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Trevor Bannister
British actor (–)
Trevor Gordon Bannister (14 August &#;&#; 14 April )[2] was a British actor best known for having played the womanising and wisecracking junior salesman Mr Lucas in the sitcomAre You Being Served? from to , and for his role as Toby Mulberry Smith in the long-running sitcom Last of the Summer Wine, from until it ended its run in
Career
In , Bannister appeared on stage at the Cambridge Theatre in London in Billy Liar, which starred Albert Finney.
Mollie sugden biography Are You Being Served? Film [ edit ]. Start a Wiki. The list of authors can be seen in the page history.He starred as Darkie Pilbeam, a wartime spiv, in the television series The War of Darkie Pilbeam; from to , he appeared as "Heavy Breathing" in Jack Rosenthal's sitcom, The Dustbinmen. Shortly afterwards, he was asked to play Mr. Lucas in a Comedy Playhouse pilot called Are You Being Served? and took the part in the series.
It was originally intended as a vehicle for him as the average man caught up in the store full of odd characters and baroque customs and, for the first four series, he received top billing every other episode, alternating with Mollie Sugden. However, as it developed into more of an ensemble piece, he found his role (and his billing) being greatly reduced as other characters came to the top.[3] He left the role in , as filming for the show clashed with a lengthy tour for a play.[4]
In , he appeared as the weak-bladdered producer of a local theatre company in Steptoe and Son, Episode 2 series 7 – "A Star is Born".
He played Peter Pitt in the BBC sitcom Wyatt's Watchdogs. Other TV appearances include Keeping Up Appearances as the kitchen salesman, and he also appeared in Call Earnshaw, Gideon's Way, The Saint, The Tomorrow People, Only on Sunday and The Avengers. Bannister played three different characters in the ITV soap Coronation Street.[3] From , he played a recurring character (The Golf Captain) in Last of the Summer Wine.[3] He became a series regular in , coinciding with the 30th series.
Trevor bannister biography of mahatma Not now Yes please. Trevor Gordon Bannister 14 August — 14 April [ 2 ] was a British actor best known for having played the womanising and wisecracking junior salesman Mr Lucas in the sitcom Are You Being Served? Retrieved 18 February Alternate article: Trevor Bannister Pictorial Filmography.Finally receiving a name ("Toby Mulbery-Smith"), he moved next door to Barry and Glenda (Mike Grady and Sarah Thomas), and befriended Morton (Christopher Beeny).
Although Bannister appeared in a few films including Reach for the Sky (), Au Pair Girls () and the film version of Are You Being Served? (), he worked mostly in the theatre, with credits including Billy Liar and the farce Move Over, Mrs Markham.
Bannister also performed in Shakespeare and was a regular in pantomime for more than 35 years, nearly always playing the dame.[5] In , he guest starred in the Doctor Who audio adventure Nocturne.
His final appearance was in the TV series New Tricks episode "Old Fossils" broadcast 4 July
Personal life and death
Bannister was the youngest of three siblings.
His first marriage was to actress Kathleen Cravos in They had three sons together and later divorced. He married Pamela Carson in [2]
Bannister died on 14 April , aged 76, after a heart attack at his allotment in Thames Ditton, Surrey.[6]Are You Being Served? and Last of the Summer Wine co-star Frank Thornton said that the last event Bannister attended was Thornton's 90th birthday on 15 January , three months before Bannister died.[7]
Acting credits
Film
Television
Theatre
| Year | Title | Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Touch of Fear | Newquay Theatre, Newquay | ||
| Billy Liar | Cambridge Theatre, London | ||
| Early One Morning | Arts Theatre, London | ||
| Move Over, Mrs Markham | Vaudeville Theatre, London | ||
| The Mating Game | Theatre Royal, Windsor | ||
| Dick Whittington and his Cat | Beck Theatre, Hayes | ||
| Clouds | Theatre Royal, Windsor | ||
| Hobson's Choice | Theatre Royal, Bath | ||
| The Birthday Suite | Redgrave Theatre, Farnham | ||
| The Mating Game | Theatre Royal, Windsor | ||
| Aladdin | Festival Theatre, Chichester | ||
| The Birthday Suite | Beck Theatre, Hayes | ||
| Aladdin | Congress Theatre, Eastbourne | ||
| Suddenly at home | New Theatre, Cardiff | ||
| Your place or mine? | Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guilford | ||
| Aladdin | Theatre Royal, Margate | ||
| Cinderella | Theatre Royal, Margate | ||
| Cinderella | Theatre Royal, St Helens | ||
| Jack and the Beanstalk | Wyvern Theatre, Swindon | ||
| The Good Times Will Come | Old Red Lion Theatre, London | ||
| Funny Money | Thorndike Theatre, Leatherhead | ||
| Seaside Postcard | Pier Theatre, Bournemouth | ||
| Funny Money | Playhouse Theatre, London | ||
| Jack and the Beanstalk | Harlequin Theatre, Redhill | ||
| Jack and the Beanstalk | Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guilford | ||
| Aladdin | Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guilford | ||
| Caught in the Net | Theatre Royal, Windsor |