Heartbeat: Mother's Little Helpers
11:30 am - 12:35 pm, Friday, August 28 on ITV3 (10)
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Mother's Little Helpers
Season 13, Episode 3
Liz Merrick faces a trying time when one of her patients misses an appointment to discuss medication, and subsequently ends up charged with drink-driving, while Vernon's pal David is kidnapped and held to ransom. Merton is delighted Jenny has agreed to marry him, and Bellamy finds out that Gina is carrying his baby. Rural drama, starring Aislin McGuckin, Geoffrey Hughes and Duncan Bell
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Cast & Crew
Duncan Bell
(Actor)
.. Sgt Dennis Merton
James Carlton
(Actor)
.. PC Steve Crane
Mark Jordon
(Actor)
.. PC Phil Bellamy
William Simons
(Actor)
.. PC Alf Ventress
Aislin McGuckin
(Actor)
.. Dr Liz Merrick
Tricia Penrose
(Actor)
.. Gina Ward
David Lonsdale
(Actor)
.. David Stockwell
Geoffrey Hughes
(Actor)
.. Vernon Scripps
Sarah Tansey
(Actor)
.. Jenny Latimer
Peter Benson
(Actor)
.. Bernie Scripps
Derek Fowlds
(Actor)
.. Oscar Blaketon
Janet Dibley
(Actor)
.. Linda Rollins
Jonathan Bradd
(Actor)
.. Barry Rollins
Andrew Thorpe
(Actor)
.. Michael Rollins
Andrew McGuire
(Actor)
.. Frankie
Vanessa Knox-Mawer
(Actor)
.. Christine
Tom Bowles
(Actor)
.. Pete
Martin Riley
(Actor)
.. Mr Clough
Gillian Kerrod
(Actor)
.. Mrs Taylor
Wayne Foskett
(Actor)
.. Mal Rollins
Peter Gibbs
(Writer)
Andrew Morgan
(Director)
Gerry Mill
(Producer)
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Did You Know..
Duncan Bell
(Actor)
.. Sgt Dennis Merton
James Carlton
(Actor)
.. PC Steve Crane
Mark Jordon
(Actor)
.. PC Phil Bellamy
William Simons
(Actor)
.. PC Alf Ventress
Aislin McGuckin
(Actor)
.. Dr Liz Merrick
Tricia Penrose
(Actor)
.. Gina Ward
David Lonsdale
(Actor)
.. David Stockwell
Geoffrey Hughes
(Actor)
.. Vernon Scripps
Sarah Tansey
(Actor)
.. Jenny Latimer
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.
Janet Dibley
(Actor)
.. Linda Rollins
Jonathan Bradd
(Actor)
.. Barry Rollins
Andrew Thorpe
(Actor)
.. Michael Rollins
Andrew McGuire
(Actor)
.. Frankie
Vanessa Knox-Mawer
(Actor)
.. Christine
Tom Bowles
(Actor)
.. Pete
Martin Riley
(Actor)
.. Mr Clough
Gillian Kerrod
(Actor)
.. Mrs Taylor
Wayne Foskett
(Actor)
.. Mal Rollins
Peter Gibbs
(Writer)
Andrew Morgan
(Director)
Gerry Mill
(Producer)
