Which actor on television played Bernard Woolley in 'Yes Minister' and Oscar Blaketon in 'Heartbeat'?
Derek Fowlds actor Jeremy Fowlds. Reports that he was formerly married to the actress Adrienne Corri are false. Derek Fowlds Derek Fowlds (born 2 September 1937) is an English actor, best known for playing Bernard Woolley in popular British television comedies "Yes Minister" and "Yes Prime Minister", and Oscar Blaketon in the long-running ITV police drama "Heartbeat", a role he played for 18 years. Fowlds was born in Wandsworth, London, the son of Ketha Muriel (née Treacher) and James Witney Fowlds, a salesman. Fowlds was educated at Ashlyns School, a former Secondary Modern School in the historic town of Berkhamsted in Hertfordshire.
Bernard Woolley may, like Sir Humphrey, have read Literae Humaniores, but equally a basic knowledge of Greek and Latin may merely suggest a standard classical schooling). As with the other principal characters in the series, both actor and character have the same date of birth. This means that Bernard is in his mid- to late-forties during the series. Bernard is also married: in the "Yes, Prime Minister" episode "The Key", he declares that he does not give the key to his house to his mother-in-law. However, his wife never appeared in the series. Woolley, like the Minister and Sir Humphrey, progresses through