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| Born | June 16, 1935 |
| Hometown | Sunderland, England |
| Height | 5'9" (1.75m) |
| Spouse | Susan Jameson |
| Children | Lucy Bolam |
| Parents | Marion Alice Durey , Robert Alfred Bolam |
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Alison Rowat's TV review: Marriage; Long Lost Family: What Happened Next; Britain's Secret War Babies; Afghanistan: Getting Out
- HOW are you? I feel I should ask having just watched Marriage (BBC1, Sunday-Monday), one of the most disturbing television experiences of the year (and I speak as someone who has sat through all the Tory leadership debates).
AWARDS
| Year | Associations | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | British Academy of Film & Television Arts | Actor | When the Boat Comes In | Nominated |
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Succession actor Brian Cox claims he was ‘touched up by Princess Margaret’
Brian Cox has claimed he was “touched up by Princess Margaret” as a young actor.The Succession star made the revelation during a new interview with The Guardian, explaining he met the Queen’s sister at the Royal Court on his 23rd birthday.
- EntertainmentThe Guardian
Jean Heywood obituary
Character actor who starred as Bella Seaton in the BBC TV drama series When the Boat Comes In. Jean Heywood, who has died aged 98, was a character actor who found herself catapulted to national fame in 1976 as Bella, the matriarch who holds the poverty-stricken Seaton family together in the BBC TV drama When the Boat Comes In, James Mitchell’s story of a recession-hit Tyneside community between the two world wars. She and James Garbutt played Bella and Bill, parents of the unworldly teacher Jess
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Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?: a melancholy masterpiece of a TV theme tune
‘What about that glam descend, kidder?’ James Bolam and Rodney Bewes in Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? Photograph: Moviestore/REX/Shutterstock
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The Likely Lads star Rodney Bewes dies aged 79
Actor Rodney Bewes, best known for his role as Bob Ferris in The Likely Lads, has died aged 79. Bewes starred alongside James Bolam in The Likely Lads - together the pair played two working class friends who worked in the same Newcastle factory. In 1973, Bewes and Bolam reprised their roles for the show's sequel, Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads, starring alongside Brigit Forsyth and Sheila Fearn.
- NewsThe Guardian
Rodney Bewes, star of The Likely Lads, dies at 79
Rodney Bewes (right) with James Bolam in early 1970s sitcom Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? The actor Rodney Bewes, best known for his role as the northern working class hero Bob Ferris in The Likely Lads, has died aged 79. It is with great sadness that we confirm that our dear client, the much loved actor Rodney Bewes, passed away this morning.
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The Likely Lads actor Rodney Bewes dies, aged 79
He was best known for the iconic role of Bob Ferris.
- NewsThe Telegraph
Rodney Bewes, star of The Likely Lads, dies aged 79
Rodney Bewes, star of The Likely Lads, dies aged 79
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Hermione Norris Reveals Why She Didn't Want 'Cold Feet' Return
The actress will reprise her role as Karen Marsden in the hit comedy drama, when it returns to ITV after a 13-year break later this year. Filming on the new series is currently underway, and it set to air on ITV in the autumn.
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Here's A First Look At The 'Cold Feet' Reunion
‘Cold Feet’ fans have been given their first look at the recently reunited cast, ahead of the new series. James Nesbitt, Fay Ripley, Hermione Norris, Robert Bathurst and John Thomson all came together at the first read through in London on Tuesday (19 January), before filming begins on the sixth series of the ITV drama next month. Speaking about his return to the role of Pete Gifford, John said: “I’m delighted to be part of the new series of ‘Cold Feet’.
- EntertainmentHuffPost UK
TV REVIEW: New Tricks - As Bland As Amanda Redman Feared?
Bearing in mind the fracas that had kicked off between cast and writers on this series in the lead-up to tonight, I decided to keep a beady eye on the script values in this first episode of the return of New Tricks. Amanda Redman had led her cast-mates Dennis Waterman, Alun Armstrong and James Bolam, in complaining that the scripts had become “bland” for their characters, the Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad. The gang of four were called upon to solve a crime from 1851, under their own beady
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