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Television
A COOK BACK IN TIME Played GHOST- INVESTIGATOR CHRISTOPHER CHARLES-RENAUD (with JAN LEEMING) – 2000	With Mermaid Inn - Rye owner Judith Blincow ACTION TIME PRODS:	D: STEPHEN TAYLOR-WOODROW
THE LATE SHOW played PRIDAUX in THE GHOSTS OF MANILA review – 1994	BBC TV	D: MIKE CONNOLLY
MOON & SON played THE SEALINK FERRY CAPTAIN (with MILLICENT MARTIN) – 1992	BBC TV	D: HENRY HERBERT
PRETORIUS played WAITER AT THE CAFÉ GROT ( shot in Bruges-Belgium) – 1987	THAMES TV	D: CHRISTOPHER HODSON
THE BILL played SUPT. WILKES - 1987	THAMES TV	D: GRAHAM THEAKSTON
TERRY & JUNE played TRAFFIC POLICEMAN - 1985 (with TERRY SCOTT & JUNE WHITFIELD)	BBC TV	D: MARTIN SHARDLOW
SHINE ON HARVEY MOON played DETECTIVE CONSTABLE ( with KENNETH CRANHAM) - 1984	CENTRAL TV	D: BAZ TAYLOR
DOCTOR WHO played COMMANDER SAUVIX – LEADER OF THE SEA-DEVILS (4 x eps: WARRIORS OF THE DEEP– with PETER DAVISON – INGRID PITT & TOM ADAMS ) - 1983	BBC TV	D: PENNANT ROBERTS
THE FOURTH ARM played ROBERT BROADHURST – 1982	BBC TV	D: VIKTORS RITELIS
WORLD IN ACTION played SAUDI FIRE CHIEF ( AWARD-WINNING Drama-Doc: THE MYSTERY OF FLIGHT 163) – 1982	GRANADA TV	D: DAVID DARLOW
STARS & GARTERS played MAN IN LOVE AT BAR & CHARACTER IN BEER GARDEN ( 2 x eps: - with KATHY KIRBY) – 1964	ASSOCIATED REDIFFUSION	D: JOHN P. HAMILTON /DAPHNE SHADWELL

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Film & T.V. Film
HAMMER HOUSE OF MYSTERY & SUSPENSE played MILITARY AIDE ( in AND THE WALLS CAME TUMBLING DOWN – with PETER WYNGARDE and GARETH HUNT) - 1984	HAMMER FILM PRODS:	D: PAUL ANNETT
NUTCRACKER (USA – NUTCRACKER SWEET) played SIGNOR ROSSELLI (with JOAN COLLINS – WILLIAM FRANKLYN – ED BISHOP) – 1982	JEZSHAW FILMS LTD:	D: ANWAR KAWADRI
ARABESQUE played MAN AT ROYAL ASCOT (with SOPHIA LOREN and GREGORY PECK) – 1965	COLUMBIA PICTURES	D: STANLEY DONEN

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Radio
MY HERO played THE BANK CASHIER - 1982	CAPITAL RADIO	D: STEPHEN BUTCHER
PLUS HOSPITAL RADIO BROADCASTS AND MANY LOCAL RADIO INTERVIEWS/PROMOS/COMPETITIONS

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Commercials (Cinema & T.V.)
AFKAR L’AZURDE CORPORATE - (SAUDI ARABIA ONLY) played THE GOLD GRADER - 1995	SINCLAIR & CO:
NEW SUNSHINE BREAD played GENGHIS KHAN (shot in English and Mandarin in HONG KONG for FAR EAST ONLY) – 1992	SQUARE BOX PRODUCTIONS LTD:	D: MIKE REYNOLDS
WEETABIX played THE SHERIFF OF NOTTINGHAM - 1991	PAUL WEILAND FILM CO:	D: DAVID GARFATH
THOMSON LOCAL DIRECTORIES impersonated SIR LAURENCE OLIVIER as RICHARD 111 - 1982	JENNIE & CO FILM PRODS LTD:	D: JOHN HALL

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Photographic Modelling

LITTLECOTE HOUSE - BERKSHIRE

Used on hanging cards, brochures and national newspaper advertising for 1986 Season

THE WELL-BELOVED
modelled character of JOCELYN PIERSTON from THOMAS HARDY classic for the BOOK COVER – 1982

MACMILLAN PUBLISHERS

PHOT: BILL RICHMOND

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CD-ROM
DOCTOR WHO MP3 - CD AUDIO "TALES FROM THE TARDIS VOL 2" - 2004	BBC
NEST III (USA) played the BUSINESSMAN AT BIG BEN - 1995	BLUE MOON PRODS: (USA)	D: P KENNETH CROMAR
DESTINY OF THE DOCTORS	BBC

