邓肯·普雷斯顿：“我无家可归，睡在迈克尔·厨房公寓的地板上”

彼得·罗伯逊 (Peter Robertson) 写道，78 岁的演员邓肯·普雷斯顿 (Duncan Preston) 出演了维多利亚·伍德 (Victoria Wood) 的大部分电视节目，包括《晚餐女士》和《橡子古董》。

Actor Duncan Preston, 78, featured in most of Victoria Wood's TV shows including Dinnerladies and Acorn Antiques.

78 岁的演员邓肯·普雷斯顿 (Duncan Preston) 出现在维多利亚·伍德 (Victoria Wood) 的大部分电视节目中，包括《晚餐女士》和《橡子古董》。

He also starred in the sitcom Surgical Spirit and has had roles in EastEnders, Emmerdale and Coronation Street.

他还主演了情景喜剧《外科精神》，并在《伦敦东区》、《爱默戴尔》和《加冕街》中出演过角色。

Last seen in the Christmas Special of All Creatures Great And Small, he will next appear in The Good Ship Murder, also on Channel 5.

他最后一次出现是在圣诞特辑《大小生物》中，接下来他将出现在第五频道的《好船谋杀案》中。

Divorced from actress Susan Penhaligon, Bradford-born Duncan now lives alone near Ilkley.

出生于布拉德福德的邓肯与女演员苏珊·彭海利根离婚，现在独自住在伊尔克利附近。

What did your parents teach you about money?

关于金钱，你的父母教给你什么？

My father Sonny Preston was a haulage contractor, but much of his time was taken up with my mother Vera because she was schizophrenic and often required care. He tried his best to raise the three of us, but never talked to us about money.

我的父亲桑尼·普雷斯顿是一名运输承包商，但他的大部分时间都花在了我母亲维拉身上，因为她患有精神分裂症，经常需要护理。他竭尽全力抚养我们三个人，却从不和我们谈起钱的事。

I taught myself how to manage money. I now live near the mental health hospital where Mum was treated. It's been converted into flats and I nearly bought one until my younger brother Alan talked me out of it.

我自学了如何管理金钱。我现在住在妈妈接受治疗的精神健康医院附近。它已被改造成公寓，我差点就买了一套，直到我弟弟艾伦劝我放弃。

What was your first pay packet?

你的第一个工资包是多少？

My first job was at 16 with the Halifax building society in Bradford and I started on £25 16s 8d per month. I spent that fairly quickly. I lasted two years and ended up in the Subscription Share Department. I had to work out all the interest in my head.

我的第一份工作是 16 岁时在布拉德福德的哈利法克斯建筑互助会工作，起薪是每月 25 英镑 16 先令 8 天。我很快就花掉了。我干了两年，最终进入了认购股票部门。我必须在脑子里计算出所有的兴趣。

I wanted to do something more exciting so I joined an amateur theatre and someone said I should go to drama school. I couldn't believe it when I got into Rada.

我想做一些更令人兴奋的事情，所以我加入了一个业余剧院，有人说我应该去戏剧学校。当我进入拉达时我简直不敢相信。

Have you ever struggled to make ends meet?

您是否曾为维持收支平衡而苦苦挣扎？

Yes, when I trained at Rada, I tried to add to my grant of £112 a term by gambling in a casino and lost it in about 10 minutes. That stopped me gambling.

是的，当我在 Rada 接受培训时，我试图通过在赌场赌博来增加每学期 112 英镑的补助金，但大约 10 分钟后就输光了。这让我停止了赌博。

I was homeless at one point and three fellow students let me sleep on the floor of their flat in Belsize Park, London. One was Michael Kitchen, who starred in Foyle's War, and we're still friends.

我一度无家可归，三位同学让我睡在他们位于伦敦贝尔塞兹公园的公寓的地板上。其中一位是迈克尔·基钦（Michael Kitchen），他主演了《福伊尔的战争》，我们仍然是朋友。

I was on the breadline when I tested for the role of Maximillian Largo with Kim Basinger for 1983 Bond film Never Say Never Again, doing a love scene. I was in love with her for about 10 minutes, but her fella was always within 10ft! Sadly I didn't get the part.

当我在 1983 年邦德电影《永不言败》中与金·贝辛格 (Kim Basinger) 一起试演马克西米利安·拉戈 (Maximilian Largo) 的角色时，我正处于救济的边缘，演一场爱情戏。我爱了她大约10分钟，但她的家伙总是在10英尺以内！遗憾的是我没有得到这个角色。

Have you ever been paid silly money?

你曾经收到过愚蠢的钱吗？

I was the male lead in ITV sitcom Surgical Spirit from 1989 until 1995, but Nichola McAuliffe was the real lead. My first pay packet for that was £2,500 per episode. By the fifth series, I was on £13,500 an episode which was ridiculous to me. It ran for seven series.

从 1989 年到 1995 年，我是 ITV 情景喜剧《外科精神》的男主角，但尼古拉·麦考利夫才是真正的主角。我的第一笔报酬是每集 2,500 英镑。到第五季时，我每集的片酬为 13,500 英镑，这对我来说太荒谬了。它运行了七个系列。

What's been the best year of your financial life?

您财务生涯中最好的一年是哪一年？

I suppose it would have been the later years of Surgical Spirit. I didn't do a lot of telly – I was always a theatre actor. But I got that part because they'd seen me on Victoria Wood shows. She put me on the map. I used to say she was responsible for 80 per cent of my wages. In a group of actors Victoria regularly worked with, I was the token male! Julie Walters and I were an item at one point.

我想那是《外科精神》的晚年。我拍的电视剧不多——我一直是一名戏剧演员。但我得到这个角色是因为他们在维多利亚·伍德的演出中看到了我。她把我放在了地图上。我过去常说她承担了我80%的工资。在维多利亚经常合作的一群演员中，我是象征性的男性！朱莉·沃尔特斯和我曾经是一伙的。

I asked her to marry me but she wouldn't. But I look at her Christmas card with joy every year.

我向她求婚，但她不肯。但每年我看着她的圣诞贺卡都会很高兴。

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