Tessa Wyatt

[billy farmer]

I thought i would start a new Thread for Tessa Wyatt, an Actress who i have always liked and enjoyed watching in many TV programmes, my favourite Tessa Wyatt TV role is Victoria Nicholls/Tripp in the ITV Comedy series Robin's Nest (1977-1981).

Tessa Wyatt has also appeared in many other TV programmes including Armchair Theatre, Z Cars, Dixon Of Dock Green, Callan, Public Eye, Doctor At Large, Within These Walls, Whodunnit?, Return Of The Saint (one of my all time favourite TV programmes), The Morecambe & Wise Show, Boon (another one of my all time favourite TV programmes), Virtual Murder, The Bill (another one of my all time favourite TV programmes), 2point4 Children and Casualty.

Tessa Wyatt has also appeared in several films - I Can't... I Can't (1969), The Beast in the Cellar (1970), England Made Me (1973) and Spy Story (1976).

Tessa Wyatt married the well known Radio DJ Tony Blackburn in 1972, they had a son (called Simon) together, Tessa Wyatt and Tony Blackburn divorced in 1977, Tessa Wyatt and Richard O'Sullivan (who played her on-screen boyfriend and later husband Robin Tripp in the ITV Comedy series Robin's Nest) were a couple for seven years from 1978, they had a son (called Jamie) together, Tessa Wyatt married property developer Bill Harkness at Hammersmith Register Office in 1986, they have had two children (called Joanna and Jack) together.

Tessa Wyatt was born on April 23rd 1948 in Woking, Surrey, England.

Any other fans of this fine Actress on Brit Movie.

[billy farmer]

The front cover of the January 29th - February 4th 1977 issue of TV Times featuring Tessa Wyatt with her son Simon.

[wellendcanons]

I loved her in Robin's Nest and as the timid lady for whom butter wouldn't melt in her mouth..... allegedly..... in her episode of Return Of The Saint.

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[billy farmer]

A TV Times article about Tessa Wyatt from the January 29th - February 4th 1977 issue of TV Times (same issue as previous post).

[darrenburnfan]

Here are scans of two 35mm clippings of Tessa Wyatt in the film THE BEAST IN THE CELLAR from when I ran the film at the Plaza in February, 1972. After over 40 years, the Eastman Colour, which looked lovely at the time, has now inevitably faded to red. However, those of you with PhotoShop will be able to copy these images and bring the right colours back into them. The reason that Eastman Colour fades to red after so many years is that the yellow in the emulsion practically fades away. It can be restored as far as movie films are concerned, but it's very expensive. These frames are still clear, though, and may look better in black and white. The film was the lower half of a double bill with BLOOD ON SATAN'S CLAW.

[cassidy]

Mrs cassidy used to work with Tessa Wyatt in a shop in Beauchamp Place London, she came in one day saying that she was going out with a radio dj and left soon afterwards.

[Corinne]

I think she's great too Billy. Love the articles above. I hope Cornershop see's this & adds his vast array of memorabillia.

[cully]

One of the great English girls of the 20th century.

Sat next to her sister at a tennis tournament way back and, apparently, Tessa was a very good player in her youth.

[billy farmer]

Here are some screencaps of Tessa Wyatt as Anna in the episode Vicious Circle (1979) from the classic Action Adventure series Return Of The Saint.

[icetorch]

Far from perfect, but better. Looks better still when reduced in size.

[Arthur Linden-Jones]

From The Old Guys s02e02

[darrenburnfan]

Far from perfect, but better. Looks better still when reduced in size.

Hey, that's pretty good, icetorch. Her blue uniform hasn't come out too well, but it's far better than my faded to red clippings. If they'd shot the film in Technicolor, the colour would not have faded. I've got Technicolor clippings from forty to fifty years ago and they still look the same as they did when they were new.

[billy farmer]

The front cover of the January 20th - 26th 1973 issue of TV Times featuring Tessa Wyatt with her husband Tony Blackburn.

[billy farmer]

A TV Times article about Tessa Wyatt from the January 20th - 26th 1973 issue of TV Times (same issue as previous post).

[billy farmer]

A TV Times listing from January 23rd 1973.

[darrenburnfan]

Nothing to do with Tessa, but by way of contrast to the faded Eastman Colour clippings above, here is a 42 years old 35mm Technicolor clipping of Kim Darby in True Grit, which I ran at the Plaza in June, 1970. No fading whatsoever.

[billy farmer]

A screencap of Tessa Wyatt as Elaine Bache in the episode Peacemaker (1988) from the classic ITV series Boon.

[billy farmer]

A TV Times feature about Tessa Wyatt and Ian Ogilvy from the February 10th - 16th 1979 issue of TV Times.

[billy farmer]

A TV Times listing from February 11th 1979 (same issue of TV Times as previous post).

[billy farmer]

A screencap of Tessa Wyatt as Victoria Nicholls in the episode The Bistro Kids (1977) from the ITV Comedy series Robin's Nest.