You searched for unexpected guest - Simon MacCorkindale Fan Page https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/ Articles and Interviews about Simon MacCorkindale Sun, 06 Jul 2025 12:21:23 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 2397692 Bibliography https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/bibliography/ Sun, 21 Apr 2013 14:19:01 +0000 http://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/articles/?page_id=1780 Here is the list of many of the resources used to build the Simon MacCorkindale Fan Page.  Everything listed here I have a physical copy of in full or part. Last updated 23/04/2013

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]]> 1780 Daily Telegraph – Obituary – 16th October 2010 https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2010/10/daily-telegraph-obituary-16th-october-2010/ https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2010/10/daily-telegraph-obituary-16th-october-2010/#respond Sat, 16 Oct 2010 13:01:42 +0000 http://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/articles/?p=676 Simon MacCorkindale Actor who specialised in handsome, roguish charmers and was once hailed as the new Errol Flynn SIMON MacCORKINDALE, the actor, who died on October 14 aged 58, built a 30-year stage and television career playing handsome, often roguish, charmers – most recently the consultant Harry Harper in the popular BBC hospital drama Casualty. […]

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]]> https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2010/10/daily-telegraph-obituary-16th-october-2010/feed/ 0 676 News Of The World – 08 November 2009 https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2009/11/news-of-the-world-08-november-2009/ https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2009/11/news-of-the-world-08-november-2009/#respond Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:47:26 +0000 http://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/articles/?p=468 Doctors Gave Me 5 Years to Live . . But I’ll Beat It CASUALTY STAR SIMON TALKS MOVINGLY OF THREE YEAR BATTLE WITH CANCER CASUALTY star Simon MacCorkindale today reveals his secret THREE YEAR battle against cancer—and tells how he aims to beat the disease. Tenderly holding hands with actress wife Susan George, the TV […]

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]]> https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2009/11/news-of-the-world-08-november-2009/feed/ 0 468 Mail on Sunday – 08 November 2009 https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2009/11/mail-on-sunday-08-november-2009/ https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2009/11/mail-on-sunday-08-november-2009/#respond Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:34:40 +0000 http://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/articles/?p=466 Casualty’s Simon: I’ve got incurable cancer When Simon MacCorkindale suddenly left TV’s Casualty no one suspected that he was keeping a tragic secret: he had cancer and had been given just five years to live. Now, in this raw and inspiring interview, he and his wife Susan George reveal their daily battle to be strong […]

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]]> https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2009/11/mail-on-sunday-08-november-2009/feed/ 0 466 Simon MacCorkindale Fan Page – Interview 10th February 2009 https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2009/02/smcfp-interview-10thfebruary-2009/ https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2009/02/smcfp-interview-10thfebruary-2009/#respond Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:30:52 +0000 http://www.shelliwood.com/articles/?p=403 This interview was carried out with Simon on the 10th February at the London Palladium. There is a video message that was filmed at the same time and audio can be found on the forum – in Simon’s Secret Society. This is Simon in his own words (i.e. typed word for word what he said) […]

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]]> https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2009/02/smcfp-interview-10thfebruary-2009/feed/ 0 403 Entertainment Guide – Winter 2008/2009 https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2009/02/entertainment-guide-winter-20082009/ https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2009/02/entertainment-guide-winter-20082009/#respond Sun, 01 Feb 2009 18:41:49 +0000 http://www.shelliwood.com/articles/?p=393 INTERVIEW WITH SIMON MACCORKINDALE Thanks to Laura for this article The timeless family classic, The Sound Of Music, continues to delight audiences in this lavish production at the legendary London Palladium. Summer Strallen as Maria is now joined by TV star Simon MacCorkindale as Captain von Trapp. Simon, best known recently for his starring role […]

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]]> https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2009/02/entertainment-guide-winter-20082009/feed/ 0 393 Sound Of Music Programme – Aug 2008 – Feb 2009 https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2008/08/sound-of-music-programme/ https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2008/08/sound-of-music-programme/#respond Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:49:50 +0000 http://www.shelliwood.com/articles/?p=411 SIMON MACCORKINDALE CAPTAIN GEORG VON TRAPP Theatre includes: as director, Sleuth (Texas and California), A Doll’s House (Dramalogue Award as Best Director, Matrix, Hollywood) and The Merchant of Venice (The Globe, Hollywood); as actor, Gayden Chronicles (Los Angeles), Macbeth (Ludlow Festival), Relatively Speaking (Questors and Oakington), Dark Lady of the Sonnets (NT), French Without Tears […]

