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	Malcolm McFee made his first appearance on television in 1967. In 1968, he began a three-season stint in the [[w:London Weekend Television\|London Weekend Television]] situation comedy series ''[[Please Sir!]]'' playing the part of smooth wide-boy<ref>{{cite web \| title = Please Sir! / The Fenn Street Gang \| work = Television Heaven \|url=http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/pleasesir.htm \| accessdate=8 October 2011}}</ref> Peter Craven. He continued the role into the 1971 feature film comedy version, also called ''[[Please Sir! (film)\|Please Sir!]]''. McFee had made his film debut in the 1969 satirical anti-war musical ''[[Oh! What a Lovely War]]''.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064754/fullcredits#cast \| title=Full cast and crew for Oh! What a Lovely War \| publisher=IMDb \| accessdate=22 November 2011}}</ref>		Malcolm McFee made his first appearance on television in 1967. In 1968, he began a three-season stint in the [[w:London Weekend Television\|London Weekend Television]] situation comedy series ''[[Please Sir!]]'' playing the part of smooth wide-boy<ref>{{cite web \| title = Please Sir! / The Fenn Street Gang \| work = Television Heaven \|url=http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/pleasesir.htm \| accessdate=8 October 2011}}</ref> Peter Craven. He continued the role into the 1971 feature film comedy version, also called ''[[Please Sir! (film)\|Please Sir!]]''. McFee had made his film debut in the 1969 satirical anti-war musical ''[[Oh! What a Lovely War]]''.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064754/fullcredits#cast \| title=Full cast and crew for Oh! What a Lovely War \| publisher=IMDb \| accessdate=22 November 2011}}</ref>

	The ''Please Sir!'' TV series spawned a comedy sequel called ''[[The Fenn Street Gang]]'', which ran from 1971 to 1973. McFee was unavailable for season one as he was appearing in the West End play ''Forget-Me-Not-Lane''<ref>Daily Mirror, 7 August 1971</ref> and the part of Craven was played for that season by [[Leon Vitali]]. McFee returned for seasons two and three. He appeared on television many times in the 1970s but was only rarely seen after this, until 1993.		The ''Please Sir!'' TV series spawned a comedy sequel called ''[[The Fenn Street Gang]]'', which ran from 1971 to 1973. McFee was unavailable for season one as he was appearing in the West End play ''Forget-Me-Not-Lane''<ref>Daily Mirror, 7 August 1971</ref> and the part of Craven was played for that season by [[w:Leon Vitali\|Leon Vitali]]. McFee returned for seasons two and three. He appeared on television many times in the 1970s but was only rarely seen after this, until 1993.

	After turning to the stage, McFee made a career as an actor and director, working as a theatre director in small theatres in Greater London and the provinces.		After turning to the stage, McFee made a career as an actor and director, working as a theatre director in small theatres in Greater London and the provinces.

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'''Malcolm Raymond McFee''' (16 August 1949 – 18 November 2001) was an English actor best known for his role as Peter Craven in the TV series ''[[Please Sir!]]'', the film of the same name, and the spin-off TV series ''[[The Fenn Street Gang]]''.

==Career==
Malcolm McFee made his first appearance on television in 1967. In 1968, he began a three-season stint in the [[London Weekend Television]] situation comedy series ''[[Please Sir!]]'' playing the part of smooth wide-boy<ref>{{cite web | title = Please Sir! / The Fenn Street Gang | work = Television Heaven |url=http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/pleasesir.htm | accessdate=8 October 2011}}</ref> Peter Craven. He continued the role into the 1971 feature film comedy version, also called ''[[Please Sir! (film)|Please Sir!]]''. McFee had made his film debut in the 1969 satirical anti-war musical ''[[Oh! What a Lovely War]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064754/fullcredits#cast | title=Full cast and crew for Oh! What a Lovely War | publisher=IMDb | accessdate=22 November 2011}}</ref>

The ''Please Sir!'' TV series spawned a comedy sequel called ''[[The Fenn Street Gang]]'', which ran from 1971 to 1973. McFee was unavailable for season one as he was appearing in the West End play ''Forget-Me-Not-Lane''<ref>Daily Mirror, 7 August 1971</ref> and the part of Craven was played for that season by [[Leon Vitali]]. McFee returned for seasons two and three. He appeared on television many times in the 1970s but was only rarely seen after this, until 1993.

