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Post by mr2nut123 on Sept 30, 2019 3:16:21 GMT 12
Sorry to hear about your bad patch. Hope things improve for you and you get to meet some legends! Pics above and some small videos. I had a few minutes with him and he genuinely thanked me for my kind words, patted me on the back, then shook my hand. It was both a happy and sad moment, sad being that 'young Pike' was clearly in a bit of discomfort at one point. That got me right in the stomach. |
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Post by Andy Howells on Oct 7, 2019 8:16:46 GMT 12
What marvellous photographs Dave and thanks also for sharing your thoughts and video clips mr2nut123.
It is indeed frustrating when you go somewhere and its a bad PA system, shouldn't really happen in the 21st century but it does.
I think it was lovely Ian turned up as clearly hes had a bout of ill health lately and also Frank turning up too, I hope they had time together to chat about the old days, but those pics of Ian with the young fans are great! Long live Dad's Army!
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Post by Col on Jan 8, 2020 13:51:05 GMT 12
I've taken Ian's photo from the Blackpool Gazette article and put it on here.  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 8, 2020 18:59:26 GMT 12
Great photo.
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Post by Alan Hayes on Jan 9, 2020 4:47:31 GMT 12
Looks like he could have stepped right out of 'You Rang, M'Lord'!  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 9, 2020 23:08:13 GMT 12
Or Jeeves and Wooster.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 9, 2020 23:28:48 GMT 12
Actually Ian appeared in a brilliant 1930's Ben Travers radio farce called Mischief, with Penelope Wilton, Joan Sanderson, Richard Vernon and many others in a brilliant farce. He looks right for that.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 26, 2020 10:40:39 GMT 12
This is the son of Frank Pike and Ivy Samways.
Or I should say Sam Lavender, the son of Ian Lavender (Pike) and Suzanne Kerchiss (who played Ivy in My British Buddy). Gosh the resemblance to his Dad sure is strong:
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Post by Col on Apr 18, 2021 7:21:01 GMT 12
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Post by Col on Jul 17, 2021 10:33:22 GMT 12
Article about Ian's Dad's Army life and also his part in Eastenders. Article |
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Post by mariska on Jul 18, 2021 23:17:20 GMT 12
Thanks for sharing Dave.
It seems the more we advance in time, the more articles seem to drift off from the original complete cast; if an article is written about Dads Army, almost the only ones mentioned are Arthur Lowe, John le Mesurier and Clive Dunn. Perhaps understandable but I feel they should all have a mention.
Too bad Ian Lavender doesn't seem to go about much these days.
He did visit DAAS events in the past didn't he?
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Post by Andy Howells on Jul 19, 2021 3:44:08 GMT 12
Thanks for sharing Dave. It seems the more we advance in time, the more articles seem to drift off from the original complete cast; if an article is written about Dads Army, almost the only ones mentioned are Arthur Lowe, John le Mesurier and Clive Dunn. Perhaps understandable but I feel they should all have a mention. Too bad Ian Lavender doesn't seem to go about much these days. He did visit DAAS events in the past didn't he? Yes, Ian has supported several events over the years DAAS and otherwise to discuss and celebrate his time with the series. I think now, we are at a time where so few of the original cast are still with us, so its easy for "hacks" to gloss over the series stars. Of course, if you want to read anything of real depth your best bet is to hunt out the books by Graham McCann, Richard Webber and Bill Pertwee that really celebrate the series and its stars. We are fortunate that they were written 20 years ago when so many of the original contributors were still with us and shared so many wonderful memories. |
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Post by mariska on Jul 19, 2021 4:11:36 GMT 12
Andy, I have Bill Pertwee's book and it makes such a nice read; finished it in a few days to be honest. I suppose this happens when years pass and nobody is around anymore to tell what the days of filming were like..surely in memories everything seems romantic..as in days gone by but to a certain point, when reading Bill's book, I think it truly was. Especially filming on location seems to be on everybodies memories..also Frank Williams saying it was the happiest time in his professional life. I think it's pretty special when a TV program makes their cast liking eachother and have actually only happy memories about it. Although reality should probably have been a bit more down to earth, who knows. Its just I would have loved to read contributions about these times from Arthur, John, James and John Laurie and Arnold..but I am sure I'm not the only one. Sadly it was not to be.
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Post by Andy Howells on Jul 19, 2021 4:48:31 GMT 12
John Le Mesurier's book, A Jobbing Actor is definitely a good read. Its a shame Ian has never written a book (I'm sure he'd have many great stories to tell, not only about Dad's Army but his other projects!)
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