I think like all the third men we'd have got to like "Benjamin Byrchall" with a "Y" and Windsor Davis playing the character if the story is true and it had ever come to anything once he'd given us a few laughs and a couple of classic LOTSW moments.
If the story is false then all I'll say is...
@Chris there was more to Windsor Davis as an actor than just him shouting, his facial expressions and timing were spot on, I'll agree with you regarding his performance in "Never The Twain" being sub par but even the best actors and actresses are only as good as the scripts which in this case...
Thanks again for your replies and thoughts on this story.
I personally think Windsor Davis would have been an excellent addition to the cast and it's a shame the BBC couldn't have secured his services if the story is true.
However I can also understand Davis's reluctance to be "typecast" even...
Like I say unfortunately this is one of those stories that is a friend of friend who knows someone who used to drink in the same pub as someone who used to work for the BBC type of stories but the person who told me this did mention Frank Thornton so the time frame would indicate Brian Wildes...
Hi and thank you for the replies so far.
I've got to admit that it is one of those stories that is a friend of friend who knows someone who used to drink in the same pub as someone who used to work for the BBC type of stories, however what intrigues me is the amount of detail in it to just...
Hi everyone
I was wondering if any of you could solve an LOTSW argument for me.
My friend claims that after the departure of Brian (Foggy) Wilde from the show for the second time both the BBC and the LOTSW writers were keen to continue with the military flavour of the third man and...
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