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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.
"The Fear Merchants" is the second episode of the fifth series of the 1960s cult British spy-fi television series The Avengers, starring Patrick Macnee and Diana Rigg, and guest starring Patrick Cargill, Brian Wilde, Annette Carell, and Garfield Morgan. [1] It was first broadcast in the Southern region of the ITV network on Monday 16 January 1967.
An updated version of the documentary was commissioned for the 30th anniversary of the series. Broadcast on 13 April 2003, this version featured an expanded interview with Brian Wilde and new interviews with Brian Murphy and Burt Kwouk. [6] In March 2022, Channel 5 aired a 67-minute special retrospective for their series "30 Years Of Laughs ...
Wyatt's Watchdogs is a 30-minute BBC1 situation comedy that starred Brian Wilde and Trevor Bannister.Created and written by Miles Tredinnick, the six-episode series was transmitted in the autumn of 1988.
Brian Wilde; 1976–1985, 1990–1997, Colin Harris; 1997) Walter C. "Foggy" Dewhurst was the second ‘Third Man’, a former soldier who liked to boast of his military exploits in Burma during the Second World War. In fact, he had been a signwriter; and unlike Blamire, many of his old military stories were untrue.
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: Foggy: Returning this series. Barry Wilkinson (1986–1990, 1996–2010) Last appearances. Foggy Dewhirst (1976–1985, 1990–1997) List of Episodes