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]]> https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2008/08/sound-of-music-programme/feed/ 0 411 The Journal – 30th June 2008 https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2008/06/the-journal-30th-june-2008/ https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2008/06/the-journal-30th-june-2008/#comments Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:15:14 +0000 http://www.shelliwood.com/articles/?p=101 Interview – Simon MacCorkindale Thanks to Sylvia for this article IT has more twists than a 1960s dance festival and – if done properly – a jaw-dropping surprise. Sleuth, which opens at Theatre Royal in Newcastle tonight, is a cat and mouse thriller which continually wrong-foots audiences – if they haven’t seen it before, of […]

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]]> https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2008/06/the-journal-30th-june-2008/feed/ 1 101 Evening Gazette – Teeside – 13th June 2008 https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2008/06/evening-gazette-teeside-13th-june-2008/ https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2008/06/evening-gazette-teeside-13th-june-2008/#comments Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:37:26 +0000 http://www.shelliwood.com/articles/?p=97 Detect flaw? Thanks to Kathie – SMCFP’s Northern Correspondent 😉 Detective skills are hardly needed to work out why last year’s new film of Sleuth flopped while this year’s new theatre version is packing them in, but let the play’s star Simon MacCorkindale help work it out. “They departed from the original material and most […]

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]]> https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2008/06/evening-gazette-teeside-13th-june-2008/feed/ 1 97 Simon MacCorkindale Biography | Life and Career https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/simon-maccorkindale-biography/ Sun, 11 May 2008 13:20:12 +0000 http://www.shelliwood.com/articles/?page_id=86 Biography Simon MacCorkindale was a British actor, director, and writer, best known for his iconic roles in both television and film. With a career that spanned over four decades, he became a household name in the entertainment industry, celebrated for his diverse range of roles across various genres, from action and drama to science fiction. […]

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]]> 86 Simon MacCorkindale Filmography https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/simon-maccorkindale-filmography/ https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/simon-maccorkindale-filmography/#respond Sun, 11 May 2008 12:12:16 +0000 http://www.shelliwood.com/articles/?page_id=85 Simon MacCorkindale was a versatile actor whose career spanned film, television, and theater. Known for his captivating performances in both dramatic and action-packed roles, Simon’s filmography includes iconic roles in Death on the Nile (1978), Jaws 3D (1983), and the beloved TV series Manimal (1983). He also made significant contributions to long-running television series such […]

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]]> https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/simon-maccorkindale-filmography/feed/ 0 85 Woking News – 6th March 2008 https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2008/03/woking-news-6th-march-2008/ https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2008/03/woking-news-6th-march-2008/#respond Thu, 06 Mar 2008 10:03:25 +0000 http://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/articles/?p=486 Busy playing mind games in Shaffer’s Sleuth A DARK psychological thriller featuring top television stars will be on stage at the town’s theatre this week. Sleuth, one of the greatest ever stage thrillers, is being performed at the New Victoria Theatre in Woking until Saturday. The play, written by Anthony Shaffer, promises to baffle even […]

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]]> https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2008/03/woking-news-6th-march-2008/feed/ 0 486 7 Days – Northern Echo – 31st January 2008 https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2008/01/7-days-northern-echo-31st-january-2008/ https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2008/01/7-days-northern-echo-31st-january-2008/#respond Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:23:30 +0000 http://www.shelliwood.com/articles/?p=66 Thriller tour Busy Simon MacCorkindale chats to Viv Hardwick about leaving BBC1 ‘s Casualty, taking on a stage tour and finding time to breed expensive Arabian horses YES sighs Simon MacCorkindale with mock irony, “I have gone down in history as the man who sacked Charlie Fairhead in Casualty.” The plot of the Christmas episode […]

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]]> https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2008/01/7-days-northern-echo-31st-january-2008/feed/ 0 66 Bucks Free Press – 10th January 2008 https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2008/01/bucks-free-press-10th-january-2008/ https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2008/01/bucks-free-press-10th-january-2008/#respond Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:40:18 +0000 http://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/articles/?p=1605 Playing a psychological game ACTOR Simon MacCorkindale loves nothing more than a nail-bitingly good, edge-of-the-seat thriller, so he’s absolutely buzzing with enthusiasm ahead of his latest play, Sleuth, which opens in Windsor later this month. First written by Anthony Shaffer, the Tony Award-winning play revolves around Simon’s character, Andrew Wyke, an immensely successful mystery writer, […]

