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	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
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	\| birth_name = Derek James Fowlds		\| birth_name = Derek James Fowlds
	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1937\|09\|02\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1937\|09\|02\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[~~w:Wandsworth\|~~Wandsworth]], [[~~w:London\|~~London]], England		\| birth_place = [[Wandsworth]], [[London]], England
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|2020\|01\|17\|1937\|09\|02\|df=y}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|2020\|01\|17\|1937\|09\|02\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = [[w:Bath, Somerset\|Bath]], England		\| death_place = [[Bath, Somerset\|Bath]], England
	\| occupation = Actor, presenter		\| occupation = Actor, presenter
	\| years_active = 1962–2020		\| years_active = 1962–2020
	\| spouse = <!-- See 'family' section before adding Adrienne Corri. -->		\| spouse = <!-- See 'family' section before adding Adrienne Corri. -->
	*{{marriage\|Wendy Tory\|1963\|1973\|end=div}}		*{{marriage\|Wendy Tory\|1963\|1973\|end=div}}
	*{{marriage\|[[~~w:Lesley Judd\|~~Lesley Judd]]\|1974\|1978\|end=div}}		*{{marriage\|[[Lesley Judd]]\|1974\|1978\|end=div}}
	\| partner = Jo Lindsay<br />(1976–2012; her death)		\| partner = Jo Lindsay<br />(1976–2012; her death)
	\| children = 2		\| children = 2
	}}		}}
	'''Derek James Fowlds'''<ref name="Hayward">{{cite news\|author=Anthony Hayward\|date=17 January 2020\|title=Derek Fowlds obituary\|newspaper=The Guardian\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/jan/17/derek-fowlds-obituary\|access-date=18 January 2020}}</ref> (2 September 1937 – 17 January 2020) was an English actor best known for his appearances as "Mr Derek" in ''[[Basil Brush#Basil Brush from 1963 to 1984\|The Basil Brush Show]]'' (1969–1973), [[Bernard Woolley]] in the [[~~w:sitcom\|~~sitcom]] ''[[Yes Minister]]'' (1980–1984) and its sequel ''[[Yes, Prime Minister]]'' (1986–1988), and as Oscar Blaketon in ''[[w:Heartbeat (British TV series)\|Heartbeat]]'' (1992–2010).		'''Derek James Fowlds'''<ref name="Hayward">{{cite news\|author=Anthony Hayward\|date=17 January 2020\|title=Derek Fowlds obituary\|newspaper=The Guardian\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/jan/17/derek-fowlds-obituary\|access-date=18 January 2020}}</ref> (2 September 1937 – 17 January 2020) was an English actor best known for his appearances as "Mr Derek" in ''[[Basil Brush#Basil Brush from 1963 to 1984\|The Basil Brush Show]]'' (1969–1973), [[Bernard Woolley]] in the [[sitcom]] ''[[Yes Minister]]'' (1980–1984) and its sequel ''[[Yes, Prime Minister]]'' (1986–1988), and as Oscar Blaketon in ''[[Heartbeat (British TV series)\|Heartbeat]]'' (1992–2010).

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Fowlds was born on 2 September 1937 in [[~~w:Wandsworth\|~~Wandsworth]], London, the son of Ketha Muriel (née Treacher) and James Witney Fowlds,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/38/Derek-Fowlds.html\|title=Derek Fowlds Biography (1937–)\|website=www.filmreference.com}}</ref> a salesman. Fowlds attended [[~~w:Ashlyns School\|~~Ashlyns School]], a former [[~~w:Secondary Modern School\|~~Secondary Modern School]] in the historic town of [[~~w:Berkhamsted\|~~Berkhamsted]] in Hertfordshire.<ref>''Who's Who on Television''. Publisher: ''ITV Books Ltd./Michael Joseph Ltd.'' Published: 1985. Retrieved: 27 January 2013.</ref> After leaving school aged 15, Fowlds worked at a printer's firm as an apprentice and also spent two years in the [[~~w:RAF\|~~RAF]] as a wireless operator.<ref name="Hayward"/>		Fowlds was born on 2 September 1937 in [[Wandsworth]], London, the son of Ketha Muriel (née Treacher) and James Witney Fowlds,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/38/Derek-Fowlds.html\|title=Derek Fowlds Biography (1937–)\|website=www.filmreference.com}}</ref> a salesman. Fowlds attended [[Ashlyns School]], a former [[Secondary Modern School]] in the historic town of [[Berkhamsted]] in Hertfordshire.<ref>''Who's Who on Television''. Publisher: ''ITV Books Ltd./Michael Joseph Ltd.'' Published: 1985. Retrieved: 27 January 2013.</ref> After leaving school aged 15, Fowlds worked at a printer's firm as an apprentice and also spent two years in the [[RAF]] as a wireless operator.<ref name="Hayward"/>

