It is with great sadness that I learned this evening of the death of British actor Michael Elphick. I worked as a sound dubbing editor in the mid 1980s in Birmingham (UK) on the television series 'Boon' and spent many a boozy hour passing the time with him and other actors (including a very young Neil Morrisey) and production people in the Central TV Sports and Social Club bar.
Michael was a well-seasoned drinker and after many a scrapped take trying to keep him in focus and on his mark (he would regularly drift in and out of focus), the producer, Esta Charkham, laid down the law. No more drinking. His greatest line ever delivered (to me) was at the urinals in the toilet where he once asked me, "So what time does this bog get into Euston?". His timing was always spot on. Not seen him in years, will be missed. Micheal Elphick 1946 - 2002 R.I.P. Excuse the bandwidth. Cotty ____________________________________ Oh, swipe me! He paints with light! http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps/ ____________________________________ Free UK Macintosh classified ads at http://www.macads.co.uk/ ____________________________________
