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{{Short description|English actor}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| image = Trevor Bannister.jpg
| caption = Trevor Bannister as [[List of Are You Being Served? characters#Mr Lucas (Trevor Bannister) (series 1–7)|Mr Lucas]] in ''[[Are You Being Served?]]''
| name = Trevor Bannister
| birth_name = Trevor Gordon Bannister
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1934|08|14}}<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=KpR7IG0mEV9k6pJcOFs0lA&scan=1|title=Index entry| access-date=17 April 2011| work=FreeBMD| publisher=ONS}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Durrington, Wiltshire]], England
| death_date = {{death date and age|2011|04|14|1934|08|14|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Thames Ditton]], [[Surrey]], England
| restingplace =
| occupation = Actor
| television = {{nowrap|''[[The War of Darkie Pilbeam]]'' ''[[The Dustbinmen]]'' ''[[Are You Being Served?]]'' ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]''}}
| yearsactive = 1957–2011
| spouse = {{marriage|Kathleen Cravos|1959|end=divorced}}<ref name ="Guardian"/> {{marriage|Pamela Carson|1982}}
| children = 3
}}
'''Trevor Gordon Bannister''' (14 August 1934{{spaced ndash}}14 April 2011)<ref name ="Guardian">{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2011/apr/17/trevor-bannister-obituary | location=London|work=The Guardian| first=Anthony | last=Hayward | title=Trevor Bannister obituary | date=17 April 2011}}</ref> was an English actor best known for having played the womanising junior salesman [[List of Are You Being Served? characters#Mr Lucas (Trevor Bannister) (series 1–7)|Mr Lucas]] in the [[British sitcom|sitcom]] ''[[Are You Being Served?]]'' from 1972 to 1979, and for his role as Toby Mulberry Smith in the long-running sitcom ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'', from 2003 until it ended its run in 2010.

==Career==
In 1960, Bannister appeared on stage at the [[Cambridge Theatre]] in London in ''[[Billy Liar]]'', which starred [[Albert Finney]]. He starred as Darkie Pilbeam, a wartime [[spiv]], in the 1968 television series ''[[The War of Darkie Pilbeam]];'' from 1969 to 1970, he appeared as "Heavy Breathing" in [[Jack Rosenthal]]'s sitcom, ''[[The Dustbinmen]]''. Shortly afterwards, he was asked to play Mr. Lucas in a ''[[Comedy Playhouse]]'' pilot called ''[[Are You Being Served?]]'' and took the part in the series. It was originally intended as a vehicle for him as the average man caught up in the store full of odd characters and baroque customs and, for the first four series, he received top billing every other episode, alternating with [[Mollie Sugden]]. However, as it developed into more of an ensemble piece, he found his role (and his billing) being greatly reduced as other characters came to the top.<ref name="Express">{{cite news| last=Webber| first=Richard| title=What happened to... ? Mr Lucas from ''Are You Being Served?''|work=Daily Express| date=29 September 2007}}</ref> He left the role in 1980, as filming for the show clashed with a lengthy tour for a play.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-trevor-bannister-actor-1-1588400|title=Obituary: Trevor Bannister, actor|date=27 February 2013 }}</ref>

In 1972, he appeared as the weak-bladdered producer of a local theatre company in ''[[Steptoe and Son]]'', Episode 2 series 7 – "A Star is Born". He played Peter Pitt in the 1988 BBC sitcom ''[[Wyatt's Watchdogs]]''. Other TV appearances include ''[[Keeping Up Appearances]]'' as the kitchen shop salesman, and also appeared in ''Call Earnshaw'', ''[[Gideon's Way]]'', ''[[The Saint (TV series)|The Saint]]'', ''[[The Tomorrow People]]'', ''Only on Sunday'' and ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]''. Bannister played three different characters in the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] soap ''[[Coronation Street]]''.<ref name="Express"/> From 2001, he played a recurring character (The Golf Captain) in ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]''.<ref name="Express"/> He became a series regular in 2009, coinciding with the 30th series. Finally receiving a name ("Toby Mulbery-Smith"), he moved next door to Barry and Glenda ([[Mike Grady (actor)|Mike Grady]] and [[Sarah Thomas (actress)|Sarah Thomas]]), and befriended Morton ([[Christopher Beeny]]).

