As Carol Wilks noted, the film and TV director Ken Grieve invariably enjoyed a fine rapport with actors and crew. When a screenwriter for the 13-episode TV adaptation of Len Deighton’s Game, Set and Match (1988), I also loved working with Ken, his factual precision, instinct and sense of dramatic structure and timing always faultless. He was quiet and passionate, a great companion with a complex, generous soul.
And often hilarious. Part of the filming took place under the binoculars and guns of the East German Stasi and the Russian Kgb. On one research trip across the border, Ken neglected to remove a Granada TV pass from his top pocket – instantly clocked by the guards, who spent the rest of the evening trying to hinder our progress through East Berlin and make us miss curfew at Checkpoint Charlie, which could have legitimately led to detention and interrogation.
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And often hilarious. Part of the filming took place under the binoculars and guns of the East German Stasi and the Russian Kgb. On one research trip across the border, Ken neglected to remove a Granada TV pass from his top pocket – instantly clocked by the guards, who spent the rest of the evening trying to hinder our progress through East Berlin and make us miss curfew at Checkpoint Charlie, which could have legitimately led to detention and interrogation.
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- 2/24/2017
- by John Howlett
- The Guardian - Film News
My friend and colleague Ken Grieve, who has died aged 74, was a film and television director who worked on a range of drama series and plays including Dr Who, Strangers, Peak Practice, Casualty and The Bill, his career perhaps hitting a peak in 1988 with an adaptation of Len Deighton’s Game, Set and Match, starring Ian Holm.
Ken was born and brought up in Edinburgh, the son of Henry Grieve, a plant manager at British Aluminium, and his wife, Lesley, a seamstress. He attended the Edinburgh Academy, where he excelled in geography and history, and won a scholarship to Bryanston school in Dorset.
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Ken was born and brought up in Edinburgh, the son of Henry Grieve, a plant manager at British Aluminium, and his wife, Lesley, a seamstress. He attended the Edinburgh Academy, where he excelled in geography and history, and won a scholarship to Bryanston school in Dorset.
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- 12/29/2016
- by Carol Wilks
- The Guardian - Film News
Destiny of the Daleks
Davros and the Daleks made an unexpected and spectacular return to Doctor Who in the Autumn of 1979. In Destiny of the Daleks, Terry Nation’s notorious pepper pots set out on a mission to rescue their malevolent creator – Davros. The mutated scientist had only appeared onscreen once before – in the 1975 classic Genesis of the Daleks. Michael Wisher took on the role of Davros for his debut story but he was otherwise engaged when filming began for the Destiny of the Daleks. Debutant director Ken Grieve found the perfect replacement for Wisher in the form of David Gooderson. Like so many of the stars of his generation, Gooderson had burst onto the acting scene as a member of the Cambridge footlights. Over 30 years later, the multi-talented actor, writer and director still has fond memories of the show.
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Davros and the Daleks made an unexpected and spectacular return to Doctor Who in the Autumn of 1979. In Destiny of the Daleks, Terry Nation’s notorious pepper pots set out on a mission to rescue their malevolent creator – Davros. The mutated scientist had only appeared onscreen once before – in the 1975 classic Genesis of the Daleks. Michael Wisher took on the role of Davros for his debut story but he was otherwise engaged when filming began for the Destiny of the Daleks. Debutant director Ken Grieve found the perfect replacement for Wisher in the form of David Gooderson. Like so many of the stars of his generation, Gooderson had burst onto the acting scene as a member of the Cambridge footlights. Over 30 years later, the multi-talented actor, writer and director still has fond memories of the show.
Were you familiar with Davros when you were cast in the role?...
- 3/7/2015
- by Edited by K Kinsella
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