''Bulldog Breed'' is a British
television sitcom
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which first aired on
ITV
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in 1962.
[Self p.12] Tom Bowler is ambitious young man who ends up causing chaos wherever he goes.
Actors who appeared in individual episodes in guest roles include
William Mervyn
William Mervyn Pickwoad (3 January 1912 – 6 August 1976) was an English actor best known for his portrayal of the bishop in the clerical comedy ''All Gas and Gaiters'', the old gentleman in '' The Railway Children'' and Inspector Charles Rose ...
,
Claire Davenport
Claire Bernice Davenport (24 April 1933 – 25 February 2002) was an English character actress well known for her large physique.
Life and career
Davenport was born on 24 April 1933 in Sale, Cheshire, and began acting in 1961 with a the ...
,
David Conville,
Barbara Young,
Colin Gordon
Colin Gordon (27 April 1911 – 4 October 1972) was a British actor born in Ceylon.
Biography
He was educated at Marlborough College and Christ Church, Oxford. He made his first West End appearance in 1934 as the hind legs of a horse in a ...
,
Ronald Leigh-Hunt
Ronald Leigh-Hunt (5 October 1920 – 12 September 2005) was a British film and television actor.
His father was a stockbroker and he attended the Italia Conti Academy. He began acting whilst serving in the army. Though never a major star, he ...
,
Reginald Marsh and
Wendy Richard
Wendy Richard (born Wendy Emerton; 20 July 1943 – 26 February 2009) was an English actress, known for her television roles as Miss Shirley Brahms on the BBC sitcom ''Are You Being Served?'' from 1972 to 1985, and Pauline Fowler on the soa ...
.
Main cast
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Donald Churchill
Donald Churchill (6 November 193029 October 1991) was an English actor and playwright. He appeared in many film and television productions over a 35-year period and wrote several TV scripts.
Career
His films included '' Barnacle Bill'' (1957), ...
as Tom Bowler
*
Amanda Barrie
Amanda Barrie (born Shirley Anne Broadbent; 14 September 1935) is an English actress. She appeared in two of the '' Carry On'' films before being cast as Alma Halliwell in ITV soap opera, ''Coronation Street'', which she played on and off for ...
as Sandra Prentiss
*
as Henry Broadbent
*
Betty Huntley-Wright
Betty Huntley-Wright (3 December 1911 – 27 May 1993) was a British actress and vocalist. Daughter of the comic actor Huntley Wright, she had a long career on stage, chiefly in comedy and pantomime, and in film, radio and television. Later she a ...
as Lilian Broadbent
*
Geoffrey Whitehead
Geoffrey Whitehead (born 1 October 1939) is an English actor. He has appeared in a range of television, film and radio roles. In the theatre, he has played at Shakespeare's Globe, St Martin's Theatre and the Bristol Old Vic.
Early life
Whiteh ...
as Billy Broadbent
*
Clare Kelly
Clare Kelly (25 February 1922 – 18 February 2001) was an English actress who worked primarily in television. She was known for roles in films such as ''Georgy Girl'' (1966), '' And Soon the Darkness'' (1970), '' The Fourth Protocol'' (1987). TV ...
as Mrs. Norton
References
Bibliography
* Self, David. ''Situation Comedy, Volume 1''. Hutchinson, 1980.
External links
* {{IMDb title, id=0055664
1962 British television series debuts
1962 British television series endings
1960s British comedy television series
English-language television shows
ITV sitcoms
Television shows produced by Granada Television