Cast & Crew Trivia
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T-Bag Cast & Crew Trivia
Deborah & Leon Thau Nepotism
Deborah Thau (Seraphina the Seasprite, Wonders In Letterland & Penelope Plumber, T-Bag Strikes Again) is the daugher of the director of the first 6 series and two Christmas specials, Leon Thau.
Politically Correct?
Glenda Jackson, the ex-labour politician, appeared in T-Bag’s Christmas Ding-Dong (Christmas 1990). She is also an accomplished actress who has appeared alongside Georgina Hale before in ‘The Boyfriend’ (1971).
Take Off With Penny Hunt
The actress who plays Penny Hunt in T-Bag And The Sunstones Of Montezuma, Evelyn Sweeney, plays the Roman girl Letitia in Take Off With T-Bag episode 6 Antony And Cleopatra.
T-Bag Cast Birthdays 'Many Happy Returns'
I have limited these to the main actors & actresses.
| Actors Births | ||
|---|---|---|
| Birth Date | Who? | Age |
| 10th August 1949 | Elizabeth Estensen (Tallulah Bag) | |
| 4th August 1943 | Georgina Hale (Tabatha Bag) | Passed away 04/01/2024 (aged 80) |
| 21st April 1974 | John Hasler (T-Shirt/Thomas) | |
| Unknown | Jennie Stallwood (Debbie) | Age unknown |
| Unknown | Diana Barrand (Holly-Anna Jones) | Age unknown |
| 1st July 1976 | Kellie Bright (Sally Simpkins) | |
| Unknown | Natalie Wood (Polly) | Age unknown |
| Unknown | Evelyn Sweeney (Penny Hunt) | Age unknown |
| Unknown | Bea Julakasiun (Tow-Ling Shirt) | Age unknown |
| 4th January 1938 | Jim Norton (The Gardener) | |
| 12th July 1935 | Roy Barraclough (Hickory Dickory-Dock) | Passed away 01/06/2017 (aged 81) |
| 4th February 1945 | Tony Haygarth (Major Happy) | Passed away 10/03/2017 (aged 72) |
| 20th February 1930 | Ken Jones (Professor Sparks) | Passed away 13/02/2014 (aged 83) |
| 9th May 1931 | Jan Holden (The High-T Lady) | Passed away 11/10/2005 (aged 74) |
| 22nd April 1926 | Ivan Beavis (Captain Cockle) | Passed away 24/12/1997 (aged 71) |
| 22nd July 1929 | Helen Lindsay (Athena) | Passed away 15/03/2023 (aged 93) |
| Unknown | Christopher Bramwell (Diggory Hunt) | Age unknown |
| 12th December 1936 | Denise Coffey (Granny Bag) | Passed away 24/03/2022 (aged 85) |
T-Bag Cast Deaths
Here are a list of the Actor's and Actresses who appeared in T-Bag who are no longer with us.
