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Brian Croucher | |
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 Croucher in 2005 | |
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| Years active | 1964–present |
| Known for | EastEnders , Blake's 7 |
Brian Croucher is an English actor and director best known for his role as Ted Hills, which he played from 1995 to 1997, in the soap opera EastEnders . Croucher also had a regular role in the science fiction series Blake's 7 .
Croucher has appeared in a number of science fiction programmes, including being the second actor to portray Travis in Blake's 7. He played Borg in the Doctor Who story The Robots of Death . He also appeared in the Doctor Who spin-off Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans . Earlier, in 1973, he played a key protagonist in the children's adventure series The Jensen Code . [1]
In 1978, Croucher played a major role opposite Tom Bell in the Thames Television/Euston Films thriller series Out . He also played the role of Rooky in the Southern Television series The Famous Five , in the double episode "Five Get into Trouble".
One of Croucher's earliest film roles was in the Carol Reed film musical of Lionel Bart's Oliver! ; he played one of the London Bridge bargemen—a small uncredited speaking part. His other film roles include Burke & Hare (1972), Made (1972), A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979), Scrubbers (1983), and Underworld (1985).
Apart from acting, Croucher has directed two short films, Rank (2009, co-written with Nick Wilkinson) and Vodka & Coke (2013), also written and produced by Wilkinson.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Oliver! | Barge operator | Uncredited |
| 1972 | Burke & Hare | Client in brothel | |
| 1972 | Made | Arthur | |
| 1979 | A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square | Gregory Peck | |
| 1982 | Scrubbers | Leo | |
| 1985 | Underworld | Darling | |
| 1994 | Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans | Kurt | |
| Shopping | Billy's dad | ||
| 2003 | I'll Sleep When I'm Dead | Al Shaw | |
| 2011 | Big Fat Gypsy Gangster | Mr. Eels | |
| 2012 | Outside Bet | Phil | |
| 2017 | Rise of the Footsoldier 3 | Prison governor | |
| 2018 | Welcome to Curiosity | Stubbs | |
| 2021 | The Pebble and the Boy | Danny |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969–75 | Softly, Softly: Taskforce | Various | 3 episodes |
| 1973 | The Jensen Code | Gordon | 13 episodes |
| 1974 | General Hospital | Ralph Keeton | 2 episodes |
| 1977 | Doctor Who | Borg | 2 episodes |
| The XYY Man | Reisen | 4 episodes | |
| Treasure Island | John Hunter | 3 episodes | |
| 1978 | Out | Chris Cottle | 5 episodes |
| The Famous Five | Rooky | 2 episodes | |
| 1979 | Minder | Big John | 1 episode |
| 1979 | Blake's 7 | Space Commander Travis | 8 episodes |
| 1980 | The Gentle Touch | Harry Blanden | 2 episodes |
| 1981 | The Chinese Detective | Jack Mangan | 2 episodes |
| Blood Money | David | 2 episodes | |
| 1984 | Miracles Take Longer | Sid Archer | 2 episodes |
| The Last Days of Pompeii | Melior | 3 episodes | |
| The Young Ones | Real bank robber | 2 episodes | |
| 1985–2008 | The Bill | Various | 11 episodes |
| 1987–88 | Bread | 1st Policeman / Dino the Robber | 2 episodes |
| 1988 | Rockliffe's Babies | Chief Superintendent Barry Wyatt | 6 episodes |
| 1990–91 | Grange Hill | Mr. Glanville | 2 episodes |
| 1995–97 | EastEnders | Ted Hills | 104 episodes |