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- Having left Marlborough College early, Robert went to London to follow up his ambition of becoming an actor by auditioning for and joining the National Youth Theatre. He then moved into film and television work. He went to R.A.D.A. for a year. His hobbies were polo and gardening.
- Actor
- Writer
Peter Denyer was born on 20th August 1947 in Dartford, Kent, England. His first professional acting role at the age of 19, credited him as "3rd Workman" in "The Stirrings in Sheffield on Saturday Night" at The Playhouse in Sheffield in 1966. He is best remembered as the dim-witted but likeable "Dennis Dunstable" in the popular London Weekend Television comedy series Please Sir! (1968). The series was based around a ficticious South London comprehensive Fenn Street school and the antics of the unruly school kids of 5C, their teachers and parents. The series was first transmitted on 11th November 1968 and ran for four series consisting of 53 episodes; the series was also made into a comic strip for the 70s children's magazine "Look In". Please Sir! (1968) ended in 1972, but there was a spin-off series called The Fenn Street Gang (1971) following the kids of 5C as they left school and looked for work. It ran for two series but never found the same popularity and was axed in 1973.
Like many of the younger actors in the series, Peter went onto further television success appearing in series such as Dixon of Dock Green (1955), Agony (1979), Dear John.... (1986), Emmerdale Farm (1972), The Bill (1984) and On the Up (1990). He slowly moved away from acting and into writing, directing and producing pantomimes. His showbiz pals include Barbara Windsor, Anita Dobson, Kate O'Mara, Toyah Willcox, Frank Finlay and Robert Powell. Peter remains a bachelor and has been resident in Gloucestershire for nearly 30 years.- Cavan Kendall was born on 22 May 1942 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Sexy Beast (2000), St. Ives (1967) and Jo's Boys (1959). He died on 29 October 1999 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
- Actor
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Eric Morecambe was born on 14 May 1926 in Buxton Street, Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for The Morecambe & Wise Show (1968), Night Train to Murder (1984) and The Intelligence Men (1965). He was married to Joan Morecambe. He died on 28 May 1984 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK.- Eric Dodson was born on 1 December 1920 in Peterborough, England, UK. He was an actor, known for American Playhouse (1980), The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1960) and The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (1959). He was married to Rosaline Haddon and Pearl Dadswell. He died on 13 January 2000 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Jessie Jacobs was the middle child of Joanna and Brendan Jacobs. After "The Saddle Club" ended Jessie Jacobs pierced her nose and she wore a retainer at the age of 13. When her baby brother Charlie was born Jessie Jacobs helped with his delivery and cut his umbilical cord. Being on "Fergus McPhail" reunited Jessie Jacobs with her former Saddle Club co-star Heli Simpson. Before she died Jessie Jacobs had taken a break from acting to focus on school and music. Jessie Jacobs and Janelle Corlass-Brown released a CD Single for their song "Trouble", they were featured on "Fun For Everyone", "Friends Forever", and "Princess Veronica Tour EP", and she covered "Hello World" with Heli Simpson, Kia Luby, and Janelle Corlass-Brown. Jessie Jacobs died instantly from her injuries when she was hit by a train on May 10, 2008. In 2009 Joanna Jacobs started "The Jessica Jacobs School of Drama" a year after her daughter died. As a child Jessie Jacobs studied ballet, classical violin, and bass guitar. She played the guitar in a local band called The Volten Sins.- Patricia Riley was born on 10 August 1930 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Disco Godfather (1979), A Girl Called Jo (1956) and Flotsam's Follies (1950). She died on 18 April 2004 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
- Beryl Johnstone was born in 1914 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Crossroads (1964). She was married to Arthur Hewlett and Kenneth More. She died on 21 January 1969 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
- Harry Brooks Jr. was born on 16 February 1936. He was an actor, known for Doctor Who (1963), Hanover Street (1979) and Secret Agent (1964). He was married to Lela ?. He died on 25 October 2008 in Cheltenham, England, UK.
- Rodney Gould was born on 10 March 1943 in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, UK. He died on 16 April 2024 in Cheltenham, England, UK.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Laurie Heath was born in 1950 in Surrey, England, UK. He was an actor, known for BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960), Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story (2017) and Z Cars (1962). He died in 1998 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK.- Actor
- Music Department
- Producer
Stuart Colman was born on 19 December 1944 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor and producer, known for Cliff Richard & The Young Ones: Living Doll (1986), Play for Today (1970) and Blue Suede Shoes (1980). He was married to Annie Shutte and Janet Hyland. He died on 19 April 2018 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK.- Writer
- Script and Continuity Department
- Producer
John Brason was born on 29 June 1924 in South Shields, Durham, England, UK. He was a writer and producer, known for Walk a Crooked Path (1969), Moonbase 3 (1973) and Special Branch (1969). He died in 2003 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK.- John Traynor was born on 23 May 1875 in Whitehaven, Cumbria, England, UK. He was an actor, known for A Clown Must Laugh (1936) and Men of Tomorrow (1932). He died on 1 October 1955 in Cheltenham, England, UK.
