Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em his daughter, also named Jessica; references to Frank's mother suggest that she was very like her son. The final series was written by Allen based on stories by Michael Crawford (not written by Crawford himself as sometimes reported) and made five years after the previous one (although there had been two Christmas specials in between). Frank's character changes noticeably in this series, becoming more self-aware and keen to make himself appear more educated and well-spoken. He develops an air of pomposity which is always best demonstrated when someone would approach and enquire "Mr Spencer?" to which he would always reply,
Christopher Timothy Frank Newton's Gentleman's Outfitters in Shrewsbury - now the location of Marks & Spencer in the town. In the 1960s Timothy was part of Laurence Olivier's National Theatre company and appeared in such productions as "The Master Builder", "Juno and the Paycock" and Olivier's "Othello". Timothy's television career started with the 1969 series "Take Three Girls", and he went on to appear in "UFO" (1970 episode "The Psychobombs"), "Doctor at Large" in 1971, "Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em" in 1973 and "Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle" in 1977 before winning the role of Herriot. He played the role from