Posted by Mike Field on January 22, 2011 at 16:15:57 user mikefield.
In Reply to: Re: Years of SA & SD posted by Roger Wardale on January 21, 2011 at 01:18:44:
Port and Starboard were Claire and Sarah Mathews, but I didn't know they were related to anyone in the production side. I'd just thought that the producers couldn't find a set of identical twins the right age.... They both acted in one other TV series ('Master of the Game') that year but nothing further after that.
'Tom' was played by Henry Dimbleby, who I believe is the nephew of Jonathnn Dimbleby (TV announcer,) and grandson of Richard (journalist and announcer.) Henry did no other acting as far as I know, and it is easy to suppose he got the role because of his connection with one or both.
I always thought the D&Gs (with Dorothea) were the best-cast of the children. It's sad to think one of them later became so unhappy.