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| birth_name = Charles Geoffrey Hayes<ref name="GuardianObit">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/oct/01/geoffrey-hayes-rainbow-obituary|title=Geoffrey Hayes obituary|last=Hayward|first=Anthony|date=1 October 2018|work=The Guardian|language=en|access-date=1 October 2018}}</ref>
| birth_name = Charles Geoffrey Hayes<ref name="GuardianObit">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/oct/01/geoffrey-hayes-rainbow-obituary|title=Geoffrey Hayes obituary|last=Hayward|first=Anthony|date=1 October 2018|work=The Guardian|language=en|access-date=1 October 2018}}</ref>
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| caption = Geoffrey Hayes on the ''Rainbow'' studio set
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| birth_place = [[Stockport]], [[Cheshire]], England
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'''Charles Geoffrey Hayes''' (13 March 1942 – 30 September 2018) was an English television presenter and actor. He was best known as the presenter of [[Thames Television]]'s children's show ''[[Rainbow (TV series)|Rainbow]]'' from 1973 to 1992.
'''Charles Geoffrey Hayes''' (13 March 1942 – 30 September 2018) was an English television presenter and actor. He presented [[Thames Television]]'s children's show ''[[Rainbow (TV series)|Rainbow]]'' from 1973 to 1992.


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Hayes was born on 13 March 1942 in [[Stockport]], Cheshire. His mother was Mary (née Higgins) and his father was Sam Hayes. At the age of 15 he left school and took a succession of temporary jobs, including working in a cotton mill and in a [[British Rail]] ticket office. He joined the Oldham Repertory, working as a scene shifter, and this opened up acting opportunities. He began to train as an actor at drama school in Manchester, and gained [[repertory theatre]] acting experience in [[Liverpool Playhouse|Liverpool]], [[Dundee Repertory Theatre|Dundee]] and [[Manchester]].<ref name="GuardianObit"/>
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Hayes had various jobs such as a [[British Rail]] booking clerk before attending drama school in Manchester and training as an actor.<ref name="GuardianObit"/> Hayes' most prominent role was the presenter of [[Thames Television]]'s children's show ''[[Rainbow (TV series)|Rainbow]]'' from 1973 to 1992, replacing original host [[David Cook (writer)|David Cook]].<ref name="GuardianObit" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/geoffrey-rainbow-dead-hayes-cause-zippy-bungle-george-tv-presenter-dies-age-a8563081.html|title=Geoffrey from Rainbow dies, aged 76|last=Shepherd|first=Jack|date=1 October 2018|work=The Independent|access-date=1 October 2018|language=en-GB}}</ref> Before this, he worked as an actor, including a recurring role in [[BBC1]]'s police drama ''[[Z-Cars]]''.<ref name=bbc_obit/> Hayes also has writing credits for ''Rainbow''<ref name="Screenonline">{{Cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/780259/credits.html|title=Rainbow (1972-95) Credits|website=BFI Screenonline|language=en|access-date=1 October 2018}}</ref> and ''The Great Pony Raid'' in 1967.<ref name="TVGuide">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/the-great-pony-raid/cast/125119/#0e3f743946620d84e89a029349bedd65|title=The Great Pony Raid|website=TV Guide|language=en|access-date=1 October 2018}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Hayes' early appearances on television came in the late 1960s, when he took a number of small roles in [[Police procedural|police dramas]], appearing as a police constable in ''[[Detective (TV series)|Detective]]'' (1968); as a lorry driver in ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]'' (1968); and in three different roles in ''[[Softly, Softly: Task Force]]'' (1969–1975). He also appeared as a taxi driver in the [[soap opera]] ''[[Harriet's Back in Town]]'' (1973). His [[breakthrough role]] came when he took the role of Detective Constable Scatliff in ''[[Z-Cars]]'' (1971–1974).<ref name="GuardianObit" /><ref name=bbc_obit/>
Hayes struggled to find work after ''Rainbow'' was cancelled by [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] when the production company, Thames Television, lost its franchise in 1991.<ref name="bbc">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/2123204.stm |title=Rainbow couple reunited |publisher=BBC News |date=12 July 2002 |accessdate=23 July 2013}}</ref><ref name="GuardianObit"/> He took a job stacking shelves for his local [[Sainsbury's]] grocery for four months as he had not yet found an acting job.<ref name="GuardianObit" /> In 1996, GMTV ordered a 26-part series called Mole in the Hole, for its weekend morning strand for young children.<ref>[https://www.comedykings.co.uk/index.php/summer-1996-blackpool/ ComedyKings.co.uk, summer 1996]</ref> the series was essentially Geoffrey Hayes, Roy Skelton and Malcolm Lord's own attempt to re-create ''Rainbow'', having been left out of the revivals on ITV. The show set in the fictional village of Codswallop, featured Geoffrey Hayes as lead presenter (much like his role on Rainbow) living in a country cottage with three puppet characters. Respectively, they had strongly similar voices and personalities to Bungle, Zippy and George.<ref>[https://youtube.com/watch?v=NDTDAspcVFc "Mole in the Hole" on YouTube]</ref> The series lasted for one season of 26 episodes before being axed.

