Brian Croucher is a British actor perhaps best known for his role as Ted Hills, which he played from 1995 to 1997, in the popular soap operaEastEnders. Ted Hills is the brother of Kathy Mitchell, he was known for his agressive behaviour that eventually led him to leave Walford for South Africa, the residence of his sister, Kathy. 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of Our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television... EastEnders is a popular BBC television soap opera which was first broadcast on February 19, 1985. ...
He has appeared in two science fiction programmes - as the regular character Travis in Blake's 7 and also as Borg in the Doctor Who story The Robots of Death. Blakes 7 was a BBC science fiction television series created by Terry Nation that ran four seasons from January 2, 1978 to December 21, 1981. ... Main article: History of Doctor Who Doctor Who first appeared on BBC television on November 23, 1963. ... The Robots of Death is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from January 29 to February 19, 1977. ...
He also appeared as a "Pay Cop" Lieutenant in the ITV serial Quatermass, starring Sir John Mills which was broadcast in the UK in 1979.
BRIAN: Yeah, well I guess, whether season one was there or not, you have to originate it for yourself because you are the person playing it now.
BRIAN: On Blake's 7 I was only there for one season, and I was supposed to be in nine episodes and I was in eight, and so by the time I was up to speed, Gareth had met Trevor Nunn and...
BRIAN: TV commercials in the last ten years, the budget has gone up by one hundred percent, and the only thing that's stayed the same are the actors daily fees.