Gosh, now that you've mentioned this, I don't think I'd registered this about *Are You being Served *although I've watched it often in its time. Thank you very much for pointing it out, Charlie. I shall scour the shelves for a copy of one of the episodes, and hope to catch Arthur Brough's vocal delivery. I like the way you've described the effect it had on you to see and hear him!
On Thursday, September 26, 2013 5:11:20 AM UTC+12, Charles Montgomery wrote: > > One of the most Churchillian(to me) actors I have seen was Arthur Brough > 1905-1978 who appeared as a regular as Mr. Grainger on the British comedy, > Are > You Being Served, for several years. I always liked his character and > thought he looked and sounded like Churchill without even trying. His bald > head, face, cheeks, scowl, and timbre made me think, "Never surrender." > when I saw him. I did look but could not find any credits to him which > indicated he ever played Churchill in his long career. > > Charlie > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Grimsdyke <[email protected] <javascript:>> > *To:* [email protected] <javascript:> > *Sent:* Wednesday, September 25, 2013 12:21 AM > *Subject:* [ChurchillChat] Re: 'Churchill', narrated by Sir Ian McKellen > > Hello Pat :-)...to be honest, I haven't yet heard any actor with quite the > timbre that Churchill had. In 'Into the Storm' I was impressed with Brendon > Gleeson's portrayal of WSC. His out-thrust jaw, the pugnacity of his > expression, the stoop that he affected - these were all very close to the > original. I don't quite remember the voice, but from what I do remember, it > certainly was better - to a huge degree, than the 'Churchill' voice on > McKellen's documentary. > > On Wednesday, September 25, 2013 5:36:12 AM UTC+12, PatFinn1940 wrote: > > Hi, Grimsdyke-- > > I am definitely a great admirer of Churchill; I have been for as long as I > can remember. My earliest recollection of the great man is the > documentary series 'The Valiant Years', which I watched as a child. And > I also remember watching his funeral service on TV. > > Who do you think would have been a better reader of Churchill's words in > this particular documentary? I took it for granted that the person knew > what he was doing; as an American, I am not as well acquainted with > 'Churchill voice-imposters' as many British Churchillians might be. I'm > just curious. (And I am opening that question up to everyone here on the > board, BTW.) > > And thanks for your kind words. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
