Seen that face before
Michael Jayston AKA James Turner
Currently seen in Emmerdale as Donald De Souza also you may remember him as the wimpy Neville from the fantastic comedy “A Bit of a Do”; but his other credits include several appearances in “Dr. Who” (as The Valeyard), “Darling Buds of May” (as Ernest Bristow), “Tales of the Unexpected” and a host of different Shakespeare TV productions.
But we know him as Raquels father James Turner in Time on our hands 1996
1990: Played James Bond 007 in a BBC Radio adaptation of “You Only Live Twice.”
Returned to the part of the Valeyard in one of the Doctor Who Unbound audio plays.
His theatre credits include: Mirabell in the play “The Way of the World” by William Congreve . Directed by William Gaskill (Theatre Royal Haymarket, London, 1984)
(1980) He acted in Sir Noel Coward’s play, “Private Lives,” at the Duchess Theatre in London, England with Maria Aitken, Jenny Quayle, directed by Alan Strachan.
(1987) He acted in Sir Alan Ayckbourn’s play, “Woman in Mind,” at the Vaudeville Theatre in London, England with Pauline Collins OBE, Ralph Bates, Benedick Blythe, directed by Alan Strachan.
(1992) He acted in Brian Friel’s play, “Dancing at Lughnasa,” at the Garrick Theatre in London, England with Orla Charlton, Sorcha Cusack, directed by Patrick Mason.
(2002) Supplied spoken intros to songs on Saint Etienne album, “Finisterre”.
If you have a “Seen that face before” then we would like to here from you
I’m a fan of Michael Jayston and I would like to send him this words, hoping to have an answer in my e-mail from his e-mail.
Dear Michael, I chose an image of Jane Eyre (1973) for the screen of my PC, because I consider your version the most interesting representation of the novel I have ever seen. The latter interpretation by Toby Stephens was less attractive than yours, less mysterious and intriguing.
When night falls and I’m in the dark hills around, I guess, like Jane, to see, emerging from the darkness, a knight on a black horse and a dog, who will change the lives and feelings. Greetings.
Theasfranny