Basil Brush's Mr Derek passes away

[ClaretTony]

Derek Fowlds - who was Mr Derek with Basil Brush and more recently played Bernard Woolley in Yes Minister and Oscar Blaketon in Heartbeat, has passed away at 82.

[tiger76]

I didn't watch the other programmes,but i remember his vivid portrayal of Oscar Blaketon.

RIP Derek

[FactualFrank]

Very funny on Yes Prime Minister. RIP.

[claretblue]

BOOM! BOOM!

RIP Mr Derek

[Steve1956]

How sad,RIP Mr Derek,is Basil still around?

[beddie]

Another bit of history left us. Loved him in heartbeat. RIP Derek.

[elwaclaret]

A guy as nice as he seemed, once had a couple of minutes chatting in the canteen at the old Granada studios while waiting to be served in the canteen.

RIP Derek Fowldes. Yes Minister was one of the cleverest commodores ever made. It was Maggie Thatcher’s favourite btw. She used to watch it for policy, and to check arguments she was likely to encounter. She always insisted it was spot on for how it all worked. Thanks for the laughs Derek. Played the tough nut boss in Heatbeat, having got promoted from PC in Z Cars.

RIP Derek and God Bless

[claretblue]

How sad,RIP Mr Derek,is Basil still around?

yes...thanks to this:

Hunting Act 2004

[Steve1956]

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Basil is still batting away..BOOM BOOM

[houseboy]

Did anyone else find Basil Brush the most annoying character ever invented? If it hadn't been a puppet I'd have shot it. Boom Bloody Boom.

[Spike]

Did anyone else find Basil Brush the most annoying character ever invented? If it hadn't been a puppet I'd have shot it. Boom Bloody Boom.

that scuffy Deepdale Duck and Roar are much more annoying characters

[Clarets4me]

Jim Hacker " The Daily Mirror is read by people who think they run the country. The Guardian is read by the people who think they should run the country. The Times is read by the people that actually do run the country, and the Daily Mail is read by the wives of those who run the Country. The Financial Times is read by those who own the country. The Morning Star is read by people who think the country should be run by another country, and the Daily Telegraph is read by people who think it already is .... "

Sir Humphrey: " And what about the people who read the Sun, Prime Minister ? "

Bernard Woolley : " Sun readers don't care who run the country, as long as she's got big t*ts ! "

Priceless ! He got some great lines in that series ! RIP Derek Fowlds !

[BigRedrose]

'Derek Fowlds- Mr Derek on Basil Brush,' on You Tube, (don't know how to post a link though!). Nice little story.

[conyoviejo]

R.I.P. Derek Fowlds ..Great actor and character..

[Bosscat]

'Derek Fowlds- Mr Derek on Basil Brush,' on You Tube, (don't know how to post a link though!). Nice little story.

Underneath the youtube clip it should have some icons. Click on share and then on copy link you should then be able to paste the link BRR ...

https://youtu.be/YUvKTW4p3XI

RIP Derek Fowlds

[BigRedrose]

Thanks for that Bosscat.

[tim_noone]

Did anyone else find Basil Brush the most annoying character ever invented? If it hadn't been a puppet I'd have shot it. Boom Bloody Boom.

Roland Rat!!

[Bosscat]

Roland Rat!!

Zig and bloody Zag

[exilecanada]

Heartbeat is re-run here weekly, has been for at least the last decade, one of the best TV shows ever.

R.I.P Mr Blaketon.

[timshorts]

Did anyone else find Basil Brush the most annoying character ever invented? If it hadn't been a puppet I'd have shot it. Boom Bloody Boom.

Chris Sutton is more annoying by far.




Ah, lt said "puppet" not "muppet".

[tiger76]

Did anyone else find Basil Brush the most annoying character ever invented? If it hadn't been a puppet I'd have shot it. Boom Bloody Boom.

Spit the Dog was far more annoying in my youth.

[Acting Claret]

I worked with him on an episode of Heartbeat. He was indeed a lovely man, he had lots of stories in the bar of the hotel we stayed in. He was very candid about one particular member of the cast who was not liked.

[houseboy]

Roland Rat!!

Yeah. I’ll give you that.

[houseboy]

Spit the Dog was far more annoying in my youth.

Now with that one I’d have shot the guy with his hand up it’s arse.

[HunterST_BFC]

First Basil loses his friend, then Laurence gets attacked on social media and Burnley win. Not a good week for Foxes.