Derek Nimmo of British films and television series, as aristocrats, including starring roles in the television comedy series "The World of Wooster" (as "Bingo Little"), and in the comedy film "One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing" (as "Lord Southmere"), as well as appearing in the James Bond spoof film "Casino Royale". Derek Nimmo made his name as the Reverend Mervyn Noote in the British sitcom "All Gas and Gaiters" (1966). At the time it was considered rather controversial because the main characters were senior churchmen (the Bishop, his chaplain Noote and the Archdeacon) who got into various scrapes as a result of
Mervyn Burden Mervyn Burden Mervyn Derek Burden (4 October 1930 – 9 November 1987) was an English cricketer. Burden was a right-arm off break bowler and a right-handed tail-end batsman. Burden initially had a trial with Hampshire in 1947, reportedly turning up with no pads or bat. His first delivery of his trial flew over the nets without bouncing and shattered a dining-room window. Burden played first-class cricket for 11 seasons, making his debut in 1953 against Worcestershire. Over the next ten years he made 174 appearances for the club, taking 481 wickets with his off breaks. His batting yielded few results,