Derek Fowlds Basil Brush TV Show Heartbeat Large 10x8 Hand Signed Photo

CHAU4945 This is a superb opportunity to secure this original giant 10" x 8" hand-signed photograph of Derek Fowlds which has been personally autographed by the actor where his signature rests perfectly accompanying his portrait  in mint condition and with the signing undedicated too. 

Derek Fowlds was a deeply cherished English actor whose remarkable career spanned over five decades, earning him a permanent place in British broadcasting history through three completely distinct, iconic television roles. Born in London in 1937, he first captured the hearts of the nation's children as Mr Derek, the delightfully patient human straight man to the mischievous puppet fox on The Basil Brush Show during the turn of the 1970s. He later transitioned seamlessly into sophisticated political satire, delivering impeccable comedic timing as the pedantic, conflicted civil servant Bernard Woolley in the legendary series Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister. In the final major chapter of his career, Fowlds anchored the nostalgic, long-running drama Heartbeat for eighteen years, portraying the strict but warm-hearted local police sergeant turned village publican Oscar Blaketon.