Peter Tilbury (born 20 October 1945) is a British actor and writer, best known for the sitcom ''

It Takes a Worried Man ''It Takes a Worried Man'' is a British TV sitcom. It was made by Thames Television and ran for three series, broadcast from to . The first two series were broadcast on the ITV network, and the third and final series on Channel 4. Most episode ...

'' (1981-4), which he created and starred in. Tilbury was born in

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, Cornwall. As an actor Tilbury's television appearances include ''

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'' (1972), ''

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'' (1974), ''

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'' (1987), '' Fortunes of War'' (1987) ''

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'' (1989), ''

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'' (1990), '' Birds of a Feather'' (1990), and ''

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'' (1993). He appeared in the film '' Breaking Glass'' (1980). The following year, in ''It Takes a Worried Man'', he created the character of Philip Roath, who was approaching a mid-life crisis. Other major characters in the series were played by

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, as his psychiatrist, Christopher Benjamin, as his boss, and

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, as his girlfriend. As a television writer Tilbury's credits include '' Sorry, I'm A Stranger Here Myself'', the first three series of '' Shelley'', starring

Hywel Bennett Hywel Thomas Bennett (8 April 1944 – 24 July 2017) was a Welsh film and television actor. He had a lead role in ''The Family Way'' (1966) and played the titular "thinking man's layabout" James Shelley in the television sitcom '' Shelley'' (1 ...

, and nine episodes of ''

'' from 1993 to 1994, starring

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, for which Tilbury was nominated for a BAFTA in 1994. He also wrote ten episodes of '' Birds of a Feather'' from 1990 to 1996, and three episodes of ''

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'' in 2007. His play ''Under the Doctor'', starring

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and

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, opened at the

Comedy Theatre The Harold Pinter Theatre, known as the Comedy Theatre until 2011,

in London in 2001. It received poor reviews and soon closed.

References

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