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WAITING

GET LOST…..waiting for its release! Much of our time as actors is spent WAITING. Waiting for a call from our agent, a casting director, a fr

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THE PRISONER-Now

THE PRISONER with Patrick McGoohan In the early 1960’s I appeared in a show called DANGER MAN, known in the US as SECRET AGENT, the episode

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MORE LEADING MEN

In “The Prisoner”

Been thinking again about the leading men I have worked with over the years.

Recently I  finished filming THE HAUNTING OF MARGAM CASTLE and had the pleasure of working again with two actors from my past:   Derren Nesbitt and Vernon Dotcheff.  I am not sure that Derren and I actually worked on the same show together, but according to IMDB.com we have worked on nine titles…

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A NEW YEAR, A FEW DRAMAS.

A NEW YEAR, A FEW DRAMAS.

Photo by Cary Judd.

I think we all hoped that 2020 would usher in a more peaceful year, but so far it’s not to be and the human story continues with its usual ups and downs.

Tony Garnett

Sadly today we learned of the death of Tony Garnett,  former actor, with whom I worked on BBC television in THE BIRTH OF A PRIVATE MAN by the great David Mercer. Tony and I played brother and sister in the play…

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An Ending and a Beginning - a New Decade.

An Ending and a Beginning – a New Decade.

  2019 by Nyk Fry

Well here we are friends at the end of a decade, ready to launch into a new one and miracle of miracle –  we are still here on our fragile, much abused planet.  Hopefully good sense will prevail and we will look after it better in this new era.

It’s been an interesting one for me…I have moved countries again…. twice….starting the decade in the US, then back to the UK for a few…

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A BLOG FOR CHRISTMAS 2019

A BLOG FOR CHRISTMAS 2019

Picture by Cary Judd

As this decade draws to its close, there’s much to think about in our chaotic world.

My life has been pretty well divided between two countries I love…..the UK and the US.

Yesterday I watched the Queen’s Speech given in the Houses of Parliamentafter the recent General Election. I am not a political animal….I’ve always felt that the job of our industry is to reflect and…

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A FEW CHRISTMAS THOUGHTS AND MEMORIES

A FEW CHRISTMAS THOUGHTS AND MEMORIES

2019 by Nyk Fry

For the first time in a few years I am spending Christmas in London with my closest friends.  It has put me in reflective mood  – Christmases gone, friends gone and some loved ones, but London and the memories still here.

My parents were divorced, so I would spend Christmas Eve with Dad and Christmas Day with Mum.  My father was a German refugee, an atheist, but with enough Jewish…

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BACK ON A FILM SET

BACK ON A FILM SET

  I have been happy to be back again on a film set…working again on someone else’s production, instead of my own.   I don’t have to thing about anything except the acting….my favourite way to work…..just do the work and leave the rest of the stuff others.

                It has been a very good time so far arriving back in the UK and shooting a new horror film: THE HAUNTING OF MARGAM CASTLE.  …

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CASTLES AND GHOSTS

Tomorrow is Halloween or All Hallows Eve..as it was known originally.   It has developed from Pagan and Christian Festivals honouring the dead (in case you’re interested).  Anyway, it is the time for goblins and ghosts and children all dressed up, knocking on doors for candy handouts.  For me, it is looking forward to a trip to Wales, to film THE HAUNTING OF MARGAM CASTLE, a real ghostly horror…

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Book - BEING AN ACTOR- published

Book – BEING AN ACTOR- published

Hello Friends…..at last my book – BEING AN ACTOR – is ready to read.  It is on Kindle ….print and Ebook and also on Audible, should you want to listen to it.   Here’s the link.  I do hope you take a look or have a listen.

This all started, when webmaster and friend Aaron Day  of Thrive Web Designs, said….” write a book”…to keep the brand Jane Merrow going.   He’s always been a keen advocate of…

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A BOOK AND A FILM

A BOOK AND A FILM

BEING AN ACTOR

First news  – coming very shortly – online  – is my book – BEING AN ACTOR.    The print version will follow quickly.   I will keep you posted here…and where else ? On Social Media of course!!!  Which leads us to the film:

The Great Hackon Netflix, is a fascinating documentary about how our lives being are being hijacked on the Internet, largely by Facebook and Google. Many of us…

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HAZEL IS HERE!!!

Jane by Cary Judd

Hello friends…here is my first Audible narrated book!   (Actually it’s my second…I found another one I had done years ago….forgotten about it!)

Anyway here it is….enjoy listening..I did…. narrating.  We live in rather dark times at the moment, so a little book about a poker playing witch, watched over by her long suffering daughter, living in a retirement home, in our modern…

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STAYING IN THE GAME

STAYING IN THE GAME

STAYING IN THE GAME

That’s the goal, when you get to my age. Just had another birthday and I’m not sure it’s a cause for celebration in these advancing years. The problem is – this in-between stage…you’re too old to be taken too seriously, to be offered jobs, to make the effort with the people you don’t like and so on and so on…..but you’re too young to be bored, to not love life, to sleep all…

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LONG TIME - NO BLOGS

LONG TIME – NO BLOGS

From “About Andy”. Photo by Cary Judd.

Hello everyone…trust you are all well and enjoying life and a good summer in the Western World!

  Things have been a little hectic here in JaneWorld, so haven’t written lately.

I have just finished writing a little handbook for Actors and how to go about being an actor, what to expect once you make it into the profession and how to behave once to get there! …

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ANDY AND NOW A BOOK

ANDY AND NOW A BOOK

About Andy One Sheet

Hello my friends.  Seems a while since I wrote, I am wrestling with computer issues and Mail Chimp at the moment  (promise not to overload you with endless emails.)   Seems like a good programme, once I figure out how to use it properly.

Robot

Thank you all those who have watched ABOUT ANDY.  I am proud of this film and think the story deserves to be continued and made into a…

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