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

ITV London Transmission Date: 3rd December 1984

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Cast & Crew

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Crew	Name	Age at Release	Birth	Hidden	Death	Age	Hammer Credits	Hammer Uncredited	Total Hammer
American Casting	Daniel Travis						12		12
American Casting	William J Kenney	45	29 May 1939		30 Dec 1992	53	12		12
Art Director	Carolyn Scott						23		23
Assistant Art Director	Peta Button	43	1 Jul 1941	1.07.1941		82	4		4
Assistant Director	Ken Baker						18		18
Assistant to Producer	Laura Nightingale						35		35
Associate Camerman	Terry Cole						4		4
Camera Operator	Ken Withers	56	21 Aug 1928		10 Mar 2020	91	14	1	15
Casting Director	Lesley de Pettit	48	1 Jan 1936		1 Jan 2002	66	14		14
Continuity	Lorely Farley	45	01 Apr 1939	01.04.1939		85	22		22
Director	John Hough	43	21 Nov 1941	21.11.1941		82	6		6
Director of Photography	Brian West	56	27 Apr 1928	27.04.1928		96	8	1	9
Dubbing Editor	Terry Poulton	54	1 Jan 1930		1 Jan 1993	63	16	1	17
Dubbing Mixer	Ernie Marsch						13		13
Editor	Peter Weatherley GBFE	54	1 Jan 1930		1 Sep 2015	85	15		15
Exec. Producer	Brian Lawrence	64	1 Jan 1920		1 Jan 2004	84	25		25
Exec. Production Manager	Dieter Limbek	35	30 Jul 1949	3.07.1949		74		1	1
Exec. Story Editor	Don Houghton	54	1 Jan 1930		1 Jul 1991	61	20		20
Hairdresser	Daphne Volmer	56	15 Aug 1928		11 Jan 2006	77	17		17
Make-up	Eddie Knight	59	14 Mar 1925		27 Aug 1996	71	31		31
Music Composer	John McCabe	45	21 Apr 1939		13 Feb 2015	75	6		6
Musical Supervisor	Philip Martell	77	6 Oct 1907		11 Aug 1993	85	104	1	105
Producer	Roy Skeggs	50	1 Apr 1934		29 Dec 2018	84	45	1	46
Producer	Jeremy Burnham	53	28 May 1931		31 Dec 2020	89	6		6
Production Accountant	Linda Nettleton	35	01 Jan 1949	01.01.1949		75	13		13
Production Accountant	Sheala Daniell						13		13
Production Assistant	Sheila Collins						13		13
Production Manager	Ron Jackson	49	1 Jan 1935		1 Jan 1993	58	34	1	35
Publicity	Jean Garioch	56	01 Jan 1928	01.01.1928		96	13	1	14
Screenplay	Jeremy Burnham	53	28 May 1931		31 Dec 2020	89	6		6
Sound Recordist	John Bramall	61	18 Aug 1923		13 Jun 2000	76	23		23
Still Photographer	John Jay	64	14 Nov 1920		29 Apr 2005	84	13	22	35

Cast	Name	Age at Release	Birth	Hidden	Death	Age	Hammer Credits	Hammer Uncredited	Total Hammer
1st Desk Clerk	Christopher Robbie	46	30 Sep 1938	30.09.1938		85	1		1
2nd Desk Clerk	Sandor Eles	48	15 Jun 1936		4 Sep 2002	66	3		3
Brown	Richard Heffer	38	28 Jul 1946	28.07.1946		77	1		1
Bulneck	Peter Vaughan	61	4 Apr 1923		6 Dec 2016	93	2		2
Doctor	Pam St. Clement	42	11 May 1942	11.05.1942		82	1		1
Girl on Bridge	Tessa Wojczak	26	01 Jan 1958	01.01.1958		66	1		1
Head Waiter	Steve Plytas	71	9 Jan 1913		27 Dec 1994	81	1		1
Immigration Officer	Christopher Rozycki	41	15 Oct 1943		10 Apr 2015	71	1		1
Inspector	Stephan Gryff	46	5 May 1938		3 Jun 2017	79	1		1
Ivan	Jiri Stanislav	38	3 Dec 1946		1 Aug 2021	74	1		1
John Duncan	Patrick Mower	46	12 Sep 1938	12.09.1938		85	2		2
Man at Bar	Pat Gorman	51	10 May 1933		9 Oct 2018	85		4	4
Man on Bridge	Daniel Wozinak						1		1
Maria	Catherine Neilson	27	3 Oct 1957	3.10.1957		66	1		1
Mrs Jiracek	Hana-Maria Pravda	68	29 Jan 1916		28 May 2008	92	1		1
Plain Clothes Policeman	George Mikell	55	4 Apr 1929		12 May 2020	91	1		1
Porter	Mark Mailcz	75	1 Jan 1909		17 Jan 1986	77	1		1
Security Guard 1	Robert Russell	48	24 May 1936		12 May 2008	71	1		1
Stephan	Roy Boyd	46	18 Aug 1938	18.08.1938		85	2	1	3
Vicky Duncan	Susan George	34	26 Jul 1950	25.07.1950		73	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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