He is soon discovered to have a shared
secret with two other members of his old football team, played by Michael
Keating and Stephen Yardley (Investigator Reeve in Sand). Gareth suffers
a fatal heart attack after rescuing another footballer in a boating accident.
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Tom Arnold (34K)
Gareth and Michael (36K)
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| 8 Dec 1995 | Theatre | | The Storyteller
Rideout Theatre Co., Scottish tour, Dec 1995, Gareth played the storyteller.
Deep in the heart of an ancient cave sits an old man. 1000 years ago a spell
was cast to keep him asleep forever. Why? What strange powers did he possess?
Someone is trying to wake him! Tour dates 8 Dec 95 to 22 Dec 95, performed in various
village halls, museums, small theatres etc in Melrose, Duns, Jedburgh, Newcastleton,
Galashiels, Kelso, Bowhill, Berwick, Lauder, Peebles and Hawick.
Review.
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| 1st Feb 1996 | Radio Quiz | Was a contestant in Radio 4's
SF quiz show "To Boldly Go" along with Hattie Hayridge (Holly of Red Dwarf).
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| Mar 1996 | Convention | Neutral Zone '96,
Newcastle Upon Type, SF con.
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| 11 Apr 1996 | Theatre | | Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw.
Scottish tour, by the Royal Lycaeum Theatre company (Edinbugh). It was at the Royal
Lycaeum in Edinburgh until 4th May and then toured Stranraer, Dumfries, Ayr,
Aberdeen, Kirkcaldy, Berwick upon Tweed and finishing in Glasgow on 15th June
1996. Gareth played Colonel Pickering.
See More Pictures
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Col. Pickering (29K)
Photo by Sean Hudson (?), supplied courtesy of the Royal Lyceum
Theatre.
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| 26 Oct 1996 | Convention | Who's 7 '96 Ashford,
Kent, the final Who's 7 con, the 3rd convention with both Gareth and Paul
Darrow.
Report by Judith Proctor
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| 1996 | Audio Tape | | Together Again:
Liberatored Audio Tape about Blake's 7. Joe Nazzaro interviews Gareth
Thomas, Paul Darrow and Michael Keating.
See Merchandise for more details.
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| 1996 | History | Associate of RADA Gareth was
unanimously voted an associate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, after
his nomination by Stephen Grief.
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| early 1997 | TV |
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| 10 Jan 1997 | Theatre | | Jekyll and Hyde
By David Edgar
based on the story by Robert Louis Stevenson. At the Royal Lycaeum Theatre,
Edinburgh, from 10 Jan 97 to 1 Feb 97. Gareth played Gabriel Utterson. Edgar introduced
two new characters to the story, Jekyll's widowed sister Katherine and a servant girl
called Annie.
See More Pictures
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| 7 Feb 1997 | Theatre | | Rebecca Based
on the story by Daphne du Maurier. At the Royal Lycaeum Theatre (Edinbugh),
Gareth Played Giles Lacy from 7 Feb 97 to 1 March 97.
Reviews
See More Pictures
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| 14 Mar 1997 | Convention |
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| May/Jun 1997 | Radio Interview | Interviewed by BBC Radio
Scotland.
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| 14 May 1997 | Theatre |
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| 1997 | Audio Tape | | Together Again: Action
Audio Tape about Blake's 7 with Paul Darrow, Michael Keating and Stephen Grief
(Travis I)
See Merchandise for more details
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| 14 June 1997 | Radio Interview | Saturday Live
Interviewed by Ruth Madoc on BBC Radio Wales.
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| 19 Aug 1997 | TV Quiz | | Space Cadets
Recorded on 23rd June, in Glasgow, a quiz show for Channel 4's Space Cadet SF
Quiz show. This was repeated on 20 Aug 1997.
Detailed Review of the Event
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| 30 June 1997 | Audio Tape | Logic of Empire
This tape which was produced by Alan Stevens, who also produced The Mark
of Kane.
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| 13 July 1997 | Convention | | WOLF 359
Blackpool, Lancashire UK
At the SFX (British SciFi magazine) Awards Ceremony at the Wolf 359:
The Alliance convention (Babylon 5). Because J. Michael Straczynski had
commented in the past that Blake's 7 had left quite an impression on him, it
was arranged to have Gareth Thomas appear (in full Blake costume and make-up,
a-la final episode and with pyrotechnics on-stage, but without the exploding
guts) to give Joe his award as a surprise.
