artist profile
Bill Pertwee
THEATRE includes:
| 1997 | DICK WHITTINGTON | Alderman Fitzwarren | Wimbledon Theatre | ||
| 1996 | DIE FLEDERMAUS | Frosch | Tom Hawks | Yvonne Arnaud, Guildford | |
| 1996 | FUNNY MONEY | Davenport | Ray Cooney | Playhouse Theatre | |
| 1993 | CANDIDA | Burgess | Val May | Yvonne Arnaud, Guildford | |
| 1992/3 | IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY | Sergeant | Ray Cooney | Playhouse Theatre | |
| 1991/2 | CINDERELLA | Baron Hardup | Hastings | ||
| 1990/1 | BABES IN THE WOOD | Robber | Guildford | ||
| 1989/90 | HABEAS CORPUS | UK Tour | |||
| 1982/7 | RUN FOR YOUR WIFE | Porterhouse | Ray Cooney | Criterion & Shaftesbury Theatres | |
| 1985/6 | BABES IN THE WOOD | Robber | Jimmy Perry | Richmond Theatre | |
| 1984/5 | BABES IN THE WOOD | Bad Robber | Dennis Ramsden | Chichester | |
| 1984/5 | A BED FULL OF FOREIGNERS | Dennis Ramsden | Chichester Theatre & UK Tour | ||
| 1984 | SEE HOW THEY RUN | Sergeant | Ray Cooney | Shaftesbury Theatre | |
| 1982/3 | WORZEL GUMMIDGE | Sgt Beetroot | Clive Perry | Wimbledon & Southampton | |
| 1980/1 | BABES IN THE WOOD | Sheriff of Nottingham | Bournemouth | ||
| 1979 | FIND THE LADY | Tim Cantel | Wallace Douglas | UK Tour | |
| 1979 | DON’T JUST LIE THERE SAY SOMETHING | Insp Rough | Michael Pertwee | UK Tour | |
| 1978 | CAUGHT NAPPING | UK Tour | |||
| 1975/6 | DAD’S ARMY | Air Raid Warden Hodges | Roger Redfarn | Shaftesbury Theatre & Tour | |
| 1974 | THERE GOES THE BRIDE | Mr Babcock | Ray Cooney | Criterion Theatre |
When commitments allow Bill performs his One Man Show A FUNNY THING HAPPENED at various venues, the most recent of which have been the Lichfield and Andover Festivals.
TELEVISION includes:
| 2002 | WE’LL MEET AGAIN | Commentator | Kathryn Morrison | BBC | |
| 2000 | THE GENERATION GAME | Jonathan Glazier | BBC 1 | ||
| 1998 | OPEN HOUSE | Caroline Blackadder | Thames TV | ||
| 1998 | HARRY HILL Series II | Robin Nash | Avalon TV | ||
| 1998 | THE ESTHER SHOW | Chris Whalley | BBC | ||
| 1998 | CLIVE JAMES ON TV | ||||
| 1997 | A LIFE ON THE BOX | BBC | |||
| 1997 | REPUTATIONS | BBC 2 | |||
| 1997 | NOEL’S HOUSE PARTY | Joe Witherspoon | BBC | ||
| 1995 | TODAY’S THE DAY | Mary Jane Evans | Mentorn | ||
| 1995 | THE GENERATION GAME | Guy Freeman | BBC | ||
| 1994 | WOOF | Arthur | David Cobham | Central TV | |
| 1989/90 | YOU RANG M’LORD? | PC Wilson | David Croft | BBC | |
| 1985 | BLANKETY BLANK | BBC | |||
| 1985 | HI DE HI | David Croft | BBC | ||
| 1985 | SPY TRAP (12 eps) | Ian Oliver | BBC | ||
| 1984 | SUPER TROUPERS | Tyne Tees | |||
| 1973/8 | THE GENERATION GAME | BBC | |||
| 1978 | WORZEL GUMMIDGE | MC | Southern TV | ||
| 1974 | DAD’S ARMY | Air Raid Warden Hodges | BBC |
His numerous films include several CARRY ONs, DAD’S ARMY for Columbia, CONFESSIONS OF A POP PERFORMER, FROM BED TO NURSE for Blackwater Films and PSYCHOMANIA
RADIO and VOICE WORK includes:
A regular on numerous radio classic series such as BEYOND OUR KEN and ROUND THE HORNE.
| 2008 | THOROUGHLY MODEST MOLLIE | Stephen Garner | BBC R4 | ||
| 2004 | EASTER GLORY | Reader | Clair Jaquiss | BBC R2 | |
| 2003 | BY ROYAL COMMAND | Writer/Presenter | Stephen Garner | BBC | |
| 2002 | ROUND THE HORNE: TRIBUTE TO BARRY TOOK | Writer/ Reader | Richard Edis | BBC R4 | |
| 2000 | CONQUER OR DIE | Gillian Gray | BBC R2 | ||
| 2000 | FIRST DRAFT | Elizabeth Abrahams | BBC R4 | ||
| 2000 | NOT THE END OF THE PIER | Wendy Marr | BBC R2 | ||
| 1999 | THAT REMINDS ME | Claire Jones | BBC R4 | ||
| 1996 | MINOR ADJUSTMENTS | Gareth Edwards | BBC | ||
| 1995 | FULL STEAM A HUDD | Phil Barker | BBC Radio | ||
| 1995 | THE STORY OF DAD’S ARMY | Polygram Records | |||
| 1995 | HARRY HILL’S FRUIT CORNER | Janet Staplehurst | BBC | ||
| 1994 | SEASIDE SUMMER SHOWS | Writer/Presenter | BBC R2 | ||
| 1993/4 | JIMMY’S CRICKET TEAM | Mike Craig | BBC | ||
| 1989/91 | JIMMY CRICKET SHOW | Mike Craig | BBC | ||
| 1974- | DAD’S ARMY | Air Raid Warden Hodges | BBC R4 |
Books include
| 1999 | BESIDE THE SEASIDE | A celebration of 100 years of seaside entertainment | |||
| 1997 | A FUNNY WAY TO MAKE A LIVING | Autobiography | |||
| 1991 | STARS IN BATTLEDRESS | Concerns flying squads of Army, Air Force and Naval personnel who entertained their comrades in Theatres of War during and just after the 1939/45 conflict and includes the amazing ingenuity of prisoners of war in presenting entertainment to fellow captives in camps in Europe and the Far East | |||
| 1991 | THE STATION NOW STANDING: BRITAIN’S COLOURFUL RAILWAY STATIONS | ||||
| 1989 | DAD’S ARMY: THE MAKING OF A TELEVISION LEGEND | This bestseller was reprinted in 1991, republished paperback in 1994, revised & reprinted again in 1997 | |||
| 1986 | BY ROYAL COMMAND | This was the subject of a BBC TV documentary | |||
| 1979 | PROMENADES AND PIERROTS | On the History of Seaside Entertainment |