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Benson also played the part of Larry Rigg in Granada's ill-fated market soap, ''[[Albion Market]]'' from 1985 to 1986. |
Benson also played the part of Larry Rigg in Granada's ill-fated market soap, ''[[Albion Market]]'' from 1985 to 1986. |
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He played Bernie Scripps in ''[[Heartbeat (UK TV series)|Heartbeat]]'' between 1995 and 2010. In the |
He played Bernie Scripps in ''[[Heartbeat (UK TV series)|Heartbeat]]'' between 1995 and 2010. In the series, Bernard 'Bernie' Scripps ran [[Aidensfield]] Garage, and the local funeral service. He was often involved helping [[Claude Greengrass]] ([[Bill Maynard]]), his half-brother Vernon Scripps ([[Geoffrey Hughes]]) and later Peggy Armstrong ([[Gwen Taylor]]) with disastrous money-making schemes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101114/|title=Heartbeat|accessdate=8 September 2018|website=IMDb.com}}</ref> |
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==Film roles== |
==Film roles== |
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Revision as of 14:46, 8 September 2018
Peter Benson | |
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| Born | 13 June 1943 England |
| Died | 6 September 2018 (aged 75) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1961–2018 |
Peter Benson (13 June 1943 – 6 September 2018) was an English actor, best known for his role as Bernie Scripps in the popular ITV television series Heartbeat, a police drama set in the fictional Yorkshire village of Aidensfield during the 1960s. He also had a number of other film and television roles, often playing weak or vacillating characters.
Television and theatre
Benson's other television and theatre work included the regional premiere of Stephen Sondheim's Assassins. On television his credits include the Dauphin in Shaw's Saint Joan, Henry VI in all three parts of Henry VI and Richard III for the BBC Television Shakespeare Series, Reuben with Bill Maynard in Alan Plater's Trinity Tales, Henry VII in The Black Adder, Bernard in All Creatures Great and Small, Bor in the Doctor Who serial Terminus. Recent roles include the made-for-TV film Merlin[1] and A Touch of Frost.[2]
He also had parts in The Royal, Rumpole of the Bailey, Jeeves and Wooster, The Bill, Peak Practice, Casualty, Tenko and Lovejoy, among others.[2]
Benson also played the part of Larry Rigg in Granada's ill-fated market soap, Albion Market from 1985 to 1986.
He played Bernie Scripps in Heartbeat between 1995 and 2010. In the series, Bernard 'Bernie' Scripps ran Aidensfield Garage, and the local funeral service. He was often involved helping Claude Greengrass (Bill Maynard), his half-brother Vernon Scripps (Geoffrey Hughes) and later Peggy Armstrong (Gwen Taylor) with disastrous money-making schemes.[3]
Film roles
His film work include roles in Michael Crichton's The First Great Train Robbery,[4] John Boorman's Excalibur[citation needed], Roman Polanski's Tess[5] and Christian Cantamessa's Air.
Death
Benson died on 6 September 2018 aged 75, following a short illness.[6]
References
- ^ "Merlin (TV Mini-Series 1998)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Peter Benson". IMDb.com. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ "Heartbeat". IMDb.com. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ "The Great Train Robbery". IMDb.com. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ "Benson". Tv.com. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ "Heartbeat and Blackadder actor Peter Benson dies". BBC News. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
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