Although Bannister appeared in a few films including ''[[Reach for the Sky]]'' (1956), ''[[Au Pair Girls]]'' (1972) and the film version of ''[[Are You Being Served? (film)|Are You Being Served?]]'' (1977), he worked mostly in the theatre, with credits including ''[[Billy Liar#Play|Billy Liar]]'' and the farce ''[[Move Over, Mrs Markham]]''. Bannister also performed in [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]] and was a regular in [[pantomime]] for more than 35 years, nearly always playing the [[pantomime dame|dame]].<ref name="panto">{{cite web|author=Oonagh Jaquest |date=December 2003 |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/southyorkshire/stage/panto_2003 |title=Dame Academy: 35 Years of fellers in frocks |publisher=BBC |access-date=2006-02-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080225201041/http://www.bbc.co.uk/southyorkshire/stage/panto_2003/ |archive-date=25 February 2008 }}</ref> In 2007, he guest starred in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' audio adventure, ''[[Nocturne (Doctor Who audio)|Nocturne]]''.

His last appearance was in the TV series ''[[New Tricks]]'' episode "Old Fossils" broadcast 4 July 2011.

==Family==
Bannister was the youngest of three siblings. His first marriage was to actress Kathleen Cravos in 1959. They had three sons together – Jeremy, Simon and Timothy – and divorced. He married Pamela Carson in 1982<ref name="Guardian"/> and lived with her in [[Surrey]] until the time of his death.

==Death==
Bannister died on 14 April 2011, at the age of 76, after a heart attack at his [[allotment (gardening)|allotment]] in [[Thames Ditton]], Surrey.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13098312|title=Are You Being Served? star Trevor Bannister dies at 76|publisher=BBC| access-date=2011-04-15| date=15 April 2011}}</ref> ''[[Are You Being Served?]]'' and ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' co-star [[Frank Thornton]] said that the last event Bannister attended was Thornton's 90th birthday on 15 January 2011, three months before Bannister died. He was survived by his second wife, Pam, all of his sons and his brother John.<ref name="salisbury">{{cite news| title=Diamond anniversary for theatre loving couple| url=http://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/salisbury/salisburynews/5352812.Diamond_anniversary_for_theatre_loving_couple/| author=Corey Ross| date=29 March 2010| work=Salisbury Journal| publisher=salisburyjournal.co.uk| access-date=2012-01-27}}</ref>