JMS appeared quite flabbergasted and deeply moved.
Report by Nicolene van den Berg
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| 17 July 1997 | TV Interview | | And
Now Over to Our Friends in Wales 2000 - 2030 on BBC 2 in Wales : 'And Now
Over to Our Friends in Wales' (Yes, that's the title of the programme!)
"Continuing the series in which Ruth Madoc delves into the BBC archives and
pays tribute to some Welsh TV greats. Her two guests for this programme are
Angharad Rees and Gareth Thomas." (Thanks to Radio Times.)
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Gareth reminisces
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| 28 Sep 1997 | Audio Tape | | Together Again:
Kingmaker Audio Tape about Blake's 7 with Paul Darrow, Gareth Thomas,
David Maloney and Peter Tuddenham (Zen/Orac/Slave).
Tke tape is called "Kingmaker" and is intended as a tribute to Terry
Nation.
See Merchandise for more details
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| 11 Oct 1997 | Convention | Starfleet Experience
Sci Fi Con - Nottingham.
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| Early Oct 1997 | TV | | Merlin
The Magic Begins
Gareth played Merlin's mentor Blaze in a pilot called "Merlin the
Magic Begins". This was filmed in early October 97.
This was intended as the pilot for a series, but it seems extremely unlikely
that the series will ever come to pass as the pilot was pretty dire.
The pilot also stars Merlin is played by Jason Connery and Deborah Moore.
The programme was made by Segull productions a part of Kaleidoscope Media Group.
Lots more Pictures and information
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Blaze and Merlin (22K)
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| 28 Nov 1997 | Theatre | | Sleeping
Beauty
Gareth played the King in a pantomime at the Dundee Rep Theatre from 28th
November to 10th January.
Review and other things This is a write
up of a weekend in Dundee surviving the problems of the fire at Heathrow and
other trials and tribulations along the way. This includes a review of
Sleeping Beauty.
The picture shows Gareth as the King with Janet Michael who plays Mara the
nurse. She also stared with Gareth in the production of Cat on a Hot
Tin roof at the same theatre, where she played Big Mama, when he played
Big Daddy.
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Gareth with Janet Michael
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| 25 Jan 1998 | TV | | Heartbeat
(Yorkshire TV) Popular period drama about a policeman in 1960s Yorkshire. Gareth
plays a farmer, Nathaniel Clegghorn, in "Local Knowledge" - episode 20 of the
series that ended with Nick Berry's departure. It was filmed in mid October
1997.
Clegghorn is in dispute with the disreputable Claude Greengrass, (a regular character)
as to which of them has genuine ghosts on his farm. (Point of interest: this was
the last episode to feature Nick Berry as PC Rowan, who had been the series' lead
character until this point.)
Gareth was also in 2 episodes in 1999, and 2 episodes in 2003.
Hollywood or Bust on Sunday 28th Novemeber 1999.
No Surrender on Sunday 12th December 1999.
Moving Target on Sunday 13th April 2003.
Absent Friends on Sunday 11th May 2003.
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Nathaniel Clegghorn (35K)
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| 21 Feb 1998 | Signing | Autograph Signing
Gareth Thomas and Jacqueline Pearce were signing items at Hollywood
Superstore, 16-18 St Giles High St, London.
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| Early 1998 | Audio Tape | | Together Again:
Elements Audio Tape about Blake's 7.
This tape has Jacqueline Pearce talking to Paul Darrow. The other side has
David Maloney, Gareth Thomas, Paul Darrow and Judith Smith.
See Merchandise for more details
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| 20 Mar 1998 | Convention |
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| 27 Mar 1998 | Radio Interview | Midlands Today
Gareth and Jacqueline Pearce were interviewed for 2 minutes about the
Deliverance Convention that was starting that day.
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| 27 Mar 1998 | Convention |
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| June 1998 | TV | | Animal Ark HTV. Gareth
has filmed an episode called Calf in the Cottage for this children's
programme in Bristol. He plays the guest lead, a farmer John Mathews, in episode 12.
This was recorded in September 1997.
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Gareth with the two main characters (and a calf).
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| 29 Jun 1998 | Opening | Fab Cafe Gareth acted as the guest
celebrity/host at the opening nights of this Sci-Fi Cafe/Bar in Manchester,
until 2nd of July.
