[160] While appearing in Blackpool in 1977 Jacques's health became problematic as she suffered from arthritis and ulcerated legs, which required daily dressing. 'Our split-up was totally amicable. Robin and Kim took an Whilst they seem the perfect couple, things turn sour, when in 1963, following a charity fund raiser for leukaemia, Hattie meets the young and handsome John Schofield, whose son died of the disease. working away from home so frequently, was unable to do. Kim was the son of Hattie Jacques and John Le Mesurier. Playing a never-ending roster of headmistresses, In one of the Carry On films (she appeared in 14 of them), Jacques breathed in and filled her matron's starched uni form. [43][44] After a week's honeymoon in Southsea,[42] she returned to the Players' where she was engaged to appear as Marrygolda in the Christmas pantomime Beauty and the Beast. [1] Schofield slept on the sofa when Le Mesurier was at home and shared Hatties bed when her husband was away on location. John wanted to go out and party while I was concentrating on looking after our son. We won't share it . Le Mesurier found it increasingly hard to cope with the situation and flew to Tangiers for a break. Her biographer, Frances Gray, considers Jacques had a "talent for larger-than-life comedy which never lost its grip on humanity", while she could also display "a broader comic mode" as a result of her "extraordinary versatility". and the offer was raised accordingly. Hattie was a buxom 40-year-old at the height of her fame in the Carry On films when she first met Schofield in 1962, after he wrote, inviting her to become patron of the Leukaemia Research Fund. [1] First broadcast in January 2011, it became the most watched programme on BBC Four ever and defeated biopic The Curse of Steptoe, which had held the record since 2008. She was wearing a pair of dark glasses. Inside the sad decline of 'Fairy Floss Girl': How the racegoer who shot to fame when Kyle Sandilands gushed that Police continue to quiz aristocrat Constance Marten and her lover Mark Gordon after finding body while hunting Man dies 'after being shot at home': Police Scotland hunt 'gunman' as they appeal for information. [162] By the time the show appeared in Brighton in 1979 the relationship between the two "was rapidly deteriorating", and, although the pair praised each other in public, Jacques felt hurt by Sykes's treatment of her. From 1958 to 1974 she appeared in 14 Carry On films, playing various roles including the formidable hospital matron. He later wrote that she "moved about the stage with an elegance and grace as if she owned it. [183] Nina Wadia of Goodness Gracious Me considers Jacques along with Joan Sims and Barbara Windsor to have "paved the way for younger comediennes in Britain today", remarking that "if it had not been for women like Hattie and Barbara, there is no way that younger actresses would have any role model, or probably the ambition to do what they do". He had one brother, Robin M Le Mesurier Halliley. Known as Hattie from the age of 20. By Hattie quickly became besotted with him and, being so unconfident about her own looks, couldnt believe that someone so stunningly attractive could find her equally seductive. She had to sing it again and this time the audience joined in. When he visited her on location, they had a huge row, in which Schofield admitted he had fallen in love with another woman. swing. When Eamonn Andrews ambushed her in the BBC television studios in Shepherd's Bush in 1963, while she. [13], At the outbreak of the Second World War Jacques became a nurse in the VAD; she served in a mobile unit in London, attending bombed sites during the Blitz. Although Le Mesurier did not mention the marital situation when being questioned by Andrews, he made the comment that for Jacques "the home comes first", which Merriman considered had been said "rather pointedly". The final straw came when Schofield moved into the master bedroom, moving Le Mesuriers belongings into a loft room. However, Hattie goes out one evening to appear at a charity event for childhood leukemia, and is driven home by an intense and handsome, working-class, 30-ish young man named John Schofield (Aidan Turner) who has lost his young son to the disease. widow said after placing a death notice in the newspaper, said a close [92], Jacques began her association with the Carry On series in March 1958[94] with the first film in the series, Carry On Sergeant. He wrote in his autobiography: So much was clear to me when I returned from a few weeks on location to find that Schofield was well on the way to acting the part of surrogate father. returned from a few weeks on location to find that Schofield was well on the Choose wisely! Ever the gentleman, he had admitted adultery with Joan to save Hatties reputation. going on., It was only when filming the 1964 passionate assignations during the Seventies. I could have walked out but whatever my failings, I loved Hattie and the children and I was certain I had to be certain that we could repair the damage. Your e-mail address will be used to confirm your account. The John Schofield Trust set up the Royal Television Society award in 1996 in memory of John. Hattie quickly became besotted with him and, being so unconfident about her own looks, couldnt believe that someone so stunningly attractive could find her equally seductive.. He had previously been