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Hayes later spent time as a [[taxicab driver]] and then retired some time later.<ref name="GuardianObit" /> He stated he would like to have done serious acting work after the show ended, but directors could not disassociate him from his role in ''Rainbow''.<ref name="GuardianObit"/> Hayes starred in a humorous [[television]] advert about investing money, making fun of his fall from the top.<ref name="BBC_advert">{{cite news|author=Geoffrey Hayes |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/2190655.stm |title=Hayes returns over the Rainbow |publisher=BBC News |date=13 August 2002 |accessdate=23 July 2013}}</ref>
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Hayes' most prominent role was the presenter of [[Thames Television]]'s children's show ''[[Rainbow (TV series)|Rainbow]]'' from 1973 to 1992, replacing original host [[David Cook (writer)|David Cook]]. Hayes fronted the programme accompanied by [[Bungle (Rainbow)|Bungle]], a [[costumed performer|costumed bear]], and two [[hand puppets]], Zippy and George.<ref name="GuardianObit" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/geoffrey-rainbow-dead-hayes-cause-zippy-bungle-george-tv-presenter-dies-age-a8563081.html|title=Geoffrey from Rainbow dies, aged 76|last=Shepherd|first=Jack|date=1 October 2018|work=The Independent|access-date=1 October 2018|language=en-GB}}</ref> Hayes also had writing credits for ''Rainbow''<ref name="Screenonline">{{Cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/780259/credits.html|title=Rainbow (1972-95) Credits|website=BFI Screenonline|language=en|access-date=1 October 2018}}</ref> and ''The Great Pony Raid'' in 1967.<ref name="TVGuide">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/the-great-pony-raid/cast/125119/#0e3f743946620d84e89a029349bedd65|title=The Great Pony Raid|website=TV Guide|language=en|access-date=1 October 2018}}</ref>

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Hayes struggled to find work after ''Rainbow'' was cancelled by [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] when the production company, Thames Television, lost its franchise in 1991.<ref name="bbc">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/2123204.stm |title=Rainbow couple reunited |publisher=BBC News |date=12 July 2002 |accessdate=23 July 2013}}</ref><ref name="GuardianObit"/> He took a job stacking shelves for his local [[Sainsbury's]] grocery for four months as he had not yet found an acting job.<ref name="GuardianObit" /> He spent time as a [[taxicab driver]] and then retired some time later.<ref name="GuardianObit" /> He said that he would like to have done serious acting work after the show ended, but directors could not disassociate him from his role in ''Rainbow''.<ref name="GuardianObit"/> Hayes starred in a humorous [[television]] advert for [[Virgin Money UK|Virgin Money]] savings accounts, making fun of his fall from the top.<ref name="BBC_advert">{{cite news|author=Geoffrey Hayes |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/2190655.stm |title=Hayes returns over the Rainbow |publisher=BBC News |date=13 August 2002 |accessdate=23 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Obituaries |first1=Telegraph |title=Geoffrey Hayes, presenter of 'Rainbow' – obituary |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2018/10/01/geoffrey-hayes-presenter-rainbow-obituary/ |access-date=3 August 2023 |work=The Telegraph |date=1 October 2018}}</ref>


