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George Layton (born 2 March 1943[1]) played Technician Penn in the Doctor Who television story The Space Pirates. He also voiced several characters for Big Finish Productions.
He also played an actor playing the 'New Doctor' in the unaired French and Saunders sketch The Silurian Disruption.
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Layton's other credits included Z-Cars, The Likely Lads, Dixon of Dock Green, The Liver Birds, Coronation Street, The Sweeney and The Bill. Layton became well known for his role of Dr Paul Collier on Doctor in the House and its sequels Doctor at Large, Doctor in Charge and Doctor at the Top. He is also known for playing Jimmy Stokes on United!, Brian Booth on My Brother's Keeper, Bombardier Solomons on It Ain't Half Hot Mum, Des on Minder and Norman Simmonds on EastEnders. Layton has also penned episodes of Doctor at Large, On the Buses, Doctor in Charge and Doctor at the Top.