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| Born | Derek Fowlds 2 September 1937 Balham, London, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actor, Presenter |
| Years active | 1962-present |
| Spouse(s) | Adrienne Corri (?-?) (Divorced) |
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Fowlds was born in Balham, London, the son of Ketha Muriel (née Treacher) and James Witney Fowlds[1] who was a salesman. Balham is a neighbourhood in South London, England. The settlement appears in the Domesday Book as Belgeham. He attended a Secondary Modern School in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire and after amateur acting he trained at RADA and made his debut on the West End stage in the The Miracle Worker. A Secondary Modern School is a type of Secondary school that existed in most of the United Kingdom from 1944 until the early 1970s under the Tripartite System Berkhamsted is a historic town of some 19000 people It is situated in the west of Hertfordshire, between the towns of Tring and Hemel Hempstead. Hertfordshire (ˈhɑːtfədʃə(r, abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art ( RADA) in Bloomsbury, London, is generally regarded as one of the most prestigious Drama schools in the world The West End of London is an area of Central London, England, containing many of the city's major tourist attractions businesses headquarters and the commercial The Miracle Worker is a cycle of 20th century dramatic works derived from Helen Keller 's Autobiography The Story of My Life
Fowlds had appeared in minor British films before he became familiar to British television viewers as 'Mr Derek' in the children's series The Basil Brush Show, replacing Rodney Bewes as presenter. Basil Brush is an Anthropomorphic fox best known as a British television character aimed at children Rodney Bewes (born November 27, 1938 in Bingley, near Bradford, in the West Riding of Yorkshire) is an English television Probably his most famous role however was that of Bernard Woolley in Yes Minister and its sequel, Yes, Prime Minister, alongside Paul Eddington and Nigel Hawthorne. Sir Bernard Woolley (born September 2, 1937) is one of the three main fictional characters of the 1980s British sitcom Yes Minister Yes Minister is a multi-award winning satirical British sitcom written by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn that was first transmitted Paul Eddington CBE ( 18 June 1927 – 4 November 1995) was an English Actor best known for his appearances in Sir Nigel Barnard Hawthorne CBE ( 5 April, 1929 – 26 December, 2001) was an English Actor, perhaps best
Fowlds plays Oscar Blaketon in the long-running ITV police drama nostalgia series, Heartbeat. Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent Heartbeat is a long-running British TV police drama series set in 1960s Yorkshire. The character has retired from the police force and turned publican. Prior to this he played the lead role in the sitcom Affairs of the Heart. Affairs of the Heart is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1983 to 1985
Fowlds was previously married to actress Adrienne Corri and Blue Peter presenter and dancer Lesley Judd. Adrienne Corri (born on 13 November 1933 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is an actress of Italian parentage Lesley Judd (born 20 December 1946, London, UK) is an English dancer and TV presenter best known as a long-serving host of the BBC
Television roles
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1980 to 1984 | Yes Minister | Bernard Woolley |
| 1983 to 1985 | Affairs of the Heart | Peter Bonamy |
| 1986 to 1988 | Yes, Prime Minister | Bernard Woolley |
| 1992 to 2008 | Heartbeat | Oscar Blaketon |
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Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Yes Minister is a multi-award winning satirical British sitcom written by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn that was first transmitted Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Affairs of the Heart is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1983 to 1985 Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Yes Minister is a multi-award winning satirical British sitcom written by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn that was first transmitted Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Heartbeat is a long-running British TV police drama series set in 1960s Yorkshire.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic