Bill Fraser or judge. His first television appearance was on "The Tony Hancock Show" in 1956, after which he briefly became a regular actor on "Hancock's Half Hour". He then joined "The Army Game" as Sgt Claude Snudge, followed by a sequel called "Bootsie and Snudge". He also played Snudge in the 1964 series "Foreign Affairs". Later comedic roles included parts in the TV dramatisation of "The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾" as well as "Ripping Yarns", "The Train Now Standing", "The Corn is Green" and "Father, Dear Father". He also appeared in the comedy films "The Amorous Milkman" and
Dennis Spooner the BBC TV comedian Harry Worth. This eventually led to his writing several scripts for "Coronation Street" in 1960. He also contributed to the ITV police procedural series "No Hiding Place" and "Ghost Squad" as well as to the top-rated comedy series "Bootsie and Snudge" and to ATV's attempt to revive Tony Hancock's career in "Hancock" (1963). Around this time Spooner met Brian Clemens; they struck up a partnership that lasted for the rest of Spooner's career. Clemens offered the young writer work on "The Avengers" which was near the beginning of its nine-year run on ITV. Clemens bought two