Freddie Eldrett was a British Actor and Director who started his career at the Windmill Theatre in London, where at just 18 years old he was one of the youngest entertainers to perform there. The Windmill Theatre, later the Windmill Club, was a famous West End theatre in Great Windmill Street, London. ...

He was one of the acts to appear on Opportunity Knocks where his dancing ability helped him to win for 21 weeks in a row. Opportunity Knocks was a UK television talent show originally hosted by Hughie Greene. ...

In 1962 he starred as Willy Aldrich in Reach for Glory, directed by Philip Leacock. Reach For Glory Reach for Glory was a British film adaptation of John Raes 1961 novel, The Custard Boys, directed by Philip Leacock. ... Unlike his brother, the documentary filmmaker Richard Leacock filmmaker Philip Leacock (*8 October 1917 in London - 1990) spent his childhood in the Canary Islands. ...

In 1966 he played a soldier in an episode of Doctor Who called The Tenth Planet alongside William Hartnell as the Doctor. The Director was Derek Martinus. Doctor Who is a long-running British science fiction television programme (and 1996 television movie) produced by the BBC about the adventures of a mysterious time-traveller known as the Doctor, who explores time and space with his companions, solving problems and righting wrongs. ... The Tenth Planet is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from October 8 to October 29, 1966. ... William Hartnell in a publicity still as the First Doctor William Henry Hartnell (January 8, 1908–April 23, 1975), a British actor, was the first actor to play the lead role of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who from 1963 to 1966. ...

Eldrett appeared in many films including The French Mistress with Sophia Lauren, Tom Sawyer with Dorothy Brookings, The Verdict is Yours with Honor Blackman and I Could Go On Singing with Judy Garland and Dirk Bogarde. However, he was mainly a theatre actor appearing in such plays as 110 in the Shade and Divorce me Darling at the Globe Theatre where he met his long term companion Philip Gilbert. Sophia Loren born September 20, 1934) is a motion picture and stage, Academy Award-winning actress, widely considered to be the most popular Italian performer. ... Tom Sawyer is the title character of the Mark Twain novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. ... Honor Blackman Honor Blackman (born in London, England on December 12, 1927, although many sources have listed her date of birth as August 22, 1926) is a British actress. ... I Could Go On Singing is a 1963 film starring Judy Garland (in her final film role) and Dirk Bogarde. ... Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969) was an Oscar-nominated American film actress, considered by many to be one of the greatest singing stars of Hollywoods Golden Era of musical film, best known for her role as Dorothy Gale from The Wizard of... Dirk Bogarde Sir Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde (28 March 1921 – 8 May 1999), better known by his stage name Dirk Bogarde, was an actor and author. ... 110 in the Shade is a musical with lyrics by Tom Jones, music by Harvey Schmidt and book by N. Richard Nash, based on Nashs play The Rainmaker. ... This article is about the Globe Theatre of Shakespeare, both the original and its modern reconstruction. ... Philip Gilbert Philip Gilbert was a Canadian actor born in Vancouver, Canada on 29 March 1931 and educated at Vancouver College. ...

Later in his career Eldrett founded the Prince Regent Theatre in Farnborough, directing many productions before his death in November 2003. Philip Gilbert in the Prince Regent Freddie Eldrett founded the Prince Regent Theatre in Farnborough, Hampshire with his long-term companion Philip Gilbert in the 1980s. ...