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Hines Sight
Announcing the publication of Hines Sight, a re-edited and revised first hardback edition of Frazer Hines' acclaimed 1996 autobiography.
Frazer Hines is one of the UK's most charismatic stars of stage and screen. From his early days as a child actor in films such as X The Unknown, and appearances in Emergency Ward 10 and Coronation Street, Frazer became a household name playing the time-travelling Scot, Jamie McCrimmon, alongside Patrick Troughton in the BBC's cult series Doctor Who. In 1972 he was cast as Joe Sugden in the fledgeling soap opera Emmerdale Farm, and became the housewife's favourite farmer for over two decades.
In this compelling and funny book, Frazer reveals his own thoughts and feelings when faced with stardom at an early age, the pressure of being an early 'media celebrity', his love of horses and cricket, and what it was actually like to date, marry and divorce some of the most eligible and beautiful women to have crossed stage and screen in the last 40 years.
Frazer Hines is one of the UK's most charismatic stars of stage and screen. From his early days as a child actor in films such as X The Unknown, and appearances in Emergency Ward 10 and Coronation Street, Frazer became a household name playing the time-travelling Scot, Jamie McCrimmon, alongside Patrick Troughton in the BBC's cult series Doctor Who. In 1972 he was cast as Joe Sugden in the fledgeling soap opera Emmerdale Farm, and became the housewife's favourite farmer for over two decades.
In this compelling and funny book, Frazer reveals his own thoughts and feelings when faced with stardom at an early age, the pressure of being an early 'media celebrity', his love of horses and cricket, and what it was actually like to date, marry and divorce some of the most eligible and beautiful women to have crossed stage and screen in the last 40 years.
- GenresDoctor WhoBiography
244 pages, Hardcover
First published November 4, 2010
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July 21, 2025
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I mainly knew of Frazer Hines from Doctor Who, so it was interesting reading more about his other roles and his life. It was an easy read, and it reads very much like he's chatting to you, which makes the book flow well even though he tends to jump time occassionally.
I mainly knew of Frazer Hines from Doctor Who, so it was interesting reading more about his other roles and his life. It was an easy read, and it reads very much like he's chatting to you, which makes the book flow well even though he tends to jump time occassionally.
August 4, 2011
Whether the name of Frazer Hines conjures up images of Jamie McCrimmon from Doctor Who or Joe Sudgen from Emmerdale farm, or any of Frazer's other accomplishments, everyone knows Frazer Hines.
An icon of British television, Hines Sight gives the life story behind "one of Britain's favorite sons."
While reading you feel like you are really getting to know Frazer. The writing style makes you feel like you are sitting in a pub with a pint and a packet of crisps just chatting. He openly tells us all about his childhood, his school days, his relationships on and off the screen, his theater work, what really happened during his television days and his love of horse racing and cricket. The names of other celebrities that Frazer has either worked with, been friends with or in a relationship with, bring home the fact that everyone knows Frazer. And it never comes across as just name-dropping, these are genuine accounts of his life, the good and the bad.
It is all here for everyone to see.
I would highly recommend Hines Sight to anyone who wants to read a fun, enjoyable and heartfelt account of Frazer's private and public life, then this is a book for you.
An icon of British television, Hines Sight gives the life story behind "one of Britain's favorite sons."
While reading you feel like you are really getting to know Frazer. The writing style makes you feel like you are sitting in a pub with a pint and a packet of crisps just chatting. He openly tells us all about his childhood, his school days, his relationships on and off the screen, his theater work, what really happened during his television days and his love of horse racing and cricket. The names of other celebrities that Frazer has either worked with, been friends with or in a relationship with, bring home the fact that everyone knows Frazer. And it never comes across as just name-dropping, these are genuine accounts of his life, the good and the bad.
It is all here for everyone to see.
I would highly recommend Hines Sight to anyone who wants to read a fun, enjoyable and heartfelt account of Frazer's private and public life, then this is a book for you.
May 2, 2013
I mostly knew Frazer Hines as Jamie from "Doctor Who", so its been fascinating to find out more about the man and his extremely active life. This is a very entertaining read, filled with good anecdotes and generally a pretty upbeat collection of memories. Hines himself admits he prefers to concentrate on the positive "beginnings rather than endings" as he puts it.
Particularly interesting for me was his film career, which includes "A King in New York", "X - The Unknown" and "Zeppelin" but most intriguingly the now rarely shown historical epic "The Last Valley" with Michael Caine and Omar Sharif. Little did he know at the time he would have a three year relationship with Caine's daughter and get to know the star much better.
There is relatively little introspection or score-settling, the author is more concerned with entertaining the reader and its good to know how much he appreciates his life.
If you've already read the first edition of his autobiography "Films, Farms and Fillies" then this is essentially a revised edition with an extra chapter at the end to bring his story briefly up to date.
An enjoyable canter through an talented actor's life.
Particularly interesting for me was his film career, which includes "A King in New York", "X - The Unknown" and "Zeppelin" but most intriguingly the now rarely shown historical epic "The Last Valley" with Michael Caine and Omar Sharif. Little did he know at the time he would have a three year relationship with Caine's daughter and get to know the star much better.
There is relatively little introspection or score-settling, the author is more concerned with entertaining the reader and its good to know how much he appreciates his life.
If you've already read the first edition of his autobiography "Films, Farms and Fillies" then this is essentially a revised edition with an extra chapter at the end to bring his story briefly up to date.
An enjoyable canter through an talented actor's life.
December 26, 2021
Light and fluffy.
Frazer writes like he talks. You can feel the drink in your hand, as he chats away.
A bit of a lad, every story generally involves a drink, a girl, a bit of name dropping and some sport.
What could be a tedious book about some celebrity knucklehead, becomes a fun read, as Frazer is a genuinely nice guy, without a mean bone in his body.
Wether he's working or playing, he wants to have a good time and he wants everyone around him to have a good time too.
The rough patches seem to happen because it never occurs to him that the other person would be mean or thoughtless.
As a Who fan, I would have liked there to have been more Who history and Frazer's relationship with Patrick Troughton, but was impressed to learn about the rest of his career and how he was such a hard and constantly working actor.
Frazer writes like he talks. You can feel the drink in your hand, as he chats away.
A bit of a lad, every story generally involves a drink, a girl, a bit of name dropping and some sport.
What could be a tedious book about some celebrity knucklehead, becomes a fun read, as Frazer is a genuinely nice guy, without a mean bone in his body.
Wether he's working or playing, he wants to have a good time and he wants everyone around him to have a good time too.
The rough patches seem to happen because it never occurs to him that the other person would be mean or thoughtless.
As a Who fan, I would have liked there to have been more Who history and Frazer's relationship with Patrick Troughton, but was impressed to learn about the rest of his career and how he was such a hard and constantly working actor.
May 7, 2019
Frazer gives us a look behind the curtain into his life and loves. He gives an interesting depiction of a young man and really lets you in to see who he is, with no shame. He includes all of the crazy stunts and jokes he pulled and that were pulled on him while filming television. You get a look into what it was like being a smaller celebrity in a time without social media.
April 7, 2013
A light, enjoyable read from a beloved television star. Makes you feel like you're chatting with Frazer over a few drinks at a Doctor Who convention or charity cricket match (both of which activities he touches on in the book.) If you're lucky enough to be at an appearance where Frazer is selling copies, you can't go wrong picking one up.
January 19, 2014
This book made me want to contact Mr. Hines and offer my services as an editor. It's really a hot mess, grammatically and structurally. Having said that, I'm a fan of Frazer Hines and I really enjoyed the book despite its flaws, because it was full of interesting and often hilarious anecdotes.
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