Brian Wilde
Acting
Biography
Brian Wilde was an English actor, best known for his roles in television comedy, including Mr Barrowclough in Porridge and "Foggy" Dewhurst in Last of the Summer Wine.
Born: June 13, 1927
Place of Birth: Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England, UK
Known For
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christopher Awards, 11 Peabody Awards, 9 Golden Globes, and 4 Humanitas Prizes. Early seasons were a weekly live drama, eventually transitioning to videotaped and then filmed productions broadcast as occasional specials.
Porridge
Porridge is a British situation comedy broadcast on BBC1 from 1974 to 1977, running for three series, two Christmas specials and a feature film also titled Porridge. Written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, it stars Ronnie Barker and Richard Beckinsale as two inmates at the fictional HMP Slade in Cumberland. "Doing porridge" is British slang for serving a prison sentence, porridge once being the traditional breakfast in UK prisons. The series was followed by a 1978 sequel, Going Straight, which established that Fletcher would not be going back to prison again. Porridge was voted number seven in a 2004 BBC poll of the 100 greatest British sitcoms.
Getting Sam Home
Three old chums agree to take the ailing Sam on one last trip to see his flousy girl-friend, Lily Bless Her, in the middle of the night.
The Sweeney
Jack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue criminals with the help of his partner, George Carter.
The Avengers
A quirky spy show of the adventures of eccentrically suave British Agent John Steed and his predominantly female partners. Jonathan Steed - an urbane, proper gentleman spy - teams with various assistants throughout the series' run, including Dr. David Keel, Cathy Gale, Emma Peel and Tara King, to repeatedly save the world from diabolical schemes plotted by equally diabolical evil-doers (among them robots and man-eating monsters).
Catweazle
A medieval wizard (though not a very good one) Catweazle is transported to the modern age... A British television series, created and written by Richard Carpenter which was produced and directed by Quentin Lawrence for London Weekend Television under the LWI banner, and screened in the UK on ITV in 1970. A second season in 1971 was directed by David Reid and David Lane. Both series had thirteen episodes each, with Geoffrey Bayldon playing the leading role. The series was broadcast in Ireland, Britain, Gibraltar, New Zealand, The Netherlands, Germany, Australia, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Czechoslovakia, Nicaragua and Quebec. The first episode is available to view in full at the BFI Screenonline site.
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
The second collection of short stories written by Baroness Orczy about the gallant English hero, the Scarlet Pimpernel and his League.
Elizabeth R
This historical mini-series documents the reign of Elizabeth I with each episode focusing on one dramatic period in the lengthy reign of the Virgin Queen, including her ascension to the throne, her various marital intrigues, her problems with her cousin Mary, Queen of Scots, and the threatened invasion of the Spanish Armada.
Theatre 625
Theatre 625 is a British television drama anthology series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC2 from 1964 to 1968. It was one of the first regular programmes in the line-up of the channel, and the title referred to its production and transmission being in the higher-definition 625-line format, which only BBC2 used at the time.
Last of the Summer Wine
Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire Dales. They spend their days speculating about their fellow townsfolk and thinking up adventures not usually favored by the elderly. Last of the Summer Wine premiered as an episode of Comedy Playhouse in 1973. The show ran for 295 episodes until 2010. It is the longest running comedy Britain has produced and the longest running sitcom in the world.
Filmography
as (archive footage)
as Major Wyatt
as Meredith
as Foggy
as Roland Simpson
as Foggy Dewhurst
as Foggy
as Tredwell
as Harold (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Mr. Barrowclough
as Joseph
as Owl (voice)
as Mr. Barrowclough
as Harold
as Black Room Attendant
as Night Inspector
as Mr. Barrowclough
as Sliggs
as Doctor
as Stanley Hedges
as Mr. Barrowclough
as Major Forster
as Policeman
as Mr Barrowclough
as Foggy
as Mr. Appleby
as Latimer
as Prison Doctor
as Richard Topcliffe
as Ted
as Tod
as Mr. Peacock
as Ellerman
as Mr. Potts - The Vicar
as Prof. Fairbairn
as Bloody Delilah
as Man from Cox & Carter
as 1st Policeman (uncredited)
as Sgt. Catchpole
as Mr. Gilbert (uncredited)
as Vassily's Father (uncredited)
as Mr Shater
as Shyster
as Basil Willett
as Hodges
as George Horton
as Dr. Boddington
as Fred
as Reverend James
as Policeman
as Hosea Pitt
as Cemetery Superintendent
as Lipson
as Speaker
as Petty Officer Gilors
as Chief Warder
as Newspaper Photographer
as Raven
as Sam Ross
as Bill Seddon
as New Recruit (uncredited)
as Bill
as Rand Hobart
as Monk
as Trumps
as Policeman (uncredited)
as Simon Trask
as Ransom
as Peter Harbottle
as Sir Thomas Landers
as George Colb
as Judge
as Clayton
as Henry Brandon
as Smuggler at Airfield
as Clerk
as Pinky - Bogus Detective Sergeant
as Sir John Reith