Christopher Good

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Christopher Good is an English actor best known for his work on television. He was born on May 12, 1956, in Bromsgrove in Worcestershire. In the 1970s he made a stage appearance in a musical version of Jeeves and Wooster. [1] In the 90s he was, according to the Times , one of the most energetic Falstaffs ever. Mr. Good has made many one-off or short-lived appearances in drama and comedy programmes, with Murder Most Horrid , Rumpole of the Bailey , Danger UXB , The Choir and Pie in the Sky being among them. [2] He appeared in The Beast Below , an episode of the 2010 series of Doctor Who . [3]

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He is arguably best known for his role as Quentin Kirrin in the 1990s television adaptation of The Famous Five , Enid Blyton novels in which he appeared in eighteen episodes. [4] [5]

In retirement he has restored an old mill and created a large and wonderful garden in Herefordshire.

Selected TV and filmography

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