Derek Francis
Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Derek Francis (born 7 November 1923 in Brighton - died 27 March 1984 in Wimbledon, London) was an English comedy and character actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Derek Francis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Born: November 7, 1923
Place of Birth: Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
Known For
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.
Doctor Who: The Romans
The TARDIS crew take up residence near Rome in 64AD, where Ian and Barbara are kidnapped by slave traders, and the Doctor's imitation of Maximus Pettulian sees him taken to the court of Emperor Nero where he inadvertently plays a part in deciding the course of history...
The Main Chance
The Main Chance was a British television series which first aired on ITV between 1969,1970,1972 and 1975. A drama, it depicts the sudden transformation in the life of solicitor David Main who relocates from London to Leeds.
Jason King
Jason King - a suavely sophisticated former secret agent turned novelist - travels the world searching for material to fill his books, encountering an endless parade of glamorous women, exotic locales, menacing villains and daring intrigue! Before Austin Powers swung into action, Jason King set the standard for the hip crime-fighting international playboy!
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 Professionals
The lives of Bodie and Doyle, top agents for Britain's CI5 (Criminal Intelligence 5), and their controller, George Cowley. The mandate of CI5 was to fight terrorism and similar high-profile crimes. Cowley, a hard ex-MI5 operative, hand-picked each of his men. Bodie is a cynical ex-SAS paratrooper and mercenary whose nature ran to controlled violence, while his partner, Doyle, comes to CI5 from the regular police force, and is more of an open minded liberal. Their relationship is often contentious, but they are the top men in their field, and the ones to whom Cowley always assigned to the toughest cases.
Rising Damp
Set in a seedy bedsit, the cowardly landlord Rigsby has his conceits debunked by his long suffering tenants.
The Professionals
The lives of Bodie and Doyle, top agents for Britain's CI5 (Criminal Intelligence 5), and their controller, George Cowley. The mandate of CI5 was to fight terrorism and similar high-profile crimes. Cowley, a hard ex-MI5 operative, hand-picked each of his men. Bodie is a cynical ex-SAS paratrooper and mercenary whose nature ran to controlled violence, while his partner, Doyle, comes to CI5 from the regular police force, and is more of an open minded liberal. Their relationship is often contentious, but they are the top men in their field, and the ones to whom Cowley always assigned to the toughest cases.
A Christmas Carol
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
An anthology series produced by Thames Television, comprised of short mystery, suspense or crime adaptations featuring, as the title suggests, detectives who were literary contemporaries of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes.
Filmography
as Brother Martin (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Pemberton
as Bishop Lec
as Lord Kingsclere
as Uncle George
as His Grace
as Mr Jaggers
as Len Hatch
as John Howard
as Brother Martin (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Benson
as Bishop
as Wackford Squeers
as The Bishop
as Stage Manager
as Bishop
as Sam
as Raymond Meadows
as Thomas Partridge
as Mr. French
as Edward VII of England
as Shelby Grafton
as Octavius Lamb
as Father Matthew
as Sub Prior, Father Matthew
as Shelby Grafton
as Sam
as Prof. Morell
as Brother Martin
as His Honour Judge Daniel Hastings
as Mr. Belvadere
as Arthur
as Charles Breedon
as Judge
as Dixon
as Farmer
as Sanders
as Park Keeper
as 1st Gentleman of Charity
as Arborel
as Bishop
as Sam Bryant
as Inspector Pugh
as Sir Charles Moberley
as Senator Lecherous
as Sir James Darren
as Farmer
as Harrington
as Mr. Harcourt
as Ralph Nickleby
as Sir Edmund Burke
as Puddleby
as Alderman Ernest Corcoran
as G.C. Stoupe
as Innkeeper
as Lord Barnett
as Paddy
as Lord Barnett, G.C.B.
as Nero
as Lord Trevanion
as Minister
as Merryweather
as Mycroft Holmes
as Chief Supt. Croft
as Fingus
as Dexter's Doctor (Uncredited)
as Supt. Brett
as Jack Carter
as Klaus
as John Goggin
as Klein
as Mr. Jones
as Sir John Dawson-Brown
as Squire Anthony Cobtree
as Detective Inspector
as Henry Dobbs
as Arthur Tilsley
as R. R. Harris
as Frank
as Priest
as Mr. Langley
as John Goggin
as Percy Grey