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House Rules
Season 12, Episode 22
Steve Crane's wayward mother Babs arrives in Aidensfield, having fallen out with her screenwriter boyfriend and grown tired of the London arts scene. She causes all manner of chaos when a spate of burglaries provides her with the ideal opportunity to put her self-defence skills into practice. Meanwhile, Vernon Scripps has an amazing change in fortune. Rural drama, starring James Carlton
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Cast & Crew
William Simons
(Actor)
.. PC Alf Ventress
Mark Jordon
(Actor)
.. PC Phil Bellamy
Duncan Bell
(Actor)
.. Sgt Dennis Merton
James Carlton
(Actor)
.. PC Steve Crane
David Lonsdale
(Actor)
.. David Stockwell
Tricia Penrose
(Actor)
.. Gina Ward
Geoffrey Hughes
(Actor)
.. Vernon Scripps
Peter Benson
(Actor)
.. Bernie Scripps
Derek Fowlds
(Actor)
.. Oscar Blaketon
Sarah Tansey
(Actor)
.. Jenny Latimer
Nicky Rafferty
(Actor)
.. Mrs Thornton
Simon Merrells
(Actor)
.. Greg Matthews
Anita Carey
(Actor)
.. Babs Crane
Roderic Culver
(Actor)
.. Lennie Beech
Jerome Willis
(Actor)
.. Arthur Clough
Andrew Sheridan
(Actor)
.. Hippy guy
Peter Foster
(Actor)
.. Foreman
John Flanagan
(Writer)
Andrew McCulloch
(Writer)
Keith Richardson
(Executive producer)
Gerry Mill
(Producer)
More Information
Did You Know..
William Simons
(Actor)
.. PC Alf Ventress
Mark Jordon
(Actor)
.. PC Phil Bellamy
Duncan Bell
(Actor)
.. Sgt Dennis Merton
James Carlton
(Actor)
.. PC Steve Crane
David Lonsdale
(Actor)
.. David Stockwell
Tricia Penrose
(Actor)
.. Gina Ward
Geoffrey Hughes
(Actor)
.. Vernon Scripps
Peter Benson
(Actor)
.. Bernie Scripps
Derek Fowlds
(Actor)
.. 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.
Sarah Tansey
(Actor)
.. Jenny Latimer
Nicky Rafferty
(Actor)
.. Mrs Thornton
Simon Merrells
(Actor)
.. Greg Matthews
Anita Carey
(Actor)
.. Babs Crane
Roderic Culver
(Actor)
.. Lennie Beech
Jerome Willis
(Actor)
.. Arthur Clough
Andrew Sheridan
(Actor)
.. Hippy guy
Peter Foster
(Actor)
.. Foreman
John Flanagan
(Writer)
Andrew McCulloch
(Writer)
Keith Richardson
(Executive producer)
Gerry Mill
(Producer)