Hayes appeared in the video for "[[I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing]]" by [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]] tribute band, [[No Way Sis]].<ref name="Scotsman">{{cite news |url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/what-s-happened-to-geoffrey-hayes-1-1134830 |title=What's happened to Geoffrey Hayes |work=The Scotsman |date=26 September 2008 |accessdate=23 September 2013}}</ref> He replicated the role of a taxi driver,<ref name="Scotsman" /> just as [[Patrick Macnee]] had done in the Oasis video for "[[Don't Look Back in Anger]]".<ref name="BBCAmerica">{{Cite news|url=http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2015/06/rip-patrick-macnee-the-original-avenger|title=RIP Patrick Macnee: The Original Avenger|last=McAlpine|first=Fraser|date=25 June 2015|work=BBC America|access-date=1 October 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> Hayes also appeared in the all-star line up for the video of [[Tony Christie]] with [[Peter Kay]]'s single "[[Is This the Way to Amarillo?]]"<ref name="Scotsman" /> In 2002, he was a guest panellist on an episode of ''[[Never Mind the Buzzcocks]]''.<ref name="YorkshirePost">{{cite news|url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/what-s-on/television/rainbow-star-geoffrey-hayes-dies-1-9374824|title=Rainbow star Geoffrey Hayes dies|newspaper=Yorkshire Post|date=1 October 2018|accessdate=1 October 2018}}</ref>
Hayes appeared in the video for "[[I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing]]" by [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]] tribute band, [[No Way Sis]].<ref name="Scotsman">{{cite news |url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/what-s-happened-to-geoffrey-hayes-1-1134830 |title=What's happened to Geoffrey Hayes |work=The Scotsman |date=26 September 2008 |accessdate=23 September 2013}}</ref> He replicated the role of a taxi driver,<ref name="Scotsman" /> just as [[Patrick Macnee]] had done in the Oasis video for "[[Don't Look Back in Anger]]".<ref name="BBCAmerica">{{Cite news|url=http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2015/06/rip-patrick-macnee-the-original-avenger|title=RIP Patrick Macnee: The Original Avenger|last=McAlpine|first=Fraser|date=25 June 2015|work=BBC America|access-date=1 October 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> Hayes also appeared in the all-star line up for the video of [[Tony Christie]] with [[Peter Kay]]'s single "[[Is This the Way to Amarillo?]]"<ref name="Scotsman" /> In 2002, he was a guest panellist on an episode of ''[[Never Mind the Buzzcocks]]''.<ref name="YorkshirePost">{{cite news|url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/what-s-on/television/rainbow-star-geoffrey-hayes-dies-1-9374824|title=Rainbow star Geoffrey Hayes dies|newspaper=Yorkshire Post|date=1 October 2018|accessdate=1 October 2018}}</ref>


