Windsor Davies miner and a teacher at Mountside School for Boys in Leek, Staffordshire and did national service in Libya and Egypt with the East Surrey Regiment between 1950-1952 before deciding to become an actor. Davies' best known role was as Battery Sergeant Major Williams in the British sitcom "It Ain't Half Hot Mum" (1974–81). Among his catchphrases was "Shut Up!!", delivered as an eardrum-shattering military scream. Another phrase was "Oh dear, how sad, never mind", delivered in a dry, ironic manner, and used when others around him had problems. Davies and co-star Don Estelle had a number one hit in the
It Ain't Half Hot Mum does anything right. The Sergeant Major wrongly believes that Parkins is his son (Williams had a relationship with Parkins' mother Edith in Colchester), which is why he treats him much better than he treats the others, and keeps telling him he has "a fine pair of shoulders". Parkins is not Williams' son, but when the rest of the concert party discover what the Sgt Major believes, Parkins is welcomed into the party, as the Sgt Major would want to stop it being sent into battle as long as Parkins is a member. They change Parkins' blood group on his medical