	==Career==		==Career==
	After amateur acting, Fowlds trained at [[w:Royal Academy of Dramatic Art\|RADA]] and made his debut on the [[w:West End of London\|West End]] stage in ''[[~~w:The Miracle Worker\|~~The Miracle Worker]]''. He appeared in various film roles, including ''[[~~w:Tamahine\|~~Tamahine]]'' (1963), ''[[~~w:East of Sudan\|~~East of Sudan]]'' (1964), ''[[w:Hotel Paradiso (film)\|Hotel Paradiso]]'' (1966), ''[[~~w:Frankenstein Created Woman\|~~Frankenstein Created Woman]]'' (1967), ''[[~~w:The Smashing Bird I Used to Know\|~~The Smashing Bird I Used to Know]]'' (1969), ''[[~~w:Tower of Evil\|~~Tower of Evil]]'' (1972) and ''[[~~w:Mistress Pamela\|~~Mistress Pamela]]'' (1974), prior to becoming familiar to British television child viewers as "Mr. Derek" in the children's series ''The [[Basil Brush]] Show'', replacing [[Rodney Bewes]] as presenter.<ref name=Hayward/>		After amateur acting, Fowlds trained at [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art\|RADA]] and made his debut on the [[West End of London\|West End]] stage in ''[[The Miracle Worker]]''. He appeared in various film roles, including ''[[Tamahine]]'' (1963), ''[[East of Sudan]]'' (1964), ''[[Hotel Paradiso (film)\|Hotel Paradiso]]'' (1966), ''[[Frankenstein Created Woman]]'' (1967), ''[[The Smashing Bird I Used to Know]]'' (1969), ''[[Tower of Evil]]'' (1972) and ''[[Mistress Pamela]]'' (1974), prior to becoming familiar to British television child viewers as "Mr. Derek" in the children's series ''The [[Basil Brush]] Show'', replacing [[Rodney Bewes]] as presenter.<ref name=Hayward/>

	He played the role of [[~~w:Lord Randolph Churchill\|~~Lord Randolph Churchill]] in the [[w:Associated Television\|ATV]] series ''[[w:Edward the Seventh]]'' (1975). In ''[[Yes Minister]]'' and its sequel ''[[Yes, Prime Minister]]'' he played the naïve and callow [[Bernard Woolley]] alongside [[Paul Eddington]]'s [[Jim Hacker]] and [[Nigel Hawthorne]]'s [[Sir Humphrey Appleby]].<ref name=Hayward/>		He played the role of [[Lord Randolph Churchill]] in the [[Associated Television\|ATV]] series ''[[Edward the Seventh]]'' (1975). In ''[[Yes Minister]]'' and its sequel ''[[Yes, Prime Minister]]'' he played the naïve and callow [[Bernard Woolley]] alongside [[Paul Eddington]]'s [[Jim Hacker]] and [[Nigel Hawthorne]]'s [[Sir Humphrey Appleby]].<ref name=Hayward/>

	From 1983 to 1985, Fowlds played the lead role in the sitcom ''[[w:Affairs of the Heart (TV series)\|Affairs of the Heart]]''. He featured in a more sinister role in the 1990 political thriller ''[[~~w:Die Kinder\|~~Die Kinder]]''. Fowlds then played old and curmudgeonly Oscar Blaketon in the long-running [[~~w:Yorkshire Television\|~~Yorkshire Television]] police drama nostalgia series ''[[w:Heartbeat (British TV series)\|Heartbeat]]'' set in the sixties for its entire eighteen-year run beginning in 1992. The character first appeared as the local police sergeant, then retired from the force and ran the post office before becoming a [[~~w:pub\|~~pub]]lican.<ref name=Hayward/>		From 1983 to 1985, Fowlds played the lead role in the sitcom ''[[Affairs of the Heart (TV series)\|Affairs of the Heart]]''. He featured in a more sinister role in the 1990 political thriller ''[[Die Kinder]]''. Fowlds then played old and curmudgeonly Oscar Blaketon in the long-running [[Yorkshire Television]] police drama nostalgia series ''[[Heartbeat (British TV series)\|Heartbeat]]'' set in the sixties for its entire eighteen-year run beginning in 1992. The character first appeared as the local police sergeant, then retired from the force and ran the post office before becoming a [[pub]]lican.<ref name=Hayward/>