| Actor's Deaths | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Birth Date | Age | Who? | Character(s) | Series & Episode(s) |
| 04/07/1989 | 05/01/1913 | 76 | Jack Haig | The Genie | T-Bag Strikes Again (Episode 4) |
| 08/05/1991 | 06/11/1918 | 72 | Ronnie Brody | Jack Plugg | T-Bag Strikes Again (Episode 7) |
| 18/06/1992 | 19/09/1932 | 59 | Pamela Vezey | Bertha Bote | Turn On To T-Bag (Episode 8) |
| 11/06/1993 | 25/02/1934 | 59 | Bernard Bresslaw | Omar Carraffe | T-Bag Bounces Back (Episode 2) |
| 24/11/1993 | 31/10/1921 | 72 | John Blythe | Santa Claus | T. Bag's Christmas Cracker |
| 05/06/1995 | 25/08/1948 | 46 | John Thirtle | The Wise Old Vulture (Puppeteer) The Hooter (Puppeteer) | Wonders in Letterland (Episode 7) T-Bag Strikes Again (Episode 8) |
| 18/06/1995 | 18/01/1910 | 85 | Arthur Howard | Professor Pockets | T-Bag Strikes Again (Episode 8) |
| 24/12/1997 | 22/04/1926 | 71 | Ivan Beavis | Captain Cockle | T. Bag and The Pearls of Wisdom (Episodes 1 & 10) |
| 19/03/2001 | 27/08/1918 | 82 | Norman Mitchell | Sultan Vinegar Sultan Bagwash | T-Bag Strikes Again (Episode 5) Take Off With T. Bag (Episode 2) |
| 13/11/2001 | 02/05/1916 | 85 | Peggy Mount | Mumsie Bag | T. Bag's Christmas Turkey |
| 20/12/2002 | 08/02/1964 | 38 | Joanne Campbell | Bermuda Shultz | Take Off With T. Bag (Episode 5) |
| 02/07/2003 | 06/04/1954 | 49 | James Saxon | Emperor Billius Buntius Caesar Captain Blighter Archduke Fritz Hamburger Guzzler | T. Bag and The Revenge of The T. Set (Episode 2) T. Bag and The Pearls of Wisdom (Episode 5) T. Bag's Christmas Ding-Dong T. Bag and The Sunstones of Montezuma (Episode 3) |
| 12/08/2004 | 25/09/1931 | 72 | Peter Woodthorpe | Gustav Pumpernickel Leonardo Doctor Popov | T. Bag's Christmas Ding-Dong T. Bag and The Rings of Olympus (Episode 8) T. Bag and The Sunstones of Montezuma (Episode 6) |
| 11/10/2005 | 09/05/1931 | 74 | Jan Holden | The High-T Lady | T. Bag and The Revenge of The T. Set (Episodes 1 & 10) |
| 18/10/2005 | 24/01/1931 | 74 | John Hollis | Fred Bloggs Beau Legge | Turn On To T-Bag (Episode 3) T. Bag and The Pearls of Wisdom (Episode 9) |
| 08/09/2006 | 28/05/1919 | 87 | Frank Middlemass | Ben Badshott | T-Bag Strikes Again (Episode 3) |
| 28/09/2007 | 21/11/1923 | 83 | Helen Horton | Aunt Molly | T. Bag and The Sunstones of Montezuma (Episode 4) |
| 11/04/2008 | 04/07/1926 | 81 | Willoughby Goddard | Uncle Jumbo | T-Bag Bounces Back (Episode 9) |
| 21/03/2009 | 17/01/1932 | 77 | John Cater | Scrimp Grimble Old King Wenceslas | Turn On To T-Bag (Episode 6) T. Bag and The Pearls of Wisdom (Episode 4) T. Bag's Christmas Turkey |
| 24/07/2009 | 27/07/1925 | 83 | Harry Towb | Police Chief O' Reilly | Turn On To T-Bag (Episode 2) |
