In this epic science fantasy drama, Michael Gothard was eventually cast as European Space Agency Director, Dr. Bukovsky ( Read more... )

The last episode of "Arthur of the Britons" was first broadcast 28 November 1973.


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Memory from Michael Gothard's adopted sister, Wendy ( Read more... )

This interview appeared in ‘X’-Films Vol.3 No 1. 1973.1 While it is more accurate, and contains less that is as demonstrably fake than the ‘interview’ in the German teen magazine “Bravo”, it contains some sections which are certainly made up, and others which seem to have been taken down incorrectly or misunderstood. Also, some of the words ( Read more... )

"Michael was very enthusiastic about being cast, and my parents were very proud of him. I didn't see it as a big deal until I visited the set with my father, in 1972, when I was 15 ( Read more... )

Michael Gothard's adopted sister, Wendy, visited the set of "Arthur of the Britons" around the beginning of November 1972.1 Soon after this first visit, she received a letter from Michael, which included the following ( Read more... )

Memories kindly contributed by Michael Gothard's adopted sister, Wendy.Michael loved going to the theatre. He went a fair bit with my parents, but they were not Shakespeare fans, and Michael had an extraordinary knowledge and love of the Bard ( Read more... )

Memories kindly contributed by Michael Gothard's adopted sister, Wendy.

Music was a huge and vital part of Michael’s life - both listening and playing, though as far as we know, he never performed live in public. He is seen playing a flute in “La Vallée”, but mainly he jammed with friends.

ListeningMichael liked classical music and some rock, ( Read more... )

Memory kindly contributed by Michael Gothard's adopted sister, Wendy:"Michael had amazing taste in literature and poetry. He was a prolific reader. He told me to read anything and everything, as long as it was well written, and he loved second-hand books, and trawling second-hand book shops. I used to enjoy going with him. He frequently wrote ( Read more... )

In an interview that appeared in ‘X’-Films Vol.3 No 1 in 1973, Michael discussed a number of films, including “Scream & Scream Again” and “The Devils.”“I sweated over [Scream & Scream Again] to get it right, as I did in more serious projects, like “The Devils”, for instance. … in terms of deeper satisfaction obviously “The Devils” was better, but ( Read more... )