David Tennant – WhatsOnStage Awards 2015 Photo by Darren Bell/REX_Shutterstock
WhatsOnStage awards concert, London, Britain – 15 Feb 2015
Hello everyone! I’m back to give the answers to Tuesday’s Tennant-a-Tete, “Mix and Match!”
On Tuesday I provided names of people who’ve worked in projects with David (and bear in mind it’s from the entire range of his work from television, film, audio, interviews, and theatre) and I also provided the names of the projects. Your job was to match the people with the projects.
But here was the tricky part — these might not be simple one-to-one matches and some of the names and/or projects might not have any matches at all. A person listed might’ve been in more than one project with David and if they have, you had to make sure to add their name to the project. In other words, we could have one project with more that one name attached to it, one person whose number is added to more than one project, or a project or a person with no matches. And oh, one more thing: for episodic television (like Doctor Who) the person had to be in the same episode with David, not just in the same series or film.
If you’d like to revisit the original post and try your luck before coming back here to see the answers, please do! Follow this link and then come on back. I’ve included the original questions here and placed the correct answers underneath.
Okay, on with the answers!
Advertisement
—
Here were the list of projects:
(1) The Chatterley Affair
(2) Doctor Who
(3) Richard II
(4) Blackpool
(5) The Matchgirls
(6) Glorious 39
(7) Free Jimmy
(8) The Pillowman
(9) Takin’ Over The Asylum
(10) The Slab Boys Trilogy
(11) Single Father
(12) Long Day’s Journey Into Night
(13) The Brown Man
(14) Love Virtually
(15) Hay Fever
….and here were the list of names:
(a) Nigel Lindsay
(b) Charlie Cox
(c) Neil McKinven
(d) Nina Sosanya
(e) Louise Delamere
(f) Steve Pemberton
(g) Natalie Walter
(h) Katy Murphy
(i) Edith MacArthur
(j) Lisa Edelstein
(k) Jim Broadbent
(l) Emilia Fox
Now let’s get them matched! (I’ll give you a handy key to check out at the bottom, but here are the details!)
(1) The Chatterley Affair
— matched to (e) Louise Delamere
In 1960, a trial was held under The Obscene Publications Act to establish whether the publication of the novel “Lady Chatterley’s Lover”, written by D.H. Lawrence, should be prohibited. The Chatterley Affair is a 2006 BBC Four television drama based in part on the trial.
David spent one day on set (on a day off from filming Doctor Who) and made a cameo appearance as Richard Hoggart, a sociologist and academic called forward as an expert witness by the defense to argue that the novel was reverential rather than gratuitously pornographic. Hoggart’s son, the TV critic Paul Hoggart, was also on set that day and remarked that David had captured his father’s speech and accent very well from video footage, and the only fault he could find with the performance was David’s sideburns, which he was unable to shave off due to his other filming commitments.
Louise Delamere (David’s longtime friend and fellow RSAMD classmate) starred as Helena, one of the jurors of the trial who begins a passionate affair with another juror.
David Tennant, Abisola Agbaje, Billie Piper and Nina Sosanya – Doctor Who – Fear Her (c) BBC 2006
(2) Doctor Who
— matched to (d) Nina Sosanya, (f) Steve Pemberton, and (g) Natalie Walter
Doctor Who‘s guest stars are legion but of the people on this list, only three starred in episodes with David. Nina Sosanya starred alongside David and Billie Piper as Trish Webber in the Series 2 episode, “Fear Her.” Steve Pemberton played Strackman Lux in the two-part Series 4 episodes “Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead.” Finally, Natalie Walter (who dated David for a few years in the early 2000’s) played the role of Alice Coltrane in the Series 4 episode “Turn Left.”
— Note: Nina Sosanya and Natalie Walter have starred with David in other productions, but the only one of them listed here was Doctor Who.
(3) Richard II
— matched to (a) Nigel Lindsay
The 2013 RSC production of William Shakespeare’s Richard II saw David performing the titular character of Richard II, King of England, in both Stratford and London runs. Nigel Lindsay starred as Henry Bolingbroke, the Duke of Hereford, who schemes to take the crown from Richard after returning from banishment.
Nigel Lindsay as Henry Bollingbroke, David Tennant as Richard II by William Shakespeare The Royal Shakespeare Company (c) Elliot Franks
(4) Blackpool
— matched to (f) Steve Pemberton
In 2004 David starred as DI Peter Carlisle in the award-winning Blackpool. Blackpool is a six part comedy/crime drama/musical originally shown on the BBC in late 2004. The plot concerns the murder of a young man in a Blackpool amusement arcade and the police investigation into the murder and how both affect everyone involved.
Steve Pemberton played the role of Adrian Marr, an anxious accountant responsible for managing the financial affairs of the charismatic but selfish and impetuous Ripley Holden.
Cast photograph of The Matchgirls, Chandler Studio Theatre, Glasgow (1990). (left to right): Marion Sangster (Winnie), Ceit Kearney (Beattie), Louise Delamere (Jessie), Jill Duncan (Dot).
