Graham Armitage

In 1947 Harvey left the UK with his family, flying to South Africa and eventually settling in Cape Town where he attended Sea Point Boy's High School and then the Christian Brothers College.

In early 1951 Harvey and his family moved to Salisbury, in Southern Rhodesia where he attended Prince Edward School.

Whilst his Maths and Geography results were outstanding he had not studied the same syllabus for English Literature and History so failed to obtain entrance.

He graduated from RADA in 1952[4] following which he made his début in the BBC television play Without The Prince, which was transmitted live.

In 1973 Armitage went to South Africa to appear in the Noël Coward revue Cowardy Custard and decided to stay there, becoming a familiar face on local television and stage.