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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' ([[1926]]-[[2009]]) voiced [[Melanie Bush]]'s [[uncle]], Dr [[John Hallam]], in [[BFA]]: ''[[Catch-1782]]''.
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| image          = Derek Benfield.jpg
| birth date    = [[11 March (people)|11 March]] [[1926 (people)|1926]]
| death date    = [[10 March (people)|10 March]] [[2009 (people)|2009]]
| job title      = [[Actor]]
| role          = Dr [[John Hallam]]
| story          = ''[[Catch-1782 (audio story)|Catch-1782]]''
| time          = 2005
| non dwu        = ''[[Great Expectations]]'', ''[[No Hiding Place]]'', ''[[Coronation Street]]'', ''[[Z-Cars]]'', ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]'', ''The Newcomers'', ''[[Doomwatch]]'', ''The Brothers'', ''Rumpole of the Bailey'', ''Crown Court'', ''Shine on Harvey Moon'', ''Yes Minister'', ''[[Juliet Bravo]]'', ''Casualty'', ''First of the Summer Wine'', ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]'', ''Agatha Christie's [[Hercule Poirot|Poirot]]'', ''Lovejoy'', ''Peak Practice'', ''Hetty Wainthropp Investigates''
|imdb            = 0071005
}}
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' ([[11 March (people)|11 March]] [[1926 (people)|1926]]-[[10 March (people)|10 March]] [[2009 (people)|2009]]<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2009/apr/01/obituary-derek-benfield The Guardian]</ref>) voiced Dr [[John Hallam]] in the [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|Big Finish ''Doctor Who'']] audio story ''[[Catch-1782 (audio story)|Catch-1782]]''.


A stalwart of [[British]] television, his career stretched back to at least the mid-[[1950s]]. He was known for several recurring characters from the [[1960s]] to the [[1990s]], including: "Higgenbottom" in [[1961]]'s ''Three Live Wires'', a series that is now mostly [[missing episodes|lost]]; "Tom Collis" in [[1965]]'s [[Paul Bernard]]-directed [[science fiction]] programme, {{wi|R3 (TV series)|R3}}; "Andrew Parsons" in [[1965]]'s {{wi|The Mask of Janus}}; "Walter Greenhaigh" from [[19676]] to [[1969]] on ''[[Coronation Street]]''; "Frank Skinner" on [[1970]]'s {{wi|Timeslip}}; "Bill Riley" on {{wi|The Brothers}}, with [[Colin Baker]] and [[Kate O'Mara]]; "Albert Handyside" on [[1979]]'s {{wi|Rumpole of the Bailey}}; the lead on {{wi|First of the Summer Wine}} in [[1988]]; and "Robert Wainthropp" on {{wi|Hetty Wainthropp Investigates}}.
== Career ==
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A stalwart of [[British]] television, his career stretched back to at least the mid-1950s. He was known for several recurring characters from the 1960s to the 1990s, including: "Higgenbottom" in 1961's ''Three Live Wires'', a series that is now mostly [[missing episodes|lost]]; "Tom Collis" in 1965's [[Paul Bernard]]-directed [[science fiction]] programme, {{wi|R3 (TV series)|R3}}; "Andrew Parsons" in 1965's {{wi|The Mask of Janus}}; "Walter Greenhaigh" from 1967 to 1969 on ''[[Coronation Street]]''; "Frank Skinner" on 1970's {{wi|Timeslip}}; "Bill Riley" on {{wi|The Brothers (1972 TV series)|The Brothers}}, with [[Colin Baker]] and [[Kate O'Mara]]; "Albert Handyside" on 1979's {{wi|Rumpole of the Bailey}}; the lead on {{wi|First of the Summer Wine}} in 1988; and "Robert Wainthropp" on {{wi|Hetty Wainthropp Investigates}} in the late 1990s.
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His list of guest-starring credits is exceptionally long. Amongst the higher-profile shows on which he appeared were: {{wi|Peak Practice}}, {{wi|Lovejoy}}, ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]'', {{wi|Remington Steele}}, {{wi|Yes Minister}}, {{wi|Hi-de-Hi!}}, ''[[Z-Cars]]'', and ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]'', a show for which he also wrote a few episodes.
 
== External links ==
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== Footnotes ==
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Latest revision as of 20:26, 24 March 2024

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Derek Benfield (11 March 1926-10 March 2009[1]) voiced Dr John Hallam in the Big Finish Doctor Who audio story Catch-1782.

Career[[edit] | [edit source]]

A stalwart of British television, his career stretched back to at least the mid-1950s. He was known for several recurring characters from the 1960s to the 1990s, including: "Higgenbottom" in 1961's Three Live Wires, a series that is now mostly lost; "Tom Collis" in 1965's Paul Bernard-directed science fiction programme, R3; "Andrew Parsons" in 1965's The Mask of Janus; "Walter Greenhaigh" from 1967 to 1969 on Coronation Street; "Frank Skinner" on 1970's Timeslip; "Bill Riley" on The Brothers, with Colin Baker and Kate O'Mara; "Albert Handyside" on 1979's Rumpole of the Bailey; the lead on First of the Summer Wine in 1988; and "Robert Wainthropp" on Hetty Wainthropp Investigates in the late 1990s.

His list of guest-starring credits is exceptionally long. Amongst the higher-profile shows on which he appeared were: Peak Practice, Lovejoy, Only Fools and Horses, Remington Steele, Yes Minister, Hi-de-Hi!, Z-Cars, and Dixon of Dock Green, a show for which he also wrote a few episodes.

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]