Colin Prockter

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Colin Prockter
Occupation(s) Film / television actor, TV writer

Colin Prockter (born 4 June 1946) is an actor and TV writer who has appeared on many TV series and films since the 1960s. Prockter is probably best known for his role as Eddie Maddocks in Coronation Street (2005).

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Filmography

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1969 Z-Cars Arthur LeachEpisodes:Not That Sort of Policeman
1970 The Borderers HobEpisode:Hostage
1970 A Family at War Private GaltEpisode:For Strategic Reasons
1972New Scotland YardPC FleetwoodSeries 3 Episode 3
1975 The Sweeney Stupid HawesEpisode:Ringer
1975 Ransom Mike
1976 Play for Today The PorterEpisode:Double Dare
1979 Goodbye Darling Unknown episodes
1980 Minder StevieEpisode:Caught in the Act, Fact
1981 Play for Today The PorterEpisode:London is DrowningDouble Dare
1985 Dempsey and Makepeace John BatesEpisode:Judgement
1989 Precious Bane Ox Driver
1989 Hannay Reverend HarkerEpisode:The Good Samaritan
1989 The Bill Mr BurridgeEpisode:Pathways
1993 Coronation Street John HalpemEpisode: #1.3491
1995 Coronation Street Rodney BostockEpisodes: #1.3929, #1.3930
1997 The Famous Five CoastguardEpisode:Five on Kirrin Island Again
1999 Kavanagh QC Prison OfficerEpisode:The More Loving One
2001 The Whistle-Blower Pater Carey
2001 The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells Mr. Perkins, ForemanTV miniseries
2001 Doctors Major Stanley MillerEpisode:Military Manoeuvers
2002 Trial and Retribution Major GiddingsEpisode: Trial and Retribution
2002 My Family RaymondEpisode: Imperfect Strangers
2002 The Bill'Mr YardleyEpisode: #063
2003 Heartbeat Mr ArkwrightEpisode: Out of the Blue
2003 Casualty WilliamsEpisode: Flight
2004 My Family RaymondEpisode: Imperfect strangers
2005 Doctor Who Head chefEpisode: The Long Game
2005 Afterlife Arthur RoseEpisode: More Than Meets the Eye
2005 The Bill LandlordEpisode: #344
2005 Hex George the PorterEpisode: Death Takes the Mother
2005 Coronation Street Eddie MaddocksEpisodes: #1.6058, #1.6061, #1.6083, #1.6084
2006 Doctors David AllenEpisode:Out of the Past
2008 Coronation Street ClarkyEpisode: #1.6855
2008 Doctors Martin JonesEpisode:Anger Management
2010 Doctor Who Air Raid WardenEpisode: Victory of the Daleks
2010 Rock & Chips Herbert JohnsonEpisode: Once Upon a Time in Peckham
Film
YearFilmRoleNotes
1995 Feast of July Man in Pub

Other works

Prockter was also one of the co-writers of the 1983 TV series Luna alongside Colin Bennett.

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