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Raymond Stanley Lonnen (18 May 1940 – 11 July 2014) was an English stage and television actor.His most prominent roles include Willie Caine in the ITV cult classic Cold War-era spy drama series, The Sandbaggers (1978–80), and also as Harry Brown in the television miniseries Harry's Game (1982).
The guest of honour was Ray Lonnen. It was a small event but Ray Lonnen expressed amazement that there was still interest in the series so long after it ended. For many years it remained the one and only organised fan event dedicated to the series.
Introduced as "Sandbagger Three" in the first episode of the second series, Wallace quickly becomes "Sandbagger Two" after the death of fellow Sandbagger Tom Elliott; he remains Sandbagger Two for the remainder of the series, the longest Sandbagger tenure after Willie Caine.
Its lead actors were Ray Lonnen, Derek Thompson and Benjamin Whitrow. [2] The series was well-received, and added to the channel's reputation for producing quality TV drama. [3] The drama is noted for its closing music, "Theme from Harry's Game", by the Irish musical group Clannad.
The series starred Ray Lonnen as principal character Alex Vale, with Bruce Payne, Robert Taylor, Doreen Chan, Tzi Ma, Mark McGann and Catherine Neilson also appearing as detectives in the series. [2] The series was well received by viewers and critics alike, despite only lasting one season.
Ray Lonnen played the role of barrister Lucas Hellier, who goes to Germany to defend a British soldier accused of defecting to the East. Other notable characters included Hellier's wife Samantha (Isobel Black) and his mistress Annika Newman (Sabine Postel).
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Ray Lonnen would go on to star in another ATV soap, Crossroads, but in the Carlton Television produced Crossroads of 2001. References. External links ...