David Warwick
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David Warwick is a British
stage and television actor known for his recurring role in the BBC
television sitcom, The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
, and for his theatre work, most notably with the writer and director Ray Cooney
.
He has appeared in many other well known T.V shows including Z-Cars
(1972-1973) , Yes Minister
(1984), Only Fools and Horses
(1989),EastEnders
(1994), Peak Practice
(1994) and Keeping Up Appearances
(1995). He played the part of "Kimus" in 4 episodes of the Doctor Who
story, The Pirate Planet
(1978) and made a cameo appearance in the revived series as the police commissioner in "Army of Ghosts
" (2006).
His theatre work includes a variety of comedic roles in box office hits like Run for Your Wife (1986-90), It Runs in the Family (1992), and Funny Money
(1995). Recently he has been in the long running West End murder mystery The Mousetrap
, and played Sgt Wilson alongside Lesley Grantham in the Dad's Army (stage show)
. He has also directed a number of stage shows, including Out of Order
, A Bedfull of Foreigners, Distant Echoes, Love Letters and most recently an international tour of Private Lives
.
His former partner is Louise Jameson
, who played the Doctor Who assistant Leela
. They met while studying at RADA
and have appeared together in a number of audio dramas, including Gallifrey: A Blind Eye
(2004) produced by Big Finish Productions
, as well as various theatre productions.
United Kingdom
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stage and television actor known for his recurring role in the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
television sitcom, The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin is a series of novels which developed into a British sitcom starring Leonard Rossiter in the title role...
, and for his theatre work, most notably with the writer and director Ray Cooney
Ray Cooney
Raymond George Alfred Cooney, OBE is an English playwright and actor. His biggest success, Run for Your Wife, lasted nine years in London's West End and is its longest-running comedy. He has had 17 of his plays performed there....
.
He has appeared in many other well known T.V shows including Z-Cars
Z-Cars
Z-Cars is a British television drama series centred on the work of mobile uniformed police in the fictional town of Newtown, based on Kirkby in the outskirts of Liverpool in Merseyside. Produced by the BBC, it debuted in January 1962 and ran until September 1978.-Origins:The series was developed by...
(1972-1973) , Yes Minister
Yes Minister
Yes Minister is a satirical British sitcom written by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn that was first transmitted by BBC Television between 1980–1982 and 1984, split over three seven-episode series. The sequel, Yes, Prime Minister, ran from 1986 to 1988. In total there were 38 episodes—of which all but...
(1984), Only Fools and Horses
Only Fools and Horses
Only Fools and Horses is a British sitcom, created and written by John Sullivan. Seven series were originally broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom between 1981 and 1991, with sporadic Christmas specials until 2003...
(1989),EastEnders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
(1994), Peak Practice
Peak Practice
Peak Practice is a British drama series about a GP surgery in Cardale — a small fictional town in the Derbyshire Peak District — and the doctors who worked there. It ran on ITV from 10 May 1993 to 30 January 2002 and was one of their most successful series at the time...
(1994) and Keeping Up Appearances
Keeping Up Appearances
Keeping Up Appearances is a British sitcom created and written by Roy Clarke for the BBC. Centred on the life of eccentric, social-climbing snob Hyacinth Bucket , the sitcom portrays a social hierarchy-ruled British society...
(1995). He played the part of "Kimus" in 4 episodes of the Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
story, The Pirate Planet
The Pirate Planet
The Pirate Planet is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 30 September to 21 October 1978. It forms the second serial of The Key to Time...
(1978) and made a cameo appearance in the revived series as the police commissioner in "Army of Ghosts
Army of Ghosts
"Army of Ghosts" is the twelfth and penultimate episode in the second series of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who which was first broadcast on 1 July 2006...
" (2006).
His theatre work includes a variety of comedic roles in box office hits like Run for Your Wife (1986-90), It Runs in the Family (1992), and Funny Money
Funny Money
Funny Money is a farce written by Ray Cooney. It premièred at The Churchill Theatre, Bromley, London, England, in 1994, followed by a successful two-year run in the West End. Cooney directed his own play and also played the part of Henry Perkins...
(1995). Recently he has been in the long running West End murder mystery The Mousetrap
The Mousetrap
The Mousetrap is a murder mystery play by Agatha Christie. The Mousetrap opened in the West End of London in 1952, and has been running continuously since then. It has the longest initial run of any play in history, with over 24,500 performances so far. It is the longest running show of the modern...
, and played Sgt Wilson alongside Lesley Grantham in the Dad's Army (stage show)
Dad's Army (Stage Show)
Dad's Army: A Nostalgic Music and Laughter Show of Britain’s Finest Hour was a 1975 stage adaptation of the BBC sitcom Dad's Army. Following the success of the television programme, the stage show was commissioned by Bernard Delfont in the spring of 1975.Jimmy Perry and David Croft adapted material...
. He has also directed a number of stage shows, including Out of Order
Out of Order (play)
Out of Order is a 1990 farce written by English playwright Ray Cooney. It had a long run at the Shaftesbury Theatre starring Donald Sinden and Michael Williams....
, A Bedfull of Foreigners, Distant Echoes, Love Letters and most recently an international tour of Private Lives
Private Lives
Private Lives is a 1930 comedy of manners in three acts by Noël Coward. It focuses on a divorced couple who discover that they are honeymooning with their new spouses in neighbouring rooms at the same hotel. Despite a perpetually stormy relationship, they realise that they still have feelings for...
.
His former partner is Louise Jameson
Louise Jameson
Louise Jameson is an English actress, best known for playing Leela, the leather-clad barbarian warrior companion of the fourth Doctor in Doctor Who. Jameson has also appeared on Emmerdale , The Omega Factor Louise Jameson (born 20 April 1951 in Wanstead, London) is an English actress, best known...
, who played the Doctor Who assistant Leela
Leela (Doctor Who)
Leela is a fictional character played by Louise Jameson in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Leela was a companion of the Fourth Doctor and a regular in the programme from 1977 to 1978...
. They met while studying at RADA
Rada
Rada is the term for "council" or "assembly"borrowed by Polish from the Low Franconian "Rad" and later passed into the Czech, Ukrainian, and Belarusian languages....
and have appeared together in a number of audio dramas, including Gallifrey: A Blind Eye
Gallifrey: A Blind Eye
Gallifrey: A Blind Eye is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. The series is set on the Doctor's home planet of Gallifrey.-Plot:...
(2004) produced by Big Finish Productions
Big Finish Productions
Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays based, primarily, on cult British science fiction properties...
, as well as various theatre productions.