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Edward Woodward as Sgt. Howie in The Wicker Man.

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He also had success as a singer, including appearing and using his voice to good effect as a 'turn' in the BBC's Victorian era music hall programme, The Good Old Days. He recorded several LPs, many of which are now collectors' items available on eBay and elsewhere. The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is one of the largest broadcasting corporations in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the UK alone and with a budget of more than £4 billion. ... hhi comm arts fiends!!! said ronnie and phil Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her Ascension to the Throne, 20 June 1837) gave her name to the historic era The Victorian Era of Great Britain marked the height of the British industrial revolution and the apex of the... The Good Old Days was a popular BBC television light entertainment television programme which ran from 1953 to 1983. ... eBay headquarters in San Jose eBay North First Street satellite office campus (home to PayPal) eBay Inc. ...

Personal life

Woodward has been twice married:

• Venetia Mary Collett (the actress Venetia Barrett) (1952-1987); two sons Tim Woodward (born 1953) and Peter Woodward (born 1956), who became successful actors, as well as a Tony Award-nominated actress daughter, Sarah Woodward (born 1963).
• The actress Michele Dotrice, the daughter of his contemporary Roy Dotrice (1987 to date); one daughter, Emily.

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Filmography

His appearances include:

• The Wicker Man (1973, in which he played the lead role)
• Breaker Morant (1979, in which he played the title role)
• The BBC drama series Messiah
• CI5: The New Professionals
• Common as Muck
• La Femme Nikita (in season 5).

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External links

• Edward Woodward at the Internet Movie Database
• The Museum of Broadcast Communications