Bill Maynard

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Agent (1951-2017): The Richard Stone Partnership, Suite 3, De Walden Court, 85 New Cavendish Street, London, W1W 6XD, England, UK.

With his soccer career coming to an unexpected and abrupt end Bill turned his hand to many different jobs. Most of these jobs were in sales, but he also worked as a coalman and as an assistant buyer for a Leicester wholesalers, where he met his first wife Muriel. Eventually Bill landed a job in the electrical department of Lewis's Department Store, Humberstone Gate, Leicester, England, UK. (The building has since been demolished.)

Spouses
Bill married Muriel Linnett (1930 - June 1983) on November 5, 1949 at St John the Baptist Church, Clarendon Park Road, Leicester, England, UK. They honeymooned in Bournemouth, England, UK, and had two children Martin Williams (born 1951 - later known as Maynard Williams) and Jane Maynard (born 1954). [awaiting exact dates/photos] They met when they both worked for the same Leicester wholesalers, before Bill started his job at Lewis's. Muriel, approximately 5' 7" (1.524 m) tall, had served in the Wrens (Women's Royal Naval Service) before working with Bill. After Muriel's death Bill sold some of her jewelery and with the £10,000 (GBP) that it raised he bid in a charity auction to name a new rose after her. The money went to the Save the Children charity and the new rose, named Muriel, was cultivated - Their daughter Jane went to the naming ceremony at the Royal Chelsea Flower Show. [awaiting date]

On September 4, 1989 Bill married, Belgian singer, Tonia Bern-Campbell (widow of Donald Campbell) at Hinckley Registry Office, followed by a honeymoon in Jersey. They did divorce, as he said in an interview in The Daily Express about his time in Heartbeat. [awaiting dates]
Tonia and Bill had been acquainted back in the late 1950s when she had been a guest on Mostly Maynard and she and Bill had had an affair. The episode which featured Tonia, along with Len Lowe, Betty Marsden and The Kentones, aired March 26, 1957 and was the fifth and final episode of Mostly Maynard. By the time they were married Tonia had become a multi-talented star in her own right and this meant that they didn't see much of each other during their married life, as Bill's work was in the UK and Tonia's in the USA.

Moving Up
By 1949 Bill's parents had become the steward and stewardess of the South Knighton Working Men's Club, 189 Avenue Road Extension, Leicester, England, UK, where Bill and Muriel lived until after the birth of their first child, Martin. [was the address the same in 1949?]

Bill's big break came in 1951when his former manager Barry Wood suggested he go to London for an audition to appear at Butlins Holiday Camp, Skegness. Bill was offered the job, but was going to decline the offer, as it represented a cut in pay. On returning home from the audition his wife Muriel talked him into taking the job and his professional career was on the move, even if it was as 'second assistant feed' - the 'top-liner' was Terry Scott, who later became Bill's partner in the TV series Great Scott, It's Maynard.

After his debut at Butlins, Bill returned to Lewis's Department Store, Leicester and was promoted from an electrical salesman to a carpet salesman. He also appeared in the pantomime Aladdin, at the Regent Theatre, Hayes, Middlesex, England, UK, for two weeks in December 1951.

Bill, along with Terry Scott were back at Butlins the following year, but this time at the Filey Camp in North Yorkshire, England, UK.

Bill's first ever venture overseas was a trip to Germany in 1953? with Jon Pertwee, touring British army bases in a show called Tear 'Em Up. It was during this trip that Bill visited a German barber's shop for a hair cut and ended up with not just a trim, but a full crew cut - a style which he grew to like and made part of his 'image'.
Bill enjoyed touring overseas and would later travel to the Middle East, Kenya, Malaysia and the Persian Gulf, among others.

The final piece of Bill's trademark stand-up act came from a girl named Kay, she was a singer with a group called The Kordites. One night while performing at the Theatre Royal, Longbrook Street, Exeter, England, UK, Kay suggest that Bill should wear his baggy sweater on stage instead of his pristine suit. A look that would have Bill labeled "The Sweater Boy" by the media and would later be copied by other great entertainers, and Leicester knitwear designer John Carr Doughty would begin to manufacture sweaters under Bill's autograph. Of course, the media of the day hadn't come-up with anything new when they branded Bill as "The Sweater Boy", the term had been coined some 15 years earlier by the U.S. media after Lana Turner (Julia Jean Turner: February 8, 1921 – June 29, 1995) made her feature film debut in LeRoy's "They Won't Forget" in 1937 when they nicknamed her "The Sweater Girl".

In 1952 at 24 years old, Bill started working at The Windmill Theatre, 17-19 Greater Windmill Street, Soho, London, England, UK. He also worked at the Prince of Wales Theatre, Coventry Street, Soho, London, England and the Astor Club, Mayfair, London, England at the same time. While working in the Soho area of London he shared a flat above the Beaufort Club, Lisle Street, and bought himself a white Chevrolet Drop-Head Coupe motorcar. Later he shared a flat with five female dancers, who were also performing at the Prince of Wales Theatre in a show called 'Folies Bergere', in Upper Barkeley Street. By the end of his time at The Windmill Theatre (1954), Bill had become one of (if not) the highest paid comics ever to perform there, earning £100 (GBP) a week.

