Norman Beaton in London's West End. In 1970 he played the role of Ariel in Shakespeare's "The Tempest", which he described in his autobiography as "the most important role of my acting career", and also played a small role in the Frankie Howerd comedy film "Up the Chastity Belt" the following year. In 1975, he helped to establish the Black Theatre of Brixton. In 1975 Beaton played Nanki-Poo in "The Black Mikado", a modern version of Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Mikado". In 1976, Beaton broke into television in the series "The Fosters", which also featured a young Lenny Henry, and the following
It's Supposed to be Thicker than Water It's Supposed to be Thicker than Water "It's Supposed to be Thicker than Water" is the twenty-second episode of the popular 1969 ITC British television series Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) starring Mike Pratt, Kenneth Cope and Annette Andre. The episode was first broadcast on 13 February 1970 on the ITV. Directed by Leslie Norman. Jeff is hired by an elderly gentleman of the wealthy Crackan family and his butler Hodder, to deliver a letter to his nephew Johnny, recently escaped from jail. The letter invited Johnny to stay with his uncle at his large country manor, and he is united