| unknown | unknown | unknown | Marlena Mackey | Pearl Starr Delores Clapper | T. Bag and The Pearls of Wisdom (Episode 2) T. Bag and The Rings of Olympus (Episode 6) |
| 13/07/2010 | 10/02/1960 | 50 | Gilly Coman | Bin Bag | Take Off With T. Bag (Episode 8) |
| 02/10/2010 | 23/04/1925 | 85 | Brenda Cowling | Bunty Badshott | T-Bag Strikes Again (Episode 3) |
| 05/12/2011 | ??/08/1923 | 88 | Ralph Nossek | Twittering | T. Bag and The Sunstones of Montezuma (Episode 2) |
| 28/02/2012 | 1950 | unknown | Peter Majer | Gunther Kashbag | Take Off With T. Bag (Episode 4) |
| 18/06/2012 | 1920 | unknown | Ken Wynne | The Weasel | T. Bag and The Rings of Olympus (Episode 7) |
| 18/06/2012 | 02/09/1929 | 82 | Victor Spinetti | Darren Katz | Take Off With T. Bag (Episode 9) |
| 14/10/2012 | 06/01/1933 | 79 | John Clive | Bizzy Beaver Giles Pickens | T-Bag Bounces Back (Episode 5) T. Bag's Christmas Cracker |
| 16/03/2013 | 15/01/1921 | 92 | Frank Thornton | Count Boris Will Wagadagger | T-Bag Bounces Back (Episode 3) T. Bag and The Revenge of The T. Set (Episode 9) |
| 07/05/2013 | 09/04/1928 | 85 | Aubrey Woods | Emil Fortoux/The Scarlet Pimple Lord Squiffington-Fop | Turn On To T-Bag (Episode 7) T. Bag and The Pearls of Wisdom (Episode 4) |
| 13/02/2014 | 20/02/1930 | 83 | Ken Jones | Professor Sparks | Turn On To T-Bag (Episodes 1 & 10) |
| 05/05/2014 | 17/11/1954 | 59 | Aaron Shirley | Dick Gherkin/Clarence Trueheart | T-Bag Strikes Again (Episode 6) |
| 04/04/2016 | 1953 | 63 | Stewart Harwood | Thug | T. Bag and The Sunstones of Montezuma (Episode 7) |
| 07/04/2016 | 15/07/1919 | 96 | Terence Conoley | The Emperor | Wonders in Letterland (Episode 9) |
| 24/05/2016 | 18/07/1930 | 85 | Burt Kwouk | Hi Hatt | T-Bag Bounces Back (Episode 6) |
| 13/01/2017 | 02/01/1938 | 79 | Jo Warne | Winnie de Mille Lady Ruffles Prunella Plum Nancy | T-Bag Bounces Back (Episode 8) T. Bag and The Pearls of Wisdom (Episode 3) T. Bag and The Rings of Olympus (Episode 7) Take Off With T. Bag (Episode 9) |
| 10/03/2017 | 04/02/1945 | 72 | Tony Haygarth | Major Happy | T-Bag Bounces Back (Episodes 1 & 10) |
| 10/03/2017 | 14/05/1941 | 75 | John Forgeham | Duke of Florence | T. Bag and The Rings of Olympus (Episode 8) |
| 01/06/2017 | 12/07/1935 | 81 | Roy Barraclough | Hickery Dickory-Dock | T-Bag Strikes Again (Episodes 1 & 10) |
| 15/11/2018 | 12/08/1929 | 89 | John Bluthal | Big Ed Malone Herr Krimper The High Priest | Turn On To T-Bag (Episode 2) T. Bag and The Revenge of The T. Set (Episode 5) T. Bag and The Pearls of Wisdom (Episode 7) |
| 03/05/2019 | 12/07/1924 | 94 | Irene Sutcliffe | Daisy Digwell | Turn On To T-Bag (Episode 3) |
| 13/01/2020 | 15/03/1936 | 83 | Gillian Martell | Hazel Knutt Emily Scrumptious | T. Bag and The Revenge of The T. Set (Episode 5) T. Bag's Christmas Carol |
