Geoffrey Palmer (actor) appear in productions written by "Perrin" creator David Nobbs, the latest being the radio comedy "The Maltby Collection". He starred opposite Judi Dench for over a decade in the BBC situation comedy "As Time Goes By" (1992–2005). During this time he also appeared with Dench in other productions, including the James Bond film "Tomorrow Never Dies," in which he portrayed Admiral Roebuck, and "Mrs. Brown", playing Sir Henry Ponsonby to Dench's Queen Victoria. He played Doctor Price in the "Fawlty Towers" episode "The Kipper and the Corpse", determined to get breakfast amidst the confusion caused by the death of a
The Kipper and the Corpse White want to enter their room there and then, so Basil, Polly, and Manuel have to create a distraction, but Mr. and Mrs. White still hear Miss Tibbs moaning in the cupboard and force Basil to let her out. Whilst Basil tells them that she is a mad woman who likes to hide in people's wardrobes, Polly notices that Leeman's arm is sticking out of the cupboard and desperately tries to signal this to Basil, only resulting in more confusion. The body is finally moved to the office, where Major Gowen stumbles across it and assumes that Leeman was shot