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The Holiday's Over
Season 13, Episode 6
Jenny and Dennis are forced to cut short their honeymoon in Spain, and Gina grows increasingly unhappy at the thought of having to give up her job as pub licensee to marry a policeman. Ventress creates a bad impression at the station, and a crooked travel agent finds a way of cashing in on local holiday-makers' absence, while Vernon organises a Bentley owners' rally at the hall. Sarah Tansey and Duncan Bell star
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William Simons
(Actor)
.. PC Alf Ventress
Duncan Bell
(Actor)
.. Sgt Dennis Merton
Sarah Tansey
(Actor)
.. Jenny Merton
Mark Jordon
(Actor)
.. PC Phil Bellamy
Tricia Penrose
(Actor)
.. Gina Ward
James Carlton
(Actor)
.. PC Steve Crane
Geoffrey Hughes
(Actor)
.. Vernon Scripps
Peter Benson
(Actor)
.. Bernie Scripps
Derek Fowlds
(Actor)
.. Oscar Blaketon
Aislin McGuckin
(Actor)
.. Dr Liz Merrick
David Lonsdale
(Actor)
.. David Stockwell
Rupert Vansittart
(Actor)
.. Lord Charles Ashfordly
Michael Garner
(Actor)
.. Craig
Stephen MacKenna
(Actor)
.. Mr Brooks
Nicholas Hutchison
(Actor)
.. Edward Burgess
Nanette Ryder
(Actor)
.. Mrs Barcroft
Barbara Rafferty
(Actor)
.. Pam Astbury
Stephen Casey
(Actor)
.. Roy Barnsdale
Katie Hollinshead
(Actor)
.. Sharon
Neil McKay
(Writer)
Keith Richardson
(Executive producer)
Jonas Grimas
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
William Simons
(Actor)
.. PC Alf Ventress
Duncan Bell
(Actor)
.. Sgt Dennis Merton
Sarah Tansey
(Actor)
.. Jenny Merton
Mark Jordon
(Actor)
.. PC Phil Bellamy
Tricia Penrose
(Actor)
.. Gina Ward
James Carlton
(Actor)
.. PC Steve Crane
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.
Aislin McGuckin
(Actor)
.. Dr Liz Merrick
David Lonsdale
(Actor)
.. David Stockwell
Rupert Vansittart
(Actor)
.. Lord Charles Ashfordly
Michael Garner
(Actor)
.. Craig
Stephen MacKenna
(Actor)
.. Mr Brooks
Nicholas Hutchison
(Actor)
.. Edward Burgess
Nanette Ryder
(Actor)
.. Mrs Barcroft
Barbara Rafferty
(Actor)
.. Pam Astbury
Best Known For:
Rab C Nesbitt.
Early-life:
Barbara Ann Rafferty was born in Clydebank in 1954. At the age of 13, she joined her local amateur dramatics outfit, Clydebank Rep. When she was 15, she pestered the producer of BBC drama This Man Craig for a part in the show. It did the trick because she ended up starring in three episodes. Aged 16, Barbara began working for a wealthy French widower. He liked her so much, he sent her to study at the Sorbonne University in Paris. When she returned home, she joined a drama group in Glasgow. It wasn't long until she landed a role as a woman with baby in horror classic The Wicker Man (1973).
Career:
Starting a family and self doubt led to her giving up acting. Her confidence returned when she was cast in a schools tour. Her big break came in 1988 when she was cast as Ella Cotter in a pilot episode made for BBC Scotland entitled Rab C Nesbitt's Seasonal Greet. A full series of Rab C Nesbitt followed in 1990 and the rest they say is history. Since landing a role on the hugely popular sitcom, Rafferty has been in a number of theatre productions, including high-profile pantomimes, and starred in High Road, Hamish Macbeth, Rockface, Sea of Souls, River City and Garrow's Law. On the big screen, she has starred in The Last King of Scotland (2006).
Quote:
'Joining Nesbitt was wonderful. The characters became so iconoclastic and it also opened the doors for the big pantos.'
Trivia:
When Rafferty thought she had turned her back on acting for good, she had spells working in the civil service and in a wine bar.
Stephen Casey
(Actor)
.. Roy Barnsdale
Katie Hollinshead
(Actor)
.. Sharon
Neil McKay
(Writer)
Keith Richardson
(Executive producer)
Jonas Grimas
(Director)
