Capt. Fancey (Kenneth Williams) is entertained by the ‘Birds of Paradise’

      After demob he decided to try his luck professionally, studying at RADA, before working in various reps around the country, including Bolton and Southwold. He later worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford.

      Many years in rep followed before television work began to dominate. He appeared in, among others, The Borgias, Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased), Citizen Smith, Dad’s Army, Crossroads and Master Spy. His final appearance in a series was In Sickness and In Health. Among his sixty-plus films are favourites such as The Constant Husband, Zeppelin, The Frightened City and The Italian Job.

      Although most of his roles were small, his services were in demand in every aspect of the entertainment business, including theatre and radio, particularly playing suave official types. He died in 1992 after being hit by a car, aged seventy-seven.

      DICK

      A photographer in Matron who accompanies the reporter to the Finisham Maternity Hospital to cover the story of film actress Jane Darling giving birth.

       DICK, CARRY ON

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      DICKENSON, TERRY

      Role: Recruit in Sergeant

      DIETRICH, MONICA

      Role: Girl in Don’t Lose Your Head and Katherine Howard in Henry

      For a short period around the time of her Carry On appearances, Monica Dietrich made a few screen appearances, in television shows such as Department S and Jason King, and films like A Dandy in Aspic and For Men Only.

      DIGNAM, BASIL

      Role: 3rd Specialist in Sergeant

      Once a lumberjack in Canada, Basil Dignam, who was born in Sheffield in 1905, came to the screen in the 1950s and established himself as a reliable, adaptable character actor. Regularly in demand, his long list of credits included the films The Lady With A Lamp, His Excellency, Reach for the Sky, Carlton-Browne of the F.O., Gorgo, Life for Ruth, The Jokers and Young Winston.

      Equally busy on television, he was seen in, among others, Sword of Freedom, Top Secret, Crane, The Adventurer, The Sweeney, War and Peace, The Pallisers and the 1975 mini-series, Edward the King.

      He died in 1979, aged seventy-three.

      DILLON

      Unseen in Cowboy, his name is mentioned by the Commissioner at the Bureau of Internal Affairs when a peace marshal is required in Stodge City. When Judge Burke, the mayor of Stodge, requests a marshal, the commissioner wonders whether a man called Dillon would be suitable, before his assistant, Perkins, reminds him that he’s serving six months.

      DILLON, CARMEN

      Art Director on Constable and Cruising

      Born in London in 1908, Carmen Dillon qualified as an architect and worked within the profession briefly, before being offered the chance to assist a colleague designing film sets. His subsequent illness saw Dillon take command as art director on The Five Pound Man