Simon Chandler

Simon Chandler:

Another of the grey men. Simon Chandler's assured portrayals of middle-class anxiety and establishment brinkmanship seem to have led to his being cast in a long string of substantial TV roles. His longest and probably highest profile residency in a TV series has come in 'Judge John Deed' in which he plays Martin Shaw's machiavellian nemesis Sir Ian Rochester. He was also in the wry comedy 'Teachers' and played the Reverend Farebrother in the 1994 adaptation of 'Middlemarch'.   


It's a bit of a giveaway that your profile isn't as high as it could be, however, when you get cast as a number of characters over the course of a long-running series. He has been in 'The Bill' in several different one-off roles between 1992 and 2007, but more worryingly, was able to pop up in 'Doctors' in 2011 as one Elliot Taylorman, despite having appeared as semi-regular Andrew Hewitt in three different earlier storylines. The 'Doctors' audience was presumably untroubled by any confusing memory of that character.
     

In the Mel Gibson version of 'The Bounty' (1984)

As Dr Finlay in 'The Singing Detective'

More satisfying TV work has included: 'The Singing Detective', 'Brideshead Revisited', 'Bulman', 'Anglo Saxon Attitudes' and 'The Thick of It'. A glance at imdb also reveals that he has also appeared in a quite impressive collection of major feature films, ranging from 'The Bounty (1984), 'Vera Drake' (2004) and 'Perfume, The Story of a Murderer' (2006) to 'The Iron Lady' (2011), 'The King's Speech' (2010) and the voice of Merry in Ralph Bakshi's truncated and gloomy animated version of 'The Lord of the Rings' (1978). 

'Urban Gothic'

'Midsomer Murders'

Simon Chandler - imdb

Roger Sloman

Roger Sloman:

Finger: "Who the bleedin' hell d'you think you are?"

Keith: "I'm a good citizen who's aware of his responsibilities"

Finger: "You're a bloody comedian mate"
(from 'Nuts In May')


Gangling, knotty faced actor, best known for his brilliantly awkward portrayal of the insufferable Keith in Mike Leigh's 1976 Play For Today,  'Nuts In May'. His flat London vowels have lent their moderate force to a number of roles in the petty official and whingeing neighbour line. 

On TV, his appearances include the nasty PE teacher Mr Foster in 'Grange Hill' (twisting Tucker's ear and making Benny do gym in his underpants), and playing John Nettles's uptight boss in 'Bergerac'. You might also see him crop up in detective stuff like 'Hazell', 'The Chinese Detective', 'The Sweeney', 'Cracker', 'Shoestring' and "The Gentle Touch', as well as comedy from 'The Young Ones', 'Blackadder' and 'Ripping Yarns' down to 'Terry and June and (oh dear) 'Grace and Favour'.


Lots of kids TV too - possibly because of his ability to inhabit even the most Beano-ish of teacher parts with a degree of comic skill. 

Roger Sloman - imdb profile

Janine Duvitski

Janine Duvitski: 

Appealingly quirky and budgie-like actress. She was Angela in 'Abigail's Party', of course, but also well-known from appearances in 'Little Dorrit', 'One Foot In The Grave', 'Boys From The Blackstuff', 'Waiting For God', 'Brushstrokes' and 'Benidorm'. 

In the 'Play For Today' from 1975, 'Diane' when she was still known 
as Janine Drzewicki. Her name was changed by the time of 'Abigail's Party' 

Film credits include 'The Madness Of King George', 'Dracula' (1979), and 'About A Boy' (2002).

In the sitcom 'Waiting for God'

A children's TV role, as Emily in 'Old Jack's Boat' 

Janine Duvitski - imdb profile