Whatever Happened?

Most of the actresses from "Tenko" are still working a lot in major TV and theatre roles (most notably Stephanie Cole, Louise Jameson and Stephanie Beacham), but some of them (Ann Bell, Veronica Roberts, Elizabeth Chambers etc)
are still working but keep a lower profile.

Since these actresses are still working, you will find contact details for them on the Spotlight casting directory website.

Renee Asherson is now 87 years old, but hasn't appeared on screen for a few years now (I'm guessing she has retired but don't know for sure).

Also of note, last year on Channel 4's The Paul O' Grady Show, there was a reunion of some of the cast members (Ann Bell, Stephanie Cole, Stephanie Beacham, Louise Jameson, Burt Kwouk and Josephine Welcome).

I agree that it's such a shame that Patricia Lawrence died aged 68, but remember Jean Anderson was 94 when she died, so she had a good innings, as they say.

Hope this helps!

Hi, Mike, I've also been trying to find out more about Ann Bell, whose performance in Tenko was so magnificent. She seems to be one of those British actors who do a great deal of work on British TV series that seldom make it to American screens. You can catch her in the remake of Forsyte Saga, which features some great performances, despite being a pathetically pale imitation of the original series. Likewise, she can be found in Masterpiece Theatre and Mystery shows such as Christabel, Ice House and Woman in White (the 1997 version). I would love to see more of her work. Apparently, she did a guest spot on Waking the Dead in the past year or so. That show airs on BBC America, so you could catch her there. There seems to be little or no biographical info about her. I find that so maddeningly typical of so many of my favorite Brit actors. In some ways, I think that's what makes these actors so appealing. They are not spending all their energies being media darlings, so they disappear into all their roles. I remember watching the episodes on PBS when it first aired in the 80s. I purchased the whole series in the British DVDs and watch it every few months. It never fails to keep me riveted.

I'll keep looking for info about the other performers. I do remember seeing Jeananne Crowley in The Real Charlotte on PBS. Jeananne Crowley did many other projects that have appeared on PBS, such as Reilly, Ace of Spies. You can check out her list of credits on her imdb page, then rent or purchase the DVDs. She's done some really fine work over the years. Claire Oberman made a small, but memorable appearance in Fortunes of War, a fantastic series starring Branagh and Thompson before they were married. Definitely worth a gander. There's a bit more info about some of the actors you listed if you follow links from the Wikipedia Tenko article, including some sad news concerning Ann Bell's husband, the great character actor Robert Lang, who played Teddy Forster-Brown, Domenica Van Meyer's second hubby in the Tenko Reunion movie. Lang died of cancer in 2004. Perhaps that's another reason Bell keeps a low-profile in her personal life. Several of these women have done Waking the Dead episodes, so you could see them on BBC America or by renting the DVDs. Elizabeth Chambers had a small role in Spooks (MI-5) during season 2. Follow each actress's individual links from imdb to see if you find their appearances that way. Sorry if I'm stating the bleeding obvious, but sometimes people overlook these things. Happy searching!

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hey mike, found this on wikipedia hope its useful


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renee_Asherson