Nicholas Parsons

Nicholas Parsons
Birth date:	10 October 1923
Work in the DWU
Main roles:	Reverend Wainwright
Main jobs:	Actor
Stories:	The Curse of Fenric
Main time period active:	1989
Career highlights
Notable non-DWU work:	The Princess and the Woodcutter, The Eric Baker Half-Hour, The Adventures of Robin Hood, Saturday Playhouse, Four Feather Falls, Carry On..., The Arthur Hayes Show, Call My Bluff (presenter), Just A Minute (presenter), The Ugliest Girl in Town, Sale of the Century (presenter), The Morecambe & Wise Show, The Comic Strip Presents..., Bodger and Badger, Cluedo, Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!, Agatha Christie's Marple, Terrahawks
IMDb profile

Nicholas Parsons CBE (born 10 October 1923) played Reverend Wainwright in the Doctor Who serial The Curse of Fenric. He also contributed to the charity reference book Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who.

Outside the DWU, Parsons is best known for hosting Sale of the Century (ITV, 1971-83) and Just A Minute (BBC, 1967-present). He was awarded a CBE in the 2014 New Year Honours List.

External links

• Nicholas Parsons at the Internet Movie Database