Jenny Seagrove: 'Perfect English Rose'

This article appeared in an American newspaper on December 8, 1984 and discusses two subjects: Jenny Seagrove and English roses. During the course of the article, Jenny Seagrove talks about what an English rose is and how she plays them in TV miniseries. The author of the piece also indicates that Jenny Seagrove is an English rose herself!

A Woman of Substance newspaper clippings

The following are a handful of press materials related to Jenny Seagrove and the 1984 miniseries A Woman of Substance.

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Clip of Jenny Seagrove on In Like Flynn

Here's a clip of Jenny Seagrove from the opening scenes of the 1985 TV movie In Like Flynn. Have you ever heard Jenny Seagrove do an American accent? Well here's your chance!

Clip of Jenny Seagrove on Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

Between starring in two classic miniseries, Diana and A Woman of Substance, Jenny Seagrove co-starred alongside American actor Dirk Benedict in an episode of the anthology series Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense. In an episode called 'Mark of the Devil' about a tattoo that takes on a life of it's own, Jenny Seagrove plays a beautiful bride to be. In this clip, Jenny Seagrove and Dirk Benedict chat about their forthcoming marriage, just before things begin to spiral out of control.

Jenny Seagrove in Nate and Hayes aka Savage Islands - Pic #8

Another image of Jenny Seagrove from Nate and Hayes (a movie also known as Savage Islands). This picture is quite similar to pic #7...but who cares? She looks great!

Jenny Seagrove in Nate and Hayes aka Savage Islands - Pic #7

Here's a picture of Jenny Seagrove (looking lovely) from the 1983 movie Nate and Hayes, one of her first feature films.

Jenny Seagrove in Nate and Hayes aka Savage Islands - Pic #6

Another picture of Jenny Seagrove in the 1983 movie Nate and Hayes. In this scene she is about to become a human sacrifice!

Jenny Seagrove in Nate and Hayes aka Savage Islands - Pic #5

In this image from from the 1983 adventure film Nate and Hayes, Jenny Seagrove is apprehensive about being sacrificed by island natives.

Clip of Jenny Seagrove in The Woman in White

In 1982, Jenny Seagrove starred in an adaptation of the Wilkie Collins classic The Woman in White. It was her first real screen work (she had, however, appeared in a short film two years earlier) and quite a substantial role to begin a screen career with. In this scene from The Woman in White, Laura Fairlie (Jenny Seagrove) and Walter Hartright (Daniel Gerroll) pledge their love for each other.

Clip of Jenny Seagrove and Stephen Collins in Hold the Dream

Here's a clip of Jenny Seagrove and Stephen Collins in the classic 1986 miniseries Hold the Dream. In this segment from Hold the Dream, the two main characters, Paula Fairley (Jenny Seagrove) and Shane O'Neill (Stephen Collins), have a nice evening together. They begin by chatting on the phone, move to drinks at her place, then they go for a walk and finally go out for a fancy dinner.

Another clip of Jenny Seagrove in Deadly Game

Here's another clip of the wonderful Jenny Seagrove appearing in the 1991 movie Deadly Game (the first clip is here). In this scene, some of Jenny Seagrove's character's story is revealed as she meets up with a masked man at a party.

Jenny Seagrove in the In Like Flynn intro

Here is the introductory sequence for the 1985 pilot film In Like Flynn starring Jenny Seagrove. What a great weekly show this would have been! If you watch closely you'll see footage from other movies used. One of the most obvious is a clip from one of Jenny Seagrove's earlier movies, Nate and Hayes, where Tommy Lee Jones (or rather a stuntman in a bright red shirt) falls against a cliff when a primitive bridge collapses. I don't recognize some of the footage but I could swear that there are clips from the 1980 film The Stunt Man.