After turning to the stage, McFee made a career as an actor and director, working as a theatre director in small theatres in Greater London and the provinces.

His last TV role was in an episode of the long-running [[Thames Television]] police drama series ''[[The Bill]]'',<ref name="Malc">{{cite web| url=http://www.tv.com/people/malcolm-mcfee/| title=Malcolm McFee Biography | publisher=tv.com uk | accessdate=12 October 2011}}</ref> in 1997.

McFee also appeared as a guest on ''[[This Is Your Life (UK TV series)|This is Your Life]]'' for [[John Alderton]] in 1974, and presented three episodes of BBC pre-school programme ''You and Me'' in 1978.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0397225/combined | title=You and Me | publisher=IMDb | accessdate=17 November 2011}}</ref> He was the reporter and clown in the 1980s BBC schools science programme Science Workshop.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tvcream.co.uk/?tag=roger-sloman | title=Programmes for Schools and Colleges, Module 3 | publisher=TV cream | accessdate=5 April 2013}}</ref>

Music journalist [[Simon Goddard]] has suggested that McFee is the subject of [[Morrissey]]'s song "[[Little Man, What Now? (song)|Little Man, What Now?]]" from his 1988 album ''[[Viva Hate]]'',<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O3pEsVdZWUoC&q=%22Roger+Tonge%22+morrissey&pg=PA224 | title=Google books, Mozipedia | isbn=9780091927103 | accessdate=9 April 2013| last1=Goddard | first1=Simon | year=2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | first=Simon | last=Goddard | title=Mozipedia | page=224 }}</ref> although previous opinions have suggested [[Jack Wild]]<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4766430.stm | title=Obituary: Jack Wild | work=BBC News | date=2 March 2006 | accessdate=9 April 2013}}</ref> or [[Roger Tonge]]<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cqtgBBHkbpsC&q=%22Roger+Tonge%22+morrissey&pg=PA109 | title=Google books, Morrissey: Scandal and Passion | isbn=9781861059680 | accessdate=9 April 2013| last1=Bret | first1=David | date=April 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | first=David | last=Bret | title=Morrissey: Scandal and Passion | page=109 }}</ref> as the subject. The song mentions an ATV series axed after four years, and Morrissey watching it on a Friday night (season 1 of Please Sir! was indeed broadcast on Friday nights although subsequent seasons went out on Saturday or Sunday nights), and tells of the fall of a TV star of the 1960s who later became unknown.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.lyricsfreak.com/m/morrissey/little+man+what+now+_20096128.html | title=Little Man, What Now? Lyrics | publisher=Lyrics Freak | accessdate=9 April 2013}}</ref>

==Television appearances==
Apart from ''Please Sir!'' and ''The Fenn Street Gang'', McFee appeared in the following television programmes:<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568849/filmotype | title=Filmography by type for Malcolm McFee | publisher=Internet Movie Database ("IMDb") | accessdate=13 November 2011}}</ref>