	==Personal life and death==		==Personal life and death==
	Fowlds married, and later divorced, Wendy Tory, and later wed and divorced (in 1978) the ''[[~~w:Blue Peter\|~~Blue Peter]]'' presenter and dancer [[~~w:Lesley Judd\|~~Lesley Judd]]. His partner of 36 years, Jo Lindsay, died in 2012.<ref name="Hayward"/> He was the father of two sons, including the actor Jeremy Fowlds. His autobiography, ''A Part Worth Playing,'' was published in 2015.		Fowlds married, and later divorced, Wendy Tory, and later wed and divorced (in 1978) the ''[[Blue Peter]]'' presenter and dancer [[Lesley Judd]]. His partner of 36 years, Jo Lindsay, died in 2012.<ref name="Hayward"/> He was the father of two sons, including the actor Jeremy Fowlds. His autobiography, ''A Part Worth Playing,'' was published in 2015.

	He died at [[~~w:Royal United Hospital\|~~Royal United Hospital]] in [[w:Bath, Somerset\|Bath\|]] on 17 January 2020 at age 82 from complications of heart failure and [[~~w:sepsis\|~~sepsis]], which had followed [[~~w:pneumonia\|~~pneumonia]].<ref name="Hayward"/><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-51147182 \|title=Derek Fowlds: Yes Minister and Heartbeat actor dies aged 82 – BBC News \|work=BBC News\|date= 17 January 2020\|access-date=17 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url = https://news.sky.com/story/derek-fowlds-heartbeat-and-yes-minister-actor-dies-aged-82-11910634\|title = Derek Fowlds: Yes Minister and Heartbeat actor dies aged 82\|work = [[w:Sky News\|]]\|date = 17 January 2020\|access-date = 17 January 2020}}</ref> His funeral was held at St Katharine's Church in [[w:Holt, Wiltshire\|Holt]] on 17 February 2020.		He died at [[Royal United Hospital]] in [[Bath, Somerset\|Bath\|]] on 17 January 2020 at age 82 from complications of heart failure and [[sepsis]], which had followed [[pneumonia]].<ref name="Hayward"/><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-51147182 \|title=Derek Fowlds: Yes Minister and Heartbeat actor dies aged 82 – BBC News \|work=BBC News\|date= 17 January 2020\|access-date=17 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url = https://news.sky.com/story/derek-fowlds-heartbeat-and-yes-minister-actor-dies-aged-82-11910634\|title = Derek Fowlds: Yes Minister and Heartbeat actor dies aged 82\|work = [[Sky News]]\|date = 17 January 2020\|access-date = 17 January 2020}}</ref> His funeral was held at St Katharine's Church in [[Holt, Wiltshire\|Holt]] on 17 February 2020.

	==Filmography==		==Filmography==

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	*{{marriage\|[[w:Lesley Judd\|Lesley Judd]]\|1974\|1978\|end=div}}		*{{marriage\|[[w:Lesley Judd\|Lesley Judd]]\|1974\|1978\|end=div}}
	\| partner = Jo Lindsay (1976–2012; her death)		\| partner = Jo Lindsay<br />(1976–2012; her death)
	\| children = 2		\| children = 2
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	{{Short description\|English actor (1937–2020)}}		{{Short description\|English actor (1937–2020)}}
	~~{{Use dmy dates\|date=April 2021}}~~
	~~{{Use British English\|date=August 2011}}~~
	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\| name = Derek Fowlds		\| name = Derek Fowlds
	\| image = Derek Fowlds ~~5 Allan Warren~~.jpg		\| image = Derek Fowlds.jpg
	~~\| imagesize =~~		\| caption =
	\| caption = ~~Fowlds in 1974~~
	\| birth_name = Derek James Fowlds		\| birth_name = Derek James Fowlds
	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1937\|9\|2\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1937\|09\|02\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[w:Wandsworth\|Wandsworth]], [[w:London\|London]], England		\| birth_place = [[w:Wandsworth\|Wandsworth]], [[w:London\|London]], England
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|2020\|1\|17\|1937\|9\|2\|df=y}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|2020\|01\|17\|1937\|09\|02\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = [[w:Bath, Somerset\|Bath]], England		\| death_place = [[w:Bath, Somerset\|Bath]], England
	\| occupation = Actor, presenter		\| occupation = Actor, presenter
	\| years_active = 1962–2020		\| years_active = 1962–2020
	\| spouse = <!-- See 'family' section before adding Adrienne Corri. -->{{marriage\|Wendy Tory\|1963\|1973\|end=~~divorced~~}}~~<br/>~~{{marriage\|[[w:Lesley Judd\|Lesley Judd]]\|1974\|1978\|end=~~divorced~~}}		\| spouse = <!-- See 'family' section before adding Adrienne Corri. -->
			*{{marriage\|Wendy Tory\|1963\|1973\|end=div}}
			*{{marriage\|[[w:Lesley Judd\|Lesley Judd]]\|1974\|1978\|end=div}}
	\| partner = Jo Lindsay (1976–2012; her death)		\| partner = Jo Lindsay (1976–2012; her death)
	\| children = 2		\| children = 2

