Villages by the Sea: Walberswick
3:45 pm - 4:15 pm, Thursday, February 26 on BBC Two England (2)
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Walberswick
Archaeologist Ben Robinson examines the history of Walberswick, the former medieval port on the Suffolk coast, which is now a favourite retreat for writers, artists and day trippers. For centuries the village lurched from prosperity to poverty and in medieval times a bitter battle for supremacy was fought against the neighbouring port of Dunwich
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Ben Robinson
(Presenter)
Clive Dunn
(Producer)
Tony Parker
(Executive producer)
Diana Hare
(Executive producer)
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Did You Know..
Ben Robinson
(Presenter)
Clive Dunn
(Producer)
Born:
January 09, 1920
in
London
Best Known For:
Playing Lance Corporal Jones in Dad's Army and singing Grandad.
Early-life:
Born Clive Robert Benjamin Dunn in London on January 9, 1920. He was raised in a showbusiness family, as his father, mother and maternal grandfather were all comedians. He was the cousin of actress Gretchen Franklin (Ethel Skinner in EastEnders). He went on to study at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in London.
Career:
Dunn had a few small roles in Will Hay films during the 1930s. During the Second World War, he was captured in Greece and spent four years in prisoner of war and labour camps in Austria. In the 1950s and early 1960s, he was a regular fixture on TV in the likes of The Tony Hancock Show, After Hours, Bootsie and Snudge, Orlando and The World of Beachcomber, before he got his big break in 1968, winning the role of Lance Corporal Jones in BBC comedy Dad's Army. He went on to play an elderly character in the children's TV series Grandad in 1979. After the cancellation of Grandad in 1984, he retired to Portugal. He died on November 6, 2012 at the age of 92.
Quote:
Dad's Army catchphrases: 'Don't panic!' and 'Permission to speak'.
Trivia:
Dunn had a number one single with the song Grandad in 1971.
Tony Parker
(Executive producer)
Diana Hare
(Executive producer)
