The Two of Us : My Life with John Thaw

Author(s): Hancock Shelia

SECONDHAND BOOKS | ENTERTAINERS

When John Thaw, star of The Sweeney and Inspector Morse, died from cancer in 2002, a nation lost one of its finest actors, Sheila Hancock lost a beloved husband. In this unique double biography she chronicles their lives - personal and professional, together and apart. John Thaw was born in Manchester, the son of a lorry driver. When he arrived at RADA on a scholarship he felt an outsider. In fact his timing was perfect: it was the sixties and television was beginning to make its mark. With his roles in Z-Cars and The Sweeney, fame came quickly. But it was John's role as Morse that made him an icon. In 1974 John married Sheila Hancock, with whom he shared a working-class background and a RADA education. Sheila was already the star of the TV series The Rag Trade and went on to become the first woman artistic director at the RSC. Theirs was a sometimes turbulent, always passionate relationship, and Sheila describes their love - weathering overwork and the pressures of celebrity, drink and cancer - with honesty and piercing intelligence.

2004. A trade paperback copy in very good condition. Light age tanning to the pages.

$12.00 AUD

RRP $35.00 AUD (65% off)

Stock: 1

Add to Cart

Click & Collect


Add to Wishlist


Product Information

General Fields

  • : 9780747578215
  • : Bloomsbury
  • : bloomsbury
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : 1
  • : Paperback
  • : Hancock Shelia