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	==External links==		==External links==
	{{~~wikiquote}}~~		* {{BFI\|4ce2ba08266fd\|Derek Fowlds}}
	* [https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba08266fd Derek Fowlds~~] at the [[British Film Institute]]~~
	* {{IMDb name\|0288621}}		* {{IMDb name\|0288621}}
	* [http://nicholasrhea.co.uk/heartbeat/blaketon.html Derek Fowlds as Oscar Blaketon in 'Heartbeat']

	~~{{Authority control}}~~

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	~~[[Category:Infectious disease deaths in England]]~~
	[[Category:Male actors from London]]		[[Category:Male actors from London]]
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	\| birth_name = Derek James Fowlds		\| birth_name = Derek James Fowlds
	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1937\|9\|2\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1937\|9\|2\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[Wandsworth]], [[London]], England		\| birth_place = [[w:Wandsworth\|Wandsworth]], [[w:London\|London]], England
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|2020\|1\|17\|1937\|9\|2\|df=y}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|2020\|1\|17\|1937\|9\|2\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = [[Bath, Somerset]], England		\| death_place = [[w:Bath, Somerset\|Bath]], England
	\| occupation = Actor, presenter		\| occupation = Actor, presenter
	\| years_active = 1962–2020		\| years_active = 1962–2020
	\| spouse = <!-- See 'family' section before adding Adrienne Corri. -->{{marriage\|Wendy Tory\|1963\|1973\|end=divorced}}<br/>{{marriage\|[[Lesley Judd]]\|1974\|1978\|end=divorced}}		\| spouse = <!-- See 'family' section before adding Adrienne Corri. -->{{marriage\|Wendy Tory\|1963\|1973\|end=divorced}}<br/>{{marriage\|[[w:Lesley Judd\|Lesley Judd]]\|1974\|1978\|end=divorced}}
	\| partner = Jo Lindsay (1976–2012; her death)		\| partner = Jo Lindsay (1976–2012; her death)
	\| children = 2		\| children = 2
	}}		}}
	'''Derek James Fowlds'''<ref name="Hayward">{{cite news\|author=Anthony Hayward\|date=17 January 2020\|title=Derek Fowlds obituary\|newspaper=The Guardian\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/jan/17/derek-fowlds-obituary\|access-date=18 January 2020}}</ref> (2 September 1937 – 17 January 2020) was an English actor best known for his appearances as "Mr Derek" in ''[[Basil Brush#Basil Brush from 1963 to 1984\|The Basil Brush Show]]'' (1969–1973), [[Bernard Woolley]] in the [[sitcom]] ''[[Yes Minister]]'' (1980–1984) and its sequel ''[[Yes, Prime Minister]]'' (1986–1988), and as Oscar Blaketon in ''[[Heartbeat (British TV series)\|Heartbeat]]'' (1992–2010).		'''Derek James Fowlds'''<ref name="Hayward">{{cite news\|author=Anthony Hayward\|date=17 January 2020\|title=Derek Fowlds obituary\|newspaper=The Guardian\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/jan/17/derek-fowlds-obituary\|access-date=18 January 2020}}</ref> (2 September 1937 – 17 January 2020) was an English actor best known for his appearances as "Mr Derek" in ''[[Basil Brush#Basil Brush from 1963 to 1984\|The Basil Brush Show]]'' (1969–1973), [[Bernard Woolley]] in the [[w:sitcom\|sitcom]] ''[[Yes Minister]]'' (1980–1984) and its sequel ''[[Yes, Prime Minister]]'' (1986–1988), and as Oscar Blaketon in ''[[w:Heartbeat (British TV series)\|Heartbeat]]'' (1992–2010).

