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Last_Hussar Since: Nov, 2013
#1: Feb 2nd 2014 at 10:51:43 AM

Not sure where the right place for this question is, but as it's mostly a bit of fun I thought here was least offensive.

I have a tabletop game called 7TV that celebrates the action series of British TV in the 60's and 70's. It's definitely at the 'Martini' end of the genre.

The conciet of the rules is that it is celebrating the long forgotten '7tv' TV channel, and throughout the book are scattered clips from listing magazines, or fragments of script. The listing magazine (basically mock up of the Radio Times) give a cast list for that week's episode

'''6.30 Black and White
A.K.A// starring Simon Lee
Yeah Yeah Yeah
by DON COTTON
A popular musical group called the Mopsters seems set for hit parade stardom, but when their latest record starts to have an odd effect on teenagers across the country, Adam Kismet and Ms Pargeter must go undercover in the pop scene.
Ms Pargeter ...................... Paula Wilcocks
Fortnum ............................. RONALD CORBET
Mason ...................................... JOHN CLEASE
Pete Mc Carthy .................. Michael Angels
Joe London ............................ Rodney Bues
Barry Erskine ..................... Will Maynard
Producer PRESTON TREVOR
Director SAM PONSDALE'''

As you may see the actors are expys (?expies) of real actors.

I am looking for actors for my cast - Preferably British

For inspiration

{{http://www.flickr.com/photos/lasthussar/12251445676/in/set-72157640384273275 Our Hero Jacob Player and assistant}}

{{http://www.flickr.com/photos/lasthussar/12251323854/in/set-72157640384273275 His CIA Ally Chuck Liberty}} (I'm thinking played by "Bill Berard", star of "the $1,000,000 spy")

Suggestions please, Tropers.

edited 2nd Feb '14 10:55:11 AM by Last_Hussar

Odd1 Still just awesome like that from Nowhere Land Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
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#2: Feb 2nd 2014 at 6:00:44 PM

I used to be in a buddy cop series (I was the meek one) that ran for one season in 1976. Can't remember it's name, though...anyway, do I count as enough of a '70s action star to count?

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Last_Hussar Since: Nov, 2013
#3: Feb 3rd 2014 at 12:34:24 PM

Have you never Googled yourself? You might me troped!

TamH70 Since: Nov, 2011 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
#4: Feb 4th 2014 at 6:32:28 AM

Lewis Collins, Gordon Jackson and Martin Shaw. You can't get more 70's action star than those three guys.

InverurieJones '80s TV Action Hero from North of the Wall. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
'80s TV Action Hero
#5: Feb 6th 2014 at 6:38:20 AM

Collins was so taken with action roles that he tried to join 23 SAS. They turned him down for being too well known.

It's a shame he didn't get more work, really.

'All he needs is for somebody to throw handgrenades at him for the rest of his life...'
TamH70 Since: Nov, 2011 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
#6: Feb 6th 2014 at 8:23:41 AM

From what I gather, Lewis Collins actually managed to complete Selection before the brass worked out that he was too much of a face. Thus hard as nails doesn't quite cover it IMHO.

Last_Hussar Since: Nov, 2013
#7: Feb 6th 2014 at 9:53:37 AM

I did consider Lewis Collins (sorry Colin Louis!), but the 28 mm figure has a proper 70's porn 'tache and collar length hair, and I can't see him wearing that!

InverurieJones '80s TV Action Hero from North of the Wall. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
'80s TV Action Hero
#8: Feb 6th 2014 at 9:58:46 AM

It's Jason King (Peter Wyngarde)?

edited 6th Feb '14 9:59:15 AM by InverurieJones

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Last_Hussar Since: Nov, 2013
#9: Feb 6th 2014 at 6:54:10 PM

I believe he may well be the inspiration - see the link to Flickr above. Unfortunately I've never seen the series, and can't find any episodes.

TamH70 Since: Nov, 2011 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
Odd1 Still just awesome like that from Nowhere Land Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
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#11: Feb 6th 2014 at 11:02:52 PM

Have you never Googled yourself? You might me troped!
Oh, believe me, I have, but since I share a name with two other actors, it's a bit hard to tell what's what. The imdb entries on all three of us are so jumbled up it's not even funny. Ah well. I don't expect that the show I was on has been troped, though. It did so terribly and has fallen into such obscurity that I'd be surprised if there ever even appears a clip from it on You Tube.

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