Hayes was part of the [[Walkers Crisps]] campaign for [[Monster Munch]] in 2008. The stated objective of the campaign was to find the missing monster puppets from the original 1980s television advertisements for the popular snack. In the film clip, he mentions that he has heard from [[Bungle (Rainbow)|Bungle]] recently.<ref name="Campaign">{{cite web|url=http://www.campaignlive.co.uk/thework/885676/|title=Monster Munch 'Geoffrey Hayes' by Frank PR|date=3 October 2008|website=Campaign|publisher=Campaignlive.co.uk|accessdate=23 September 2013}}</ref> In September 2015, he was a guest on [[BBC One]]'s ''[[Pointless Celebrities]]''. He got through to the final but did not get a [[Pointless]] answer.<ref name="BBCPointless">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06chl3k|title=BBC One – Pointless Celebrities, Series 8|work=BBC One|accessdate=1 October 2018}}</ref><ref name="Metro">{{Cite news|url=https://metro.co.uk/2015/09/12/geoffrey-from-rainbow-showed-up-on-pointless-celebrities-and-everybody-got-a-bit-nostalgic-5388835/|title=Geoffrey from Rainbow just showed up on Pointless Celebrities|date=12 September 2015|work=Metro|access-date=1 October 2015|language=en-GB}}</ref>
Hayes was part of the [[Walkers Crisps]] campaign for [[Monster Munch]] in 2008. The stated objective of the campaign was to find the missing monster puppets from the original 1980s television advertisements for the snack. In the film clip, he mentions that he has heard from [[Bungle (Rainbow)|Bungle]] recently.<ref name="Campaign">{{cite web|url=http://www.campaignlive.co.uk/thework/885676/|title=Monster Munch 'Geoffrey Hayes' by Frank PR|date=3 October 2008|website=Campaign|publisher=Campaignlive.co.uk|accessdate=23 September 2013}}</ref> In September 2015, he was a guest on [[BBC One]]'s ''[[Pointless|Pointless Celebrities]]'' alongside the former [[Tiswas]] star [[Sally James (presenter)|Sally James]]. The pair got through to the final, but did not get a [[Pointless]] answer.<ref name="BBCPointless">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06chl3k|title=BBC One – Pointless Celebrities, Series 8|work=BBC One|accessdate=1 October 2018}}</ref><ref name="Metro">{{Cite news|url=https://metro.co.uk/2015/09/12/geoffrey-from-rainbow-showed-up-on-pointless-celebrities-and-everybody-got-a-bit-nostalgic-5388835/|title=Geoffrey from Rainbow just showed up on Pointless Celebrities|date=12 September 2015|work=Metro|access-date=1 October 2015|language=en-GB}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Hayes married Sarah Williams in 1987. The couple had a son, Tom.<ref name="GuardianObit"/>
Hayes married Sarah Williams in 1987. The couple had a son.<ref name="GuardianObit"/>


Hayes was a fan of the [[Scotland|Scottish]] football team [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]], having lived in the city in the 1960s. Hayes said that he asked the producers of ''Rainbow'' to make the [[Zippy (Rainbow)|Zippy]] puppet tangerine in colour, to match Dundee United's colours rather than the blue of local rivals [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]].<ref name="BBCSport">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/funny_old_game/4789752.stm |title=Fun and Games &#124; Zippy named top fan |publisher=BBC Sport |date=10 March 2006 |accessdate=23 September 2013}}</ref>
Hayes was a fan of the [[Scotland|Scottish]] football team [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]], having lived in the city in the 1960s. Hayes said that he asked the producers of ''Rainbow'' to make the [[Zippy (Rainbow)|Zippy]] puppet tangerine in colour, to match Dundee United's colours rather than the blue of local rivals [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]].<ref name="BBCSport">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/funny_old_game/4789752.stm |title=Fun and Games &#124; Zippy named top fan |publisher=BBC Sport |date=10 March 2006 |accessdate=23 September 2013}}</ref>
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba00841cc Geoffrey Hayes] at the [[British Film Institute]]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20181001182329/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba00841cc Geoffrey Hayes] at the [[British Film Institute]]
*{{IMDb name|0371024|Geoffrey Hayes}}
*{{IMDb name|0371024|Geoffrey Hayes}}
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Latest revision as of 13:54, 30 May 2024

For other people named Geoffrey Hayes, see Geoffrey Hayes (disambiguation).

Geoffrey Hayes
Geoffrey Hayes on the Rainbow studio set
Born
Charles Geoffrey Hayes[1]

(1942-03-13)13 March 1942
Stockport, Cheshire, England
Died30 September 2018(2018-09-30) (aged 76)
Occupation(s)Television presenter, actor
Years active1967−2018
Spouse
Sarah Williams
​
(m. 1987)​
Children1

Charles Geoffrey Hayes (13 March 1942 – 30 September 2018) was an English television presenter and actor. He presented Thames Television's children's show Rainbow from 1973 to 1992.

