[The People] Which former soap star gone A-list has made no attempt to hide his thoughts on one of his old colleagues on a BBC drama. This man described her as “The worst person I’ve ever worked with… and she deserves all she gets!” Ha ha.
Actor:
Actress:
It can’t be Clooney!
Did Clooney ever do anything BBC? I don’t think so.
Jason Donovan & Kylie Minogue?
kylie was on an australian soap called neighbours…she was never on an english soap.
Neighbours used to be shown on BBC2, but i’m not sure that counts.
Neighbours was also VERY popular in the UK back in the late 80s.
When did Jason Donovan “go A-list”???!
Wasn’t he A-list in the UK late 80s, early 90s?
Actor: Huge Jackman
Actress: Catherine Zeta Jones
Jackman never worked on a soap opera. He was offered a role on the Australian soap Neighbors but turned it down to study acting at an academy. But maybe someone else and Catherine Zeta-Jones?
Actor: Dan Stevens ? Downton Abbey
Actress: Maggie Smith ?
Downton was ITV not BBC.
And it just doesn’t fit, there’s virtually nothing out there at all that indicates Dame Maggie to be anything but wonderful to work with.
Someone from Coronation Street
Coronation Street is ITV.
Well, shoot.
Kevin Bacon (GUIDING LIGHT)
Elizabeth McGovern (DOWNTON ABBEY)
Together in ‘SHE’S HAVING A BABY.’
Interesting guess. But is Bacon A list?
kevin bacon was never on downton abbey….or any other bbc soap.
This is the only one that really makes any sense. Plus, Elizabeth McGovern sort of seems like the type to be the worst person Kevin Bacon’s ever worked with.
On board with this one. I think you may have it, wordybirdie!
Such an awesome guess! I think Bacon is totally A list, but then again, I’m a child of the 80s, so it may color my perspective.
The only thing that doesn’t work for me is that if he doesn’t care for her, why would he say “she deserves everything she gets” when her career seems to be going really well? To me, it would seem that the actress in the blind is having a hard time, and the actor thinks she deserves it. But, I may be over thinking.
Great idea here, I am no spring chicken and seem to remember articles about the movie being a difficult shoot
Chris Hemsworth? I know he was on a soap. He’s A list (right?). I don’t know if he’s ever done anything for the BBC.
Oy Vey at these guesses. Joshua Bowman from Revenge?
First names who sprung to mind were Aidan Turner (was on an Irish soap) and Amy Manson, although they were in two dramas together – Being Human and Desperate Romantics. Sounds a bit nasty for him, though!
Alec Baldwin The Doctors
Elizabeth McGovern
She’s Having a Baby
Definitely sounds like him
Has Baldwin ever been on a BBC drama? If so, I can’t find it online. I don’t think this is the answer.
I am reading the clue that the A list actor was on a soap opera (Baldwin) and the actress is one of his colleagues that stars on a BBC drama. ( McGovern-Downton Abbey). They both starred in the movie She’s Having A Baby. The clue is written in a confusing way.
Wait Kevin Bacon was on GL? Interesting !
I have no clue but just wanted to type:)
He was the rascally TJ, bad boy extraordinaire
Kevin Bacon was in a BBC drama? I think not.
Rob James-Collier, who was on coronation street.
I think the actress is Maggie smith who has a rep for being a terror. So I think someone who was with her on a prior British soap or movie I guess.
The way it’s worded makes it sound the colleague is the one on the BBC drama so I’d say Chris Hemsworth talking about Melissa George (currently on the awful series
‘Hunted’). He’s the only soap opera alumni (? Not sure if that’s the right term) that has really hit it MASSIVELY big over the last few years. Still not sure if he would be A list though, maybe B+++? Otherwise, I got nothing!
Not them, Angel left Summer Bay years before Kim Hyde turned up!
Ahhhhh, my bad! It’s been a few years since I’ve watched Home and Away religiously!