(Obtained and used with permission of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s Archives & Collections)
(5) The Matchgirls
— matched to (e) Louise Delamere
Little was known until recently about this RSAMD (now RCS) school musical from 1990. Based on fact, the story tells of a strike by the girls in a match factory in 1888, when unions were still groping for recognition and mass withdrawal of labour was an almost unheard-of strategy in industrial relations.
After a production pamphlet and a cast list archived at the Tower Hamlets Local History Library and Archives in London was tweeted – giving an idea about the dates the production was held — production photographs were located with the help of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s Archives & Collections department. The director of the production, Peter McAllister, also kindly consented to an interview with us.
David played two parts in the play — that of the docker Ted and the Fabian Herbert Burrows. Louise Delamere starred in the production as Jessie, one of the matchgirls.
If you’d like to read more about this fascinating school production and David’s roles in it, please follow the link attached to the name of the production above. You can also click here to see the original story about the discovered production pamphlet and here to see the production photos and their identifications.
(6) Glorious 39
— matched to (b) Charlie Cox
David played the cameo role of Hector Haldane MP in the 2009 film Glorious 39. Set in the summer of 1939 before the start of World War II, this tale of mystery, betrayal and murder, is set in an English country estate. The formidable Keyes family tries to uphold its traditional way of life. Daughter Anne sees her life dramatically unravel when she finds a plot to appease the Nazis.
Charlie Cox – who is now better known as Matt Murdock in Netflix’s Daredevil – played the role of Lawrence, Anne’s boyfriend.
(7) Free Jimmy
— matched to (f) Steve Pemberton, (k) Jim Broadbent and (l) Emilia Fox
Free Jimmy was a Norwegian subculture adult computer animated film first released in 2006. British comedy writer and actor Simon Pegg wrote a screenplay for the English-speaking world which was released straight to DVD in October 2008. The film is about Jimmy, a stoned elephant rescued by some “laid-back” animal rights activists. The group is on the run from the circus and Jimmy the Elephant is definitely on a downer.
David voices the character of Hamish. Jim Broadbent was Igor Stromowskij, the ringmaster of a deranged travelling Russian circus. Emilia Fox voiced Bettina and Steve Pemberton was the voice of Mattis.
You can read more about Free Jimmy at the film’s official website.
Nigel Lindsay, David Tennant & Jim Broadbent – The Pillowman – www.davidtennanttheatre.webs.com
(8) The Pillowman
— matched to (a) Nigel Lindsay and (k) Jim Broadbent
The Pillowman is the 2003 play by award-winning Irish playwright and screenwriter Martin McDonagh. It tells the story of Katurian, a fiction writer living in a police state who is interrogated about the gruesome content of his short stories, and their similarities to a number of bizarre child murders occurring in his home town. When he discovers that his brother Michal has confessed to the murders and implicated him, he resigns himself to his execution but tries to save his stories from destruction.
The play received a string of award nominations and wins, including the 2004 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play and the 2005 Tony Award for Best Play.
The play had its world premiere in November 2003 at the Royal National Theatre. The original cast included David in the lead role of Katurian, the writer of the gruesome short stories. The two policemen who interrogate Katurian were Tupolski (played by Jim Broadbent) and Ariel (played by Nigel Lindsay.)
For more about the production, please click on the provided link in the title.
Takin Over The Asylum
(9) Takin’ Over The Asylum
— matched to (c) Neil McKinven and (h) Katy Murphy
Takin’ Over The Asylum represents David’s first major role in a TV series, having up until then previously featured as one-off characters or minor roles. At 22 he was cast as the 19-year-old manic-depressive Campbell Bain, an inmate at St. Jude’s, a psychiatric hospital just outside Glasgow and one of the volunteer DJs on the hospital radio station.
At the time of transmission it was rare on British television to see a sympathetic portrayal of a person with a mental health problem, and the series received a cult following with many positive comments from people who had experienced the mental health services and social attitudes towards their conditions. The series was highly critically acclaimed, winning BAFTAs and RTS awards in 1995. Takin’ Over The Asylum also raised David Tennant’s profile, as he was particularly praised, placing him firmly on the list of young actors to watch. He himself acknowledges the importance of the drama in his career.
The two actors associated with this drama are Katy Murphy (who played the role of Francine) and Neil McKinven, who took on the role of Eddie’s main antagonist MacAteer.
(10) The Slab Boys Trilogy
— matched to (h) Katy Murphy
In 1994 David played the role of Alan in this play written by John Byrne. The story, set in Paisley, Scotland, centers around three men who all work at a carpet manufacturing plant.
As the name suggests, this work consists of three plays. The Slab Boys takes place on the morning and afternoon of Friday, December 19, 1957, in the slab room. Cuttin A Rug is set that same Friday, in the evening at the staff dance. Lastly, Still Life is set ten years later in 1967 and the second act five years after that. ((Source – davidtennanttheatre.webs.com)
Katy Murphy played the role of Lucille Bentley.
