William Mervyn William Mervyn William Mervyn Pickwoad (3 January 1912 – 6 August 1976) was an English actor best known for his portrayal of the bishop in the clerical comedy "All Gas and Gaiters", the old gentleman in "The Railway Children" and Inspector Charles Rose in "The Odd Man" and its sequels. Mervyn was born in Nairobi, British East Africa, but educated in Britain at Forest School, Snaresbrook, before embarking on a stage career, spending five years in provincial theatre. He made his West End debut in "The Guinea Pig" at the Criterion Theatre in 1946, before parts in plays such as
Mervyn Brooker Mervyn Brooker Mervyn Edward William Brooker (born 24 March 1954) is an English former cricketer and school headmaster. Mervyn Brooker was born in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. He attended Lancaster Royal Grammar School and Burnley Grammar School, before reading geography at Jesus College, Cambridge. Brooker was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Brooker made his first-class debut for Cambridge University against Leicestershire in 1974. He had 13 further first-class appearances for the university, the last of which came against Oxford University in 1976. He took 24 wickets in his 14 first-class matches for the university, at an average