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Sep 8, 2018 · Heartbeat actor Peter Benson, who played Bernie Scripps in the popular ITV series for 18 years, has died, his manager said. Benson died aged 75 on Thursday after a short illness.
Sep 9, 2018 · Heartbeat actor Peter Benson (top right), who played Bernie Scripps in the ITV series, has died aged 75, his agent has confirmed. His character also ran a garage in the fictional town of ...
Sep 8, 2018 · Peter in A Touch of Frost (Image: REX/Shutterstock). Lisa Kay, who played the character of Emma Bryden, wrote on social media: "Such sad news that the wonderful Peter Benson has passed away.
Sep 8, 2018 · Heartbeat actor Peter Benson has died aged 75 after a short illness, his agent has confirmed.. Benson was best known for playing the funeral director Bernie Scripps in the long-running ITV police ...
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Peter was an established stage and screen actor throughout his career. He began working in acting on the stage, and appeared in the famed show by Stephen Sondheim, Assassins. Peter first appeared in the ITV drama in 1995 and popped up every so often until the show ended in 2010. Peter's character was Bernie Scripps – the proprietor to Aidensfield G...
Throughout his career, Peter was lucky enough to secure roles in multiple well-known TV shows and films. He appeared in shows such as Blackadder, Coronation Street, Lovejoy, Doctor Who, A Touch of Frost and a number of BBC Television Shakespeare series. Prior to Heartbeat, he also had a regular part in the soap Albion Market in the mid-eighties. Pe...
On the 6 September 2018, Peter sadly died aged 75 after suffering a short illness. A number of his Heartbeat co-stars paid tribute to the actor after his passing. Steven Blakeley, who played PC Geoff Younger, said: "Farewell Peter Benson. You made me laugh so much. There'll never be another like you – talented, kind and gentle in equal measure. Ble...
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Sep 8, 2018 · Bookmark. Heartbeat actor Peter Benson has died at the age of 75, his agent has confirmed. The star, who played Bernie Scripps in the ITV series, died on Thursday after a short illness. He was ...
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Years active. 1961–2013. Peter Henry Benson (3 April 1943 – 6 September 2018) [1] [2] was a British actor, best known for his role as Bernie Scripps in the popular ITV television series Heartbeat, a police drama set in the fictional Yorkshire village of Aidensfield during the 1960s. He also had a number of other film and television roles ...