- Martin Charteris was born on 7 September 1913 in Belgravia, London, England, UK. He was married to Mary Gay Hobart Margesson. He died on 23 December 1999 in Wood Stanway, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
- Director
- Writer
- Animation Department
Anson Dyer was born on 18 July 1876 in Brighton, Sussex, England, UK. He was a director and writer, known for Peter's Picture Poems (1917), Dollars in Surrey (1921) and Three Little Pigs (1918). He died on 22 February 1962 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK.- Music Department
- Actor
- Composer
Jimmy Kennedy was born on 20 July 1902 in Omagh, Ireland, UK. He was an actor and composer, known for Never Let Me Go (2010), The 6th Day (2000) and Memphis Belle (1990). He died on 6 April 1984 in Cheltenham, England, UK.- Sound Department
Larry Thompson was born in 1921 in Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England, UK. Larry died on 7 April 2000 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK.- Neville Griffiths was born on 15 October 1923 in Tumble, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK. He was an actor, known for Omnibus (1952). He died on 21 October 2010 in Woodmancote, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
- William Fraser Brunner was born on 18 January 1873 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Jane Eyre (1946). He died on 21 December 1950 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
- Felicitas Corrigan was born on 6 March 1908 in Everton, Liverpool, England, UK. She was a writer, known for The Best of Friends (1991). She died on 7 October 2003 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
- Actor
- Music Department
John Giblin was born on 26 February 1952 in Bellshill, Scotland. He was an actor, known for Phil Collins: In the Air Tonight (1981), John Martyn: One World... One John (2012) and The Old Grey Whistle Test (1971). He died on 14 May 2023 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK.- Mike MacDowel was born on 13 September 1932 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. He died on 18 January 2016 in Cheltenham, England, United Kingdom.
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Location Management
- Production Manager
Alec Gibb was born in 1927 in Warwickshire, England, UK. He was an assistant director and production manager, known for Pickup Alley (1957), Second Fiddle (1957) and My Lover, My Son (1970). He died in 1996 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK.- David Spurling was born on 9 May 1929 in Edmonton, Middlesex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Doomwatch (1970), Homicide (1964) and Hunter (1967). He died on 23 May 2007 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
- Vernon Conway was born on 26 May 1928 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for Bad Sister (1947). He died on 12 October 2016 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
- Cinematographer
Maurice Bertel was born on 14 May 1871 in L'Isle-Adam, Val-d'Oise, France. He was a cinematographer, known for Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford (1916), Officer 666 (1916) and Moondyne (1913). He died on 17 May 1930 in Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia.- David Stayt was born in 1925 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK. He was married to Yvonne ?. He died on 25 August 2009 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
- Music Department
- Composer
- Writer
Dorothy Sensier was born on 26 September 1923 in Romford, Essex, England, UK. She was a composer and writer, known for Guns of Darkness (1962), Three Of A Kind (1962) and Bid for Fame (1956). She was married to Philip Beck and Peter Sensier. She died on 30 December 2003 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK.- Ron Nicholls was born on 4 December 1933 in Sharpness, Gloucestershire, England, UK. He died on 21 July 1994 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
- Brian Shawe-Taylor was born on 29 January 1915 in Dublin, Ireland. He died on 1 May 1999 in Cheltenham, England, United Kingdom.
- Suzanne Jefferies was born on 2 December 1933 in the UK. She was an actress, known for Coronation Street (1960), Theatre 625 (1964) and Orna (2015). She died on 3 March 2017 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
- Philip Ashley was born on 2 June 1916 in Malvern East, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was an actor, known for The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955), BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950) and Sword of Freedom (1957). He died on 12 October 2008 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
- Ursula Hughes was born on 18 June 1898 in Ilford, Essex, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Inheritance (1920). She died on 21 December 1990 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
- Joyce Vickery was born on 15 December 1908 in Strathfield, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She died on 29 May 1979 in Cheltenham, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- David Talbot Rice was born on 11 July 1903 in Rugby, Warwickshire, England, UK. He died on 12 March 1972 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
- Rosemary Verey was born on 21 December 1918 in Brompton, Gillingham, Kent, England, UK. She was married to David Cecil Wynter Verey. She died on 31 May 2001 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
- Winifred Foley was born on 25 July 1914 in Brierley, Gloucestershire, England, UK. She was a writer, known for Great Performances (1971), Abide with Me (1976) and Child in the Forest (2001). She was married to Syd Foley. She died on 21 March 2009 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
- Kenneth Bowen was born on 1 August 1932 in Llanelli, Wales, UK. He was married to Angela Evenden. He died on 1 September 2018 in Cheltenham, England, UK.
- John Glendinning was born on 30 November 1857 in Whitehaven, Cumbria, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Lights Out (1946), Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) and NBC Presents (1949). He was married to Jessie Millward (actress) and Clara Braithwaite (actress). He died on 16 July 1916 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK.