London: Actor Derek Fowlds, known to millions for playing Bernard Woolley in Yes Minister, has died at the age of 82.
He also played sergeant-turned-publican Oscar Blaketon in ITV police drama Heartbeat for 18 years and was “Mr Derek” on the Basil Brush show in the 70s. The actor died at Royal United Hospital in Bath yesterday morning, after having suffered from pneumonia.
“You couldn’t have met a nicer person ever,” said his assistant Helen Bennett.
Fowlds was the last of the remaining original Yes Minister stars, following the earlier deaths of Sir Nigel Hawthorne and Paul Eddington.