Melvyn Hayes
- 89 years old
- English
- Actor
Press clippings
Melvyn Hayes on his 'angry young man' beginnings - and It Ain't Half Hot Mum
He was tipped to be the next Richard Burton - but ended up as crossdressing Gunner Gloria in the now controversial sitcom. As his breakthrough classic No Trees In The Street returns to the screen, Hayes looks back.
Stuart Jeffries, The Guardian, 22nd July 2024Melvyn Hayes says BBC should be 'ashamed' for not repeating It Ain't Half Hot Mum
Melvyn Hayes has said it's a 'disgrace' that the BBC 'treats It Ain't Half Hot Mum as an object of shame' and said there's no reason it couldn't be repeated nowadays.
Stian Alexander, Daily Star, 20th January 2024New book to shine a light on creation of 1970s sitcoms
Raising Laughter, a new book due to be published in September, will take a look at the creation of 1970s sitcoms. Writer Robert Sellers has interviewed a number of those involved in the shows.
British Comedy Guide, 17th June 2021It Ain't Half Hot Mum - where are they now?
Whatever happened to the cast of the sitcom?
Chortle, 21st January 2019David Croft would be 'turning in his grave' at remakes
Sitcom legend Melvyn Hayes has gone to war on the Dad's Army film and Are You Being Served? re-make, saying they would have creator David Croft "turning in his grave".
The star, who played Bombardier "Gloria" Beaumont in It Ain't Half Hot Mum - another of the writer's hits - demanded they "let old TV series lie".
Tom Bryant & Peter Robertson, The Mirror, 21st February 2016Melvyn Hayes: 'BBC is too PC, so no repeat fees for me'
Actor Melvyn Hayes has enjoyed a long screen career but he can't understand the BBC's refusal to repeat the show that made him famous.
Richard Webber, The Telegraph, 19th October 2014