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Down to Earth
Season 13, Episode 10
Vernon buys a batch of topsoil for his new compost-producing business, little suspecting it is from a contaminated landfill site. The shady dealer who sold him the soil winds up dead - as do a number of local cows - and Vernon is soon fighting for his life. Elsewhere, seductive sergeant Nokes sets her sights on Steve Crane, and Bellamy wonders whether Gina will return to Aidensfield and marry him. Geoffrey Hughes, James Carlton and Mark Jordon star
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William Simons
(Actor)
.. PC Alf Ventress
Mark Jordon
(Actor)
.. PC Phil Bellamy
James Carlton
(Actor)
.. PC Steve Crane
Geoffrey Hughes
(Actor)
.. Vernon Scripps
Georgie Glen
(Actor)
.. Sgt Jennifer Nokes
Derek Fowlds
(Actor)
.. Oscar Blaketon
David Lonsdale
(Actor)
.. David Stockwell
Peter Benson
(Actor)
.. Bernie Scripps
Aislin McGuckin
(Actor)
.. Dr Liz Merrick
Sarah Tansey
(Actor)
.. Jenny Merton
Alan Ready
(Actor)
.. Tom Parrott
Will Knightley
(Actor)
.. Mr Manley
Cherith Mellor
(Actor)
.. Miss Stanton
Jim McManus
(Actor)
.. Clive Formby
Brian Pettifer
(Actor)
.. Andrew McIntyre
Carrie Davies
(Actor)
.. Sister
Keith Richardson
(Executive producer)
Jonas Grimas
(Director)
Jane Hollowood
(Writer)
More Information
Did You Know..
William Simons
(Actor)
.. PC Alf Ventress
Mark Jordon
(Actor)
.. PC Phil Bellamy
James Carlton
(Actor)
.. PC Steve Crane
Geoffrey Hughes
(Actor)
.. Vernon Scripps
Georgie Glen
(Actor)
.. Sgt Jennifer Nokes
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
Aislin McGuckin
(Actor)
.. Dr Liz Merrick
Sarah Tansey
(Actor)
.. Jenny Merton
Alan Ready
(Actor)
.. Tom Parrott
Will Knightley
(Actor)
.. Mr Manley
Cherith Mellor
(Actor)
.. Miss Stanton
Jim McManus
(Actor)
.. Clive Formby
Brian Pettifer
(Actor)
.. Andrew McIntyre
Carrie Davies
(Actor)
.. Sister
Keith Richardson
(Executive producer)
Jonas Grimas
(Director)
Jane Hollowood
(Writer)
