Brush Strokes
Brush Strokes is a British sitcom that aired on BBC television from 1986 to 1991. Set in south London and written by Esmonde and Larbey, it chronicled the (mainly) amorous exploits of Jacko, a wisecracking house painter (Karl Howman). There were a total of 40 episodes divided across five series. Jacko and Elmo also appeared as a pair of violent psychopaths in the 1989 Comic Relief event on BBC1. Brush Strokes is also used as a recurring gag in Diane Morgan's 2018 show Cunk On Britain.
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Brush Strokes Cast
| CAST | CHARACTER |
| Karl Howman | Jacko |
| Mike Walling | Eric |
| Jackie Lye | Sandra |
| Howard Lew Lewis | Elmo |
| Elizabeth Counsell | Veronica |
| Gary Waldhorn | Lionel |
| Erika Hoffman | Lesley |
| Nicky Croydon | Jean |
| Carol Harrison | Gloria |
| Kim Thomson | Lesley Bainbridge |
| Adam Bareham | Giles |
| Bogdan Kominowski | Marcello |
| James Saxon | Phillip Crane |
| David Janson | Steve |
| Sean Barrett | Mr Morella |
| Joyce Grundy | Mrs Morella |
| Louise English | Lucia |
| Trevor Sellers | Salvatore |
| Harry Van Gorkum | Vincente |
| Georgia Allen | Paulette |
| Janet Burnell | Grandmother Morella |
| Bernadette Shortt | Celia |
| Sheila Burrell | Isabel |
| Claire Hirsch | Carol |
| Holly De Jong | Julie |
| Pippa Haywood | Francesca |
| Peter Cellier | Charles Crane |
| Charles Shirvell | Customer |
| Elizabeth Downes | Maud |
| Charlotte Pyecroft | Suzie |
| Ron Emslie | Roy Hooper |
| Nicholas Pritchard | Giles |
| Catherine Terry | Lynn |
| Julie-Christian Young | Carol |
| Eleanor Besley | Child |
| Stephen Bent | Keith Harding |
| Harriet Besley | Child |
| Michael Knowles | Vicar |
| Frederick Gillham | Child |
| Patrick Gillham | Child |
| Ciara Janson | Child |
| Chloe Howman | Girl at Dance Class |
| Katy-Jo Howman | Girl at Dance Class |
| Tacy Kneale | Linda |
| Janine Duvitski | Natasha |
| Chirstopher Ellison | Reg |
| Marsha Fitzalan | Katherine |
| Valerie Lush | Mother Superior |
| Tracie Bennett | Miss Wilson |
Brush Strokes Cast Where Are They Now
Karl Howman as Jacko
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Karl is an American actor who has played the character of "Jacko" in a fantastic comedy series named "Brush Strokes," which was released in 1986. He was a painter and a decorator in the "Jack the lad" series, and he was praised for his role in the series. In a comedy series, he had portrayed the role of a lady's man, which he never intended to settle down. Karl has made appearances as a guest role in many series and films.
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Howard Lew Lewis as Elmo
Image Source: BBC
Howard was born in London in 1941. His grandmother "Dame Ethel Gomer Lewis'' is a famous singer and he is also related to actor Rupert Davies who had played the role of Maigret. He has a personal library of 35,000 volumes, and he has seen many series and films.
Gary Waldhorn as Lionel Bainbridge
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Gary is an English actor and he is mostly seen in British TV series and theatre. He has acted in famous moives like The Vicar of Dibley, Brideshead Revisted, After Pilkington, All at No 20 and Brush Strokes.
Elizabeth Counsell as Veronica Bainbridge
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Elizabeth is an English actress and he is very well for her apperance in BBC TV series and "Brush Strokes" and mostly for her classical theatre.
Mike Walling as Eric
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Mike is a actor and a screenwriter for an English comic.
Jackie Lye as Sandra
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Jackie was born in Newcastle, England and she is popularily known as for her acting in Harry's Man in 1993 and Brush Strokes in 1986 and in Casualty in 1986.
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