Name Colin Bennett | Role Actor | |
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Education Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Movies and TV shows You Should Be So Lucky, Oppenheimer, She Loves Me | ||
Colin Bennett is a RADA trained actor, perhaps most famous for his role as Mr Bennett, the accident prone caretaker and straightman for Tony Hart in the BBC children's programmes Take Hart (1977-1983) and Hartbeat (1984-1989). He also portrayed the father in the 1985 Yellow Pages/Hornby advert Signal Box.
Amongst other TV duties he presented Night Shift and You Should Be So Lucky, as well as appearing in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as Zarquon. He wrote a couple of TV series including Captain Zep - Space Detective and Luna before moving into the production field. He has a background in acting in and directing plays notably appearing in, and directing, the musical version of The Point!.
Bennett runs his own production company, An Acquired Taste TV Corp, and has been making broadcast television for about 17 years. Its name reflects its aim to be an 'Acquired Taste' in that they have specialised in slightly edgy products and the notion of 'acquired content'.
His son Tom is an actor.
Filmography
Actor
2023
Ocean Deep as
Glen
2023
The Change (TV Series) as
Alan
- Episode #1.3 (2023) - Alan
2023
The Full Monty (TV Mini Series) as
Old Andy
- Homing (2023) - Old Andy
2022
York Witches Society as
Priest
2022
Brian and Charles as
Arthur
2020
Rebecca as
Ben's Father
2018
Casualty (TV Series) as
Stan Hawksley
- Episode #34.5 (2019) - Stan Hawksley
- Episode #33.15 (2018) - Stan Hawksley
2018
EastEnders (TV Series) as
Man
- Episode #1.5831 (2018) - Man
- Episode #1.5819 (2018) - Man
- Episode #1.5818 (2018) - Man
2001
TV Go Home (TV Series) as
Bassington Davis / Carton Sandwich-Jailer / Restaurant Diner / ...
1999
Last of the Summer Wine (TV Series) as
Lester
- Will Barry Go Septic Despite Listening to Classical Music? (1999) - Lester
1997
The Bill (TV Series) as
Clerk of Court / Forensics Medical Examiner / Dr. Arnold
- Deadly Impact (1998) - Clerk of Court
- Eye of the Beholder (1997) - Forensics Medical Examiner
- Testament (1997) - Dr. Arnold
1995
Dangerous Lady (TV Mini Series) as
Man at Party
- Episode #1.3 (1995) - Man at Party
1988
Starwatch (TV Movie) as
Computer (voice)
1988
Turn on to T-Bag (TV Series) as
J.R.
- Bubble Boy (1988) - J.R.
1984
Hartbeat (TV Series) as
The Caretaker
- Hands (1987) - The Caretaker
- Age (1987) - The Caretaker
- To Do with Stone (1987) - The Caretaker
- Positive and Negative (1987) - The Caretaker
- Underneath (1987) - The Caretaker
- Country (1986) - The Caretaker
- Print (1986) - The Caretaker
- Bits and Pieces (1986) - The Caretaker
- Eyes (1986) - The Caretaker
- Who Did That? (1985) - The Caretaker
- Eyecatchers (1985) - The Caretaker
- Floating (1985) - The Caretaker
- Flexibility (1985) - The Caretaker
- What's the Big Idea? (1985) - The Caretaker
- Tools of the Trade (1984) - The Caretaker
- Material (1984) - The Caretaker
- Story (1984) - The Caretaker
- Spray (1984) - The Caretaker
- Fast (1984) - The Caretaker
1987
A Killing on the Exchange (TV Mini Series) as
Nathaniel Mustard
- Episode #1.3 (1987) - Nathaniel Mustard
- Episode #1.2 (1987) - Nathaniel Mustard
- Episode #1.1 (1987) - Nathaniel Mustard
1985
Claudia as
Policeman
1985
The Last Place on Earth (TV Mini Series) as
Questioner
- Poles Apart (1985) - Questioner
1984
Success Is the Best Revenge as
Usher
1983
Luna (TV Series) as
Andy
- You're Only as Multi-Tocked as You Perceive (1984) - Andy
- A Bureaubreau in the Hand Is Worth a Pension (1984) - Andy
