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Brian Wilde blue plaque in Ashton-under-Lyne. Brian George Wilde (13 June 1927 – 20 March 2008) was an English actor best known for his roles in television comedy, most notably Mr Barrowclough in Porridge and Walter "Foggy" Dewhurst in Last of the Summer Wine. [1] Although tall, his gentle demeanour became his hallmark.
Henry Barrowclough is a prison officer portrayed by Brian Wilde.Unlike Mr Mackay, whose harsh and confrontational methods he disapproves of (though he dare not make this known to Mr Mackay), Barrowclough is a timid, sympathetic man who firmly believes that the role of prison is to rehabilitate rather than punish.
Richard Topcliffe was portrayed by Brian Wilde in the 1971 British television mini-series Elizabeth R. Topcliffe is featured in Rory Clements' "John Shakespeare" murder mystery novel series as a sadistic torturer.
Compo is a scruffy working-class pensioner, often exploited by the bossy characters played by Michael Bates, Brian Wilde, Michael Aldridge and Frank Thornton for dirty jobs, stunts and escapades, while their indomitably docile friend Norman Clegg, played by Peter Sallis, follows and watches with a smirk.
Brian Wilde (1921–2008), Last of the Summer Wine, Porridge; Ben Willbond (born 1973) Ghosts, "The Thick of It" Richard Wilson (born 1936), Only When I Laugh, One Foot in the Grave; Penelope Wilton (born 1946), Ever Decreasing Circles; Sir Norman Wisdom (1915–2010), Wit and Wisdom; Victoria Wood (1953–2016), dinnerladies; Mike Wozniak ...
PASSAIC — City Police Officer Brian Lora, 29, died suddenly Monday morning, police officials said. Lora, who was with the department for three years, served with distinction in the school ...
Retired soldier Major John Wyatt (Brian Wilde) is spurred into action after his sister Edwina's (Anne Ridler) home is burgled in broad daylight. Ignoring correct police procedures, he forms his own Neighbourhood Watch group of incompetents and patrols the streets in his Range Rover known locally as the 'Dogmobile'. The Watch members are a ...
The bodies of Brian Crossman, 46, Erica Crossman, 41, and Colin Taft, 13, were found on Sunday. Vermont town official found murdered alongside wife and teen son after blood-covered relative called ...