==Acting credits==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|1956 || ''[[Reach for the Sky]]'' || Young Officer || uncredited
|-
|1965 || ''[[One Way Pendulum (film)|One Way Pendulum]]'' || Groomkirby's Co-Worker || uncredited
|-
|1972 || ''[[Au Pair Girls]]'' || Photographer ||
|-
|1977 || ''[[Are You Being Served? (film)|Are You Being Served?]]'' || Mr. Lucas ||
|-
|1992 || ''Hostage'' || Mason ||
|-
|1999 || ''[[Captain Jack (film)|Captain Jack]]'' || Holiday-maker ||
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|1960 || ''[[The Secret Kingdom (TV series)|The Secret Kingdom]]'' || Journalist || Episode: #1.3
|-
|1960 || ''[[Theatre Night]]'' || Arthur Crabtree || Episode: "Billy Liar"
|-
|1962 || ''[[Z-Cars]]'' || Second Boy || Episode: "The Five Whistles"
|-
|1963 || ''[[Moonstrike]]'' || Flight Lt. Ronald Lee || 4 episodes
|-
|1963 || ''[[Compact (TV series)|Compact]]'' || Floor Manager || 2 episodes
|-
|1964 || ''[[Love Story (British TV series)|Love Story]]'' || Mechanic || Episode: "The Human Element"
|-
|1964 || ''[[Sergeant Cork]]'' || Clem Butley || Episode: "The Case of Big Ben Lewis"
|-
|1964 || ''Story Parade'' || Phil Tombs || Episode: "The Man Who Won the Pools"
|-
|1964 || ''Catch Hand'' || William Collins || Episode: "It's Never the Same"
|-
|1964 || ''It's a Woman's World'' || Milkman || Episode: "Laura"
|-
|1964 || ''[[ITV Play of the Week]]'' || Cledwyn Williams || Episode: "Undercurrent"
|-
|1965 || ''The Villains'' || Red || Episode: "A Joker for Your Button Hole"
|-
|1965 || ''[[Thursday Theatre]]'' || Jack Lucas || Episode: "Celebration"
|-
|1965 || ''[[Meet the Wife (TV series)|Meet the Wife]]'' || Police Constable || Episode: "The Ring"
|-
|1965 || ''Lil'' || Dr. Richardson || Episode: "The Surgery"
|-
|1965 || ''[[Our Man at St. Mark's]]'' || Frederick Barrett || Episode: "One"
|-
|1965 || ''[[Z-Cars]]'' || Billy Dunn || Episode: "One Good Turn"
|-
|1965 || ''The Wednesday Thriller'' || Archie || Episode: "The Imposter"
|-
|1965 || ''Object Z'' || Peter Barry || All 6 episodes
|-
|1966 || ''[[Dr. Finlay's Casebook]]'' || Harry Vincent || Episode: "Miss Letitia"
|-
|1966 || ''[[No Hiding Place]]'' || Eddie Bates || Episode: "The Lifer"
|-
|1966 || ''[[ITV Play of the Week]]'' || John Thomas Raynor || Episode: "Tickets Please"
|-
|1966 || ''Object Z Returns'' || Peter Barry || All 6 episodes
|-
|1966 || ''[[The Man in Room 17]]'' || Martin Fowler || Episode: "The Black Witch"
|-
|1966 || ''[[Gideon's Way]]'' || P.C. John Moss || Episode: "The Reluctant Witness"
|-
|1966 || ''[[Mrs Thursday]]'' || Harold Wright || 2 episodes
|-
|1966 || ''[[Softly, Softly (TV series)|Softly, Softly]]'' || Mr. Barton || Episode: "Best Out of Three"
|-
|1966 || ''[[The Informer (TV series)|The Informer]]'' || Porter || Episode: "Don't Call Us, We'll Call You"
|-
|1966 || ''Intrigue'' || Syrett || Episode: "It Pays to Pick Brains"
|-
|1966 || ''[[Thirty-Minute Theatre]]'' || Basil || Episode: "O-Goshi"
|-
|1967 || ''[[Turn Out the Lights (TV series)|Turn Out the Lights]]'' || Ricky Dean || Episode: "A Big Hand for a Little Lady"
|-
|1967 || ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'' || Gordon || Episode: "Something Nasty in the Nursery"
|-
|1967 || ''[[No Hiding Place]]'' || Johnny Cooper || Episode: "Gentle Persuasion"
|-
|1967 || ''[[ITV Play of the Week]]'' || Brian Miller || Episode: "Travelling Light"
|-
|1967 || ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]'' || Eddie Farrell || Episode: "The Climber"
|-
|1968 || ''[[Softly, Softly (TV series)|Softly, Softly]]'' || Elgin || Episode: "In Bulk"
|-
|1968 || ''[[The Troubleshooters]]'' || Bob Plater || Episode: "A Girl to Warm Your Feet On"
|-
|1968 || ''[[ITV Playhouse]]'' || Joseph Pyne || Episode: "Rogues' Gallery: The Tale of Lancelot Wishart"
|-
|1968 || ''[[Champion House]]'' || Lenny Carter || Episode: "Guilty"
|-
|1968 || ''[[Public Eye (TV series)|Public Eye]]'' || Briers || Episode: "Cross That Palm When We Come to It"
|-
|1968 || ''[[Orlando (TV series)|Orlando]]'' || Toulouse Quelquechose || 4 episodes
|-
|1968 || ''Television Theatre from...'' || Gareth || Episode: "Zombie"
|-
|1968 || ''[[The War of Darkie Pilbeam]]'' || Darkie Pilbeam || All 3 episodes
|-
|1968 || ''Her Majesty's Pleasure'' || Flash Moseley || Episode: "Thanks for the Memory"
|-
|1969 || ''[[The Saint (TV series)|The Saint]]'' || Johnny Fox || Episode: "Portrait of Brenda"
|-
|1969 || ''[[Softly, Softly (TV series)|Softly, Softly]]'' || Dennington || Episode: "Critical Path"
|-
|1969 || ''[[Z-Cars]]'' || Ned Corby || 2 episodes
|-
|1969 || ''[[Thirty-Minute Theatre]]'' || Jacko || Episode: "The Victims: A Degree of Stress"
|-
|1969–1970 || ''[[The Dustbinmen]]'' || Heavy Breathing || All 21 episodes
|-
|1969 || ''Plays of Today'' || Japhet || Episode: "A Voyage Round My Father"
|-
|1970 || ''Two D's and a Dog'' || Captain Byng || Episode: "Military Pickles"
|-
|1971 || ''[[Doomwatch]]'' || Dr. Anthony Lewis || Episode: "Public Enemy"
|-
|1971 || ''[[It's Awfully Bad for Your Eyes, Darling]]'' || Eldred || Episode: "The Man Who Came to Dinner"
|-
|1971 || ''[[Cider with Rosie]]'' || Father || TV film
|-
|1972 || ''[[Steptoe and Son]]'' || Rupert Ffaines-Muir || Episode: "A Star Is Born"
|-
|1972 || ''Country Matters'' || Arthur Dagnall || Episode: "The Sullens Sisters"
|-
|1972–1979 || ''[[Are You Being Served?]]'' || Mr. Lucas || 48 episodes
|-
|1974 || ''[[Armchair Theatre]]'' || Mike || Episode: "If You Could See What I Can See"
|-
|1975 || ''[[The Tomorrow People]]'' || Colonel Masters || 4 Episodes: "Secret Weapon"
|-
|1994 || ''[[Keeping Up Appearances]]'' || Mr. Merryweather || Episode: "Angel Gabriel Blue"
|-
|2001–2010 || ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' || Toby Mulberry-Smith || 24 episodes
|-
|2006 || ''[[Coronation Street]]'' || Phil || 5 episodes
|-
|2009 || ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' || Mr. Walter || Episode: "Midday Sun"
|-
|2011 || ''[[New Tricks]]'' || Bob Ruxton || Episode: "Old Fossils"
|}

