Eric Allan
Acting
Biography
Eric Allan is a retired British actor best known for appearing in several productions by Mike Leigh and for playing countryman Bert Fry on the Radio 4 soap The Archers from 1996 to 2021.
Born: March 8, 1940
Known For
The Knock
The Knock is a British television drama series, created by Anita Bronson and broadcast on ITV from 1994 to 2000, which portrayed the activities of customs officers from Her Majesty's Customs and Excise. The series derived its name from the distinctive 'knock knock knock' command used over the radio to synchronise a raid.
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes uses his abilities to take on cases by private clients and those that the Scotland Yard are unable to solve, along with his friend Dr. Watson.
House of Cards
Frustrated at a new moderate Conservative government and deprived of a promotion to a senior position, chief whip Francis Urquhart prepares a meticulous plot to bring down the Prime Minister then to take his place.
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Writer and Director Mike Leigh discusses the techniques used to create his plays.
Heartbeat
Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines.
Heartbeat
Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines.
Nuts in May
A middle-class couple go camping in Dorset, but peace and quiet elude them.
Playhouse
A one-hour anthology television series of one-off contemporary and classic dramas produced by the BBC.
Playhouse
A one-hour anthology television series of one-off contemporary and classic dramas produced by the BBC.
Playhouse
A one-hour anthology television series of one-off contemporary and classic dramas produced by the BBC.
Filmography
as Philip Snowden
as Marie's Dad
as David Archer
as Bill Rawlings
as Ken Larke
as Publican
as Clark
as Mr Galt
as Adrian Shepherd
as Len
as Older Prison Officer
as Superintendent
as Breckendridge
as Self
as Peter Retford
as Policeman
as Cecil
as Peter Mountjoy
as Gavin
as Gestapo Man
as Penrose
as Quarryman
as Peter Mountjoy
as Cecil
as Policeman
as Martin
as Frank Blakey
as Peter
as Leutnant Hochbauer
as Eric