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Derek Benfield

Derek Benfield successfully combined the career of a character actor with that of a prolific playwright, with more than thirty plays to his credit. Derek Benfield enjoyed his greatest recognition in three popular series each made a decade apart - The Brothers, First of the Summer Wine and Hetty Wainthropp Investigates.

English
  • Born In Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Born March 11, 1926
  • Died March 10, 2009
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  • Created April 5, 2019 by
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Writer

Episode Z Cars
The Guilty Ones Part 2
1968

Guest Star

Episode ITV Play of the Week
The Apple Cart
1962
Episode Hearts and Bones
2.4
2001
Episode Agatha Christie's Poirot
The Cornish Mystery
1990
Episode Thirty-Minute Theatre
Jenkins
1971