Report by Chris Blenkarn
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| 15 Aug 1998 | Convention | Neutral Zone Party
Gareth was at the party from the 15th to the 16th of August.
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| 18 Sep 1998 | Theatre | | The Crucible
by Arthur Miller. Gareth plays Deputy-Governor Danforth.
review by Judith
Another review by Judith
Dates:
18-26 September - Churchill Theatre, Bromley (0181 460 6677)
28 September - 3 October - Marlow Theatre, Canterbury (01227 787787)
5-10 October - Festival Theatre, Malvern (01684 892277)
12-18 October - Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield (0114 276 9922)
19-24 October - Theatre Royal, Nottingham (0115 989 5555)
26-31 October - His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen (01224 641122)
2-7 November - King's Theatre, Edinburgh (0131 220 4349)
9-14 November - Civic Theatre, Darlington (01325 486555)
16-21 November - Theatre Royal, Norwich (01603 630000)
23-28 November - New Victoria Theatre, Woking (01483 761144)
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Danforth (29K)
Photo by Mark Douet.
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| 16 Oct 1998 | TV | The Creatives (BBC2)
This is a sitcom about an Edinburgh advertising agency, written by Jack
Dochert and Moray Hunter. Gareth had a minor role as a policeman (this
part may be misrecorded as Creatures in some peoples records)
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| 19 Oct 1998 | Radio Interview | Nottingham Local Radio
Gareth appeared on Nottingham Local Radio to publicise The Crucible and the party
for Children in Need to be held on Wednesday the 21st.
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| 21 Oct 1998 | TV | Children in Need
At the Red Lion public house, Canning Circus, Alfreton Road, Nottingham,
a party was held as part of a fund
raising event for the BBC Children in Need Appeal. Gareth took part along with
James Warrior who worked with him on 'Morgan's Boy'. We do not know if Gareth actually
appeared on TV.
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| 4 Feb 1999 | Theatre | | Hosts of Rebecca
Hosts of Rebecca - Gareth Thomas is playing Tomos Treherne (the
narrator/minister) in an adaptation of a Welsh novel by Alexander Cordell.
The novel is the second in Cordell's 'Rape of the Fair Country' trilogy.
It is set in nineteenth century Wales, a time of struggle for the coal miners
and farmers alike.
4/27 February - Theatre Clwyd, Mold (in north Wales)
2/6 March - New Theatre, Cardiff.
Review by Chris Blenkarn.
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| Early 1999 | TV Adverts | | Warburton's
Bread
Gareth plays the father of an ice skater from Yorkshire.
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| Early 1999 | Audio Tape | | Together Again:
Solstice Audio Tape about Blake's 7.
'Solstice' features two of the directors who worked on Blake's 7. Pennant
Roberts directed early episodes including Spacefall, Time Squad (which was the
very first episode to be filmed), Mission to Destiny and Bounty. Mary Ridge
directed for the first time in 'Terminal' but was to return for Rescue and Power.
She was landed with Animals and Headhunter, and directed the very last episode, Blake.
Paul Darrow and Gareth Thomas are there as usual to give their own
perspective on events.
See Merchandise for more details
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| 21 June 1999 | Audio CD | | Soldiers of Love
- Deathtraps
Soldiers Of Love is a series of CDs containing a new sci-fi comedy drama series. Story
one is called Genesis and among the actors is Michael Keating (Vila)
playing ex-game show host Mydas Mydason.
Gareth Thomas and Jacqueline Pearce are in the second story, Deathtraps.
Gareth plays The Editor, `Nermal Hammond'.
Also Information about Soldiers of Love.
Judith sells these CDs.
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| 20 Aug 1999 | Audio CD | | Soldiers of Love - Metamorphs
Gareth, Jan Chappell and Michael Keating are in this episode.
This should be released on November the 8th.
Gareth plays The Editor, `Nermal Hammond', a wonderfully over the top villian.
Also Information about Soldiers of Love.
Judith sells these CDs.
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| 3 Sep 1999 | Audio CD | | Soldiers of Love - Ominous Passage
Gareth, Jan Chappell and Michael Keating are in this episode,
this should be released on December the 1st.
Gareth plays The Editor, `Nermal Hammond'.
Also Information about Soldiers of Love.
Judith sells these CDs.
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