| I have been collecting Peter Wyngarde-related material for over thirty years. Below are just a few of my favourite items. Some of the things you will see here have been bought in auction or at film fairs, but others were given to me by Peter himself. I will be adding more pieces to this page over the coming weeks and months, so do please call back whenever you can to see some more fascinating stuff. Hope you enjoy it. Tina Wyngarde-Hopkins |
THE ENTIRE PETER WYNGARDE ‘GOING OUT’ WARDROBE
Above: Peter is wearing a mink Russian Ushanka and full-length mink and seal skin coat at the Royal Premier of ‘Macbeth’ at the Palace Theatre, London, in 1972. His companion is actress, Suzanna Leigh. He wore this coat in the opening scenes of the Jason King episode, ‘A Thin Band of Air’.
Below: The coat, which had once belonged to 1920s silent screen idol, Rudolph Valentino. Bought by actress, Vivien Leigh, in the 1950s and given to Peter as a gift when the two were acting together on the British stage in, ‘Duel of Angels’. Peter wore it in the ‘Jason King’ episodes, ‘A Thin Band of Air’, ‘Toki’ and ‘A Red, Red Rose Forever’.
Left: Peter had originally loaned me the hat when we attended a firework display in November 1999, but insisted that I kept it as he said it looked better on me than it did on him!
To complete the ensemble (above) is a pair of hand made leather riding boots, size 12. He also wore the same boots in the Avengers episode, ‘A Touch of Brimstone’ (see image below) and onstage in ‘Duel of Angels’, Sherlock Holmes: ‘The Illustrious Client, ‘Anastasia’ and ‘The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari’.
A: Handmade, raw silk shirt. Zip front – button sleeves. B: Silver button on sleeve of shirt.
A: Snakeskin belt with heavy silver-plate hands. B: There is a hook in the palm of the left hand that slots into a hole in the middle finger of the right. Peter wore this belt in several episodes of ‘Jason King’, including ‘A Thin Band of Air’ and ‘Chapter One: The Company I Keep’,
A: Gold and ebony bracelet. B. Bracelet showing leopards with onyx eyes.
Above: Some of my collection of film, theatre and television scripts, which include:
- ‘Department S’ (various episodes)
- Doctor Who: Planet of Fire
- ‘The Duel’
- ‘Flash Gordon’
- ‘The Good Woman of Setzuan’
- Jason King (various episodes)
- ‘The King and I’
- Sherlock Holmes ‘The Illustrious Client’
- ‘Anastasia’
- ‘Dracula’
- ‘Underground’
A. Call sheet from the Jason King episode, ‘Nadine’. B. A script for the Jason King episode, ‘Flamingos Only Fly On Tuesdays’
A: 1902 First Edition copy of Arthur Conan Doyle’s ‘Hound of the Baskervilles’ which Peter gave to me for my birthday in 2015. The inscription, which is a reference to my ability to garner information for his stories and scripts, reads: ‘To my darling “sleuth”! See if you can work this out? All my love and congratulations, Yours… always Peter’.
A. Egyptian cotton shirt with front pleating. Because of the size and shape of the collar, it was clearly designed to be worn without at tie. B. The sleeves are, naturally, turned back and sewn into place.
In the top right-hand corner is a photograph of Peter in the Jason King two-parter, ‘All That Glisters’. In it he’s wearing the same design shirt but in mauve.
A. “Rehearsal Script” for ‘Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Illustrious Client’. B. The finished screenplay. C. Inside the script (B): Peter’s amendments in his own hand.
Above: Lyrics for the songs on Peter’s LP, written in his own hand. ‘Hippy and the Skinhead’; ‘Rape’; ‘The Way I Cry Over You’; and ‘Try To remember To Forget’
The lyrics for all of the tracks are in the collection, plus those for songs that didn’t make the album.
Above: Peter’s ‘Neck-Tie Man of the Year’ Award – (West) Germany. It reads as follows:
“The German tie institute choose Mr Peter Wyngarde tie-man of the year 1971.”
Below: Peter receiving the award on 14th November, 1971.
Above: A: ‘Flash Gordon‘ First Draft script. B: Final script.
Above: A. Amendments to ‘Flash Gordon’ script in Peter’s own hand. B. Shooting Schedule. C. Inside Shooting Schedule. Updates by Peter.
Left: A genuine white Jason King tie – screen-worn.
Below: Peter wearing the tie in an episode of ‘Department S’.
Above: Chinese chainmail white metal belt. B – The buckle features a bird centre, surrounded by intricately-cut feathers. Also above, Peter wearing the belt in an episode of ‘Department S’.
Above: The bespoke fangs that Peter wore when playing Count Dracula on stage in 1974 and, below, pages from the ‘Dracula’ original script which has been partly written in Peter’s own handwriting.
Above: Peter’s hand drawn sketch of the stage layout for ‘Dracula‘.
Right: Silver cigarette case used in ‘Jason King’.
Left: Silver, engine-turned butane cigarette lighter used by Peter in numerous episodes of ‘Department S’ and ‘Jason King’.
Above: The original painting of Peter Quint as seen in the film ‘The Innocents‘ – painted by Stella MacMahon – with the photograph of Peter from which the artwork was made.
Above: The locket in a scene from the film.
Above: Peter’s shooting jacket from Enfield Gun Club with his name embroidered on the front, and Team Enfield on the back.
Left and Above: A selection of silk handkerchiefs and cravats.
Right: Raw silk scarf.
Above: Peter wearing the scarf at the premier of ‘Flash Gordon’ in London, 1980. He is with Lady Victoria Berkley.
You can see more of my vast collection of Peter Wyngarde-related memorabilia via the links below:
© Copyright The Hellfire Club: The OFFICIAL PETER WYNGARDE Appreciation Society: https://www.facebook.com/groups/813997125389790/
PETER WYNGARDE: The Official Website 
Wonderful pieces – thank you for sharing!
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I’m pleased that you like them. This is the result of almost a lifetime of collecting. Keep a lookout as there’s lots more to come.
Tina Wyngarde-Hopkins
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Outstanding Tina ♥️ I love Peter’s memorabilia as he had such outstanding taste. xxx
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