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Mike Holoway (b. 28 January 1961 in Dagenham
Dagenham

Dagenham is a suburban town in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, situated east of Charing Cross, in East London....
, Essex
Essex

Essex is a counties of England in the East of England England. The county town is Chelmsford, and the highest point of the county is Chrishall Common near the village of Langley, Essex, close to the Hertfordshire border, which reaches ....
) is a British musician
Musician

A musician is a person who plays or writes music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music:* An instrumentalist plays a musical instrument....
 and actor
Actor

An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
. He was the drummer
Drummer

A drummer is a musician who plays a drum or drums, particularly a drum kit , marching percussion or hand drums. The term percussionist applies to a musician performing on any percussion instrument, but usually refers to one who plays Classical music or Latin percussion....
 and percussionist in Flintlock and at the same time became an actor, notably in the cult TV series The Tomorrow People
The Tomorrow People

The Tomorrow People is a children's science fiction on television, devised by Roger Price which first ran between 1973 and 1979. The show was re-imagined between 1992 and 1995, this time with Roger Price as executive producer....
 .

He was taught to play the drums at the age of five by his grandfather and, at the age of eight, he joined a stage school to pursue an acting career. He also studied music theory, percussion and drums at the Barking & Essex College of Music and played in the Essex Jazz Band.






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Mike Holoway (b. 28 January 1961 in Dagenham
Dagenham

Dagenham is a suburban town in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, situated east of Charing Cross, in East London....
, Essex
Essex

Essex is a counties of England in the East of England England. The county town is Chelmsford, and the highest point of the county is Chrishall Common near the village of Langley, Essex, close to the Hertfordshire border, which reaches ....
) is a British musician
Musician

A musician is a person who plays or writes music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music:* An instrumentalist plays a musical instrument....
 and actor
Actor

An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
. He was the drummer
Drummer

A drummer is a musician who plays a drum or drums, particularly a drum kit , marching percussion or hand drums. The term percussionist applies to a musician performing on any percussion instrument, but usually refers to one who plays Classical music or Latin percussion....
 and percussionist in Flintlock and at the same time became an actor, notably in the cult TV series The Tomorrow People
The Tomorrow People

The Tomorrow People is a children's science fiction on television, devised by Roger Price which first ran between 1973 and 1979. The show was re-imagined between 1992 and 1995, this time with Roger Price as executive producer....
 .

He was taught to play the drums at the age of five by his grandfather and, at the age of eight, he joined a stage school to pursue an acting career. He also studied music theory, percussion and drums at the Barking & Essex College of Music and played in the Essex Jazz Band. His first stage appearance was as Boy Babe in Babes In The Wood
Babes in the Wood

Babes in the Wood, also known as Kids of the Wood, is a traditional children's tale, as well as a popular pantomime subject. It has also been the name of some other unrelated works....
 at the London Palladium
London Palladium

The London Palladium is a 2,286 seat West End theatre located off Oxford Street in the City of Westminster....
 with Edward Woodward
Edward Woodward

Edward Albert Arthur Woodward Order of the British Empire is an England actor and singer.Originally a Shakespearian stage actor, he is best known for his role in the 1960-1970s spy series, Callan , for the 1973 film The Wicker Man and his lead role in the 1980s United States television series The Equalizer....
 and Derek Nimmo
Derek Nimmo

Derek Robert Nimmo was an England character actor. He was particularly associated with Upper class "silly-ass" roles, and clergy roles. He married Patricia Brown in 1955; they had three children, Amanda, Timothy and Piers....
.

At the age of ten, he made is first TV appearance with the Young Revivals - two years later they changed their name to Flintlock. Comprising Mike Holoway, Derek Pascoe
Derek Pascoe

Derek Pascoe was the vocalist and saxophonist in Flintlock . He appeared in one episode of the children's TV science fiction programme The Tomorrow People, The Heart of Sogguth in which the band's music was to revive an ancient demon....
, John Summerton, Bill Rice and Jamie Stone, the group made numerous TV appearances on programmes such as Blue Peter
Blue Peter

Blue Peter is a long-running BBC television programme for children. It is shown on CBBC, both in its BBC One programming block and on the CBBC Channel....
, Magpie
Magpie (TV series)

