Susan Skipper Movies
- 1987
- R
The British Wish You Were Here served as the auspicious film debut for 16-year-old Emily Lloyd. The scene is a British seaside community of the 1950s, where the local adults are shocked and embarrassed by the libertine Lynda (Lloyd), who dresses provocatively, behaves outrageously, and swears like a sailor (her favorite epithet is "Up your bum"). Lynda's mother is dead, and her father has given up trying to do anything with her. She attempts to hold down several jobs, but messes them all up through insolence and carelessness. Excessively promiscuous, Lynda has an affair with a middle-aged friend of her father's. She becomes pregnant, only to use her "fallen" state to gleefully shock and annoy her elders even more. Despite her bravado, there's an underlying sadness about Lynda: the title Wish You Were Here refers to her feelings concerning her late mother. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Emily Lloyd, Tom Bell, (more)
- 1982
Most of you know what this is about. For the benefit of the two of you who've never read a tabloid, Prince Charles of England married Lady Diana Spencer in a pomp-and-circumstance wedding telecast all over the world in 1981. David Robb plays Bonnie Prince Charlie, while Caroline Bliss portrays Lady Di. This TV movie came out almost simultaneously with The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana, a far superior (and equally unsuspenseful) production starring Christopher Baines and Catherine Oxenberg. Caroline Bliss faded into obscurity, but Catherine Oxenberg was back for the 1992 TV-movie "sequel" (dictated by Destiny, as it were), titled Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1981
The principal characters in this British sitcom were Fiddler (Robin Nedwell), Bishop (Garfield Morgan), and Checkie (Larry Martyn), a trio of unambitious but hopeful young blokes. Sharing a room over Ma's Café -- owned, naturally, by a lady named Ma (Toni Palmer) -- the heroes eked out a living by betting on horses. When their nags ran last, Fiddler, Bishop, and Checkie weren't above a bit of larceny or chicanery to keep food on the table. Lasting seven episodes, West End Tales aired from February 16 to April 6, 1981. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Robin Nedwell, Larry Martyn, (more)
- 1979
The Doctor locates the sixth and last missing segment of the Key to Time, which is necessary to restore the balance between Good and Evil in the universe. Unfortunately, the Doctor (Tom Baker) and Romana (Mary Tamm) may not be able to retrieve the precious segment -- not if the much-dreaded (and still unseen) Black Guardian has anything to say about it. This final adventure of Doctor Who's 16th season began its run on January 20, 1979, and lasted six episodes, bringing the series' entire episode count to a daunting 504. "The Armageddon Factor" was written by Bob Baker and David Martin. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