- It Isn't How You Vict or Slunk But How You Co-Participate (1984) - Andy
- The Happiest Earth Revolves of Your Span (1984) - Andy
- Go Forth and Quadruplicate (1984) - Andy
- You Can't Judge a Videotalker by Its Blurb (1984) - Andy
- When Did You Last See Your Pater Batch Mix Donor? (1983) - Andy
- Environmental Ambience Stable, Wish You Were Here (1983) - Andy
- Happy Batch Day, Dear Luna (1983) - Andy
- All the World's a Teletalk Linkup (1983) - Andy
- The Clunkman Cometh (1983) - Andy
- Habiviron Sweet Habiviron (1983) - Andy
1984
All the World's a Stage (TV Mini Series) as
Extracts: The Haunted House
- Now Comes My Comedy (1984) - Extracts: The Haunted House
1979
Take Hart (TV Series) as
Mr. Bennett
- Feet (1983) - Mr. Bennett
- Near and Far (1983) - Mr. Bennett
- Sand (1983) - Mr. Bennett
- Maps (1983) - Mr. Bennett
- Openwork (1983) - Mr. Bennett
- Take Hart on Holiday - On the Farm (1982) - Mr. Bennett
- Take Hart on Holiday - By the Sea (1981) - Mr. Bennett
1980
Metal Mickey (TV Series) as
Football manager / Jonathan
- Football Crazy Mickey (1981) - Football manager
- Taking the Mickey (1980) - Jonathan
1981
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV Series) as
Zarquon
- Episode #1.5 (1981) - Zarquon
1980
Oppenheimer (TV Mini Series) as
Seth Neddermeyer
- Episode #1.4 (1980) - Seth Neddermeyer
- Episode #1.3 (1980) - Seth Neddermeyer
1979
Ripping Yarns (TV Series) as
2nd Footballer
- Golden Gordon (1979) - 2nd Footballer
1979
She Loves Me (TV Movie) as
Ensemble
Writer
1989
Tricky Business (TV Series) (writer - 3 episodes)
- Mis-direction (1989) - (writer)
- Sleight of Hand (1989) - (writer)
- Children's Parties (1989) - (writer)
-
You Should Be So Lucky! (TV Series) (devised by - 12 episodes, 1986 - 1987) (written by - 6 episodes, 1987)
1984
Captain Zep - Space Detective (TV Series) (writer - 6 episodes)
- Death by Design (1984) - (writer)
- The Tree of Life (1984) - (writer)
- The Sands of Sauria (1984) - (writer)
- The Small Planet of Secrets (1984) - (writer)
- The Missing Agent of Ceres (1984) - (writer)
- Death Under the Sea (1984) - (writer)
1983
Luna (TV Series) (written by - 12 episodes)
- You're Only as Multi-Tocked as You Perceive (1984) - (written by)
- A Bureaubreau in the Hand Is Worth a Pension (1984) - (written by)
- It Isn't How You Vict or Slunk But How You Co-Participate (1984) - (written by)
- The Happiest Earth Revolves of Your Span (1984) - (written by)
- Go Forth and Quadruplicate (1984) - (written by)
- You Can't Judge a Videotalker by Its Blurb (1984) - (written by)
- When Did You Last See Your Pater Batch Mix Donor? (1983) - (written by)
- Environmental Ambience Stable, Wish You Were Here (1983) - (written by)
- Happy Batch Day, Dear Luna (1983) - (written by)
- All the World's a Teletalk Linkup (1983) - (written by)
- The Clunkman Cometh (1983) - (written by)
- Habiviron Sweet Habiviron (1983) - (written by)
Producer
2004
Shoot the Writers! (TV Series) (producer)
Self
1986
You Should Be So Lucky! (TV Series) as
Vince Purity
1981
Record Breakers (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- All Star Summer Show (1983) - Self
- All Star Record Breakers 1982 (1982) - Self
- All Star Record Breakers 1981 (1981) - Self
1978
The Songwriters (TV Series documentary) as
Self - Performer
- Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber (1978) - Self - Performer
- Lionel Bart (1978) - Self - Performer
- Ray Noble (1978) - Self - Performer
- Lionel Monckton (1978) - Self - Performer
- Leslie Stuart (1978) - Self - Performer
References
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