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Going Home
Season 3, Episode 4
An attempted murder leads Nick to uncover a local landowner's shady past, while reports of illegal boxing bouts keep his fellow coppers on their toes. Meanwhile, Kate discusses the reason for Alex Ferrenby's increasingly erratic behaviour
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Cast & Crew
Nick Berry
(Actor)
.. PC Nick Rowan
Bill Maynard
(Actor)
.. Claude Jeremiah Greengrass
Derek Fowlds
(Actor)
.. Sgt Oscar Blaketon
Niamh Cusack
(Actor)
.. Dr Kate Rowan
Frank Middlemass
(Actor)
.. Dr Alex Ferrenby
William Simons
(Actor)
.. PC Alf Ventress
Mark Jordon
(Actor)
.. PC Phil Bellamy
Stuart Golland
(Actor)
.. George Ward
Tricia Penrose
(Actor)
.. Gina Ward
Clive Swift
(Actor)
.. Victor Kellerman
Harold Innocent
(Actor)
.. Martin Lessor
Anna Cropper
(Actor)
.. Helen Lessor
Robert Hands
(Actor)
.. James Lessor
TP McKenna
(Actor)
.. Michael O'Leary
Tony Capstick
(Actor)
.. Harold
Mark Moraghan
(Actor)
.. Luke
Jack McKenzie
(Actor)
.. Mr Brown
Don Hall
(Actor)
.. Station sergeant
Colin Meredith
(Actor)
.. Hotel clerk
Kate Ridings
(Actor)
.. Mrs Bright
Johnny Byrne
(Writer)
Bob Mahoney
(Director)
Steve Lanning
(Producer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Nick Berry
(Actor)
.. PC Nick Rowan
Born:
April 16, 1963
in
Woodford, Essex
Best Known For:
Playing Simon 'Wicksy' Wicks in EastEnders
Early-life:
Born in Woodford, Essex, on April 16, 1963, he dreamed of becoming an actor, and trained at the Sylvia Young Theatre School in London before landing minor parts in The Box of Delights, where he appeared as a rat, and in Brit flick Party Party, which had the likes of Karl Howman, Clive Mantle, Caroline Quentin and fellow future EastEnder Perry Fenwick in the leading roles.
Career:
Berry's big break came when he clinched the role of Simon Wicks in EastEnders in 1985. He played the ladiesman for five years. During that time he had a number one single with Every Loser Wins - a song originally sung by his character in the show. After leaving Walford, his next big role was PC Nick Rowan in rural drama Heartbeat. Set in the 1960s, it was a big success, and Berry had another chart success - this time reaching Number 2 with the show's theme tune. He departed after six years, before taking parts in Paparazzo, Harbour Lights, The Mystery of Men and In Deep. He now prefers to stay behind the camera, running the company Valentine Productions.
Quote:
On returning to EastEnders: 'I haven't been asked. But I never say never because you never know what's going to happen around the corner'.
Trivia:
He supports West Ham United FC.
Bill Maynard
(Actor)
.. Claude Jeremiah Greengrass
Born:
October 08, 1928
in
Farnham, Surrey
Best Known For:
Playing Claude Greengrass in Heartbeat.
Early-life:
Walter Frederick George Williams was born in Farnham, Surrey, on October 8, 1928. He was eight when he sang Leaning On a Lamppost in his first public appearance at a working men's club in Leicestershire. He went on to work as a young performer on the local working men's club circuit and built up an act that included songs and monologues.
Career:
Maynard's big break came in 1951 when he worked with comedy actor Terry Scott at Butlins in Skegness. Maynard began getting work on radio shows for the BBC and it was at this time he changed his name. His first TV appearance came in 1953 when he performed on Henry Hall's Face the Music. In 1955, he partnered with Terry Scott again on popular comedy TV series Great Scott, It's Maynard! He then switched to acting and was soon starring in the West End in You Too Can Have a Body. He continued to have success on the stage throughout the 1960s but by the end of the decade he was forced to return to doing stand-up in working men's clubs to earn a living. An offer to play a part in the film version of Till Death Us Do Part (1969) came out of the blue and this led to work on the big screen in the Carry On films and the Confessions Of movies, and on the small screen in popular sitcoms Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt, Selwyn, and The Gaffer. In 1992, he landed the role of Greengrass in Heartbeat, a part he would play on the series until 2000 when he was forced to retire temporarily from acting after suffering a number of strokes. He returned to the Greengrass character in 2003 in Heartbeat spin-off The Royal.