| 31/01/2020 | 15/09/1932 | 87 | Andree Melly | Queen Madeleine Osiris | Turn On To T-Bag (Episode 7) T. Bag and The Pearls of Wisdom (Episode 7) |
| 08/03/2021 | 19/05/1931 | 89 | Trevor Peacock | Doctor Strange-Bag | Take Off With T. Bag (Episode 5) |
| 19/06/2021 | 15/07/1931 | 89 | Leon Greene | Marcus Nastius | T. Bag and The Revenge of The T. Set (Episode 2) |
| 05/01/2022 | 28/09/1961 | 60 | George Rossi | Grizzly McMoose | T. Bag and The Rings of Olympus (Episode 3) |
| 24/03/2022 | 12/12/1936 | 85 | Denise Coffey | The Queen Granny Bag Granny Bag Granny Bag | T. Bag and The Revenge of The T. Set (Episode 9) T. Bag and The Rings of Olympus (Episode 5) T. Bag and The Sunstones of Montezuma (Episode 9) Take Off With T. Bag (Episodes 1 & 10) |
| 09/06/2022 | 26/12/1934 | 87 | Matt Zimmerman | Doc Leaf Saul Wright Doc Leaf Max Clapper | Turn On To T-Bag (Episode 9) T. Bag and The Revenge of The T. Set (Episode 6) T. Bag and The Pearls of Wisdom (Episode 2) T. Bag and The Rings of Olympus (Episode 6) |
| 15/03/2023 | 22/07/1929 | 93 | Helen Lindsay | Athena | T. Bag and The Rings of Olympus (Episodes 1 & 10) |
| 09/04/2023 | 19/05/1940 | 82 | Jim McManus | Sir Cedric Sackbutt | T. Bag and The Pearls of Wisdom (Episode 8) |
| 14/04/2023 | 10/08/1932 | 90 | Murray Melvin | Ignatius Antonius | T. Bag and The Sunstones of Montezuma (Episode 7) Take Off With T. Bag (Episode 6) |
| 15/06/2023 | 09/05/1936 | 87 | Glenda Jackson | Vanity Bag | T. Bag's Christmas Ding-Dong |
| 04/01/2024 | 04/08/1943 | 80 | Georgina Hale | Tabatha Bag | T. Bag and The Pearls of Wisdom (All Episodes) T. Bag and The Rings of Olympus (All Episodes) T. Bag and The Sunstones of Montezuma (All Episodes) Take Off With T. Bag (All Episodes) T. Bag's Christmas Ding-Dong T. Bag's Christmas Turkey |
| 23/02/2024 | 21/01/1938 | 86 | John Savident | Monsieur Claude Professor Claude | T. Bag and The Revenge of The T. Set (Episode 8) Take Off With T. Bag (Episode 4) |
| 23/02/2024 | 15/02/1944 | 80 | Colin Bennett | J.R. | Turn On To T-Bag (Episode 4) |
All these dates were taken from The Internet Movie Database
The Vicar Of Dibley
Two of the actor's from The Vicar Of Dibley previously appeared in episodes of T-Bag
John Bluthal (Frank Pickle) Big Ed Malone (Turn On To T-Bag), Herr Krimper (Revenge Of The T-Set) The High Priest (Pearls Of Wisdom) and Trevor Peacock (Jim Trott) Doctor StrangeBag (Take Off With T-Bag).
Casualty Of Their Own Success
Elizabeth Estensen, John Hasler, Georgina Hale and Kellie Bright have all appeared in 'Casualty' since T-Bag finished (in different episodes).
The Actor Factor
Many Actor’s and Actresses were in multiple episodes in different series. Here is a list of the most prolific Actor’s and Actresses in T-Bag with the exception of the main & Anchor characters (in alphabetical order).