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]]> https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2008/01/bucks-free-press-10th-january-2008/feed/ 0 1605 Sleuth Programme – Jan-July 2008 https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2008/01/sleuth-programme-jan-july-2008/ https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2008/01/sleuth-programme-jan-july-2008/#respond Tue, 01 Jan 2008 08:57:41 +0000 http://www.shelliwood.com/articles/?p=199 SIMON MacCORKINDALE Andrew Wyke Simon MacCorkindale is perhaps best recognized over the last few years as Harry Harper, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, in the BBC’s most popular and enduring drama series Casualty. Following his starring role in the successful 2007 tour of Agatha Christie’s Unexpected Guest, he now returns to the stage in Sleuth. A […]

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]]> https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2008/01/sleuth-programme-jan-july-2008/feed/ 0 199 SMCFP On This Day: GMTV – 3rd October https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2007/10/on-this-day-gmtv-3rd-october/ https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2007/10/on-this-day-gmtv-3rd-october/#respond Wed, 03 Oct 2007 11:45:47 +0000 http://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/?p=2165 Series: GMTV First Aired: 3rd October 2007 Description: Simon appeared on GMTV to discuss The Unexpected Guest and his Casualty return Media: Screen caps available in the gallery Video clips available in the gallery

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]]> https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2007/10/on-this-day-gmtv-3rd-october/feed/ 0 2165 SMCFP – Interview for Site’s 1st Birthday https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2007/04/smcfp-interview-for-sites-1st-birthday/ https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2007/04/smcfp-interview-for-sites-1st-birthday/#respond Tue, 17 Apr 2007 19:24:48 +0000 http://www.shelliwood.com/articles/?p=62 This is the interview we managed to arrange for the site’s first birthday in April 2007 , though the interview was recorded late February. All answers are pretty much word for word what he replied. The interview was carried out at the Grand Theater in Wolverhampton. This is quite a long interview and the questions […]

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]]> https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2007/04/smcfp-interview-for-sites-1st-birthday/feed/ 0 62 Site History https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/site-history/ Mon, 02 Apr 2007 11:39:14 +0000 http://www.shelliwood.com/articles/?page_id=87 April 2007 I joke around saying my Simon MacCorkindale obsession started with that scar, which is partly true. I think the place to start would be when/how I first discovered Simon. I first watched Simon in Casually episode Deja Vu on UKTV Gold in 2005, I can still remember the exact scene (This one). Then […]

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]]> 87 What’s On Theater Guide – Midlands – Jan-Apr 2007 https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2007/04/whats-on-theater-guide-midlands-jan-apr-2007/ https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2007/04/whats-on-theater-guide-midlands-jan-apr-2007/#respond Sun, 01 Apr 2007 18:15:28 +0000 http://www.shelliwood.com/articles/?p=38 Murder most Foul Casualty Star Simon MacCorkindale talks about his latest play, Agatha Christie’s The Unexpected Guest, and explains how close he came to playing James Bond. . . What’s The Unexpected Guest about, Simon? It’s the story of a man who arrives at a property in South Wales after having trouble with his car. […]

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]]> https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2007/04/whats-on-theater-guide-midlands-jan-apr-2007/feed/ 0 38 Mail On Sunday – 18th February 2007 https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2007/02/daily-mail-19th-february-2007/ https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2007/02/daily-mail-19th-february-2007/#respond Sun, 18 Feb 2007 18:01:16 +0000 http://www.shelliwood.com/articles/?p=194 Casualty star Simon MacCorkindale has spoken for the first time about the moment he became a hit-and-run driver, abandoning a seriously injured cyclist in a remote country lane. The 55-year-old actor, who plays consultant Harry Harper in the BBC hospital drama, hit John Lilley in a narrow lane near Taunton, Somerset, in 2005. But instead […]

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]]> https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2007/02/daily-mail-19th-february-2007/feed/ 0 194 Wigan Today – 1st February 2007 https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2007/02/wigan-today-1st-february-2007/ https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2007/02/wigan-today-1st-february-2007/#respond Thu, 01 Feb 2007 10:12:45 +0000 http://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/articles/?p=494 Casualty’s Harry Is The Unexpected Guest IT was typical of a doctor to keep you waiting. When have they ever kept their appointment times? But as my consultation was with one of Holby City’s finest medics, the stoical Harry Harper, I was prepared to wait. In the four years that actor Simon MacCorkindale has worn […]

