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Fool for Love
Season 13, Episode 4
An old friend of Merton is sent from CID to help track down a bank robber, and he agrees to be best man at the wedding, while Jenny's disgraced brother Steve tries to patch things up with his sister before she ties the knot. Events conspire to jeopardise the special day and stop the happy couple making it to the church on time. Duncan Bell, Sarah Tansey, Mark Jordon and Tricia Penrose star
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William Simons
(Actor)
.. PC Alf Ventress
Mark Jordon
(Actor)
.. PC Phil Bellamy
Duncan Bell
(Actor)
.. Sgt Dennis Merton
James Carlton
(Actor)
.. PC Steve Crane
Sarah Tansey
(Actor)
.. Jenny Latimer
Derek Fowlds
(Actor)
.. Oscar Blaketon
Tricia Penrose
(Actor)
.. Gina Ward
Aislin McGuckin
(Actor)
.. Dr Liz Merrick
Geoffrey Hughes
(Actor)
.. Vernon Scripps
David Lonsdale
(Actor)
.. David Stockwell
Peter Benson
(Actor)
.. Bernie Scripps
Terence Rigby
(Actor)
.. Ronnie Brown
Thom Fell
(Actor)
.. Steve Latimer
Jonathan Barlow
(Actor)
.. DS Kenny Parker
Siobhan Finneran
(Actor)
.. Gloria Brown
David Williams
(Actor)
.. Ernie
Miles Moss
(Actor)
.. Security guard
Dave Law
(Actor)
.. Gamekeeper
Geoffrey Chater
(Actor)
.. Sir Henry Bing
Susan Wilkins
(Writer)
Keith Richardson
(Executive producer)
Paul Walker
(Director)
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
Sarah Tansey
(Actor)
.. Jenny Latimer
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.
Tricia Penrose
(Actor)
.. Gina Ward
Aislin McGuckin
(Actor)
.. Dr Liz Merrick
Geoffrey Hughes
(Actor)
.. Vernon Scripps
David Lonsdale
(Actor)
.. David Stockwell
Peter Benson
(Actor)
.. Bernie Scripps
Terence Rigby
(Actor)
.. Ronnie Brown
Thom Fell
(Actor)
.. Steve Latimer
Jonathan Barlow
(Actor)
.. DS Kenny Parker
Siobhan Finneran
(Actor)
.. Gloria Brown
David Williams
(Actor)
.. Ernie
Miles Moss
(Actor)
.. Security guard
Dave Law
(Actor)
.. Gamekeeper
Geoffrey Chater
(Actor)
.. Sir Henry Bing
Susan Wilkins
(Writer)
Keith Richardson
(Executive producer)
Paul Walker
(Director)