Quote:
'To do comedy is fifty times harder than any drama, you've got to be a specialist to do comedy but not drama.'
Trivia:
In 1973, Maynard appeared as the baker in a Ridley Scott-directed Hovis commercial. He wrote and performed the theme song for The Gaffer.
Derek Fowlds
(Actor)
.. Sgt Oscar Blaketon
Born:
September 02, 1937
in
London
Best Known For:
Yes, Minister, Yes, Prime Minister and Heartbeat.
Early-life:
Born in London on September 2, 1937, Derek left school at 15 and worked in a factory as an apprentice painter. It was during his national service that he was encouraged to take up acting. He went on to win a scholarship and grant for Rada.
Career:
Fowlds made his stage debut in the West End in The Miracle Worker and continued to win stage work and small roles in films before he became known to millions as Mr Derek in children's series The Basil Brush Show, which ran from 1969 to 1973. His big break came in 1980 when he landed the role of Bernard Woolley in BBC sitcom Yes, Minister and its sequel Yes, Prime Minister. He went on to play Oscar Blaketon in long-running ITV police drama Heartbeat from 1992 until 2010.
Quote:
'I'm still waiting to be discovered.'
Trivia:
He married Blue Peter presenter Lesley Judd in 1974. They divorced four years later.
Niamh Cusack
(Actor)
.. Dr Kate Rowan
Frank Middlemass
(Actor)
.. Dr Alex Ferrenby
William Simons
(Actor)
.. PC Alf Ventress
Mark Jordon
(Actor)
.. PC Phil Bellamy
Stuart Golland
(Actor)
.. George Ward
Tricia Penrose
(Actor)
.. Gina Ward
Clive Swift
(Actor)
.. Victor Kellerman
Born:
February 09, 1936
in
Liverpool
Best Known For:
Playing the embattled Richard Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances.
Early-life:
Clive Walter Swift was born in Liverpool on February 9, 1936 to Lily and Abram. His is the younger brother of actor David Swift (Drop the Dead Donkey's Henry Davenport). Clive was encouraged to take up acting after performing in a school play. He went on to study English literature at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. He made his professional stage debut in 1959 in Take the Fool Away. This led to 10 years at the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Career:
Swift made his TV debut opposite Warren Mitchell in a 1963 episode of Love Story. His first film was Catch Us If You Can (1965). He would later star in Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy (1972). For the next 20 years, he worked solidly as a character actor on stage, TV and radio. His TV credits include The Liver Birds, South Riding, The Brothers, Hazell, The Nesbitts Are Coming, The Gentle Touch, and The Pickwick Papers. His life changed in 1990 when he was cast as Richard Bucket in the hugely popular BBC sitcom Keeping Up Appearances. The role made him a household name and it ran for 44 editions. He returned to the world of sitcoms in 2009 when he began starring opposite Roger Lloyd Pack in The Old Guys.
Quote:
On meeting people in the street: 'They expect me to be as nice and placid as Richard and I'm really not like that!'
Trivia:
He once toured with a one-man song and music show, Richard Bucket Overflows.
Harold Innocent
(Actor)
.. Martin Lessor
Anna Cropper
(Actor)
.. Helen Lessor
Robert Hands
(Actor)
.. James Lessor
TP McKenna
(Actor)
.. Michael O'Leary
Tony Capstick
(Actor)
.. Harold
Mark Moraghan
(Actor)
.. Luke
Jack McKenzie
(Actor)
.. Mr Brown
Don Hall
(Actor)
.. Station sergeant
Colin Meredith
(Actor)
.. Hotel clerk
Kate Ridings
(Actor)
.. Mrs Bright
Johnny Byrne
(Writer)
Bob Mahoney
(Director)
Steve Lanning
(Producer)
