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Post by mauriceh on Oct 27, 2011 9:09:40 GMT
Is there any interview footage of this wonderful actress?
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Post by Richard Bignell on Oct 27, 2011 16:56:30 GMT
A video of her one PanoptiCon appearance still exists. I would think some of it is probably included on the Myth Makers Jacqueline Hill Tribute documentary from Reeltime.
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Post by Ronnie McDevitt on Oct 27, 2011 22:16:29 GMT
I was at that event - pretty sure it was a DWAS Social, but definitely a one day affair. I do recall it was just after the recovery of `War Machines' 1,2 & 4 as they showed the final episode. Yes there is some footage of her panel on the Mythmakers tribute VHS. Without seeking out the tape I'm pretty sure there's a comment from her husband that she didn't particularly enjoy the experience which I believe was here one and only convention appearance.
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Post by ajsmith on Oct 28, 2011 10:26:17 GMT
In a 1996 DWM, it alluded to her being asked the questions "Is it true there's a Dr Who chess set coming out?" and "Is your hair real?" during this convention appearance.
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Post by Rob Moss on Oct 28, 2011 14:25:53 GMT
Wasn't she at Panopticon '93..?
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Post by Richard Bignell on Oct 28, 2011 15:19:14 GMT
No, definitely not at 93 - she died in February that year.
Ronnie is quite right, her appearance was at the DWASocial rather than Panopticon
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Post by Gordon Roxburgh on Oct 28, 2011 17:05:46 GMT
Jacqueline Hill did indeed make her one and only appearance at DWASocial 5 in Hammersmith in April 1985. I should know as I was the person who organised the event and had the pleasure of interviewing her onstage, along with Adrienne Hill (also making her only ever appearance at a Convention), Michael Craze and Carole Ann Ford. Somewhere I'm sure I have the whole convention footage on VHS, probably buried at the bottom of some box in the attic. Though Reeltime Pictures should have the footage on higher quality U-Matic (or some other broadcast quality format).
Jacqueline was quite determined prior to the convention, and indeed on the morning when I met her that this would be her one and only convention, and did it to an extent to appease her children, (and also to probably to stop DWAS and other repeatedly asking her to appear!) The fact that the convention was in Hammersmith was also quite important, as it was close to where she lived, and she was reassured that Carole Ann was going to be there as well.
From my memory no one asked her any banal or silly questions during her on stage appearance and the open Q&A session, but may well have done so during the autograph session, when fans would have had the opportunity for a few brief words.
At the end of the day Jacqueline expressed to me how much she had enjoyed the day, and that she would definitely do another convention, (especially if I was organising it) but didn't want to another one 'straight away'. I think like many actors and actresses she was insecure, and was happier when she was dealing with people she had got to know. (Therefore the fact that Carole Ann was also appearing had made her feel more comfortable about attending) and similarly if I was organising the convention then I think she would feel happier about attending.
I had the pleasure of chatting to her again a year or so later about the possibility of appearing at either PanoptiCon VII (1986) or Panopticon Eight (1987) (my memory can't be sure which one it was now). Unfortunately the weekend the event was being staged, she was due to be flying back from Vancouver, and would probably be jet lagged, (plus the possibility of flight delays) made it impossible for her to commit to attending the event, and seemed to be genuinely disappointed.
I stopped organising DWAS Conventions after PanoptiCon Eight. The job was hard work, as I put in a lot of hours, all voluntary and unpaid. Not long after I left, attitudes changed and Conventions started to be run as a commercial enterprise...but that's another story.
I have no idea if Jacqueline was ever asked again or not, or if she was invited whether she declined because she didn't know the people involved at all. I feel very proud that I secured the only convention appearances of people like Jacqueline Hill, Adrienne Hill and several others, as well as Patrick Troughton making his only UK fan appearance and having the honour of interviewing them.
I hope this sets the record straight on Jacqueline Hill's appearance, and on what exists on video.
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