Magpie was a children's television programme shown on ITV from the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. It was a magazine format show intended to compete with the BBC TV's Blue Peter, but attempted to be more "hip", focussing more on popular culture....
, You Must Be Joking, Pauline's Quirkes, Fanfare and Top Of the Pops. In 2007, Flintlock reunited for a one-off gig. Mike Holoway was awarded the TV Times Personality of the Year award in 1976. He has two children. More information can be found on: http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/theofficialmikeholowayfanclub/

Recordings


Flintlock Singles

  • Learn To Cry/I'm Going Home (August 1975}
  • A Little Bit Of Lovin'/Sooner Or Later (February 1976)
  • Dawn/Thunderman (April 1976 – this was also their only British hit single, reaching number 30)
  • Sea Of Flames/I've Got My Eye On You (July 1976)
  • Russian Roulette/Saddle My Horse (November 1976)
  • Carry Me/Freeloader (March 1977)
  • Anything For You/Coming Around (September 1977)
  • Mony Mony/One Of A Kind (February 1978)
  • (Hey You) You're like A Magnet/Another Time Another Place (January 1979)
Three further singles were released in Japan:
  • Amorous Lady (1977)
  • Taken All Away (1978)
  • Get With The Boys (1979)

Flintlock Albums

  • On The Way (December 1975)
  • Hot From The Lock (December 1976)
  • Tears 'N Cheers (October 1977)
  • Stand Alone (February 1979)
One further album was released in Japan and Germany:
  • Greatest Hits

Flintlock Flexidisc

  • A Christmas Message 1976 (December 1976) - this was a greeting from the five members of the group to members of the fan club.

Mike Holoway Singles

  • Overnight/Just Another Song (June 1981)
  • Come Go With Me/Beautiful Loser (November 1981)
  • Here I Am/Doing Things By Numbers (August 1983)
  • Don't Let Life Get You Down/Parents (Better Off The Way I Am) (November 1983)

Mike Holoway Album

  • Fun City (1990 Record and Tape)
  • In The Heat Of The Moment (1991) Fun City re-issued and re-titled for CD)

Mike Holoway Album Contributions

  • Smike (1983)
  • Humpty Dumpty (December 1984)
  • Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (December 1986)
  • Stop The World, I Want To Get Off (1995)
  • Simply Musicals(1995) performing What Kind Of Fool Am I
  • Timeless Generations (1995) performing You've Lost That Loving Feeling with Paul Shane

Television

  • You Must Be Joking Series One: Thames Television weekly series from 28 May to 16 July 1975, presented by Jim Bowen with on-screen participation from Mike Holoway and musical performances by Flintlock
  • Arrows Granada Television weekly series hosted by the pop group Arrows. Flintlock appeared on the edition broadcast 27 April 1976
  • You Must Be Joking Series Two: Thames Television weekly series from 23 April to 4 June 1976, presented by Jim Bowen with on-screen participation from Mike Holoway and musical performances by Flintlock
  • Top Of The Pops BBC Television Flintlock appeared to perform Dawn on the edition hosted by Noel Edmonds broadcast on 10 June 1976
  • Pauline's Quirkes Thames Television. Flintlock appeared in two programmes broadcast 29 November 1976 and 20 December 1976
  • Fanfare Series One: Thames Television weekly series from 5 August to 9 September 1977, presented by Flintlock who also gave musical performances
  • The Basil Brush Show BBC Television, presented by Howard Williams, Flintlock appeared as a musical guest on the programme broadcast on 3 December 1977
  • Whodunnit? Thames Television, presented by Jon Pertwee. Mike Holoway appeared with Anna Dawson, Anouska Hempel and Jimmy Jewel in the episode titled Instant Coffee, which featured a murder in the oil industry, broadcast on 5 June 1978
  • Fanfare Series Two: Thames Television weekly series from 16 June to 28 July 1978, presented by Flintlock who also gabe musical performances
  • Get It Together Granada Television, presented by Megg Nichol, Roy North and Ollie Beak. Flintlock were musical guests on the programme broadcast 1 December 1981
  • Minder Thames Television, Mike Holoway appeared as Zac Zolar/Albert Trout/Alan Trent in the episode titled A Star Is Gorn originally broadcast on 22 February 1984
  • T-Bag and the Revenge of the T-Set Thames Television. Mike Holoway appeared as Ricky Romero in the programme broadcast on 7 February 1989


The Tomorrow People

Long-running Thames Television
Thames Television

Thames Television was a Broadcast license of the United Kingdom ITV television network, covering Greater London and parts of Home counties on weekdays from 30 July 1968 until 31 December 1992....
 series that was first broadcast on 30 April 1973. Mike Holoway made his debut as Mike Bell in the season four opener first broadcast on his 15th birthday.