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Fowlds was born on 2 September 1937 in [[Wandsworth]], London, the son of Ketha Muriel (née Treacher) and James Witney Fowlds,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/38/Derek-Fowlds.html\|title=Derek Fowlds Biography (1937–)\|website=www.filmreference.com}}</ref> a salesman. Fowlds attended [[Ashlyns School]], a former [[Secondary Modern School]] in the historic town of [[Berkhamsted]] in Hertfordshire.<ref>''Who's Who on Television''. Publisher: ''ITV Books Ltd./Michael Joseph Ltd.'' Published: 1985. Retrieved: 27 January 2013.</ref> After leaving school aged 15, Fowlds worked at a printer's firm as an apprentice and also spent two years in the [[RAF]] as a wireless operator.<ref name="Hayward"/>		Fowlds was born on 2 September 1937 in [[w:Wandsworth\|Wandsworth]], London, the son of Ketha Muriel (née Treacher) and James Witney Fowlds,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/38/Derek-Fowlds.html\|title=Derek Fowlds Biography (1937–)\|website=www.filmreference.com}}</ref> a salesman. Fowlds attended [[w:Ashlyns School\|Ashlyns School]], a former [[w:Secondary Modern School\|Secondary Modern School]] in the historic town of [[w:Berkhamsted\|Berkhamsted]] in Hertfordshire.<ref>''Who's Who on Television''. Publisher: ''ITV Books Ltd./Michael Joseph Ltd.'' Published: 1985. Retrieved: 27 January 2013.</ref> After leaving school aged 15, Fowlds worked at a printer's firm as an apprentice and also spent two years in the [[w:RAF\|RAF]] as a wireless operator.<ref name="Hayward"/>

	==Career==		==Career==
	After amateur acting, Fowlds trained at [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art\|RADA]] and made his debut on the [[West End of London\|West End]] stage in ''[[The Miracle Worker]]''. He appeared in various film roles, including ''[[Tamahine]]'' (1963), ''[[East of Sudan]]'' (1964), ''[[Hotel Paradiso (film)\|Hotel Paradiso]]'' (1966), ''[[Frankenstein Created Woman]]'' (1967), ''[[The Smashing Bird I Used to Know]]'' (1969), ''[[Tower of Evil]]'' (1972) and ''[[Mistress Pamela]]'' (1974), prior to becoming familiar to British television child viewers as "Mr. Derek" in the children's series ''The [[Basil Brush]] Show'', replacing [[Rodney Bewes]] as presenter.<ref name=Hayward/>		After amateur acting, Fowlds trained at [[w:Royal Academy of Dramatic Art\|RADA]] and made his debut on the [[w:West End of London\|West End]] stage in ''[[w:The Miracle Worker\|The Miracle Worker]]''. He appeared in various film roles, including ''[[w:Tamahine\|Tamahine]]'' (1963), ''[[w:East of Sudan\|East of Sudan]]'' (1964), ''[[w:Hotel Paradiso (film)\|Hotel Paradiso]]'' (1966), ''[[w:Frankenstein Created Woman\|Frankenstein Created Woman]]'' (1967), ''[[w:The Smashing Bird I Used to Know\|The Smashing Bird I Used to Know]]'' (1969), ''[[w:Tower of Evil\|Tower of Evil]]'' (1972) and ''[[w:Mistress Pamela\|Mistress Pamela]]'' (1974), prior to becoming familiar to British television child viewers as "Mr. Derek" in the children's series ''The [[Basil Brush]] Show'', replacing [[Rodney Bewes]] as presenter.<ref name=Hayward/>

	He played the role of [[Lord Randolph Churchill]] in the [[Associated Television\|ATV]] series ''[[Edward the Seventh]]'' (1975). In ''[[Yes Minister]]'' and its sequel ''[[Yes, Prime Minister]]'' he played the naïve and callow [[Bernard Woolley]] alongside [[Paul Eddington]]'s [[Jim Hacker]] and [[Nigel Hawthorne]]'s [[Sir Humphrey Appleby]].<ref name=Hayward/>		He played the role of [[w:Lord Randolph Churchill\|Lord Randolph Churchill]] in the [[w:Associated Television\|ATV]] series ''[[w:Edward the Seventh]]'' (1975). In ''[[Yes Minister]]'' and its sequel ''[[Yes, Prime Minister]]'' he played the naïve and callow [[Bernard Woolley]] alongside [[Paul Eddington]]'s [[Jim Hacker]] and [[Nigel Hawthorne]]'s [[Sir Humphrey Appleby]].<ref name=Hayward/>