married to June Melville and then Carry On actress Hattie Jacques. discovered that he could not remain faithful to her, either. This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial. . [26] Later that year Le Mesurier divorced his wife; shortly after the divorce came through, Jacques proposed to him, asking, "don't you think it's about time we got married? So much was clear to me when I least. Location: Kensington, London, UK. After all, Schofield was genuinely popular with the children. [161] When the show moved to Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), Sykes "began to behave rather strangely and he even accused Hattie of not being able to deliver a proper feed line". In 1962, unbeknown to John, Hattie began a relationship with chauffeur John Schofield. his previous behaviour, Hattie regularly met Schofield for She started an affair with a younger man, John Schofield, and for a while all three lived in the same house. [159][s] During the course of the different tours relations between the two stars became increasingly strained and Sykes altered the act several times to ensure he received more acclaim than Jacques. English actress Hattie Jacques (1922-1980) posed seated on a sofa at home in May 1968. [163] Despite the differences, the pair filmed the seventh series of Sykes in 1979,[146] andin April 1980the television film Rhubarb Rhubarb; although her part was a small one, she looked "a little unsteady on her feet", according to Merriman. John did the crossword every day, his The play's writer, Nol Coward, felt that "finally someone had delivered a performance that wasn't overshadowed by Margaret Rutherford", who had originated the stage role in 1940 and played it in the 1945 film version. I'm pathologically shy". back to, continues Le Mesurier. [155][r] Later that year, while filming the third series of Sykes, she suffered a cancer scare and lost a considerable amount of weight. When you have a sick child, you handle it in different ways. 'A reformed man': John Schofield with his second wife Anne, a year before In a letter to the series producer Peter Rogers, they expressed their reluctance to insure her on set in any future film. [91] She became known by the team as a "Mother Hen" figure,[92] and was a close friend to many of her co-stars, including Kenneth Williams and Joan Sims, whom Jacques provided with a great deal of advice and practical help. divorce. John Schofield John's father is Reginald Schofield and his mother is Ardis Pierce. The moment is dramatised in Hattie, with her sitting on the edge of a The atmosphere was heavy to say the [111], In October 1961 Jacques appeared on Desert Island Discs, and said that she would be too lonely on such a quiet island for someone of her temperament. latest change in our domestic routine. appears to have become a reformed man. We just gradually grew apart. out, neglecting to collect his possessions from Eardley Crescent or even to Within months, Schofield had Describing Schofield as a Mar 17, 2015 - Aidan Turner, 31, has set pulses racing as the smouldering star of Poldark but many may recognise him from other, less romantic roles, as a dwarf warrior and brooding bloodsucker. A 28-year-old shorthand typist, Brenda had moved back home with her parents in September 1961 six weeks after the birth of the couples second child, Mark and after their eldest, John, was diagnosed with leukaemia at the age of just two years and five months. [176] She was played by Ruth Jones, who Robin Le Mesurier thought "had captured my mother perfectly". It was Hattie to whom Schofield turned after the death of the four-year-old in May 1963. 'Schofield was earthy, sexy and rough and made her feel young again., The atmosphere was heavy to say the least. Hattie tried to make light of the latest change in our domestic routine. rumpled bed in an ornate hotel room in Rome, flowers strewn around her feet He suffered a stroke, after having been struck down by a rare virus, which damaged his heart and lungs. [186], Gray observes that "Jacques is enduringly associated with the role of hospital matron"[1] and her portrayal of the character in five films had a lasting impact on both her legacy and on the role and view of Matrons in the National Health Service. and a champagne bucket kicked over on the floor. later, things had become even more strained. [126][m], Jacques went to Rome in 1966 to film The Bobo with Peter Sellers; before this she went on a strict diet and lost five stone (32kg), although she was disappointed that so few people noticed. East Of Eden, which went on to have a Top 10 hit with Jig A Jig. [103] Of the former film, Derek Prouse of The Sunday Times thought that Jacques "triumph[ed] over material so remorselessly juvenile that one is battered into a kind of fascinated admiration". Robin Le Mesurier, 57, the son of Jacques and Dad's Army actor John Le . The previous year she had met John Schofield, a cockney used-car dealer, who chauffeured her to a Leukaemia Research Fund event. A chance introduction at The Establishment, a drinking club owned by Certainly the children enjoyed his happy-go-lucky ways and pestered him to take them bowling or on other exciting treats. A heartbroken Hattie was reportedly inconsolable, sobbing down the phone to friends. immediate liking to this character who played football with them, Many of the winners have gone on to become prominent figures in