As a treat: at this link, an STV 2009 news clip about an exhibition celebrating Scottish theatre, the play’s author John Byrne is interviewed. David can be seen in his role as Alan at about :46-:50 seconds in, standing in the front of the stage in a white coat.
(11) Single Father
— matched to (c) Neil McKinven
The 2010 drama Single Father saw David in the role of Dave Tiler, a photographer who has it all – a loving family, a large but chaotic home, good friends and his own business. Then, one ordinary day, his adored partner Rita (Laura Fraser) is killed in a shocking accident, leaving Dave with the frightening prospect of bringing up the couple’s four children alone. As the shattered family struggles to cope, Dave stumbles upon revelations from Rita’s past that not only taint his happy memories of their relationship but could also have implications for his future with his kids. To add to the complications, Dave starts to develop feelings towards Rita’s best friend, Sarah (Suranne Jones) and they tumble into a relationship that many would consider to be too much too soon.
In the first episode of the drama, the head teacher of the school where Rita teaches is played by Neil McKinven.
(12) Long Day’s Journey Into Night
— matched to (i) Edith MacArthur
Last week we spoke about David’s 1994 role as Edmund in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Long Day’s Journey Into Night, written by Eugene O’Neill in the early 1940’s but not published until 1956. David performed the role at the Dundee Rep in Dundee.
One of his co-stars was the respected Scottish actress Dame Edith MacArthur MBE. According to David’s father the Right Rev. Sandy McDonald on the show Ready, Steady, Cook, MacArthur had spotted David’s talent as a boy and said she believed they would one day act together on stage. Her prediction came true for the second time with this production.
(13) The Brown Man
— matched to (h) Katy Murphy
Very little is known about The Brown Man, a television movie pilot directed by David Blair and starring Arnold Brown as a private detective. According to the BBC Genome Project, The Brown Man aired at 2100 on 7 September 1993 on BBC Two. It is described as follows:
“There’s no business like show business, and no show business like the talent-night circuit. But when murder is on the bill, send for private eye Arnold Brown. Gemma Craven is the guest star in this off-beat comedy.”
David played a bit part as a ventriloquist (perhaps named Billy Boyd, this is uncertain) and one of his co-stars was Katy Murphy in an unknown role. David and Katy mentioned this television production as something they’d worked together in during their commentary for the DVD release of Takin’ Over The Asylum.
Love Virtually by Daniel Glattauer
(14) Love Virtually
— matched to (l) Emilia Fox
Love Virtually is a radio drama adaptation based on the Daniel Glattauer novel of the same name. It was the Afternoon Drama on BBC Radio 4 in March 2013.
Leo (David Tennant) and Emmi (Emilia Fox) ‘meet’ online when her emails to cancel a magazine subscription go astray. Subsequent emails lead them to develop an exclusively online relationship and a secret romance, which is far removed from their everyday existences. However, Emmi is happily married – so does their intense communication count as adultery?
The Glattauer novel explores the implications of relationships in cyberspace and the anonymity of the world within, and asks the question – is it possible to fall in love with someone you have never met? More importantly, could that sort of love survive a meeting in the real world?
(15) Hay Fever
— matched to (e) Louise Delamere and (i) Edith MacArthur
David played the role of Simon Bliss in a production of Noel Coward’s Hay Fever that was directed by Hugh Hodgart and ran at the Edinburgh Royal Lyceum from July to August 1992. The play is set in an English country house in the 1920s, and deals with the four eccentric members of the Bliss family and their outlandish behaviour when they each invite a guest to spend the weekend.
Also in the play was Edith MacArthur (in the first of the two times she predictied she’d share the stage with David) as Judith Bliss) and Louise Delamere, who played Sorel Bliss, Simon’s sister.
Scottish TV channel STV tweeted a short clip of some very early footage of the play, which was part of the Lyceum’s 1992 Summer of Comedy series and presented by arrangement with the Theatre of Comedy Limited.
To watch follow the link in the tweet below:
Here's a #ThrowbackThursday for you – an theatrical performance by David Tennant in '92! http://t.co/ioZGB9qYSn pic.twitter.com/dxhB3yiGPE
— STV (@WeAreSTV) May 21, 2015
(Source – davidtennanttheatre.webs.com and STV)
—
That’s it! You might’ve noticed I had a name listed — Lisa Edelstein (j) — that wasn’t matched to any of the projects listed here. She did share the screen with David in L.A. Without A Map, but that wasn’t an included project!
Here’s the answer key for those who want a simpler explanation of the answers:
(1) e
(2) d, f, g
(3) a
(4) f
(5) e
(6) b
(7) f, k, l
(8) a, k
(9) c, h
(10) h
(11) c
(12) i
(13) h
(14) l
(15) e, i
Thanks for your patience in this long answer post. See you next time!
The post Tennant-a-Tete – Mix and Match! Answers first appeared on David Tennant News