	From 1983 to 1985, Fowlds played the lead role in the sitcom ''[[Affairs of the Heart (TV series)\|Affairs of the Heart]]''. He featured in a more sinister role in the 1990 political thriller ''[[Die Kinder]]''. Fowlds then played old and curmudgeonly Oscar Blaketon in the long-running [[Yorkshire Television]] police drama nostalgia series ''[[Heartbeat (British TV series)\|Heartbeat]]'' set in the sixties for its entire eighteen-year run beginning in 1992. The character first appeared as the local police sergeant, then retired from the force and ran the post office before becoming a [[pub]]lican.<ref name=Hayward/>		From 1983 to 1985, Fowlds played the lead role in the sitcom ''[[w:Affairs of the Heart (TV series)\|Affairs of the Heart]]''. He featured in a more sinister role in the 1990 political thriller ''[[w:Die Kinder\|Die Kinder]]''. Fowlds then played old and curmudgeonly Oscar Blaketon in the long-running [[w:Yorkshire Television\|Yorkshire Television]] police drama nostalgia series ''[[w:Heartbeat (British TV series)\|Heartbeat]]'' set in the sixties for its entire eighteen-year run beginning in 1992. The character first appeared as the local police sergeant, then retired from the force and ran the post office before becoming a [[w:pub\|pub]]lican.<ref name=Hayward/>

	==Personal life and death==		==Personal life and death==
	Fowlds married, and later divorced, Wendy Tory, and later wed and divorced (in 1978) the ''[[Blue Peter]]'' presenter and dancer [[Lesley Judd]]. His partner of 36 years, Jo Lindsay, died in 2012.<ref name="Hayward"/> He was the father of two sons, including the actor Jeremy Fowlds. His autobiography, ''A Part Worth Playing,'' was published in 2015.		Fowlds married, and later divorced, Wendy Tory, and later wed and divorced (in 1978) the ''[[w:Blue Peter\|Blue Peter]]'' presenter and dancer [[w:Lesley Judd\|Lesley Judd]]. His partner of 36 years, Jo Lindsay, died in 2012.<ref name="Hayward"/> He was the father of two sons, including the actor Jeremy Fowlds. His autobiography, ''A Part Worth Playing,'' was published in 2015.

	He died at [[Royal United Hospital]] in [[Bath, Somerset\|Bath]] on 17 January 2020 at age 82 from complications of heart failure and [[sepsis]], which had followed [[pneumonia]].<ref name="Hayward"/><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-51147182 \|title=Derek Fowlds: Yes Minister and Heartbeat actor dies aged 82 – BBC News \|work=BBC News\|date= 17 January 2020\|access-date=17 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url = https://news.sky.com/story/derek-fowlds-heartbeat-and-yes-minister-actor-dies-aged-82-11910634\|title = Derek Fowlds: Yes Minister and Heartbeat actor dies aged 82\|work = [[Sky News]]\|date = 17 January 2020\|access-date = 17 January 2020}}</ref> His funeral was held at St Katharine's Church in [[Holt, Wiltshire]] on 17 February 2020.		He died at [[w:Royal United Hospital\|Royal United Hospital]] in [[w:Bath, Somerset\|Bath\|]] on 17 January 2020 at age 82 from complications of heart failure and [[w:sepsis\|sepsis]], which had followed [[w:pneumonia\|pneumonia]].<ref name="Hayward"/><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-51147182 \|title=Derek Fowlds: Yes Minister and Heartbeat actor dies aged 82 – BBC News \|work=BBC News\|date= 17 January 2020\|access-date=17 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url = https://news.sky.com/story/derek-fowlds-heartbeat-and-yes-minister-actor-dies-aged-82-11910634\|title = Derek Fowlds: Yes Minister and Heartbeat actor dies aged 82\|work = [[w:Sky News\|]]\|date = 17 January 2020\|access-date = 17 January 2020}}</ref> His funeral was held at St Katharine's Church in [[w:Holt, Wiltshire\|Holt]] on 17 February 2020.

	==Filmography==		==Filmography==
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	==External links==		==External links==
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	{{wikiquote}}		{{wikiquote}}
	* [https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba08266fd Derek Fowlds] at the [[British Film Institute]]		* [https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba08266fd Derek Fowlds] at the [[British Film Institute]]