===Theatre===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Venue
! Notes
|-
|1957 || ''The Touch of Fear'' || Newquay Theatre, Newquay ||
|-
|1960|| ''[[Billy Liar]]'' || Cambridge Theatre, London ||
|-
|1966|| ''Early One Morning'' || Arts Theatre, London||
|-
|1973|| ''Move Over, Mrs Markham'' || Vaudeville Theatre, London||
|-
|1975 || ''The Mating Game'' || Theatre Royal, Windsor ||
|-
|1981-82 || ''Dick Whittington and his Cat'' || Beck Theatre, Hayes ||
|-
|1982 || ''Clouds'' || Theatre Royal, Windsor ||
|-
|1983 || ''Hobson’s Choice'' || Theatre Royal, Bath ||
|-
|1983 || ''The Birthday Suite'' || Redgrave Theatre, Farnham ||
|-
|1983 || ''The Mating Game'' || Theatre Royal, Windsor ||
|-
|1983-84 || ''Aladdin'' || Festival Theatre, Chichester ||
|-
|1984 || ''The Birthday Suite'' || Beck Theatre, Hayes ||
|-
|1984-85 || ''Aladdin'' || Congress Theatre, Eastbourne ||
|-
|1985 || ''Suddenly at home'' || New Theatre, Cardiff ||
|-
|1987 || ''Your place or mine?'' || Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guilford ||
|-
|1988-89 || ''Aladdin'' || Theatre Royal, Margate ||
|-
|1989-90 || ''Cinderella '' || Theatre Royal, Margate ||
|-
|1990-91 || ''Cinderella '' || Theatre Royal, St Helens ||
|-
|1991-92 || ''Jack and the Beanstalk'' || Wyvern Theatre, Swindon ||
|-
|1994 || ''The Good Times Will Come'' || Old Red Lion Theatre, London ||
|-
|1994 || ''Funny Money'' || Thorndike Theatre, Leatherhead ||
|-
|1995 || ''Seaside Postcard'' || Pier Theatre, Bournmouth ||
|-
|1996 || ''Funny Money'' || Playhouse Theatre, London ||
|-
|1997-98 || ''Jack and the Beanstalk'' || Harlequin Theatre, Redhill ||
|-
|1998-99 || ''Jack and the Beanstalk'' || Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guilford ||
|-
|1999-00 || ''Aladdin'' || Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guilford ||
|-
|2000 || ''Caught in the Net'' || Theatre Royal, Windsor ||
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0052415}}
* [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/tv-radio-obituaries/8454726/Trevor-Bannister.html Obituary in ''The Telegraph'']

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