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A Family Affair
Season 13, Episode 5
Ventress goes in search of a bogus water board official who has been robbing the elderly, but ends up investigating a suspicious death linked to one of the burglaries. Meanwhile, Blaketon seeks to rectify a miscarriage of justice by reviving a pre-war darts tournament between the Aidensfield Arms and the White Lion, and Gina begins to get cold feet about her impending marriage to Phil. Rural drama, starring Derek Fowlds and William Simons
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William Simons
(Actor)
.. PC Alf Ventress
Mark Jordon
(Actor)
.. PC Phil Bellamy
James Carlton
(Actor)
.. PC Steve Crane
Aislin McGuckin
(Actor)
.. Dr Liz Merrick
Tricia Penrose
(Actor)
.. Gina Ward
Derek Fowlds
(Actor)
.. Oscar Blaketon
David Lonsdale
(Actor)
.. David Stockwell
Peter Benson
(Actor)
.. Bernie Scripps
Hope Johnstone
(Actor)
.. Mrs Fairbride
Joe Tucker
(Actor)
.. Barnforth
Shaughan Seymour
(Actor)
.. Peter Carswell
Christine Kavanagh
(Actor)
.. Joyce Carswell
Andrew McCulloch
(Actor)
.. Angus Fergusson
Mary Wimbush
(Actor)
.. Minnie Carswell
Simon Molloy
(Actor)
.. DI Shiner
Madaleine Moffatt
(Actor)
.. Ethel
Pete Ivatts
(Actor)
.. Farmer
Candy Denman
(Writer)
Frank W Smith
(Director)
Gerry Mill
(Producer)
More Information
Did You Know..
William Simons
(Actor)
.. PC Alf Ventress
Mark Jordon
(Actor)
.. PC Phil Bellamy
James Carlton
(Actor)
.. PC Steve Crane
Aislin McGuckin
(Actor)
.. Dr Liz Merrick
Tricia Penrose
(Actor)
.. Gina Ward
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.
David Lonsdale
(Actor)
.. David Stockwell
Peter Benson
(Actor)
.. Bernie Scripps
Hope Johnstone
(Actor)
.. Mrs Fairbride
Joe Tucker
(Actor)
.. Barnforth
Shaughan Seymour
(Actor)
.. Peter Carswell
Christine Kavanagh
(Actor)
.. Joyce Carswell
Andrew McCulloch
(Actor)
.. Angus Fergusson
Mary Wimbush
(Actor)
.. Minnie Carswell
Simon Molloy
(Actor)
.. DI Shiner
Madaleine Moffatt
(Actor)
.. Ethel
Pete Ivatts
(Actor)
.. Farmer
Candy Denman
(Writer)
Frank W Smith
(Director)
Gerry Mill
(Producer)
