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
Samantha Beckinsale in an episode of Thames Television's "Never the Twain". Shortly after this, she was given the role of Lesley in the final three series of Thames Television's "Shelley". In 1994, she was chosen by the BBC to play the role of Gillian in the sitcom "Time After Time" which lasted a year. In 1997, Beckinsale starred as Jilly Howell in the short-lived sitcom "Get Well Soon" and in 1998 she was chosen by LWT to play the role of Gillian Monroe in the short-lived sitcom "Duck Patrol" with Richard Wilson. Samantha Beckinsale Samantha Jane Beckinsale (born 23 July 1966) is