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{{Short description|English actor (1937–2020)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2011}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Derek Fowlds
| image = Derek Fowlds 5 Allan Warren.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Fowlds in 1974
| birth_name = Derek James Fowlds
| birth_date = {{birth date|1937|9|2|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Wandsworth]], [[London]], England
| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|1|17|1937|9|2|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Bath, Somerset]], England
| occupation = Actor, presenter
| years_active = 1962–2020
| spouse = {{marriage|Wendy Tory|1963|1973|end=divorced}}<br/>{{marriage|[[Lesley Judd]]|1974|1978|end=divorced}}
| partner = Jo Lindsay (1976–2012; her death)
| children = 2
}}
'''Derek James Fowlds'''<ref name="Hayward">{{cite news|author=Anthony Hayward|date=17 January 2020|title=Derek Fowlds obituary|newspaper=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/jan/17/derek-fowlds-obituary|access-date=18 January 2020}}</ref> (2 September 1937 – 17 January 2020) was an English actor best known for his appearances as "Mr Derek" in ''[[Basil Brush#Basil Brush from 1963 to 1984|The Basil Brush Show]]'' (1969–1973), [[Bernard Woolley]] in the [[sitcom]] ''[[Yes Minister]]'' (1980–1984) and its sequel ''[[Yes, Prime Minister]]'' (1986–1988), and as Oscar Blaketon in ''[[Heartbeat (British TV series)|Heartbeat]]'' (1992–2010).

==Early life==
Fowlds was born on 2 September 1937 in [[Wandsworth]], London, the son of Ketha Muriel (née Treacher) and James Witney Fowlds,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/38/Derek-Fowlds.html|title=Derek Fowlds Biography (1937–)|website=www.filmreference.com}}</ref> a salesman. Fowlds attended [[Ashlyns School]], a former [[Secondary Modern School]] in the historic town of [[Berkhamsted]] in Hertfordshire.<ref>''Who's Who on Television''. Publisher: ''ITV Books Ltd./Michael Joseph Ltd.'' Published: 1985. Retrieved: 27 January 2013.</ref> After leaving school aged 15, Fowlds worked at a printer's firm as an apprentice and also spent two years in the [[RAF]] as a wireless operator.<ref name="Hayward"/>

==Career==
After amateur acting, Fowlds trained at [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art|RADA]] and made his debut on the [[West End of London|West End]] stage in ''[[The Miracle Worker]]''. He appeared in various film roles, including ''[[Tamahine]]'' (1963), ''[[East of Sudan]]'' (1964), ''[[Hotel Paradiso (film)|Hotel Paradiso]]'' (1966), ''[[Frankenstein Created Woman]]'' (1967), ''[[The Smashing Bird I Used to Know]]'' (1969), ''[[Tower of Evil]]'' (1972) and ''[[Mistress Pamela]]'' (1974), prior to becoming familiar to British television child viewers as "Mr. Derek" in the children's series ''The [[Basil Brush]] Show'', replacing [[Rodney Bewes]] as presenter.<ref name=Hayward/>

He played the role of [[Lord Randolph Churchill]] in the [[Associated Television|ATV]] series ''[[Edward the Seventh]]'' (1975). In ''[[Yes Minister]]'' and its sequel ''[[Yes, Prime Minister]]'' he played the naïve and callow [[Bernard Woolley]] alongside [[Paul Eddington]]'s [[Jim Hacker]] and [[Nigel Hawthorne]]'s [[Sir Humphrey Appleby]].<ref name=Hayward/>

From 1983 to 1985, Fowlds played the lead role in the sitcom ''[[Affairs of the Heart (TV series)|Affairs of the Heart]]''. He featured in a more sinister role in the 1990 political thriller ''[[Die Kinder]]''. Fowlds then played old and curmudgeonly Oscar Blaketon in the long-running [[Yorkshire Television]] police drama nostalgia series ''[[Heartbeat (British TV series)|Heartbeat]]'' set in the sixties for its entire eighteen-year run beginning in 1992. The character first appeared as the local police sergeant, then retired from the force and ran the post office before becoming a [[pub]]lican.<ref name=Hayward/>

==Personal life and death==
Fowlds married, and later divorced, Wendy Tory, and later wed and divorced (in 1978) the ''[[Blue Peter]]'' presenter and dancer [[Lesley Judd]]. His partner of 36 years, Jo Lindsay, died in 2012.<ref name="Hayward"/> He was the father of two sons, including the actor Jeremy Fowlds. His autobiography, ''A Part Worth Playing,'' was published in 2015.

He died at [[Royal United Hospital]] in [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]] on 17 January 2020 at age 82 from complications of heart failure and [[sepsis]], which had followed [[pneumonia]].<ref name="Hayward"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-51147182 |title=Derek Fowlds: Yes Minister and Heartbeat actor dies aged 82 – BBC News |work=BBC News|date= 17 January 2020|access-date=17 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url = https://news.sky.com/story/derek-fowlds-heartbeat-and-yes-minister-actor-dies-aged-82-11910634|title = Derek Fowlds: Yes Minister and Heartbeat actor dies aged 82|work = [[Sky News]]|date = 17 January 2020|access-date = 17 January 2020}}</ref> His funeral was held at St Katharine's Church in [[Holt, Wiltshire]] on 17 February 2020.

