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Outlook At home with . . . Alan Starkey


VIVIEN MEATH visits television actor Alan Starkey at his fascinating home in Barnoldsvvick.


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Alan Starkey in television productions from “Emmer- dale Farm” to “Stay Lucky” has become a local pastime, and, of course, it’s much easier m colour. Alan is one of Barnolds- wick’s characters, his name


Alan was a member of the Black and White Minstrels and in the 1950’s our TV p ic tu re was — y o u ’ve guessed — black and white! Over the years, spotting


AS ;i child I remember watching TV at my grandparents’ home — “Alan Starkey spotting.” It was far from easy.


Roddie MacSween, Newton Pickles, Tom Howard and Clarence Thom, in a town which seems to propogate the larger than life.


his penchant for drama back to his days at Gisburn Road School Youth Club when, te aming up with Colin Rogerson, he entertained colleagues with a sketch entitled: “The hole in the road”.


much alive and well, and I had the pleasure of spend­ ing a fascinating couple of hours with him recently at his cottage home. Now in his 50’s, he traces


with us, but have left a rich legacy behind. Alan, fortunately, is very


Sadly, some are no longer


into the mill, hi.- enthusiasm for the stage .crowing mean­ while. Local pans with am ateur societies were snapped tip ami to clinch Jud Fry in one production lie embarked on a slimming course, shedding six stones". It was not lung before


Alan had been emplevcd as an apprentice at Rolls- Royce and candidly admits: “1 was a disaster!"' from the lactnry lie went


just as well work in a shop. I should have stopped after two years." Rarely out of work for


colleagues, who prophesised he would get no work, he returned to Rarnohlswick. A confirmed bachelor and “magpie", friends suggested


to leave London behind and, with a carpet and his bed. headed hack North. To the consternation of


s tin t working alongside Maurice Denholnie mow ,S5) oil a new series of "Inspec­ tor Morse”, which will be going out next year. In the 70’s Alan decided


hit him, he says, was Ron­ nie Barker's retirement. Alan regularly worked with him, including appearances in "Open All Hours". Recently he ha.- enjoyed a


long, he has established a reputation as a reliable and versatile character actor. One of the worst things to


work in Glasgow with Ken­ neth McKellar and Ricky Fulton, lie heard th a t George Mitchell was looking for eight singers who could dance — a rarity then — and embarked mi a four- year stint with the Min­ strels which, in retrospect, he says was two years too long. “If you are in some­ thing that long, you might


Alan found himself in Drurv Lane, singing an Italian aria as he successfully audi­ t io n ed for "Chi) Chin Chow” . That led to IS weeks work on tnur. From there lie went to


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