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Voice-Overs (Please also listen to 'Voice-Over Page')
THE KNIGHTS OF THE NEW FOREST (LIVE SHOW)	VOICE OF MERLIN
EUROSTAR (TV)	ST. LUKES	1996
BCC APOLLO LEISURE (THEATRE)	VOICE OF CADBURY'S PANTOMIME HORSE	1993-1994
SEGA	IN-HOUSE	1993
ELECTRONIC ARTS (TV)	CHIAT-DAY	1993
NICKELODEON (TV)	CHIAT-DAY	1993
BCC APOLLO LEISURE (THEATRE)	VOICE OF THE GIANT	1992-1993
JAZZ FM (RADIO) ( many character comms: including BRITISH TELECOM/TWICKERS WORLD/CHELSEA HARBOUR etc:)	THE FLYING DUTCHMAN CO:	1992
ECOVER (TV)	CHIAT-DAY	1991
MENTOS MINTS ( RADIO ) (with JOHN CHALLIS)	PICCADILLY RADIO / MANCHESTER	1985
CYCLE OF LIFE (FILM)	NARRATOR	1984
QUOSH (TV)	DOYLE DANE BERNBACH LTD:	1976

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Video Releases
NUTCRACKER as SIGNOR ROSSELLI with JOAN COLLINS	RANK VIDEO	D: ANWAR KAWADRI
WARRIORS OF THE DEEP played COMMANDER SAUVIX	BBC VIDEO	D: PENNANT ROBERTS
I WAS A DOCTOR WHO MONSTER as HIMSELF (with SYLVESTER McCOY) - 1996	REELTIME PICTURES	D: KEITH BARNFATHER
ELECTRIC BLUE - 12: played UGLY SISTER in SINDERELLA - SEARCH FOR A STAR – with KEN PARRY - 1983	ELECTRIC BLUE PRODUCTIONS

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DVD Releases
DOCTOR WHO - BENEATH THE SURFACE	BBC 2 ENTERTAIN	2008
TERRY & JUNE SERIES 8 VOL: 2 'MISTAKEN IDENTITY'	BBC 2 ENTERTAIN	2008
THE BILL COMPLETE THIRD SERIES 'BLIND ALLEYS, CLOGGED ROADS'	FREMANTLE MEDIA / TALKBACK THAMES	2007
HAMMER HOUSE OF MYSTERY AND SUSPENSE - VOLUME TWO 'AND THE WALLS CAME TUMBLING DOWN'	DD HOME ENTERTAINMENT	2005

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CD Releases
DOCTOR WHO: WARRIORS OF THE DEEP Played COMMANDER SAUVIX	BBC	2008
DOCTOR WHO: MONSTERS ON EARTH Played COMMANDER SAUVIX	BBC	2006
THE GREAT WAR POETS recorded 9 x TRACKS inc: RUPERT BROOKE - THOMAS HARDY – WILFRED OWEN (part of a series of CD’s read by SAMUEL WEST, SIÂN PHILLIPS and others with original music composed by OLIVER WAKEMAN)	THE PRODUCT EXCHANGE	2002
THE GREATEST EPIC POEMS part of the series as above – recording 5 x TRACKS inc: RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM – THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS and THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER	THE PRODUCT EXCHANGE	2002

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Corporate Presentation
CITROËN Played KING GEORGE 111	at WROTHAM PARK for launch of new vehicle	1999
CITROËN Played KING ARTHUR	at AMBERLEY CASTLE for launch of new vehicle	1998
BRITISH DENTAL ASSOCIATION MC	at WEMBLEY CONFERENCE CENTRE	1984

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Corporate Film
SARNER BOARDROOM FURNITURE 1998 Played COMPANY CHAIRMAN	D: IAN REVENS
BBC IN-HOUSE EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TRAINING VIDEO 1992	BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION	D: MIKE BICKERDIKE
PENSION SAVER 1986 EXECUTIVE PLAYING BILLIARD GAME	GUARDIAN ROYAL EXCHANGE	D: STEWART BEVAN
ENGLISH FOR BUSINESS MANAGEMENT 1982 played Mr. McCARTHY in THE RIGHT MAN FOR THE JOB	GUILD LEARNING	D: JOHN FABIAN