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba08266fd|title=Derek Fowlds|website=BFI}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bbfc.co.uk/search/releases/any/any/any/derek%20fowlds/any/0/any/any/any/any/any/any/any?advanced=true|title=Search for releases|website=bbfc.co.uk|publisher=British Board of Film Classification|access-date=21 January 2020}}</ref> !! Role !! Notes
|-
|1962 || ''[[The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (film)|The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner]]'' || Borstal Inmate || Uncredited<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/education-passedfailed-derek-fowlds-1172858.html|title=Education: Passed/Failed Derek Fowlds|last=Sale|first=Jonathan|date=20 August 1998|website=The Independent|language=en|access-date=21 January 2020}}</ref>
|-
|1962 || ''[[We Joined the Navy]]'' || The Midshipman / Carson ||
|-
|1963 || ''[[Doctor in Distress (film)|Doctor in Distress]]'' || Medical Student Gillibrand ||
|-
|1963 || ''[[Tamahine]]'' || Bash ||
|-
|1964 || ''[[Hot Enough for June]]'' || Sun Bathing Man ||
|-
|1964 || ''[[East of Sudan]]'' || Murchison ||
|-
|1965 || ''[[Gideon's Way]]'' || Tim Coles || Episode 26: "The Nightlifers"
|-
|1966 || ''[[Hotel Paradiso (film)|Hotel Paradiso]]'' || Maxime ||
|-
| 1966 || ''[[Take a Pair of Private Eyes]]'' || Ambrose Frayne || 6 episodes
|-
|1967 || ''[[Frankenstein Created Woman]]'' || Johann ||
|-
|1967 || ''The Solarnauts'' || Tempo || Pilot: "Cloud of Death"
|-
|1969 || ''[[The Smashing Bird I Used to Know]]'' || Geoffrey ||
|-
|1969–1973 || The ''[[Basil Brush]]'' Show || Mr Derek || 64 episodes
|-
|1972 || ''[[Tower of Evil]]'' || Dan ||
|-
|1973 || ''[[Mistress Pamela]]'' || Sir Percy ||
|-
|1974 || ''[[Thriller (British TV series)|Thriller]]'' || Dicky || Series 3, Episode 3: "Death to Sister Mary"
|-
|1975 || ''[[Edward the Seventh]]'' || [[Lord Randolph Churchill]] || Episode: "Dearest Prince"
|-
|1976 || ''The Copter Kids'' || Captain Peters ||
|-
|1978 || ''[[Robin's Nest (TV series)|Robin's Nest]]'' || Ricky Hart || Series 2, Episode 2: "The Candidate"
|-
| 1979 || ''[[My Son, My Son (TV series)|My Son, My Son]]'' ||Newbiggen || 1 episode
|-
|1980–1984 || ''[[Yes Minister]]'' || Bernard Woolley || 22 episodes
|-
|1982 || ''[[Minder (TV series)|Minder]]'' || Meadhurst || Episode: "Dead Men Do Tell Tales"
|-
|1983–1985 || ''[[Affairs of the Heart (TV series)|Affairs of the Heart]]'' || Peter Bonamy || 7 episodes
|-
|1986–1988 || ''[[Yes Minister|Yes, Prime Minister]]'' || Bernard Woolley || 16 episodes
|-
|1988 || ''[[Inspector Morse (TV series)|Inspector Morse]]''|| Kurt Friedman / Michael Robson || Episode: "The Settling of the Sun"
|-
|1990 || ''[[Die Kinder]]'' || Crombie || 6 episodes
|-
|1992 || ''[[Over the Hill (1992 film)|Over the Hill]]'' || Dutch ||
|-
|1992–1994 || ''[[Firm Friends]]'' || John Gutteridge || 8 episodes
|-
|1992–2010 || ''[[Heartbeat (British TV series)|Heartbeat]]'' || Sgt. Oscar Blaketon || 342 episodes
|-
|2001 || ''[[Blankety Blank|Lily Savage's Blankety Blank]]'' || Himself<ref name="blanketyblank">{{cite episode|series=Lily Savage's Blankety Blank|network=[[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]|airdate=20 May 2001}}</ref> || 1 episode
|-
|2012 || ''[[Run for Your Wife (2012 film)|Run for Your Wife]]'' || Man in hat ||
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba08266fd Derek Fowlds] at the [[British Film Institute]]
* {{IMDb name|0288621}}
* [http://nicholasrhea.co.uk/heartbeat/blaketon.html Derek Fowlds as Oscar Blaketon in 'Heartbeat']

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