First person to be allowed to use a provincial accent on BBC Radio,
when he played the gormless Northerner Frisby Dyke in the wartime radio
series 'It's That Man Again'.
ITMA on the radio.
A long time resident of Norbury, south London, he emigrated with his wife to Brisbane, Australia in 1993 to be closer to their younger son and his family.
Was a keen collector of model soldiers.
He narrated the short film Britain is a Garden.
Had his own radio series Inspector Scott Investigates.
Was a private in the RAF police force during WWII.