Czech Mate

Vicky’s ex-husband, John, invites her on a trip to communist Prague. First John disappears, then her passport. Vicky finds herself alone and penniless in Prague and becomes a tragic pawn caught in a web of espionage and murder.

Production Details

The characters and incidents portrayed and the names used herin are fictitious and any similarity to the name, character or history of any person is entirely co-incidental.
Produced by Hammer Film Productions Limited

Filming dates: October 31st 1983
ITV London Transmission Date: 3rd December 1984

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Cast & Crew

CREW	NAME	CREDITED	AGE AT RELEASE	BIRTH	Hidden	DEATH	AGE	CREDITS	UNCREDITED	TOTAL HAMMER
American Casting	William J Kenney	Yes	45	29 May 1939		30 Dec 1992	53	13		13
American Casting	Daniel Travis	Yes						14		14
Art Director	Carolyn Scott	Yes						23		23
Assistant Art Director	Peta Button	Yes	43	1 Jul 1941			84	4		4
Assistant Director	Ken Baker	Yes						23		23
Assistant to Producer	Karen Woods	Yes						13		13
Assistant to Producer	Laura Nightingale	Yes						35		35
Associate Camerman	Terry Cole	Yes						4		4
Camera Operator	Ken Withers	Yes	56	21 Aug 1928		1 Mar 2020	91	14		14
Casting Director	Lesley de Pettit	Yes	48	1936		2002	66	15		15
Continuity	Lorely Farley	Yes	45	1 Apr 1939			86	23		23
Director	John Hough	Yes	43	21 Nov 1941			83	7		7
Director of Photography	Brian West	Yes	56	27 Apr 1928			97	8	1	9
Dubbing Editor	Terry Poulton	Yes	54	1930		1993	63	17	1	18
Dubbing Mixer	Ernie Marsch	Yes						13		13
Editor	Peter Weatherley GBFE	Yes	54	1930		Sep 2015	85	15		15
Executive Producer	Brian Lawrence	Yes	64	1920		2004	84	26		26
Executive Production Manager	Dieter Limbek	No	35	30 Jul 1949			76		1	1
Executive Story Editor	Don Houghton	Yes	54	2 Feb 1930		2 Jul 1991	61	20		20
Hairdresser	Daphne Volmer	Yes	56	15 Aug 1928		11 Jan 2006	77	17		17
Make-up	Eddie Knight	Yes	59	14 Mar 1925		27 Aug 1996	71	31		31
Music Composer	John McCabe	Yes	45	21 Apr 1939		13 Feb 2015	75	6		6
Musical Supervisor	Philip Martell	Yes	77	6 Oct 1907		11 Aug 1993	85	104	1	105
Producer	Roy Skeggs	Yes	50	1 Apr 1934		29 Dec 2018	84	45	2	47
Production Accountant	Sheala Daniell	Yes						13		13
Production Accountant	Linda Nettleton	Yes	35	1949	01/01/1949		76	13		13
Production Assistant	Sheila Collins	Yes						13		13
Production Manager	Ron Jackson	Yes	49	1935		1993	58	34	1	35
Publicity	Jean Garioch	Yes	56	7 Jul 1928		21 Jan 1987	58	14	1	15
Screenplay	Jeremy Burnham	Yes	53	28 May 1931		31 Dec 2020	89	6		6
Sound Recordist	John Bramall	Yes	61	18 Aug 1923		13 Jun 2000	76	23		23
Still Photographer	John Jay	Yes	64	14 Nov 1920		29 Apr 2005	84	13	22	35
Wardrobe Assistant	Alan Flyng	Yes						1		1
CAST		Yes
1st Desk Clerk	Christopher Robbie	Yes	46	30 Sep 1938			86	2		2
2nd Desk Clerk	Sandor Eles	Yes	48	15 Jun 1936		4 Sep 2002	66	3		3
Brown	Richard Heffer	Yes	38	28 Jul 1946			79	1		1
Bulneck	Peter Vaughan	Yes	61	4 Apr 1923		6 Dec 2016	93	2		2
Doctor	Pam St. Clement	Yes	42	11 May 1942			83	1		1
First desk clerk	Robert East	Yes	41	7 Jul 1943			82	2		2
Girl on Bridge	Tessa Wojczak	Yes	26	1958	01/01/1958		67	1		1
Head Waiter	Steve Plytas	Yes	71	9 Jan 1913		27 Dec 1994	81	1	1	2
Immigration Officer	Christopher Rozycki	Yes	41	15 Oct 1943		10 Apr 2015	71	1		1
Inspector	Stephan Gryff	Yes	46	5 May 1938		3 Jun 2017	79	1		1
Ivan	Jiri Stanislav	Yes	38	3 Dec 1946		1 Aug 2020	73	1		1
John Duncan	Patrick Mower	Yes	46	12 Sep 1938			86	2		2
Man at Bar	Pat Gorman	No	51	10 May 1933		9 Oct 2018	85		4	4
Man on Bridge	Daniel Wozinak	Yes						1		1
Maria	Catherine Neilson	Yes	27	3 Oct 1957			67	1		1
Mrs Jiracek	Hana-Maria Pravda	Yes	68	29 Jan 1916		28 May 2008	92	1		1
Plain Clothes Policeman	George Mikell	Yes	55	4 Apr 1929		12 May 2020	91	1		1
Porter	Mark Mailcz	Yes	75	1909		17 Jan 1986	77	1		1
Producer	Jeremy Burnham	Yes	53	28 May 1931		31 Dec 2020	89	6		6
Security Guard 1	Robert Russell	Yes	48	24 May 1936		12 May 2008	71	1		1
Stephan	Roy Boyd	Yes	46	18 Aug 1938		27 Apr 2024	85	2	1	3
Vicky Duncan	Susan George	Yes	34	26 Jul 1950			75	1		1

Footnotes

Although actress Susan George starred in a number of horror productions, including Die Screaming, Marianne (1971), The Sorcerers (1968) and The House where Evil Dwells (1982), this was her only appearance in a Hammer Production.

Patrick Mower played Simon Arron in Hammer’s The Devil Rides Out (1968).

Pam St. Clements played Pat Butcher in the BBC TV soap Eastenders.

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