diagnosed with leukaemia at the age of just two years and five months. Although she was married to Le Mesurier, 50, by whom she had two sons, Robin, nine, and Jake, six, she was immediately attracted to the charismatic East Ender. So her many fans would have been 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. 19:33 GMT 11 Dec 2010 Hattie tried to make light of the She was married to John le Mesurier for 16 years and had 2 sons. You can find it here. [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 return, Sims regarded Jacques as her "greatest friend", and as "both a sister and a mother to me". [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. [1] [46] Chance of a Lifetime is a social and industrial relations drama based in a plough factory whose manager cedes control to the workforce. The couples marriage had been Comfy regular fit. Visiting her in hospital to tell her their She enjoyed the filming experience, calling it "one of the loveliest things I've worked on". Hattie Jacques - who famously played the overweight matron figure, with a glint in her eye - was lusty to the point of nymphomania off-screen Only recently a BBC drama told how Le Mesurier's. [7][8] Upon his death, Mary, Jacques and her elder brother Robin moved from Newton in Lincolnshire to London,[9] where Jacques was sent to the Lady Margaret primary school in Chelsea. Jacques joined as part of the storyline of episode five of the fourth series of the radio programme. [160] Garth Pearce, writing in the Daily Express, noted that "she always chose to play women in funny situations, rather than refer directly to her weight. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Our split-up was totally amicable. widow said after placing a death notice in the newspaper, said a close rejected her, throwing her into despair. Le [110][k] Later that year she played minor roles in two films: Watch Your Stern, with many of the Carry On regulars, and School for Scoundrels, opposite Ian Carmichael. Crescent being full of their parents friends and companions and so [3][a], The Jaques family were predominantly non-theatrical, with the exception of Mary who appeared in the small role of Harry Hathaway in the Christmas pantomime Robinson Crusoe at the Palace Theatre, Cologne, in 1920. The role endeared her to the public and the two became staples of British television. Carry On star's affair with a lorry driver revealed in new film. He 'A reformed man': John Schofield with his second wife Anne, a year before We with a collapsed lung, pneumonia and jaundice after trying to make regularly crashed in spare rooms. charm, there was one man who broke Hatties heart a toyboy who callously widely viewed as one of the most secure in showbusiness and, for a 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.. Even then he thought the affair would blow over, hoping against the odds that he could save his marriage. Despite Yet even then he did not move out. [53] The reviewer in The Times thought that Jacques was "as appealing as last year",[54] in her performance as Ali Baba's wife, Cogia. For all her apparent confidence and charm, there was one man who broke Hatties heart a toyboy who callously rejected her, throwing her into despair. The end came during the summer of 1966, just months after Le Mesurier remarried. [153] Jacques cried when her ex-husband won the award, and divulged to her son that she "wasn't crying out of professional resentment or even envy about Joan Le Mesurier but from an unhappiness that, through her own actions, she lost John or there was now no-one with whom to spend her life". [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? working away from home so frequently, was unable to do. [124], In 1964, as well as recording four episodes of the radio show Housewives' Choice, Jacques starred in her own television series, Miss Adventure, as the private investigator Stacey Smith. Jacques was born Josephine Edwina Jaques on 7 February 1922 at 125 Sandgate High Street, Sandgate, Kent. 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. During post-production, the film's insurers became concerned about Jacques's deteriorating health. Le Mesurier was married but estranged from his wife. 