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'''Clive Swift''' ( | {{Infobox Person | ||
| image = Clive Swift.jpg | |||
| birth date = [[9 February (people)|9 February]] [[1936 (people)|1936]] | |||
| death date = [[1 February (people)|1 February]] [[2019 (people)|2019]] | |||
| role = [[Jobel]], [[Copper (Voyage of the Damned)|Copper]] | |||
| job title = [[Actor]] | |||
| story = ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'' & ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'' | |||
| non dwu = | |||
| imdb = 0842578 | |||
|time = 1985, 2007 | |||
}} | |||
'''Clive Walter Swift''' ([[9 February (people)|9 February]] [[1936 (people)|1936]]-[[1 February (people)|1 February]] [[2019 (people)|2019]]<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/feb/01/clive-swift-obituary?CMP=twt_a-culture_b-gdnculture The Guardian]</ref>) was an English actor who played Mr [[Joshua Jobel|Jobel]] in ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'' and Mr [[Bayldon Copper|Copper]] in ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]''. He was due to play [[Gilbrook]] in the [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]] audio story ''[[Creatures of Beauty (audio story)|Creatures of Beauty]]'', but was forced to pull out due to a family illness. ([[REF]]: ''Big Finish: The Inside Story'') | |||
He shared his memories of ''Revelation of the Daleks'' on the documentary ''[[Revelation Exhumed (documentary)|Revelation Exhumed]]''. | |||
''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' contributor [[Benjamin Cook]] interviewed Swift about Mr Copper and ''Voyage of the Damned'' for [[DWM 391]]<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20131205215625/http://benjamincook.net/writing/doctor-who-magazine/interviews-and-articles/who-on-earth-is/clive-swift/</ref>. During the course of the interview Swift questioned Cook's journalism credentials, dismissed questions, and commented on not being paid to participate. Swift cut off Cook's final question with the remark that "I know that you all think that this is a big world, this ''Who'' business. But it isn't. There are much bigger things than this." When Cook replied, "Maybe, but it means a lot to a great many of us," Swift terminated the interview.<ref>"Who on Earth is... Clive Swift" - [[Benjamin Cook]], [[DWM 391]]</ref> Cook commented in 2017 that the interview had to be approved by [[Russell T Davies]] and [[Julie Gardner]] in order to be printed, and suspected they allowed it because Swift had been a "sod" on set.<ref>"[https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/cult/a841841/doctor-who-grumpy-interview-resurfaces-clive-swift/ Hilariously grumpy ''Doctor Who'' interview resurfaces]." ''Digital Spy''.</ref> Davies later reflected upon Swift's death in 2019 that approving the interview was irresponsible in hindsight, noting "...you have a duty of care. You’re paying that actor; you’re their employer, their boss."<ref>https://twitter.com/doctorwhopn/status/1184629163602382850?lang=en</ref> | |||
==Footnotes== | == Career == | ||
Swift is best known for his role as long-suffering husband Richard Bucket in the popular BBC sitcom {{wi|Keeping Up Appearances}}. He also played Reverend Brewer in ''[[Born and Bred]]'' and Sir Ector in John Boorman's 1981 film {{wi|Excalibur (film)|Excalibur}}. | |||
== External links == | |||
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== Footnotes == | |||
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[[Category:Actors who appeared in 1963 and 2005 versions of Doctor Who | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:56, 9 February 2024
Clive Walter Swift (9 February 1936-1 February 2019[1]) was an English actor who played Mr Jobel in Revelation of the Daleks and Mr Copper in Voyage of the Damned. He was due to play Gilbrook in the Big Finish audio story Creatures of Beauty, but was forced to pull out due to a family illness. (REF: Big Finish: The Inside Story)
He shared his memories of Revelation of the Daleks on the documentary Revelation Exhumed.
Doctor Who Magazine contributor Benjamin Cook interviewed Swift about Mr Copper and Voyage of the Damned for DWM 391[2]. During the course of the interview Swift questioned Cook's journalism credentials, dismissed questions, and commented on not being paid to participate. Swift cut off Cook's final question with the remark that "I know that you all think that this is a big world, this Who business. But it isn't. There are much bigger things than this." When Cook replied, "Maybe, but it means a lot to a great many of us," Swift terminated the interview.[3] Cook commented in 2017 that the interview had to be approved by Russell T Davies and Julie Gardner in order to be printed, and suspected they allowed it because Swift had been a "sod" on set.[4] Davies later reflected upon Swift's death in 2019 that approving the interview was irresponsible in hindsight, noting "...you have a duty of care. You’re paying that actor; you’re their employer, their boss."[5]
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Swift is best known for his role as long-suffering husband Richard Bucket in the popular BBC sitcom Keeping Up Appearances. He also played Reverend Brewer in Born and Bred and Sir Ector in John Boorman's 1981 film Excalibur.
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Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ↑ The Guardian
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20131205215625/http://benjamincook.net/writing/doctor-who-magazine/interviews-and-articles/who-on-earth-is/clive-swift/
- ↑ "Who on Earth is... Clive Swift" - Benjamin Cook, DWM 391
- ↑ "Hilariously grumpy Doctor Who interview resurfaces." Digital Spy.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/doctorwhopn/status/1184629163602382850?lang=en