| Actor's & Actresses | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Actor/Actress | Series | Episode | Character |
| 4 APPEARANCES | |||
| James Saxon | T-Bag And The Revenge Of The T-Set | 2 | Emperor Billius Buntius Caesar |
| T-Bag And The Pearls Of Wisdom | 5 | Captain Blighter | |
| T-Bag's Christmas Ding-Dong | Archduke Fritz | ||
| T-Bag And The Sunstones Of Montezuma | 3 | Hamburger Guzzler | |
| Jo Warne | T-Bag Bounces Back | 8 | Winnie De Mille |
| T-Bag And The Pearls Of Wisdom | 3 | Lady Ruffles | |
| T-Bag And The Rings Of Olympus | 7 | Prunella Plum | |
| Take Off With T-Bag | 9 | Nancy | |
| Matt Zimmerman | Turn On To T-Bag | 9 | Doc. Leaf |
| T-Bag And The Revenge Of The T-Set | 6 | Saul Right | |
| T-Bag And The Pearls Of Wisdom | 2 | Doc. Leaf | |
| T-Bag And The Rings Of Olympus | 6 | Max Clapper | |
| 3 APPEARANCES | |||
| Jan Hunt | T-Bag Strikes Again | 7 | Long John Sylvia |
| T-Bag Bounces Back | 4 | Black Hearted Belle | |
| T-Bag And The Pearls Of Wisdom | 8 | Robyn Hood | |
| John Bluthal | Turn On To T-Bag | 2 | Big Ed Malone |
| T-Bag And The Revenge Of The T-Set | 5 | Herr Krimper | |
| T-Bag And The Pearls Of Wisdom | 7 | The High Priest | |
| John Cater | Turn On To T-Bag | 6 | Ebenezer Scrimp |
| T-Bag And The Pearls Of Wisdom | 4 | Grimble | |
| T-Bag's Christmas Turkey | Old King Wenceslas | ||
| Peter Woodthorpe | T-Bag's Christmas Ding-Dong | Gustav Pumpernickel | |
| T-Bag And The Rings Of Olympus | 8 | Leonardo | |
| T-Bag And The Sunstones Of Montezuma | 6 | Doctor Popov | |
| 2 APPEARANCES | |||
| Alex Bartlette | T-Bag And The Rings Of Olympus | 2 | Pedro |
| Take Off With T-Bag | 2 | Ali | |
| Andree Melly | Turn On To T-Bag | 7 | The Queen |
| T-Bag And The Pearls Of Wisdom | 7 | Osiris | |
| Aubrey Woods | Turn On To T-Bag | 7 | The Scarlett Pimple/Emil Forteux |
| T-Bag And The Pearls Of Wisdom | 4 | Lord Squiffington Fop | |
| Deborah Thau | Wonders In Letterland | 3 | Seraphina the Seasprite |
| T-Bag Strikes Again | 2 | Penelope Plummer | |
| Frank Thornton | T-Bag Bounces Back | 3 | Count Boris |
| T-Bag And The Revenge Of The T-Set | 9 | William Wagadagger | |
| Gillian Martell | T-Bag And The Revenge Of The T-Set | 5 | Hazel Knutt |
| T-Bag's Christmas Carol | Emily Scrumptious | ||
| John Clive | T-Bag Bounces Back | 5 | Bizzy Beaver |
| T-Bag's Christmas Carol | Charles Pickens | ||
| John Hollis | Turn On To T-Bag | 3 | Fred Bloggs |
| T-Bag And The Pearls Of Wisdom | 9 | Beau Legge | |
| John Savident | T-Bag And The Revenge Of The T-Set | 8 | Monsieur Claude |
| Take Off With T-Bag | 4 | Claude deTerre | |
| John Thirtle | Wonders In Letterland | 7 | Wise Old Vulture (Puppeteer) |
| T-Bag Strikes Again | 8 | The Hooter (Puppeteer) | |
| Kerry Shale | T-Bag And The Sunstones Of Montezuma | 8 | Napoleon |
| Take Off With T-Bag | 3 | Bagsy Malone | |
| Marlena Mackey | T-Bag And The Pearls Of Wisdom | 2 | Pearl Starr |
| T-Bag And The Rings Of Olympus | 6 | Delores Clapper | |
| Murray Melvin | T-Bag And The Sunstones Of Montezuma | 7 | Ignatius |
| Take Off With T-Bag | 6 | Antonius | |
| Norman Mitchell | T-Bag Strikes Again | 5 | Sultan Vinegar |
| Take Off With T-Bag | 2 | Sultan Bagwash | |
| Peter Banks | T-Bag And The Sunstones Of Montezuma | 4 | Goosepellet |
| Take Off With T-Bag | 3 | Lieutenant Kowalski | |
| Roger Sloman | Turn On To T-Bag | 8 | Mr. Grimes |
| T-Bag And The Pearls Of Wisdom | 3 | Police Constable Clodd | |
| Sebastian Abineri | T-Bag's Christmas Turkey | Papa Pepe Peperoni | |
| Take Off With T-Bag | 6 | Brutus |
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