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Theatre (see also under Pantomimes)
CHUCKLE BROTHERS TOUR – 1994 played THE BUTLER – NO SLACKIN’ – at ABERDEEN and BASILDON	PHIL DALE for Q'DOS	D: PAUL & BARRY CHUCKLE
PYJAMA TOPS – 1990 played JACK LOVELL (with JOHN INMAN) SUMMER SEASON BOURNEMOUTH PIER then TOUR	*WITH JANET EDIS AND JOHN INMAN* MARK FURNESS PRODS:	D: BILL ROBERTON
WEST SIDE STORY - 1988 played LT SHRANK on NATIONAL TOUR	MALCOLM KNIGHT PRODS:	D: BOB THOMPSON
THE MARRIAGE-GO-ROUND – 1979 played ROSS BARNETT Ph.D and COMPANY/STAGE MANAGED NATIONAL TOUR (with CHRISTINE NORDEN and DOUGLAS FIELDING)	CHARLES VANCE PRODS:	D: CHARLES VANCE
THE LATE EDWINA BLACK - 1977 COMPANY/STAGE MANAGED NATIONAL TOUR (with STEPHEN YARDLEY and JOHN BENTLEY)	*PRODUCTION DAY !* BILL KENWRIGHT PRODS:	D: ROBERT ARDEN
A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS – 1973 played CARDINAL WOLSEY ( for THE FESTIVAL OF BRITISH THEATRE)	GRAND THEATRE SWANSEA	D: JOHN CHILVERS
ODD MAN IN – 1973 played MERVYN BROWNE in this three-hander at THE BLACKFRIARS THEATRE – BOSTON	RAMPART PRODS:	D: ROY PURKIS
SCHWEIK GOES TO WAR - 1972 Played BALOUN / PIOUS CHAPLAIN at the WESTERN PAVILION – LITTLEHAMPTON	A PEARCE PRODUCTION	D: MICHAEL BALFOUR
RUMPELSTILTSKIN - 1971 (SUMMER) played MATTHEW THE MILLER and COMPANY MANAGED on NATIONAL TOUR and PONTINS DOLPHIN HOLIDAY CAMP-BRIXHAM	DRAWN BY GERARD F. CLARKE - HEAD OF THE ARGYLE THEATRE ARGYLE THEATRE PRODS:	D: CHRISTOPHER FARRIES
RUMPELSTILTSKIN – 1971 (SPRING) DIRECTED and played MATTHEW THE MILLER in final week of NATIONAL TOUR	ARGYLE THEATRE PRODS:	D: CHRISTOPHER FARRIES
IT’S A TWO FOOT SIX INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND WORLD – 1970 played PC BEAMISH and COMPANY/STAGE MANAGED on NATIONAL TOUR (with LINDA THORSON and CHARLES DANCE )	STAGE ARTS PLAYERS LTD:	D: ROLAND JAQUARELLO
ALICE IN WONDERLAND – 1970 (SUMMER) played THE MAD HATTER/THE DODO/THE GRYPHON/TWEEDLE DUM/CHESHIRE CAT/ CATERPILLAR/LEG OF MUTTON and COMPANY MANAGED on NATIONAL TOUR	ARGYLE THEATRE PRODS:	D: GARY TAYLOR
RUMPELSTILTSKIN – 1970 DIRECTED PRODUCTION at NEW BRIGHTON for NATIONAL TOUR	ARGYLE THEATRE PRODS:	D: CHRISTOPHER FARRIES
PINOCCHIO – 1970 (SPRING) played MR. FOX/MASTER CHERRY/MR.CROW and RICKY THE PUPPET and COMPANY MANAGED on NATIONAL TOUR	ARGYLE THEATRE PRODS:	D: ANGELA BRINKWORTH
THE PRINCESS & THE DRUMMER BOY – 1969 (AUTUMN) played THE TELLER OF TALES and COMPANY MANAGED on NATIONAL TOUR	ARGYLE THEATRE PRODS:	D: DAVID FOXXE
RUMPELSTILTSKIN – 1969 (SUMMER) played KING PAUL and COMPANY MANAGED on NATIONAL TOUR & LONDON PARKS	ARGYLE THEATRE PRODS:	D: CHRIS FERGUSON

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Live Outdoor Attractions

PLANTAGENET

1991

EARL MARSHALL / COMPERE – PLUMPTON RACECOURSE

TRIAL BY COMBAT

1983

SIR WILLIAM de WARENNE / COMPERE – BOSWORTH FIELD

WINSHIP’S MEDIEVAL JOUSTING TOURNAMENT SHOW – 1981 – 1983
(3 x SEASONS inc: REGULAR at THORPE WATER PARK)

SIR WILLIAM PEMBROKE / COMPERE

JOAN ROSAIRE & GOLDY THE WONDER HORSE - 1982

COMPERE at FALMOUTH CORNWALL

THE WINSHIP’S WILD WEST SHOW – 1974 -1976
(3 x SEASONS at THE LAZY ‘W’ + NATIONAL TOURS inc: REGULAR on THE ISLE OF WIGHT and THE AMERICAN BICENTENNIAL STATE FAIR ’76 at SUDELEY CASTLE for 8 x days)

