Richard Beckinsale "Bloody Kids", which then had to be re-cast. This role marked a change in direction for Beckinsale, being a more hard-nosed character than those he had played before. Three days after his death, "Going Straight" won a BAFTA award. Barker delivered a brief acceptance speech in tribute to his co-star. Plans had been drawn up to make a film version of Beckinsale's other successful sitcom "Rising Damp" and ultimately the film was made in 1980. Christopher Strauli was recruited to replace Beckinsale, playing a different character. In 2000, 21 years after his death, a documentary was broadcast on ITV in
Kate Beckinsale her performance in the film "Love & Friendship". Beckinsale was born in Chiswick, London, England. She is the only child of actors Richard Beckinsale and Judy Loe. She has an older paternal half-sister, actress Samantha Beckinsale, but they have not had regular contact. Her father was of one quarter Burmese descent. She made her first television appearance at the age of four, in an episode of "This is Your Life" dedicated to her father. When she was five years old, her 31-year-old father died suddenly of a heart attack. Beckinsale was deeply traumatised by the loss and "started expecting bad