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Bergerac star's admission
Not many actresses can say they owe their career to an incontinent kangaroo, but Liza Goddard found international fame after landing a role in the iconic children’s TV series, Skippy. At its peak, the 1960s Australian show enjoyed a gigantic global audience of 300 million every week, across 128 countries. Fans could buy Skippy cornflakes, pyjamas, shampoo and toothpaste. In Norway, a series of shopping centres were even named in honour of the programme.
TL;DR
- Liza Goddard gained international fame from the children's TV series 'Skippy,' which had a global audience of 300 million weekly.
- Filming 'Skippy' involved around 20 untrained and incontinent kangaroos, necessitating the use of props like a kangaroo paw bottle opener and a stuffed kangaroo for certain scenes.
- Goddard, who also starred in 'Bergerac' and 'Give Us a Clue,' initially didn't realize 'Skippy's' international success until she returned to Britain.
- She had a near-miss with a lucrative Hollywood contract for 'Pig in the Middle' but ultimately returned to Britain.
- Goddard worked alongside acting legends like Richard Burton in the mini-series 'Wagner' and later became a prominent celebrity couple with Alvin Stardust.
- She found fame intrusive and eventually stepped back from the spotlight, later moving into children's television and now focusing on theatre.
- Goddard will be playing Miss Marple in 'The Mirror Crack'd' and currently lives a happy village life in Norfolk.