Saturday 17 April 2010

Who Are They?

Just for fun, can you tell me who the two men pictured above are? Both would make their mark on Beckindale many years after the photographs were taken...

28 comments:

t'witch said...

Just Beckindale? Not Emmerdale?
Would answering that give too much away? :)

Drew said...

Here's a clue, t'witch: one of the men made his mark on Beckindale - and on Emmerdale Farm in particular; the other was seen far more in Beckindale village only!

t'witch said...

The one on the right isn't Jack (clive Hornby) is it?

In his Cavern days?

Drew said...

No, sorry. But you are familiar with the character, t'witch! :)

t'witch said...

I have seen the picture of the man fingering his instrument before somewhere
but I haven't a clue who it is. The other on in the flowery shirt has a look of Robert Sugden, which doesn't help at all!

Drew said...

I'm dying to tell you - but I won't...

mary said...

Andy Devine

Drew said...

Nope, sorry, Mary!

mary said...

Are the black and white pictures or have you made them look older than they are to dupe us ;)

Drew said...

They're the original colours, Mary - well, as much as my wonky old scanner will allow!:)

t'witch said...

The one on the right - the eyes are very like Anthony Audenshaw, but he doesn't have enough hair.

mary said...

Is one of them woolpack walter ?

mary said...

And seth Armstrong

Drew said...

Not Anthony Audenshaw, t'witch... can you indicate which man you think is Woolpack Walter, Mary?

mary said...

on the right ?

Drew said...

Not Seth Armstrong, but yes, Mary, the man on the right is comedian Al Dixon - the photograph was taken around 1945. Al became Woolpack Walter in September 1980.

Well done. Now if you can just solve the mystery of the man on the left...

mary said...

So are we familiar with him?

Drew said...

Definitely!

t'witch said...

So he's the one who made his mark on Emmerdale Farm in particular?
Emmerdale Farm the farm, or Emmerdale Farm the programme in general?

mary said...

ok a stab at Duncan Preston

Drew said...

No, not Duncan Preston, Mary. And, t'witch, the character made his mark on Emmerdale Farm, the programme in general, and was closely linked to the farm in the story-line.

mary said...

Tony Melody ?

Drew said...

No, not him! :)

t'witch said...

I don't really know a lot of the 80s people, but a stab in the dark, and it doesn't look like pictures I've seen, but it's not Annie's father is it?

Drew said...

Absolutely correct, t'witch - it is Toke Townley, who played Sam Pearson in the series, from 1972 to 1984.

t'witch said...

Oh! He'd put on a bit of weight by the time I saw him then And he definitely doesn't have farmer's hands there. :)

Unknown said...

Oh it´s Sam Pearson! To the left!

Benjamin said...

I recognised their faces straight away. Sam and Walter.