I think you’ve cracked it! Melissa has a bit of a reputation for being unpleasant to work with. No British soap star has cracked the A list, it has to be those two.
With the People being a British paper, when I first read this I immediately thought of Martine McCutcheon as the person being talked about. She was in Eastenders then left there thinking she would make it big in Hollywood and pretty much p’d everyone off after Love Actually. She is now being declared bankrupt. Over the years I have read that not many co-stars had a good word to say about her and apparently Hugh grant couldn’t stand her. And Jonathan Pryce was very diplomatic with how he felt about her on the few occasions she did decide to perform in the West End
Struggling with who the now A list actor could be though
I would think it someone from East Enders talking about Martine McCutcheon going bankrupt . Sounds like an English soap !
Could be Fassbender, think he was in Holby City
As The People is British, I am guessing this is a British celeb.
Possibly Alan Cumming, who was in Take the High Road years ago and now has films like X Men under his belt. He still does a fair bit of British TV work too, though which BBC show/actress it might be I don;t know.
I think Jude Law was in a soap as well many moons ago…
Actually, Andrew Lincoln – was in This Life, is now in THe Walking Dead. Also was a primary character in British/BBC drama “Teachers”, so possibly fell out with one of his co-stars there. Fiona Griffin perhaps?
Because it’s The People, I think this is a British blind.
Actor: Ross Kemp (though I don’t know if he’s quite A list)
Actress: Martine McCutcheon – hugely unpopular actress, known for her diva-like behaviour off the set. She’s just been declared bankrupt, so maybe that’s what Kemp is referring to.
BBC TV drama: Eastenders
co-sign. Brilliant!
Eastenders is a soap not a drama.I read the blind as being a famous actor who used to be on a soap talking about a colleage on a drama that they both acted on.As i don’t watch soaps i’ve no idea.
Actor: Hugh Grant
Actress: Martine McCutcheon
BBC TV drama: Eastenders
Together in: Love Actually
Read it wrong, my bad. He wasn’t in any soap I think
Downton Abbey is an ITV show, not BBC. So anyone involved with that is out.
Robbie Willians was on East Enders, and in his song Millenium, he says: HA HA which i think is a big hint.
Actress might be Martine McCutcheon as UK Goss pointed out.
I do think this is about a British soap, and I do think it’s aobut Martine McCutcheon. But I haven’t figured out who the A-lister is yet.
Matthew MacFadyen, Actor: Anna Karenina.
Emma Davies.
Russell Crowe! The thumbs down is a Gladiator clue, plus he was in Neighbours or some other Ozzy soap… No idea on the actress though
Hey, first time poster! If the actress is Martine McCutcheon, could the actor be Sean Maguire? He was in eastenders back in the day then made it big stateside. Not sure about A-list but he did well.
Have to correct the. Post about Maggie Smith being a terror! Not so, she is universally loved as she is a doll to work with, very funny and humble! Her roots are quite down to earth though she always ends up playing blue bloods!!!
I’m going with Hugh Grant and Marty McCutchron as well
Jude Law? He was in a soap (Families) way back in the day and is considered A-list.
Downton Abbey is an ITV show nothing to do with the BBC. ITV finally did something that was not reality TV and people abroad think it came from the BBC. Poor ITV.
This sounds like Ross Kemp and Martine McCutcheon. She’s just been declared bankrupt and there have always been rumours about her diva behaviour being off putting to her co-stars both on TV and on stage.
Jack Nicholson actor and Shirley MacLaine actress. Worked on terms of endearment. He started on soap matinee theater. Shirley now on Downton Abbey. Clue is haha! From his role as joker.
The ststement belongs to Alec Baldwin who got his start on the soap opera The Doctors before hitting it big.
Actress: Elizabeth McGovern Downton Abbey
Movie: She’s Having A Baby (Alec Baldwin played the scumbag best friend of Kevin Bacon in the movie and tried to get McGovern’s character to cheat on Bacon’s character in the movie.