Early life and education

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Hayes was born on 13 March 1942 in Stockport, Cheshire. His mother was Mary (née Higgins) and his father was Sam Hayes. At the age of 15 he left school and took a succession of temporary jobs, including working in a cotton mill and in a British Rail ticket office. He joined the Oldham Repertory, working as a scene shifter, and this opened up acting opportunities. He began to train as an actor at drama school in Manchester, and gained repertory theatre acting experience in Liverpool, Dundee and Manchester.[1]

Career

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Hayes' early appearances on television came in the late 1960s, when he took a number of small roles in police dramas, appearing as a police constable in Detective (1968); as a lorry driver in Dixon of Dock Green (1968); and in three different roles in Softly, Softly: Task Force (1969–1975). He also appeared as a taxi driver in the soap opera Harriet's Back in Town (1973). His breakthrough role came when he took the role of Detective Constable Scatliff in Z-Cars (1971–1974).[1][2]

Hayes' most prominent role was the presenter of Thames Television's children's show Rainbow from 1973 to 1992, replacing original host David Cook. Hayes fronted the programme accompanied by Bungle, a costumed bear, and two hand puppets, Zippy and George.[1][3] Hayes also had writing credits for Rainbow[4] and The Great Pony Raid in 1967.[5]

Hayes struggled to find work after Rainbow was cancelled by ITV when the production company, Thames Television, lost its franchise in 1991.[6][1] He took a job stacking shelves for his local Sainsbury's grocery for four months as he had not yet found an acting job.[1] He spent time as a taxicab driver and then retired some time later.[1] He said that he would like to have done serious acting work after the show ended, but directors could not disassociate him from his role in Rainbow.[1] Hayes starred in a humorous television advert for Virgin Money savings accounts, making fun of his fall from the top.[7][8]

Hayes appeared in the video for "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing" by Oasis tribute band, No Way Sis.[9] He replicated the role of a taxi driver,[9] just as Patrick Macnee had done in the Oasis video for "Don't Look Back in Anger".[10] Hayes also appeared in the all-star line up for the video of Tony Christie with Peter Kay's single "Is This the Way to Amarillo?"[9] In 2002, he was a guest panellist on an episode of Never Mind the Buzzcocks.[11]

Hayes was part of the Walkers Crisps campaign for Monster Munch in 2008. The stated objective of the campaign was to find the missing monster puppets from the original 1980s television advertisements for the snack. In the film clip, he mentions that he has heard from Bungle recently.[12] In September 2015, he was a guest on BBC One's Pointless Celebrities alongside the former Tiswas star Sally James. The pair got through to the final, but did not get a Pointless answer.[13][14]

Personal life

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Hayes married Sarah Williams in 1987. The couple had a son.[1]

Hayes was a fan of the Scottish football team Dundee United, having lived in the city in the 1960s. Hayes said that he asked the producers of Rainbow to make the Zippy puppet tangerine in colour, to match Dundee United's colours rather than the blue of local rivals Dundee.[15]

He had homes in London and Spain.[1]

Death

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Hayes died of pneumonia in hospital on 30 September 2018 aged 76.[1][2][16]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Hayward, Anthony (1 October 2018). "Geoffrey Hayes obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Rainbow's Geoffrey Hayes dies at 76". BBC News. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  3. ^ Shepherd, Jack (1 October 2018). "Geoffrey from Rainbow dies, aged 76". The Independent. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Rainbow (1972-95) Credits". BFI Screenonline. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  5. ^ "The Great Pony Raid". TV Guide. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Rainbow couple reunited". BBC News. 12 July 2002. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  7. ^ Geoffrey Hayes (13 August 2002). "Hayes returns over the Rainbow". BBC News. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  8. ^ Obituaries, Telegraph (1 October 2018). "Geoffrey Hayes, presenter of 'Rainbow' – obituary". The Telegraph. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  9. ^ a b c "What's happened to Geoffrey Hayes". The Scotsman. 26 September 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  10. ^ McAlpine, Fraser (25 June 2015). "RIP Patrick Macnee: The Original Avenger". BBC America. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Rainbow star Geoffrey Hayes dies". Yorkshire Post. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  12. ^ "Monster Munch 'Geoffrey Hayes' by Frank PR". Campaign. Campaignlive.co.uk. 3 October 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  13. ^ "BBC One – Pointless Celebrities, Series 8". BBC One. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  14. ^ "Geoffrey from Rainbow just showed up on Pointless Celebrities". Metro. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  15. ^ "Fun and Games | Zippy named top fan". BBC Sport. 10 March 2006. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  16. ^ "Rainbow's Geoffrey Hayes remembered fondly as he dies aged 76". The Irish News. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
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