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CAST & CREW INTERVIEWS
ARTHUR WHITE - STALLHOLDER ("IT'S YOUR FUNERAL")
Adapted from a piece written by Al Samujh in 1985, with his kind permission.
I noticed
Crossroads star Arthur White (he plays John Latchford) had a small role as the
candy stall holder in It's Your Funeral and was prompted to write to Arthur
at the Crossroads office seeking his recollections of the series.
He replied: "It was a long time ago, and at that time, being young
and ambitious, I was only interested in how many lines I had to say when I was
offered a job. A casting lady told me that although there were no scripted lines,
the scene was to be with Patrick, and this put me in awe of him. I was determined
to make an impact and was thrilled when the director talked me through the scene.
I remember him saying that Patrick (as the character) is suspicious of everyone
and catches my eye and I have to stare at him with malice. I was nervous but
confident and remember Patrick's steel blue cold eyes penetrating mine, but
I stared back. Patrick was pleasant but highly efficient and totally professional
- a very shy man, I remember thinking."
Added Arthur: "I did not then, or even now, understand the series,
and I did not keep any mementoes."