Gareth Hale
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Gareth Hale is an English
comedian and actor, born 15 January 1953, in Hedon
, Yorkshire
, who is best known as one half of the comedy duo Hale and Pace
with his friend and comic partner Norman Pace
.
Both former teachers, their comedy partnership has fronted several television programmes, most notably Hale and Pace
, Pushing Up Daisies, h&p@bbc and Jobs for the Boys.
As straight actors, they also fronted the original TV dramatisation of Dalziel and Pascoe
; as well as making a guest appearance together in Survival
, a 1989 Doctor Who
serial.
Hale was a regular on the five soap opera
Family Affairs
, playing Doug MacKenzie (2003–2005).
In 2007 they appeared in the Christmas Special of Extras, called The Extra Special Series Finale, playing themselves.
In 2008, Hale joined the cast of The Royal
in the role of the Head Porter, and in late 2009 he played Scrooge
in an adaptation of Charles Dickens
’ A Christmas Carol
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
comedian and actor, born 15 January 1953, in Hedon
Hedon
Hedon is a small town and civil parish in Holderness in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately east of Hull city centre. It lies to the north of the A1033 road at the crossroads of the B1240 and B1362 roads....
, Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
, who is best known as one half of the comedy duo Hale and Pace
Hale and Pace
Hale and Pace are an English comedy duo who have starred in several TV sketch series.-Early career:Gareth Hale and Norman Pace met at Avery Hill teacher training college in Eltham South East London. They discovered much in common, particularly humour, and began playing clubs in a comedy band. One...
with his friend and comic partner Norman Pace
Norman Pace
Norman Pace is an English actor and comedian, best known as one half of the comedy duo Hale and Pace with his friend and comic partner Gareth Hale...
.
Both former teachers, their comedy partnership has fronted several television programmes, most notably Hale and Pace
Hale and Pace
Hale and Pace are an English comedy duo who have starred in several TV sketch series.-Early career:Gareth Hale and Norman Pace met at Avery Hill teacher training college in Eltham South East London. They discovered much in common, particularly humour, and began playing clubs in a comedy band. One...
, Pushing Up Daisies, h&p@bbc and Jobs for the Boys.
As straight actors, they also fronted the original TV dramatisation of Dalziel and Pascoe
Dalziel and Pascoe
Dalziel and Pascoe consist of Detective Superintendent Andrew Dalziel and Detective Sergeant Peter Pascoe....
; as well as making a guest appearance together in Survival
Survival (Doctor Who)
-Writing:Writer Rona Munro approached script editor Andrew Cartmel at a BBC scriptwriting workshop and said that she'd "kill to write for Doctor Who." The story Munro developed incorporated themes including the morals of hunting...
, a 1989 Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
serial.
Hale was a regular on the five soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Family Affairs
Family Affairs
Family Affairs was a British soap opera broadcast on Five, from 1997 to 2005. It was the second programme to be broadcast on the channel on 30 March 1997, the channel's launch night...
, playing Doug MacKenzie (2003–2005).
In 2007 they appeared in the Christmas Special of Extras, called The Extra Special Series Finale, playing themselves.
In 2008, Hale joined the cast of The Royal
The Royal
The Royal is a British medical drama series produced by ITV. The show comprises one hour episodes which were normally first aired on ITV in the Sunday early evening slot....
in the role of the Head Porter, and in late 2009 he played Scrooge
Ebenezer Scrooge
Ebenezer Scrooge is the principal character in Charles Dickens's 1843 novel, A Christmas Carol. At the beginning of the novel, Scrooge is a cold-hearted, tight-fisted and greedy man, who despises Christmas and all things which give people happiness...
in an adaptation of Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens
Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian period. Dickens enjoyed a wider popularity and fame than had any previous author during his lifetime, and he remains popular, having been responsible for some of English literature's most iconic...
’ A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol is a novella by English author Charles Dickens first published by Chapman & Hall on 17 December 1843. The story tells of sour and stingy Ebenezer Scrooge's ideological, ethical, and emotional transformation after the supernatural visits of Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of...