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'''Richard Briers''', CBE ([[14 January (people)|14 January]] [[1934 (people)|1934]]-[[17 February (people)|17 February]] [[2013 (people)|2013]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/feb/18/richard-briers|title=Richard Briers obituary|author=Coveney, Michael|date of source=18 February 2013|website name=The Guardian|accessdate=28 January 2019}}</ref>) played the [[Chief Caretaker]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story ''[[Paradise Towers (TV story)|Paradise Towers]]'' and [[Henry Parker]] in the ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' story ''[[A Day in the Death (TV story)|A Day in the Death]]''.
'''Richard Briers''', CBE ([[14 January (people)|14 January]] [[1934 (people)|1934]]-[[17 February (people)|17 February]] [[2013 (people)|2013]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/feb/18/richard-briers|title=Richard Briers obituary|author=Coveney, Michael|date of source=18 February 2013|website name=The Guardian|accessdate=28 January 2019}}</ref>) played the [[Chief Caretaker]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story ''[[Paradise Towers (TV story)|Paradise Towers]]'' and [[Henry Parker]] in the ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' story ''[[A Day in the Death (TV story)|A Day in the Death]]''.


He is best known for playing Tom Good in the [[BBC]] television series {{wi|The Good Life (1975 TV series)|The Good Life}}. He was married to actor [[Ann Davies]] from 1956 until his death in 2013.
He is best known for playing Tom Good in the [[BBC]] television series {{wi|The Good Life (1975 TV series)|The Good Life}}. He was married to actor [[Ann Davies]], from 1956 until his death in 2013, and was the father of [[Lucy Briers]].


He also contributed to the charity reference book ''[[Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who]]''.
He also contributed to the charity reference book ''[[Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who]]''.

Revision as of 09:57, 17 August 2021

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Richard Briers, CBE (14 January 1934-17 February 2013[1]) played the Chief Caretaker in the Doctor Who story Paradise Towers and Henry Parker in the Torchwood story A Day in the Death.

He is best known for playing Tom Good in the BBC television series The Good Life. He was married to actor Ann Davies, from 1956 until his death in 2013, and was the father of Lucy Briers.

He also contributed to the charity reference book Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who.

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Footnotes

  1. Coveney, Michael (18 February 2013). Richard Briers obituary. The Guardian. Retrieved on 28 January 2019.