David Quayle Television South, City Vision, Ritz Video, Granada Group and the Beatrice Royal Contemporary Art and Craft Gallery. David Quayle David Andrew Quayle (19 August 1936 – 6 April 2010) was a British businessman best known as co-founder of the UK DIY chain B&Q. He worked in the Marley Tile company in the 1960s and together with his brother-in-law Richard Block started the B&Q retail chain in 1969. Their idea of large warehouse-style DIY stores copied the style already successfully operating in other European countries, but was unknown in the UK and B&Q soon became the largest retail suppliers of DIY
Anthony Quayle starred in the 1981 miniseries "Masada" as Rubrius Gallius. Also he narrated the miniseries "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" in 1970, and the acclaimed aviation documentary series "Reaching for the Skies". In 1984 he founded Compass Theatre Company, that he inaugurated with a tour of "The Clandestine Marriage", directing and playing the part of Lord Ogleby. This production had a run at the Albery Theatre, London. With the same company he subsequently toured with a number of other plays, including "Saint Joan", "Dandy Dick" and "King Lear" with himself in the title role. Quayle was appointed a Commander of