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 Pinfield called the "Piniprompter". In 2013, as part of the programme's 50th anniversary celebrations, the BBC broadcast the docudrama "An Adventure in Space and Time", which recounted the creation and early days of "Doctor Who". Pinfield was portrayed by Jeff Rawle. Mervyn Pinfield Mervyn Pinfield (28 February 1912 - 20 May 1966) was a British television producer and director working for the BBC during the 1950s and 1960s. He was the associate producer on the BBC television series "Doctor Who" from the first episode of "An Unearthly Child" to "The Romans", during Verity Lambert's tenure as producer. Pinfield was a highly