the news industry. nose. Read More:Richard Burton's brother 'beat the sh** out of him' over Liz Taylor. An article in The Guardian by Mark Lawson mixed fiction with reality when he wrote that "standards of hygiene have slipped since Hattie Jacques ran NHS wards". He allegedly also became violent towards Hattie although he never hurt his first wife. [148][p], During the course of 1972 Jacques co-starred in the first series of Sykes, in which she played Hattie Sykes, "the wide-eyed, less-knowing but remarkably patient sister-cum-mother-figure";[146][q] at its height, Sykes had 17million viewers. This ensured that the press blamed him for the break-up, casting Jacques as the victim in the matter. Brenda, 76, says: John was not a good dad he was never cut out to be a It is a lifetime away. Schofield But it was not to last. Hattie Jacques (1922-1980) George Pollen 60.7K subscribers 796 84K views 5 years ago Josephine Edwina "Hattie" Jacques (/deks/ 7 February 1922 - 6 October 1980) was an English comedy actress. It was Hattie to whom Schofield turned after the death of the four-year-old in May 1963. In 2011 Jacques and Le Mesurier's marriage was the subject of a BBC Four biographical film called Hattie, which focused on Jacques's affair with John Schofield. Speaking to the Mail on Sunday, Brenda explained: John was not a good dad he was never cut out to be a father but he was a charismatic personality. [98][99] Although Jacques's role was still relatively small, she appeared in perhaps the best known scene of the film, in which she retrieves a daffodil from Wilfrid Hyde-White's buttocks, put there by a mischievous nurse as revenge for his constant harassment of the staff. regularly crashed in spare rooms. way to acting the part of a surrogate father, he writes in his A devotee of Victorian music hall, her favourite part was that of the Fairy Godmother in . He married the other woman "Oh, I'm terribly sorry," he stammers, when he finds his wife Hattie Jacques Carrying On with her . opinion that I should do the decent thing and quietly disappear. [189] NHS nurses have complained about the stereotype: in August 2013 the Nursing Times quoted one matron, who protested that they were "not like Hattie Jacques anymore". [118] When Jacques decided to move Schofield into the family home, Le Mesurier moved into a separate room. The end came during the summer of 1966, just months after Le Mesurier Glass slides of the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 offices and various local buildings, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1950s-1960s (tray 3 of 3) Hattie arrived one morning with some relationship was over, Schofield flung a gold medallion she had given him, [52] At the end of the series Jacques returned to the Players' to appear in the Christmas pantomime, Ali Baba and the Thirty-nine Thieves, which she and Joan Sterndale-Bennett had adapted after they had copied it out long-hand at the British Museum. [85], When the first Carry On film was made in 1958, Jacques formed part of the cast. He used to say, Ill just check the obituaries to start to see if Im still here. He had a wicked sense of humour and I knew hed enjoy the joke. Death Notices. As well as the film being Charles Hawtrey's last, it also marked a reduction in Jacques's screen time; she spent only one week filming her scenes. by Hattie, who invited Joan to a party at Eardley Crescent, they began [84] She appeared in the sketches "Concerto for Three Buffoons" with Secombe and Sykes, "The Good Old Days", and the two full company numbers that closed each of the two halves of the show. [136], Jacques started 1968 by appearing with Spike Milligan and Frank Thornton in thirteen episodes of the sketch show The World of Beachcomber, based on the Beachcomber column in the Daily Express newspaper and broadcast on the BBC from January to April. had moved back home with her parents in September 1961 six weeks after the Jacques, who appeared with Eric in his hit TV show Sykes, died in 1980 at the age of 58. However, in 1963, after a charity fund raiser for leukaemia, Hattie meets the young and handsome John Schofi. I knew that only a miracle could save my marriage but I also knew Hattie would not throw me out of the house. After all we ran an open house with friends popping in unannounced and not infrequently staying with us for days or weeks on end. When Mr Schofield and Hattie met they immediately hit it off and one night, after a charity benefit, they ended up in bed, embarking on a passionate affair. The first series ran for 29 weeks until 19 December. autobiography. The couples marriage had been widely viewed as one of the most secure in showbusiness and, for a while, Le Mesurier was oblivious to the affair going on under his nose. For ultimate day-long comfort, choose these pure cotton slips. RM G6ARYT - Actor Kenneth Williams . During post-production, the film's insurers became concerned about Jacques's deteriorating health. he was lured into the music world, trying his hand as a band or weeks on end. On 20 March 2009, Cheltenham Town's manager Martin Allen appointed Schofield as his assistant on an initial expenses-only basis. She appeared in 16 episodes from November 1956 to February 1957, alongside Hancock and regulars Sidney James, Bill Kerr and Kenneth Williams. I knew that only a miracle could [188] After complaints about the NHS in 2008, the Western Morning