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Philip Franks (born 2 February 1956) is an English actor and director, known to the public chiefly for his roles in English television series, such as The Darling Buds of May and Heartbeat.
The Darling Buds of May: With David Jason, Pam Ferris, Stephanie Ralph, Philip Franks. The Larkin family lives in rural idyll in 1950s England. Father Larkin never pays his bills, but the big, sprightly family is never short of money.
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- 1991-04-07
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The Darling Buds of May: Part 1: Directed by Rodney Bennett. With David Jason, Pam Ferris, Philip Franks, Catherine Zeta-Jones. Earnest young tax inspector Cedric Charlton visits the sizeable Larkin family at Home Farm in the countryside.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Rodney Bennett
- 1991-04-07
- Who Did Philip Franks Play in Heartbeat?
- What Else Has Philip Franks Been in?
- Where Is Philip Franks Now?
Philip played Sergeant Raymond Craddock in Heartbeat, who was known as "pompous, often sarcastic, but decent man". Raymond came in during series seven and was a replacement for Nick Berry's character Nick Rowan, who had left shortly before. His character left at the end of series 11 Upon his arrival to Ashfordly, Raymond had recently split with his...
Prior to his work on Heartbeat, Philip was best known for his role as tax inspector Charley Charlton in sitcom The Darling Buds of May alongside fellow comedy actor David Jason, Pam Ferris, and Catherine Zeta-Jones from 1991 until 1993. However, the actor is also famed for his work in other popular shows such as Midsomer Murders, Absolutely Fabulou...
Since leaving Heartbeat in 2001, Philip has turned his work to the theatre.The 64-year-old is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and has appeared in plenty of productions such as Hamlet, The Tempest and Macbeth. Philip also toured nationally playing the Narrator in the 40th anniversary production of the cult classic The Rocky Horror Show. Mo...
The Darling Buds of May is a British comedy drama television series, produced by Yorkshire Television for the ITV network, first broadcast between 7 April 1991 and 4 April 1993.
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Philip is perhaps best known for his roles as tax inspector Cedric "Charley" Charlton in the British sitcom 'The Darling Buds of May', and Sgt. Raymond Craddock on 'Heartbeat'. He has also made guest appearances in 'Absolutely Fabulous', 'Pie in the Sky', 'Midsomer Murders' and 'Foyle's War'.