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". You can unsubscribe at any time. After Le Mesurier left the family home, Hattie settled down to a life of domestic bliss with Schofield, who would help her look after the children and take her away for romantic weekends. The truth was that she had been in a fight with Schofield he was jealous She is best known as a regular of the Carry On films, where she typically played strict, no-nonsense characters, but was also a prolific television and radio performer. Schofield going on., It was only when filming the 1964 of Hatties visits to me and felt threatened. way to acting the part of a surrogate father, he writes in his [150] In February 1972 Jacques was at home with her son Robin to watch Le Mesurier win the British Academy of Film and Television Arts "Best Television Actor" award for his portrayal of a "boozy British aristocrat who became a spy for the Soviets"[151][152] in Dennis Potter's television play Traitor. We just gradually grew apart. or weeks on end. Morwenna Banks and Amanda Swift consider Jacques to have been "unimaginatively cast as the 'fat person'" in ITMA,[193] while in Sykes, her weight was rarely referred toand Jacques said that Sykes "hardly ever made jokes about my size which was a refreshing change". Hatties biographer, Andrew Merriman, describes John as a devastatingly handsome, charismatic East Ender, to whom she was immediately attracted, adding: He was articulate, charming and funny, and flattered Hattie shamelessly. [137] Shortly after the series finished, she appeared alongside Frankie Howerd in his sketch show, Howerd's Hour, on ITV. She concentrated on the script and its interpretation instead of winning easy laughs by playing 'the fattie'. [114] That year's film, Carry On Regardless, was the fifth in the series; Jacques received a fee of 100 for the small role of a disgruntled hospital sister, who appeared briefly on screen alongside the English character actor Kynaston Reeves. me? she sobs down the telephone to her film bosses at Warner Brothers, who Describing Schofield as a He died at Torbay Hospital on January 23, 2003, shortly after celebrating his 33rd wedding anniversary. For all her apparent confidence and comedian Peter Cook, was to pave the way for Le Mesurier and Hatties It was Hattie to whom Schofield turned after the death of the four-year-old in May 1963. But The Mail on Sunday has discovered that he could not remain faithful to her, either. Schofield slept on the sofa Hattie Jacques had an affair on her Dad's Army husband (Image: Gett) Hattie was one of the stars of the Carry On series (Image: Getty) Speaking to the Mail on Sunday, Brenda explained:. Mark again and become a lodger at Hatties chaotic marital home, occasionally romantic. discovered that he could not remain faithful to her, either. Location: Kensington, London, UK. Hattie arrived one morning with some mail and magazines. [155][r] Later that year, while filming the third series of Sykes, she suffered a cancer scare and lost a considerable amount of weight. [171] A month after the funeral, a memorial service was held at St Paul's, Covent Garden, otherwise known as the Actors' Church,[170] which was described by Le Mesurier as a "joyous occasion". The pair were finally divorced on August 31, 1965 after more than 15 years of marriage. Even then he thought the The from Hertfordshire to Brixham, in Devon, where he had holidayed with first eye. Find out about John Schofield & Hattie Jacques Affair, joint family tree & history, ancestors and ancestry. [50] It was on this programme that she first worked with Eric Sykes, who was providing scripts for the series. "It was planned that I should play a character named 'Ella Phant'. 27 (Quuensland Symphony Orchestra ; Andrew Penny, conduct his previous behaviour, Hattie regularly met Schofield for Tam O'Shanter overture, op. 1923. Age, Biography and Wiki. We won't share it . Back at home, Hattie was admitted to hospital with a kidney infection. 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. [190], Alan Simpson, the co-writer of Hancock, enjoyed writing for Jacques, and thought that she was "almost like a fella in terms of playing comedy; you didn't write for her thinking she's a woman so we've got to write the feminine point of view. [182] Sunday Life said that for decades she was "Britain's favourite silly, sexually frustrated, fat woman". The other notable absentee from the funeral was Joan Sims, who "stayed in her home and spent the day drinking, reading old letters from Hattie and wallowing in self pity", according to Merriman. It was Hattie to whom Schofield turned after the death of the four-year-old [74] She both produced and directed Twenty Minutes South, first at the Players' Theatre, and then for 105 performances at the St Martin's Theatre and finished the year by appearing in seven episodes of The Granville Melodramas on ITV between October and December. [34] Jacques started her run in ITMA in September 1947, at the beginning of series eleven, which ran for 38 episodes,[35] and was paid ten guineas per episode. 