In March 1974, the "Arthur of the Britons" episode, "People of the Plough", was shown in Malta. As Valerie Van Ost - who played "Freya" in the episode - had a second home in Malta, this must have seemed an ideal opportunity to use a photo of this attractive and locally-known star of film and TV on the front over of the Maltese TV and radio times magazine "Gwida."

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They also included a small feature on Valerie Van Ost's life and career.

Malta – a second home for stage, TV and film actress

Valerie Van Ost, the British actress who considers Malta as her second home, will play a leading role in the episode “People of the Plough” in the M.T.V. series “Arthur of the Britons”.

Miss Van Ost, who is currently holidaying on the Island with her parents at their villa in St. Julian’s, has had a successful career on stage, television and films.

ON THE STAGE

Many Maltese on a visit to London had seen her on stage in “The Bed-Sitter Room” (a lead role with Spike Milligan).

She played various roles for television series.

On the big screen, she has been seen in “Carry On, Doctor”. Her latest film work was for “The Satanic Rites of Dracula” with Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, which is still showing in England.

For TV, her latest assignment has been for the space series “Space 1999” with Martin Landau and Barbara Bain, the married couple of “Mission Impossible fame. This series will be seen in America and United Kingdom.

Miss Van Ost comes to Malta frequently and has been doing so for the last eight years.

For “People of the Plough” the players wore ‘sack’ dresses and no make-up was allowed.

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These photos of Valerie Van Ost were taken while she was filming "Arthur of the Britons" episode, "People of the Plough", in which she played "Freya."

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The back of this first black and white photo shows her home address, and that of her agent.

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The next two prints were obtained from the slide film below.

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These two Polaroids show Valerie as Freya, alone, and with Mark Edwards as her husband Rulf, with their homestead in the background.

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The date on the back of both of these Polaroids, August 25, accords with the week in which the creators of this archive had determined that the episode was filmed.

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