Ian
Lavender Interview
 Source:
BBC Ceefax
Date:
29th March 2000
Ian
Lavender shot to fame playing incompetent Private Pike – or "you
Stupid Boy" as he was often called in the classic comedy
series Dad’s Army. He is currently treading the boards in Passport
to Pimlico, a stage adaption of the classic Ealing Comedy, along
with Dynasty’s Kate O’Mara. The play is touring the country and
is at the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, this week, then moving
to the Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton on April 3.
What
was your favourite TV show as a child?
Bilko – The Phil Silvers Show
Who’s
been your favourite actor on TV recently?
David Hyde Pierce (who plays Niles) in Frasier. He displays
a beautiful blend of comic styles, from the delicate through to
pure slapstick.
Who’s
your favourite Soap Character?
I’m afraid I don’t watch any soaps.
Is
There anything on TV you can’t bear to miss?
Cricket and Frasier.
What
are your top TV shows?
The Forsyte Saga, The Six Wives of Henry VIII and That Was
The Week That Was.
How
many TV’s do you have?
Three – in the drawing room, bedroom and kitchen. They are
all so I don’t miss any of the cricket and rugby.
What’s
the strangest role you’ve ever played?
Being fitted with an iron gate for an episode of Dad’s Army,
and playing a six foot tall banana in the stage show of the same.
What
is your dream TV role?
I’ve almost given up dreaming about anything due to the relative
comfort of middle age.
What
are you looking forward to in the 21st century?
An increase in drama productions of all sorts from both the
BBC and hopefully the independents.
What
do you like best about your current role (as Arthur Pemberton
in the stage production of Passport to Pimlico)?
Playing the same show night after night and getting it better.
Transcribed
from Ceefax teletext by Andy Howells, with thanks to David Somen
for sending me the Passport To Pimlico flyer.
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