News suggested the government should "clone a Hattie Jacques-type matron to run a tight ship everywhere". Once Mr Le Mesurier left the family home, Hattie and Mr Schofield started a public relationship together, but it was to be short-lived. [169] John Le Mesurier described Jacques as "a remarkable lady [who] had an aura of love and kindness about her",[170] while her obituary in The Times observed that "she will be remembered with affection by all who saw her". Describing Schofield as a very handsome man with lots of charm, Le Mesuriers third wife Joan says: He gave Hattie the undivided attention and support that John, working away from home so frequently, was unable to do. He tells her that she is lovely and boosts her confidence about her plumpness. [10], In the summer of 1967 the Carry On producer Peter Rogers assembled the cast for the 15th film of the series, Carry On Doctor. in Eardley Crescent, Earls Court where friends and acquaintances When they divorced some years later he took the blame for infidelity, having been paired up by Hattie with a friend of hers - Joan. She slimmed down and placed a lonely hearts advertisement in a magazine, but she was destined to remain alone. Yet even then he did not move out. took them on outings and was much more outgoing than their dad, who One of Carry Ons most beloved stars was Hattie, who featured in 14 of the 30 British comedies, often playing a roster of no-nonsense headteacher and matrons. Schofield slept on the sofa He married Carry On star Hattie Jacques in the same year and the pair later divorced in 1965. . Despite 23, 2003, shortly after celebrating his 33rd wedding anniversary. remarried. Channel: BBC4 9 . In the end, I just realised that he was not there when I wanted him to be, so we separated. Mr Le Mesurier, however, found it increasingly hard to cope with the situation and by August 1965 the couple divorced after more than 15 years of marriage. John wanted to go out and party while I was concentrating on looking after our son. But we remained friends and my second husband Victor and I would go and visit him and Hattie., Meanwhile Hatties biographer Andrew Merriman described Mr Schofield as a devastatingly handsome, charismatic East Ender to whom she was immediately attracted.. On his return home a month later, things had become even more strained. friends popping in unannounced and not infrequently staying with us for days Actors John le Mesurier and Hattie Jacques smiling outside the church on their wedding day, at Kensington Registry Office, London, November 10th 1949. She said that she had bumped into something and given herself a black eye. [88] Jacques's screen time was increased from Carry On Nurse, as the producers considered her part to be an extension of the earlier role. Schofield was earthy, sexy and rough and made her feel young again.. Away from the wards of the Carry On films, Hattie was defiantly unconventional and pursued a colourful existence quite at odds with the roles she played and with the drab monotony of a country still struggling to recover from the Second World War. It was only while filming 1964 film The Moon-Spinners that the actor realised that something was not right at home. Hattie tried to make light of the [79] She appeared again in five further episodes of Hancock's Half Hour between April and June 1957,[81] and again for a further 20 episodes between January and June 1958,[82] before a special edition on Christmas Day 1958. eye. [132] While she was in Italy, Schofield came out to stay, started an affair with an Italian heiress and broke off his relationship with Jacques; deeply upset, Jacques, who had had a weight problem since her teens,[133] began eating comfort food and her weight increased to nearly 20 stone (127kg). Here he settled happily into a life of anonymity, doing The Times crossword and pottering around the seaside. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. That made it easier for us". Visiting her in hospital to tell her their Now, speaking for the first time, Our split-up was totally amicable. Le He died at Torbay Hospital on January 23, 2003, shortly after celebrating his 33rd wedding anniversary. It was only after she declared openly her The couple became romantically involved after the driver gave her the attention and support that Le Mesurier did not. Schofield, a driver for the Harlem Globetrotters, was looking for a She died of a heart attack on 6 October 1980, at the age of 58. with a collapsed lung, pneumonia and jaundice after trying to make It is far too easy to throw mud at a [10][c], In 1944, after being auditioned by Leonard Sachs,[20] Jacques made her professional theatrical debut as Josephine Jacques[21]adding a "c" to her birth name as she did so[22][d]at the Players' Theatre, London in a revue called Late Joys. [5] Mary enjoyed the theatre, and took Jacques to live performances from an early age. drab monotony of a country still struggling to recover from the Second World It was a curious sort of homecoming when I was not altogether certain of a house to come back to, continues Le Mesurier. She played the 'twin' sister of Eric Sykes in the BBC series Sykes and starred on radio and in theatre. Handsome and charismatic, prompting Browse 141 hattie jacques stock photos and images available or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. 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