SHERIFF / COMPERE

THE AMERICAN HELLDRIVERS SHOW - 1976

COMPERE

THE MEDIEVAL JOUSTING TOURNAMENT SHOW - 1974 – 1976
(3 x SEASONS of NATIONAL TOURS + SPAIN (’74) - WOBURN ABBEY and SCOTTISH TOUR (’76 ) which took in THE ORKNEYS – ISLE OF LEWIS and CAWDOR CASTLE )

SIR WILLIAM PEMBROKE

EARL MARSHALL OF ENGLAND / COMPERE

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Cabaret

THE PISTOLEROS - 1976

COUNTRY & WESTERN CLUB GLOS: + BUTLINS BOGNOR

COWBOY/COMPERE

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Pantomimes

THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD

1998/1999
Played THE SHERIFF OF NOTTINGHAM (with JOHN INMAN – THE GRUMBLEWEEDS - LINDA LUSARDI)

GRAND THEATRE, WOLVERHAMPTON

D: ALAN HARDING

MOTHER GOOSE

1994/1995
Played THE DEMON KING/THE DUKE/KING OF GOOSELAND (with JOHN INMAN – CLAIRE SWEENEY – SUSAN MAUGHAN)

DAVENPORT THEATRE, STOCKPORT

D: BILL ROBERTON

MOTHER GOOSE 1993/1994
Played THE DEMON KING/THE DUKE/KING OF GOOSELAND (with JOHN INMAN – FRANK WINDSOR – MAGGIE MOONE)

THEATRE ROYAL, NOTTINGHAM

D: BILL ROBERTON

JACK & THE BEANSTALK 1992/1993
Played FLESHCREEP
(with JOHN INMAN - BILLY PEARCE – EMILY SYMONS)

HIPPODROME THEATRE, BRISTOL

D: BILL ROBERTON

ALADDIN

1990/1991
Played ABANAZAR
(with JOHN INMAN – PAUL SHANE – ELI WOODS – SUSAN MAUGHAN)

CHURCHILL THEATRE, BROMLEY

D: BILL ROBERTON

BABES IN THE WOOD

1989 - 1990
Played THE SHERIFF OF NOTTINGHAM
(with JOHN INMAN – GERRY and the PACEMAKERS – SUSAN MAUGHAN)

THEATRE ROYAL, HANLEY

D: BILL ROBERTON

BABES IN THE WOOD

1988/1989
Played THE SHERIFF OF NOTTINGHAM
(with BARBARA WINDSOR – ROLAND RAT – NICHOLAS PARSONS)

"YEAHHH !"

CHURCHILL THEATRE, BROMLEY

D: PETER ELLIOTT (with YVONNE MARSH)

ALADDIN

1987/1988
Played ABANAZAR
(with THE KRANKIES & LYN PAUL)

EMPIRE THEATRE, SUNDERLAND

D: RUSSELL LANE

ALADDIN

1986/1987
Played ABANAZAR
(with JOHN INMAN – JESSICA MARTIN - JIMMY CRICKET)

TWANKEY: "I'VE JUST PUT THE KETTLE ON !"

GRAND THEATRE, WOLVERHAMPTON

D: BILL ROBERTON

ALADDIN

1985/1986
Played ABANAZAR
(with BARBARA WINDSOR – BILLY DAINTY – JIMMY CRICKET – ROY BARRACLOUGH – JACK HAIG)

THEATRE ROYAL, NOTTINGHAM

D: DICK HURRAN

DICK WHITTINGTON 1984/1985
Played KING RAT
(with CILLA BLACK – BILLY DAINTY – BEN WARRISS – JIMMY CRICKET)

APOLLO THEATRE, OXFORD

D: DICK HURRAN

ALADDIN

1983/1984
Played ABANAZAR
(with JACK SMETHURST – TOMMY GODFREY – DEBORAH WATLING – MIKE BERRY)

HEXAGON THEATRE, READING

D: RALPH TOBERT

DICK WHITTINGTON 1982/1983
Played KING RAT
(with THE KRANKIES – BILLY DAINTY – PAUL HENRY)

HIPPODROME, BIRMINGHAM

D: MICHAEL HURLL

CINDERELLA 1979/1980
Played MAJOR DOMO

KEY THEATRE, PETERBOROUGH

D: CHARLES VANCE

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Christopher Farries as the Sheriff of Nottingham

Churchill Theatre - Bromley 1989

Drawn by Big Tim

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