I know that face! But there's a sad ending.

[dimity_blue]

I was watching The Slipper and the Rose and spotted this guy among the dancers:




I was sure I knew the face from somewhere but I didn't recognise any names when I looked through the dancers.

And then...I saw Yes, Minister listed among my Amazon videos.



It's Frank Wiesel, Jim Hacker's political advisor in series 1. Frank was played by Neil Fitzwiliam. I looked him up on the IMDb (and, yes, it's him in The Slipper and the Rose) only to discover his acting and dancing career was ended in 1998 when a head on car crash caused brain injuries and amnesia. :o(

Comments

[corvidology]

Well spotted. I'm not sure I would have recongized him in this get up myself.

[thisbluespirit]

Good catch! And, yes, it is always sad when you look up someone and find something like that - that one's particularly rotten, too. :-/

[dimity_blue]

Thanks. I knew I knew his face.

[dimity_blue]

Isn't it just? How awful for him and his family. :o(