Barbara soon found herself dallying with David and the local doctor, but in 1980 she plumped for our Mr Hunter of the motel. He bought lots of presents for his wife and children, but his life didn’t seem to have much purpose.
“You’re the first actress to appear on colour TV,” Baird told her. Carney loves gardening so much that spending hour after hour at work is really no hardship for him, but on the other hand he knows that there are many people who do not have sufficient time – or inclination! He had to play a gunman on the run who held a couple hostage, and made such a success of the part that he went on to be offered many more serious acting roles. However, love conquers all, and Meg finally agreed to marry Hugh. Larry laughingly asked Noele to marry him on the air, and she jokingly accepted. Noele Gordon as Meg Mortimer (219 episodes) Louise was the beautiful daughter of one of Hugh’s American business associates, and she decided that, engaged or not, Hugh Mortimer was the man for her. Noele had always been filmed driving her own cars – and how could Meg’s sudden acquisition of a Rolls be explained? Many were forced to sleep in their cars or camp overnight. She had her face covered in jam and sang Dear Little Jammy Face! Allen also frequently appeared as a guest in The Comic Strip Presents. Some time later news came that he had burnt to death in a car crash in South America. David Hunter Handsome, suave David Hunter is more than just Meg’s colleague and fellow manager of the Crossroads Motel. The majority of cocktail shakers are fitted with a strainer. In the series she was supposed to have a crush on the motel manager, played by Paul Greenwood – and Diane and Paul ended up getting engaged during the series! However, even he could see that the couple were very much in love, and after their marriage he lent them his cottage.
Gin and tonic is a cocktail, and so is vodka and orange. Therefore a broader storyline than just the Midlands was needed to appeal to a wider viewing audience. Roger Tonge as Sandy Richardson (151 episodes) He liked Hugh, but he was worried that Hugh’s many business interests would keep him away too often, and that Meg would feel neglected. After recovering from the traumas of discovering that she had bigamously married John Crane, Jill Richardson is now happily married to Stan Harvey, with an adorable small daughter, Sarah-Jane, who is the apple of Meg’s eye. Copyright © MCMLXXVIII by ATV Licensing Limited, ACC House, 17 Great Cumberland Place, London W1H 8AA. Ever since she opened the Crossroads Motel in 1963, after losing her first husband, Meg has been on a romantic roller coaster with more than its fair share of downs, and her relationship with Hugh Mortimer was no exception. Then, as he was about to walk away, he turned back and said, almost apologetically, "I loved you in Crossroads too!".
Copyright © MCMLXXVIII by ATV Licensing Limited, ACC House, 17 Great Cumberland Place, London W1H 8AA. When Larry Grayson was appearing in cabaret in Solihull the producer and casting director and some members of the Crossroads cast went along to see him, and enjoyed his jokes about the programme. Telephone 01-262 8040, Written by He worried about how Benny was coping, although Diane managed to install a friendly housekeeper named Doris Luke to help out and make sure that there would not be absolute chaos in the kitchen when Ed returned. Now it was felt that the time had come to give the Midlands their own show, set in the Midlands area itself. . After the service, friends and relatives assembled for photographs, and then it was on to the reception at the Droitwich Hotel.
The series also saw black characters appearing regularly – a follow-on from the 1960s BBC soap Compact, also created by Hazel Adair and Peter Ling. Outside-broadcast shows had been tried, and the huge fan following that Noele had really impressed Sir Lew Grade, who wanted to do more. Who better to play Monsieur Fabrice? He is afraid that one day someone unscrupulous and far cleverer than himself will find some way of tricking him out of his land, and leaving both him and Benny homeless and without jobs. Prior to Crossroads Allen had … ", This page was last edited on 1 November 2020, at 22:03. Annette Lynton as Helen Booth (61 episodes) Reg Watson called Noele and asked her to take part in a promotion trailer. Created by Peter Ling and Hazel Adair Crossroads was originally set in a motel in the Birmingham area of England and was aired several times a week.