Season Four

  • One Law 28 January - 11 February 1976
  • Into The Unknown 18 February - 10 March 1976

Season Five

  • The Dirtiest Business 28 February - 7 March 1977
  • A Much Needed Holiday 14 - 21 March 1977
  • The Heart Of Sogguth 28 March - 4 April 1976. This story also featured the other members of Flintlock

Season Six

  • The Lost Gods 15 - 22 May 1978
  • Hitler's Last Secret 5 - 12 June 1978
  • The Thargon Menace 19 - 26 June 1978

Season Seven

  • Castle Of Fear 9 - 16 October 1978
  • Achilles Heel 23 - 30 October 1978
  • Living Skins 6 - 13 November 1978

Season Eight

  • War Of The Empires 29 January - 19 February 1979


All episodes of The Tomorrow People are available to buy on DVD. Mike Holoway has also reprised his role of Mike Bell for the Big Finish CD audio tapes based on the series.

Theatre

  • The London Palladium
    London Palladium

    The London Palladium is a 2,286 seat West End theatre located off Oxford Street in the City of Westminster....
    : Babes In The Wood
    Babes in the Wood

    Babes in the Wood, also known as Kids of the Wood, is a traditional children's tale, as well as a popular pantomime subject. It has also been the name of some other unrelated works....
     as Boy Babe
  • 1979, The Grand Theatre
    Swansea Grand Theatre

    The Grand Theatre is a performing arts venue in the centre of Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. The theatre stages various plays, pantomimes and touring theatrical acts visiting Swansea....
    , Swansea: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
    Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

    Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is the second British musical theatre show written by the team of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice....
     as Joseph
    Joseph (Hebrew Bible)

    Joseph or Yosef , is a major figure in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible . He was Jacob's eleventh son and Rachel's first. He is also mentioned favourably in the Qur'an....
  • 10th Anniversary Tour: Godspell
    Godspell

    Godspell is a 1970 musical by Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak. It opened off Broadway on May 17, 1971, and has played in various touring companies and revivals many times since....
     as Jesus
    Jesus

    Jesus of Nazareth , also known as Jesus Christ, is the central figure of Christianity and is revered by most Christian churches as the Son of God and the Incarnation ....
  • Grease
    Grease (musical)

    Grease is a musical theater by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey about the way rock and roll changed American sexuality and culture during the pivotal moment when America took its first tentative steps out of the conformity and social/sexual conservatism of the 1950s and toward the individualism and sexual revolution of the 1960s....
     as Danny Zuko
  • 1981: Dick Whittington as Dick
  • December 1982 to January 1983: Drury Lane Theatre
    Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

    The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane is a West End theatre in Covent Garden, in the City of Westminster, a London borough of London. The building faces Catherine Street and backs onto Drury Lane....
    , London: The Pirates of Penzance
    The Pirates of Penzance

    The Pirates of Penzance, or The Slave of Duty, is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. It is one of the Savoy Operas....
     as back-up singer and understudy for the role of Frederic
  • Christmas 1984, Dominion Theatre
    Dominion Theatre

    The Dominion Theatre is a West End theatre on Tottenham Court Road close to St Giles' Circus and Centre Point Tower, in the London Borough of Camden....
    , London: Humpty Dumpty
    Humpty Dumpty

    Humpty Dumpty is a character in a Nursery rhyme typically portrayed as an egg . Most English language-speaking children are familiar with the rhyme:...
     as Tommy Tucker
  • 1985, West End
    West End theatre

    West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London's "Theatreland". Along with New York City's Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English language world....
     debut: Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat as Joseph
  • 1985, National Tour: Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat as Joseph
  • 1986, National Tour: Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoatas Joseph
  • 1987, National Tour: Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoatas Joseph
  • 1988, National Tour: Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoatas Joseph
  • 5 May to 4 June 1988, Queen's Theatre
    Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch

    The Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch is a modern 500-seat theatre located in Hornchurch in the London Borough of Havering, East London, England.The theatre opened in its current purpose-built site on Billet Lane, Hornchurch in 1975....
    , Hornchurch: One Careful Owner as Frankie Boyle
  • Christmas 1988: Dick Whittington as Dick
  • 1989, Coliseum Theatre
    Coliseum Theatre