{| class="wikilist"
! Years
! Programme
! Episode
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| 1967
| [[Associated-Rediffusion]]'s drama series Sanctuary
| ''Sisters & Brothers'' (Season 1, Episode 5)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0694012/ | title=Sanctuary, Sisters & Brothers | publisher=IMDb | accessdate=15 November 2011}}</ref>
|-
| 1968
| [[BBC]] children's drama series ''Ramshackle Road''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0499074/ | title=Ramshackle Road | publisher=IMDb | accessdate=15 November 2011}}</ref>
| Episode 1 onwards.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.britmovie.co.uk/forums/actors-actresses/110029-malcolm-mcfee-3.html#45 | title=Thread: Malcolm McFee | publisher=Britmovie.co.uk | date=16 April 2012 | accessdate=5 April 2013}}</ref><ref>Radio Times, 19 August 1968</ref>
|-
| 1969
| Long-running BBC police drama series ''[[Z-Cars|Z Cars]]''
| ''Sunday... Sunday... Parts 1 and 2'' (Season 6, Episodes 231 & 232)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0753536/ | title=Z Cars: Sunday... Sunday...: Part 1 | publisher=IMDb | accessdate=13 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0753537/ | title=Z Cars: Sunday... Sunday...: Part 2 | publisher=IMDb | accessdate=13 November 2012}}</ref>
|-
| 1970
| BBC anthology drama series ''[[Play For Today]]''
| ''I Can't See My Little Willie'', by Douglas Livingstone<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0498405/ | title=Play for Today, I Can't See My Little Willie | publisher=IMDb | accessdate=13 November 2011}}</ref> (Season 1, Play Number 6)
|-
| 1971
| [[BBC Two|BBC2's]] historical drama series ''[[Elizabeth R]]''
| Episode 5, ''The Enterprise of England''<ref>{{cite web | url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/7220 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119022707/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/7220 | url-status=dead | archive-date=19 January 2009 | title=Elizabeth R | publisher=BFI | accessdate=14 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/196923?view=cast | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090601134824/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/196923?view=cast | url-status=dead | archive-date=1 June 2009 | title=Cast Elizabeth R: The Enterprise of England | publisher=BFI | accessdate=14 November 2011}}</ref>
|-
| 1971
| Thames Television's detective anthology series ''[[The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV series)|The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes]]''
| ''The Case of Laker, Absconded'' (Season 1, Episode 13)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0687028/ | title=The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes, The Case of Laker, Absconded | publisher=IMDb | accessdate=14 November 2011}}</ref>
|-
| 1973
| Thames Television's situation comedy series ''[[Bless This House (British TV series)|Bless This House]]''
| ''A Girl's Worst Friend is Her Father'' (Season 3, Episode 12)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/bless_this_house/episodes/3/12/ | title=Bless This House, Episode Guide | publisher=The British Comedy Guide | accessdate=14 November 2011}}</ref>
|-
| 1976
| [[Yorkshire Television]]'s drama series ''[[Hadleigh (TV series)|Hadleigh]]''
| Recurring character in Season 4 but episodes not known<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0159167/fullcredits#cast | title=Full cast and crew for "Hadleigh" | publisher=IMDb | accessdate=17 November 2011}}</ref>
|-
| 1978
| Thames Television's crime panel series ''[[Whodunnit? (U.K. TV series)|Whodunnit!]]''
| ''Which Way Did he Go?'' (Season 6, Episode 10)
|-
| 1978
| [[ITV Network|ITV]] family comedy ''The Chiffy Kids''
| ''Jam Session'' (Season 2, Episode 5)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1238947/ | title=The Chiffy Kids, Jam Session | publisher=IMDb | accessdate=15 November 2011}}</ref>
|-
| 1978
| [[Euston Films]]' police drama series for ITV ''[[The Sweeney]]''
| ''Messenger of the Gods'' (Season 4, Episode 1)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0714447/ | title=The Sweeney, Messenger of the Gods | publisher=IMDb | accessdate=14 November 2011}}</ref>
|-
| 1979
| [[BBC Schools]] programme ''Everyday Maths''
| ''Ten Per Cent Per Ted'' (Season 2, Episode 1)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1013015/ | title=Everyday Maths, Ten Per Cent Per Ted | publisher=IMDb | accessdate=15 November 2011}}</ref>
|-
| 1979
| BBC children's comedy adventure series ''[[Graham's Gang]]''
| ''Mildred's Party'' (Season 2, Episode 3)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0941579/ | title=Graham's Gang, Mildred's Party | publisher=IMDb | accessdate=14 November 2011}}</ref>
|-
| 1980
| Euston Films' long running comedy/drama series for ITV ''[[Minder (TV series)|Minder]]''
| ''Monday Night Fever'' (Season 1, Episode 9, uncredited)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0648692/ | title=Minder, Monday Night Fever | publisher=IMDb | accessdate=2 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thetvlounge.co.uk/sweeney/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=539&start=15 | title=The Sweeney Lounge, Appear in a "Minder" documentary in December | publisher=The TV Lounge | date=20 December 2005 | accessdate=11 January 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304033330/http://www.thetvlounge.co.uk/sweeney/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=539&start=15 | archive-date=4 March 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thetvlounge.co.uk/sweeney/viewtopic.php?p=10300463 | title=The Sweeney Lounge, Sweeney actors together in other programs | publisher=The TV Lounge | date=10 September 2007 | accessdate=11 January 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223622/http://www.thetvlounge.co.uk/sweeney/viewtopic.php?p=10300463 | archive-date=3 March 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| 1993
| Thames Television's crime drama series ''The Bill''
| ''The Hard Sell'' (Season 9, Episode 135)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0850819/ | title=The Bill, The Hard Sell | publisher=IMDb | accessdate=14 November 2011}}</ref>
|-
| 1996
| Alomo Productions' BBC situation comedy series ''[[Goodnight Sweetheart (TV series)|Goodnight Sweetheart]]''
| ''It Ain't Necessarily So'' (Season 3, Episode 1)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/22808 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071108204417/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/22808 | url-status=dead | archive-date=8 November 2007 | title=Goodnight Sweetheart | publisher=BFI | accessdate=14 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/540962?view=cast | archive-url=https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20100110101337/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/540962?view%3Dcast | url-status=dead | archive-date=10 January 2010 | title=Cast, Goodnight Sweetheart, It Ain't Necessarily So | publisher=BFI | accessdate=14 November 2011}}</ref>
|-
| 1997
| BBC police drama spoof ''[[The Detectives (1993 TV series)|The Detectives]]''
| ''Mine's a Large One'' (Season 5, Episode 6)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0558927/ | title=The Detectives, Mine's a Large One | publisher=IMDb | accessdate=15 November 2011}}</ref>
|-
| 1997
| Alomo Productions' BBC situation comedy series ''[[Birds of a Feather (TV series)|Birds of a Feather]]''
| ''Relative Strangers'' (Season 7, Episode 4)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0526307/ | title=Birds of a Feather, Relative Strangers | publisher=IMDb | accessdate=15 November 2011}}</ref>
|-
| 1997
| ''The Bill'' (2nd appearance)
| ''Playing with Fire'' (Season 13, Episode 81, playing a different character to 1993 episode)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0525571/ | title=The Bill, Playing with Fire | publisher=IMDb | accessdate=14 November 2011}}</ref>
|-
|
|
|
|-
|}