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]]> https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2007/02/wigan-today-1st-february-2007/feed/ 0 494 SMCFP On This Day: This Morning – 23rd January https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2007/01/on-this-day-this-morning-23rd-january/ https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2007/01/on-this-day-this-morning-23rd-january/#respond Tue, 23 Jan 2007 12:33:37 +0000 http://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/?p=2160 Series: This Morning First Aired: 23 January 2007 Description: Simon appeared on This Morning to discuss his current play The Unexpected Guest Media: Screen caps available in the gallery Video clips available in the gallery  

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]]> https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2007/01/on-this-day-this-morning-23rd-january/feed/ 0 2160 SMCFP On This Day: The Unexpected Guest (UK Tour) https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2007/01/on-this-day-the-unexpected-guest-uk-tour/ https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2007/01/on-this-day-the-unexpected-guest-uk-tour/#respond Tue, 09 Jan 2007 12:25:05 +0000 http://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/?p=3035 Production: The Unexpected Guest (UK Tour) First Performance: 9 January 2007 Character: Michael Starkwedder Description: This was Simon’s first performance of The Unexpected Guest at the Theatre Royal in Windsor Quotes: May contain spoilers He’s been shot . . . In the head Are you asleep? For the simple reason, I suppose, that you’re an attractive women Canada, […]

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]]> https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2007/01/on-this-day-the-unexpected-guest-uk-tour/feed/ 0 3035 The Unexpected Guest Flyer – Jan-Apr 07 https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2007/01/the-unexpected-guest-flyer-jan-apr-07/ https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2007/01/the-unexpected-guest-flyer-jan-apr-07/#respond Mon, 01 Jan 2007 21:32:56 +0000 http://www.shelliwood.com/articles/?p=59 The Unexpected Guest Agatha Christie Following widespread critical acclaim for their star-studded production of The Hollow, the second production from The Agatha Christie Theatre Company promises to be another “beautifully staged and executed murder-mystery… a killer production of classic Christie class” (The Argus). Lost in the fog on a lonely road, a stranger seeks refuge […]

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]]> https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2007/01/the-unexpected-guest-flyer-jan-apr-07/feed/ 0 59 Yours – Unknown Date 2007 https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2007/01/yours-unknown-date-2007/ https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2007/01/yours-unknown-date-2007/#respond Mon, 01 Jan 2007 11:08:33 +0000 http://www.shelliwood.com/articles/?p=375 Doctor Dashing Casualty viewers have missed the charismatic consultant Harry Harper since he left Holby General last February. But now he’s back! Harry Harper is arguably TV’s most debonair doctor. But in the flesh, Casualty actor Simon MacCorkindale (55) is, if possible, even more dashing. Immaculately dressed and speaking in deep tones, which are every […]

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]]> https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2007/01/yours-unknown-date-2007/feed/ 0 375 The Unexpected Guest Programme – Jan-Apr 07 https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2007/01/the-unexpected-guest-programme-jan-apr-07/ https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2007/01/the-unexpected-guest-programme-jan-apr-07/#respond Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:00:14 +0000 http://www.shelliwood.com/articles/?p=57 Simon MacCorkindale Michael Starkwedder Simon MacCorkindale is perhaps best recognised as Harry Harper, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, in the BBC’s most popular and enduring drama series Casualty. A childhood love for drama led to a place at Studio ’68 of Theatre Arts in London aged 19. On completing the course, he toured in regional rep […]

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]]> https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/2007/01/the-unexpected-guest-programme-jan-apr-07/feed/ 0 57 Simon MacCorkindale Fan Page | Biography, Filmography, and Legacy https://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/ Mon, 17 Apr 2006 07:59:23 +0000 http://www.simonmaccorkindale.net/articles/?page_id=1849 Explore the official website of Simon MacCorkindale, an iconic actor, director, and writer. Discover his filmography, biography, interviews, and more. Simon MacCorkindale is best known for his iconic television roles, including Jonathan Chase in Manimal, Greg Reardon in Falcon Crest, Peter Sinclair in Counterstrike, and Harry Harper in BBC’s BAFTA Award-winning series Casualty. In film, […]

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