Clip of Jenny Seagrove in Incident at Victoria Falls

In 1992, Jenny Seagrove portrayed Lillie Langtry in Incident at Victoria Falls, the second of two projects filmed under the 'Sherlock Holmes: The Golden Years' banner. Alongside Christopher Lee as Sherlock Holmes and Patrick Macnee as Dr. Watson, Jenny Seagrove gives delightful performance as the saucy and flamboyantly dressed Lillie Langtry.

Promo pics of Jenny Seagrove for Deadly Game

In 1991, Jenny Seagrove co-starred alongside Roddy McDowall and Michael Beck in Deadly Game. The movie originally aired on the USA cable TV network in the summer of 1991 and also featured a host of other B-list actors including Mitch Ryan, Marc Singer, Soon-Tek Oh, Frederic Lehne and John Pleshette. Jenny Seagrove actually plays a major role in the campy thriller and it marked her final appearance on American television.

The big eyes of Jenny Seagrove in Deadly Game

Jenny Seagrove and Michael Beck in Deadly Game

Clip of Jenny Seagrove in Deadly Game

Jenny Seagrove has a good cry while chatting with Michael Beck in the 1991 made-for-cable thriller Deadly Game.

Promotional images of Jenny Seagrove for In Like Flynn

In 1985, Jenny Seagrove starred in In Like Flynn. The TV movie was a pilot for a proposed series, loosely based on the film Romancing the Stone. The project did not end up getting made into a weekly TV show but the pilot film still exists and stands a fine piece of campy mid-'80s entertainment.

Jenny Seagrove as Terri McLane in In Like Flynn

Besides star Jenny Seagrove, In Like Flynn also featured a number of other semi-well known actors. The biggest name in the film would obviously be William Conrad, who was well known for his work on television. Veteran actors Eddie Albert, Robert Webber and Maury Chaykin also had roles in the project. Jenny Seagrove's 'leading man' was played by William Gray Espy, an actor who had only worked occasionally beginning in 1972. He gives a capable performance in In Like Flynn but one feels that perhaps his role could have been better cast.



Here are two photos of Jenny Seagrove and her co-star William Gray Espy in In Like Flynn:

Promotional photo of Jenny Seagrove for Nate & Hayes

In this publicity pic for Nate and Hayes, Sophie (Jenny Seagrove) strangles a bad guy after being captured by nefarious pirates.

Jenny Seagrove in Nate and Hayes aka Savage Islands - Pic #4

Here is a picture of Jenny Seagrove from the 1983 pirate romp Nate and Hayes.

Jenny Seagrove and Tommy Lee Jones

Bully Hayes (Tommy Lee Jones) kisses the hand of the fair maiden Sophie (Jenny Seagrove) in a scene from the underrated pirate movie Nate and Hayes.

Jenny Seagrove and Michael O'Keefe

Here is an image from the 1983 adventure film Nate and Hayes (aka Savage Islands). The picture depicts Jenny Seagrove and co-star Michael O'Keefe on their wedding day, shortly before becoming the subject of a pirate raid.

Savage Islands newspaper article

Here is a newspaper article about the pirate film Savage Islands (also known as Nate and Hayes) with a focus of the role of Jenny Seagrove in the movie. The article was published in the Evening Times on February 17, 1984 and was written by Alasdair Marshall. Unlike many other articles about the film, this one is actually positive! Click on the picture to see it full size.

Jenny Seagrove in Nate and Hayes aka Savage Islands - Pic #3

In this picture from Nate and Hayes, Sophie (Jenny Seagrove) faces down the evil Ben Pease (Max Phipps).

Jenny Seagrove in Nate and Hayes aka Savage Islands - Pic #2

Here's another image of Jenny Seagrove in the classic 1983 movie Nate and Hayes. In this scene she feigns death shortly after her wedding has been massacred by pirates. Click the picture to enlarge it.

Jenny Seagrove in Nate and Hayes aka Savage Islands - Pic #1

Here is the first picture in a series of images that I'll be posting of Jenny Seagrove in the fantastic 1983 pirate adventure film Nate and Hayes (also known as Savage Islands). Click on the pic to see it full size.