    The Coliseum Theatre is on St. Martin's Lane, in the City of Westminster. It is one of London's largest and best equipped theatres and opened in 1904, designed by theatrical architect Frank Matcham , for impresario Oswald Stoll....
    , Oldham: Hold Tight It's '60s Night as Rock Hard
  • Autumn 1989, National Tour: The Pirates Of Penzance as The Pirate King
  • Christmas 1989, The Hippodrome
    Birmingham Hippodrome

    The Birmingham Hippodrome is a Theater situated on Hurst Street, Birmingham in the Chinese Quarter of Birmingham, England.Although best known as the home stage of the Birmingham Royal Ballet, it also hosts a wide variety of other performances including visiting opera and ballet companies, touring West End theatre, pantomime and drama....
    , Birmingham: Babes In The Wood as Robin
  • Spring 1990, National Tour: Hold Tight It's '60s Night as Rock Hard
  • Summer/Autumn 1990, National Tour: Godspell as Jesus
  • 19 December 1990 to 3 February 1991, The Grand Theatre, Swansea: Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs as The Prince
  • Autumn 1992, National Tour: Robin - Prince Of Sherwood as Robin Hood
    Robin Hood

    Robin Hood is an archetype figure in English folklore, whose story originates from Middle Ages times but who remains significant in popular culture where he is known for robbing the rich to give to the poor and fighting against injustice and tyranny....
  • 14 December 1992 to 23 February 1993, Palace Theatre
    Palace Theatre, Manchester

    The Palace Theatre Manchester, Oxford Street, is one of the main theatres in Manchester, England. It, and its 'sister' theatre the Manchester Opera House on Quay Street, are operated by the same parent company, Live Nation....
    , Manchester: Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs as Prince Danilo
  • January 1993, Piccadilly Theatre
    Piccadilly Theatre

    The Piccadilly Theatre is a West End theatre located at 16 Denman Street, behind Piccadilly Circus and adjacent to the Regents Palace Hotel, in the City of Westminster, England....
    , London: Robin - Prince Of Sherwood as Robin Hood
  • 22 May 1995 to 18 November 1995, National Tour: Twist And Shout as Steve
  • 11 December 1995 to 14 January 1996, The Lyceum Theatre
    Lyceum Theatre (Crewe)

    File:Lyceum Theatre, Crewe, Cheshire UK.jpgThe Lyceum Theatre is an Listed building building dating from the Edwardian period, which is still in use under its original function....
    , Crewe: Cinderella
    Cinderella

    Cinderella , is a well-known classic folk tale embodying a myth-element of unjust oppression/triumphant reward. Thousands of variants are known throughout the world....
     as Prince Charming
    Prince Charming

    Prince Charming is a stock character who appears in a number of fairy tales. He is the prince who comes to the rescue of the damsel in distress, and typically must engage in a quest to liberate her from an evil magic ....
  • 12 February to 6 March 1999, New Victoria Theatre
    New Victoria Theatre

    The New Victoria Theatre in Woking, England opened in June 1992. The theatre has presented dramas from groups such as the Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal National Theatre and the Peter Hall Company; regular visitors also include Glyndebourne Festival Opera on Tour, Scottish Ballet and Northern Ballet Theatre....
    , Woking: Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat as Joseph
  • 2 August to 2 September 2000, Palace Theatre
    Palace Theatre

    Palace Theatre may refer to:...
    , Westcliff: Rock 'N' Roll Rollercoaster
  • 1 August to 18 August 2001, Palace Theatre, Westcliff: Rock 'N' Roll Rollercoaster
  • 5 - 10 April 2004, Wyvern Theatre, Swindon: Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat as Joseph
  • 17 December 2005 to 7 January 2006, Octagon Theatre, Yeovil: Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs
  • 14 December 2006 to 7 January 2007, Civic Theatre, Doncaster: Sleeping Beauty
    Sleeping Beauty

    Sleeping Beauty is a fairy tale classic, the first in the set published in 1697 by Charles Perrault, Contes de ma M?re l'Oye .While Perrault's version is better known, an older variant, the tale Sun, Moon, and Talia, was contained in Giambattista Basile's Pentamerone ....
     as The Prince
  • 13 - 17 February 2007, The New Theatre, Hull: Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs" as The Prince
  • 14 April to 13 May 2007 and 1 June 2007, National Tour: Stardust
  • 25 May to 23 June 2007, National Tour: 007 Bond In Heaven
27th November 07 to 6th January 2008: Sleeping Beauty as Prince Galiant/Valiant

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