Is Hattie Jacques still alive?
Deceased (1922–1980)
Hattie Jacques/Living or Deceased
Is Hattie based on a true story?
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….Hattie (film)
| Hattie | |
|---|---|
| Based on | Hattie: The Authorised Biography of Hattie Jacques by Andy Merriman |
| Written by | Stephen Russell |
| Directed by | Dan Zeff |
Did Eric Sykes and Hattie Jacques get on?
Veteran actor and writer Eric Sykes has criticised an upcoming TV drama about friend and colleague Hattie Jacques. In an interview with the Mature Times, the 87-year-old said it was “very sad” that parts of the late actress’s life “are now being raked over”.
Who was Hattie Jake’s boyfriend?
It turned out that, unbeknownst to the TV audience, her marriage to John Le Mesurier was in crisis. Hattie had married the Dad’s Army star in 1949 but after 14 years, she fell in love with someone new, Cockney car dealer John Schofield.
Who was Hattie brother?
Robin Jacques
Hattie Jacques/Brothers
Was Eric Sykes and Hattie Jacques friends?
At the turn of the decade Eric Sykes and his old friend and colleague Hattie Jacques co-starred in a new 30-minute BBC TV sitcom, Sykes and a…, which Sykes created in collaboration with writer Johnny Speight, who had worked with him earlier in the 1950s on the two Tony Hancock series for ITV.
How did Hattie Jake’s die?
Heart attack
Hattie Jacques/Cause of death
Jacques, who had been overweight since her teenage years, suffered ill-health soon after the separation from Le Mesurier and her weight rose to nearly 20 stone (280 lb; 130 kg) . She died of a heart attack on 6 October 1980, at the age of 58.
Why was Eric Sykes banned from Hattie Jacques funeral?
Hattie’s funeral was held at Putney Vale crematorium, and her ashes scattered there. Eric Sykes was refused permission to attend by her sons as they were unhappy at the way their mother had been treated.