==Personal life==
From 1960 to 1965, McFee attended [[Plaistow County Grammar School]]. He was briefly the drummer in a band called The Abstracts with some schoolfriends before devoting himself to acting.

In 1971, he married Margaret Kearnan.{{citation needed|date=February 2016}} They divorced in 1995.{{citation needed|date=February 2016}} McFee had three children,<ref name="Malc"/> including a daughter, Victoria, born to Margaret in 1980.{{citation needed|date=February 2016}}

In an interview in 1973, McFee said that he owned a [[Ford Capri]] and had a cat called Perdita Pusscat.<ref>Pink, issue 25, 8 September 1973</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.britmovie.co.uk/forums/actors-actresses/110029-malcolm-mcfee.html | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130419223615/http://www.britmovie.co.uk/forums/actors-actresses/110029-malcolm-mcfee.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=19 April 2013 | title=Malcolm McFee, entry No. 17 | publisher=Britmovie | date=25 September 2011 | accessdate=3 October 2012 }}</ref>

McFee died suddenly on 18 November 2001, at the age of 52, at his home in Braintree, Essex, shortly before he was due to appear as a [[Pantomime dame|dame]] in a pantomime of ''[[Beauty and the Beast]]'' at the Elgiva Theatre in [[Chesham]]. He had been suffering from cancer.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0568849/bio | title=Biography for Malcolm McFee | publisher=IMDb | accessdate=3 April 2013}}</ref> McFee had been raising money for the [[Oncology]] Department of [[Broomfield Hospital]] in [[Chelmsford]], Essex as a "Thank you" for the treatment he received from them. [[David Barry (actor)|David Barry]] and [[Penny Spencer]], who both appeared with McFee in ''Please Sir!'', attended his funeral.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.classictelly.com/programme.php?Programme=Please_Sir | title=Please Sir Classic TV Show, Please Sir Fan Tributes, Item 5 by Victoria McFee| publisher=Classic Telly | accessdate=9 November 2011}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
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|1969|| ''[[Oh! What a Lovely War]]'' || Frederick Percy 'Freddie' Smith ||
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|1971|| ''[[Please Sir! (film)|Please Sir!]]'' || Peter Craven ||
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==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0568849}}

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