Derek Francis was a British comedy and character actor, born 7 November 1923 in Brighton, England, and died of a heart attack in Wimbledon, London on 27 March 1984. November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Brighton on the southern Sussex coast is one of the largest and most famous seaside resorts in England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... A myocardial infarction occurs when an atherosclerotic plaque slowly builds up in the inner lining of a coronary artery and then suddenly ruptures, totally occluding the artery and preventing blood flow downstream. ... Wimbledon is a suburb of London, part of the London Borough of Merton seven miles (11. ... March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (87th in Leap years). ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He was a regular in the Carry On film players, appeating in six of the films in the 1960s and 1970s. He also took roles in several BBC adaptations of Charles Dickens novels. The Carry On films were a long-running series of British popular low-budget comedy films, directed by Gerald Thomas and produced by Peter Rodgers. ... The 1960s, or The Sexy Sixties, in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ... This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1970s. ... Corporate logo of the British Broadcasting Corporation The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national broadcaster of the United Kingdom. ... Charles Dickens used his rich imagination, sense of humour and detailed memories, particularly of his childhood, to enliven his fiction. ...

Other roles included parts in the most established television series of the period: Rising Damp, The Professionals, The Sweeney, The New Avengers, Danger Man, Jason King, Up Pompeii!, Coronation Street, and Z Cars. He also appeared as the Emperor Nero, a comic turn in an early Doctor Who story in 1965. Rising Damp was a UK television sitcom produced by Yorkshire Television for ITV, first broadcast from 1974 to 1978. ... The Professionals has a number of meanings, including the following: The Professionals (TV Series) The Professionals is a 1966 Western movie directed by Richard Brooks. ... For other uses of the name Sweeney, see Sweeney The Sweeney is a British television police drama focusing on two crime-fighting members of the Flying Squad, an elite branch of the British police force specialising in armed robbery and violent crime. ... The New Avengers is the title of: the 1976–1977 seasons of the television series The Avengers New Avengers, a Marvel Comics comic book begun in 2004 focusing on the Avengers, a superhero team. ... One of a half-dozen North American DVD releases of the series. ... Jason King can refer to: Jason King, a British television programme. ... Up Pompeii was a British television comedy series of 1970. ... The opening title of Coronation Street, since 2002. ... Z-Cars (sometimes written as Z Cars, and always pronounced zed, never zee) was a British television drama series centred around the work of regular beat police officers in the fictional town of Newtown, near Liverpool, in the north-west of England. ... Nero Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (December 15, 37–June 9, 68), born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, also called (50–54) Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus, was the fifth and last Roman Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. ... Main article: History of Doctor Who Doctor Who first appeared on BBC television at 5:15 p. ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ...