Michael Billington

Does anyone know if Michael Billington writes reviews lately?  I received a
play review on another list and to my surprise the article is written by
Michael Billington for The Guardian.  I'm just curious if it's one in the
same.  It's a good review...
 
Mary

"Veres, Mary" wrote:
> Does anyone know if Michael Billington writes reviews lately? I
> received a play review on another list and to my surprise the
> article is written by Michael Billington for The Guardian. I'm
> just curious if it's one in the same. It's a good review...
>

The Guardian's theatre critic is a different Michael Billington,
Mary.

James

I'm just surprised no-one has yet mentioned the updates to Michael
Billington's website, including various photos from 'U.F.O.' (with
fairly acid comments from Mr. B.), as well as other info. on his
acting career, at http:www.michaelbillington.org.uk/ ...

Best wishes,

Andy

I *think* that's a different Michael Billington, but don't quite me on
that ....

Oh, wait - you can quote me - see this:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/critic/page/0,1169,574535,00.html

Different guy all together - joined the Guardian in 1971. We know what
OUR Mike was doing in 1971, don't we?


-- Y


"Veres, Mary" wrote:
>
> Does anyone know if Michael Billington writes reviews lately? I received a
> play review on another list and to my surprise the article is written by
> Michael Billington for The Guardian. I'm just curious if it's one in the
> same. It's a good review...
>
> Mary


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Yuchy wrote:

> Different guy all together - joined the Guardian
> in 1971. We know what OUR Mike was doing in 1971,
> don't we?

Yeah, he did THE ONEDIN LINE, didn't he? :-)

Hope you're fine, Yuchy!

Christian

>Yeah, he did THE ONEDIN LINE, didn't he? :-)

I saw a DVD set for ONEDIN LINE at our local CD shop, and looking at
the credits and the photos on the packaging, there was no indication
that Michael Billington was in it. Did he only appear in part of the
series, or have a very small role?

Marc

>I saw a DVD set for ONEDIN LINE at our local CD shop, and looking at
the credits and the photos on the packaging, there was no indication
that Michael Billington was in it. Did he only appear in part of the
series, or have a very small role?

As far as I know he was a pretty major character in the first series at
least. Though he's not listed on the DVD releases in the UK either [I was
debating on buying them the other day] but there was a copy on eBay a while
back that had him listed in the starring cast. He played a bloke called
Daniel Fogarty.

Jess

Marc Martin wrote:

> I saw a DVD set for ONEDIN LINE at our local CD shop, and
> looking at the credits and the photos on the packaging, there
> was no indication that Michael Billington was in it. Did he
> only appear in part of the series, or have a very small role?
>

He had a prominent supporting part. I can't remember whether he
was in every single episode, but he was certainly in many of
them.

Dolores Mantez also has a guest starring role on one episode.

James K.


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> Did he [Billington] only appear in part of the
> series [Onedin Line], or have a very small role?

Marc,

he appeared in part of the series as Daniel Fogerty but do to US
commitments he was replaced by Tom Adams (see:
http://www.michaelbillington.org.uk/html/onedine_line_faq.html )

BTW, here are some pictures of Mike:
http://www.michaelbillington.org.uk/html/onedin_line_photos.html
and here is one - maybe you have to reload it - it's Fortune City :-(
http://members.fortunecity.com/charlotterhodes/index.htm

And here is the main title sequence:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/ilove/tv/titles/clip16.shtml

OK, I think that's enough OT :-)

Christian

J Ramage wrote:

And had a lovely beard. 8^)

-- Y, making notes of ALL the dvd sets I need to buy. <sigh>


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The 'Onedin Line' series had a fairly large regular cast, but
the 'Daniel Fogarty' character played by Michael Billington was a
major character in the series. Later played by Tom Adams - as has
been noted, of UFO 'Psychobombs' episode fame (British TV acting of
the 1960s and 70s seems to have been a very small world; everyone
appears in everything, eventually).

I well remember watching the series on a Sunday night from about 1971-
73 simply because Mike Billington, from 'U.F.O.', was in it !
(despite disliking 'historical' series - being more interested in the
future than the past).

Good to see the series being released on DVD - long overdue ! One of
the historical costume dramas the BBC does so well.

And by the way - I have put up some albums of frame captures from the
1985 film 'K.G.B: The Secret War', which of course Michael Billington
stars in, in my public photo albums at
http://uk.photos.yahoo.com/andy_lovie
Michael's fans will hopefully enjoy them - feel free to copy them
(and if you want higher resolution images, e-mail me privately), tho
I'd be interested to hear of any uses on the net or elsewhere you
have for them...

Best wishes,

Andy

Andy Lovie wrote:

> And by the way - I have put up some albums of frame captures from the
> 1985 film 'K.G.B: The Secret War', which of course Michael Billington
> stars in, in my public photo albums at
> http://uk.photos.yahoo.com/andy_lovie

Oooooooh <WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSH>
He was sooooooooo sexy in that. :)

> Michael's fans will hopefully enjoy them - feel free to copy them
> (and if you want higher resolution images, e-mail me privately), tho
> I'd be interested to hear of any uses on the net or elsewhere you
> have for them...

Errrr, well, I will most likely paste myself into them, LOL! You wanna
see em if I do? <giggle>

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Hi Yuchtar,

You may be delighted to know that Michael Billington as Paul Foster
has been also very popular among the Japanese "UFO" fans.
(It seems that female fans are divided into two groups, that is, the
Straker sect and the Foster sect...)

The film "KGB The Secret War" was once released on video tape in
Japan some ten years ago, and some Japanese fans had an opportunity
to see it.
Just for your PIECE of information...


Kaoru

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"I am not a number! I am FREEFAN!"

tchbnk wrote:

> Hi Yuchtar,
>
> You may be delighted to know that Michael Billington as Paul Foster
> has been also very popular among the Japanese "UFO" fans.
> (It seems that female fans are divided into two groups, that is, the
> Straker sect and the Foster sect...)

Same here, but I belong to both.

> The film "KGB The Secret War" was once released on video tape in
> Japan some ten years ago, and some Japanese fans had an opportunity
> to see it.
> Just for your PIECE of information...

Hey, the Japanese know a sexy guy when they see one. ;-)

> Kaoru
>
> "You are No.97"

AM NOT!
<Hmph>

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