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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mel O&#039;Drama" data-source="post: 379310" data-attributes="member: 23">The Carry Ons spring to mind. Bill had roles in a number of them:  Guy Fawkes in Henry; Joan Sims's slobbish husband in At Your Convenience; part of Sid and Bernie's bungling criminal gang in Matron, etc.He appeared in a number of sitcoms of the 70s in various supporting roles. And he also had the lead role in The Gaffer which I mentioned earlier in the thread (I have very fond memories of watching, but nothing too specific).I think you're right that Greengrass is his best-known role. Which is probably a good point for me to confess: I've never watched an episode of Heartbeat.Earlier this week I read that he'd had his own show on Radio Leicester in more recent years which was evidently controversial at times (he was sacked without notice in 2008, though I'm unsure of the circumstances).Thanks for this. You know I always love finding out this stuff and you have a great memory for these details.That's understandable. And it was certainly how I viewed the character in the earliest episodes (and again in the last episode I watched which was the first of the sequel series). Thankfully, the character's annoying over-enthusiasm is mostly diffused by the great ensemble: Megs Jenkins, who you mentioned, playing his slightly dotty mother; Ray Mort; Please Sir!'s Richard Davies and Bill Dean (now best known as Brookside grouch Harry Cross) as his social acquaintances; Robert Keegan as his brother and Lynda Baron as his sister-in-law.I've long been curious to see Great Scott - It's Maynard!, which was the sketch show they did in the Fifties. As far as I know it's long been wiped from existence. But then I wouldn't be surprised if by now someone's found an episode or two and uploaded them you-know-where.Yes, I really like Terry Scott. He's been pretty solid in everything in which I've seen him. I also get the sense that he's quick with the repartee, and this comes across in series like Terry & June and Happy Ever After (both of which are overdue a rewatch for me) where there are long scenes filmed fairly quickly that require supporting moments where someone fluffs a line or some mishap occurs.From what I've read, Terry did have a reputation for being difficult to work with, partly because he was a perfectionist who expected everyone around him to be on the ball, and partly because there are allusions to him being a bit of a letch. Babs Windsor's bath scene in Carry On Henry has legends attached to it. And more recently Miriam Margolyes didn't have good things to say about him in her autobiography.Of course, many of these showbiz stories are apocryphal and June Whitfield spoke very highly of his professionalism. I know I certainly haven't paid enough attention to this stuff to spoil my enjoyment of him.</blockquote>

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