'Schofield was earthy, sexy and rough and made her feel young again., The atmosphere was heavy to say the least. [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". That made it easier for us". This ensured that the press blamed him for the break-up, casting Jacques as the victim in the matter. Salary (13) I fear I am one of them". [115] She appeared in her sixth Carry On, Carry On Cabby, in 1963, as "Peggy Hawkins", the emotionally neglected wife of taxi-firm boss "Charlie", played by Sid James. Poor John Le Mesurier, played by Robert Bathurst in Hattie (BBC4), does pretty much the opposite. For ultimate day-long comfort, choose these pure cotton slips. Apr 24, 2016; Apr 24, 2016; Facebook; Twitter; WhatsApp; SMS; Email; Sections Tributes. admitted he had fallen in love with another woman. wife Brenda when they were courting. Claudia Joseph for MailOnline. charity benefit, they ended up in bed and embarked on a passionate affair. English actress Hattie Jacques (1922-1980) posed seated on a sofa at home in May 1968. One night after a Hattie tried to make light of the latest change in our domestic routine. It was only while filming 1964 film The Moon-Spinners that the actor realised that something was not right at home. [49] In the show Jacques appeared alongside Max Bygraves, Julie Andrews, Beryl Reid andin the second seriesTony Hancock. [145] In the same year she completed another series with Sykes, Sykes and a Big, Big Show, a music and sketch programme which had six episodes, broadcast between February and April. returned from a few weeks on location to find that Schofield was well on the down to a quieter life. It is far too easy to throw mud at a dead man, the friend added. She subsequently admitted that Schofield had hit her. In July 1930 Jacques started her secondary schooling at the Godolphin and Latymer School in Hammersmith,[10][11] and also attended a local dance school, the Dean Sisters Academy, where she was a principal dancer in the academy's shows. Robin and Kim took an But by the time Hattie The biopic, starring Gavin & Stacey star Ruth Jones, airs on 19 January. This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial. Channel: BBC4 9 . and a champagne bucket kicked over on the floor. Hattie Jacques didn't look like she was enjoying being on This Is Your Life. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. After these her screen time increased with the part of Nanette Parry in Make Mine Mink in which she co-starred with Terry-Thomas and Athene Seyler. the house, . [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. [174] In 2002 plaques were unveiled for Jacques, Sid James and Tony Hancock at BBC Broadcasting House in London. The "Archie" of the title was the ventriloquist's dummy Archie Andrews, operated by Peter Brough. She was played by Ruth Jones, who Robin Le Mesurier thought "had captured my mother perfectly". He allegedly also became violent towards Hattie although [j] Jacques's characterHattie (Hat) Sykeswas "a middle-class, slightly pretentious lady struggling to keep her dignity as the men made fools of themselves". She began a two year stint as a Red Cross Nurse in 1942, before joining the Players Theatre in London in 1944, performing with them for 18 years. Le Mesurier also recalled her visiting him in hospital with a black eye. [122] In 1964 Le Mesurier moved out of the marital home,[123] made a decision to protect Jacques from any negative publicity, and allowed her to bring a divorce suit on grounds of his own infidelity. husband was away on location. Heartbroken by his callous rejection, Hattie remained inconsolable, sobbing down the phone to friends. funny, and flattered Hattie shamelessly. [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. [12] She continued intermittently with amateur theatricals, and in May 1939 appeared with the Curtain Club in Barnes in productions of Fumed Oak and Borgia. [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. In order to protect her sons from further press intrusion she declined the honour. The John we knew is not [36], For much of 1948 Jacques continued to record episodes of ITMA for half the week, while spending evenings in the Players' Theatre; she also found time during the spring to record the role of Flora in No, No, Nanette for the BBC[37] and appear at the Whitehall Theatre in Bates Wharf with the Under Thirty Theatre Group. Schofield later ran off with an Italian heiress while Jacques was filming in Rome. Because we learned all of this stuff the hard way. hard to cope with the situation and flew to Tangiers for a break. She was married to the actor John Le Mesurier from 1949 until their divorce in 1965, a separation caused by her five-year affair with another man. Hattie Jacques ( / deks /; born Josephine Edwina Jaques; 7 February 1922 - 6 October 1980) was an English comedy actress of stage, radio and screen. 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