In December 1952 (during his time at The Windmill Theatre) Bill made his first radio broadcast on a show called 'Up & Coming'. Bill was also booked on the BBC radio shows: 'Midday Music Hall', 'Variety Playhouse', 'Variety Bandbox', 'Workers' Playtime' and 'Garrison Theatre'.
However, after his initial interview at the Aeolian Hall, 135-137 New Bond Street, London, England, UK, the BBC were worried that 'Billy Williams' would be too confusing for their accounts department, who were already in a muddle with all the William's on their books, so they asked him to change his name, and after seeing a billboard outside Piccadilly Circus underground station in London advertising Maynard's Wine Gums he decided that he liked the sound of 'Bill Maynard'. The BBC were also happy with it and so it was. [awaiting exact date]

Bill's first TV appearance came in 1953 when he performed on Henry Hall's 'Face the Music' show, but the show was stolen that night by a new comedienne named Sally Barnes. Determined not to be upstaged again, Bill brought out a chimpanzee, at the end of his performance of 'My Son, My Son...?', for his appearance on 'Garrison Theatre', another live TV show (taken from radio), and overnight he became a national star.

Bill and Muriel had their second child, Jane in 1954 and by this time Bill had helped his parents move to a pub, The Bower Inn, 81 Coventry Street, Leicester, England, UK. (!)

When you think of catchphrases you probably think Sir Bruce Forsyth (also born in 1928), but did you know that Bill Maynard coined the phrase, 'When you're in, you're in', which was repeated over and over again by members of the public up and down the country for over a decade. He came-up with his catchphrase while working with his old friend Terry Scott on their TV show Great Scott, It's Maynard in 1955-56 - A comedy show made-up of individual sketches and acts, with Bill and Terry as the presenters as well as contributors of their own unique styles. At the time some thought/hoped that Bill and Terry would become a double act, but both entertainers were keen to pursue their own paths rather than amalgamate into one. Bill was now at the very top of the ladder, earning an incredible £1000 (GBP) a week. The money wasn't all from the TV show, in fact he was only paid £40 (GBP) by the BBC (later £60 GBP), but the rest of the money was certainly as a direct result of the show, which helped bring in those lucrative bookings.

Bill & Terry Scott were featured in the April 6, 1956 issue of the Radio Times magazine.
Bill & Terry Scott were also featured in the December 15, 1956 issue of TV Mirror magazine, along with Ted Heath, Jean Carson and other stars of the day.
In 1957 Bill & Terry were featured, along with Shirley Eaton, on the cover of the very first T.V. Fun Annual, published by the same London publisher as the T.V. Fun weekly.

Sometime in the late 1950s Bill bought a house (bungalow) in Fleet Road (near the railway station), Fleet, Hampshire, England, UK. [awaiting dates, address, photos] The home is remembered by Richard Barker (a former pupil at All Saints C of E Junior School and brief acquaintance of Bill's son Martin) as one of the first in the area to have a shower. (!)
Also in the late 1950s Bill's son, Martin, briefly attended All Saints C of E Junior School, Leawood Road, Fleet, Hampshire, England, UK, (!) before starting St Paul's School, Burgh-le-Marsh, Lincolnshire, England, UK. [awaiting dates]
Three years later daughter Jane started Morcott Hall School, Morcott, Leicestershire, England, UK. [awaiting dates]

Wanting to go-it-alone, it was Bill who pulled the plug on Great Scott, It's Maynard and persuaded the BBC to make his new show Mostly Maynard. Unfortunately Bill's new show was a disaster, for a variety of reasons, and it was axed after the first series. By this time Bill wanted to move-on from being a comedian to pursue his ambition of becoming an actor, so he demanded that his agent Richard Stone find him a role in a play. Believing that Bill was best suited to stand-up Richard sent him the worst possible play he could find, You Too Can Have a Body, but in collaboration with the plays writer, Fred Robinson, they turned the play into a smash hit. The play opened at the Connaught Theatre, Union Place, Worthing, East Sussex, England, UK and was quickly asked to be performed in the West End at the Victoria Palace Theatre, Victoria Street, London, England, UK.

Bill has owned many motorcars throughout his life, at his home in Fleet, Bill had a Studebaker President, an Austin Healey Le Mans drophead, and a Standard 10 saloon (for Muriel). [awaiting years/colours]
In 1956, after braking down on the way to his summer show in Waymouth, Bill met garage owner John Sussex of Hursley, Hampshire, England, UK. Bill later asked John to build him a tailor-made sports car. Known as the 'Maynard Special' (reg./lic. plate: BM 11), the car was only ever used for publicity purposes as it was unsafe on the roads. (In 1975 John Sussex founded: JJ Sussex (Hursley) Limited, whom were still in business until 2010 at 105 St Peters Street, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, UK) [awaiting further information]
Another of Bill's many cars was a Rolls Royce Silver Shadow II finished in Willow Gold which he sold in the year 2000.

While appearing at the Empire Theatre in Glasgow, Bill was invited to be guest of honour at the Glasgow Masonic Ball, but after an evening of being pestered by a woman who had taken a fancy to his extravagant hat, Bill was arrested for assault after punching her husband.

In the early 1960s most of Bill's better paid gigs dried up in the UK, so he headed out to Australia, initially for three weeks, but ended up staying five months after falling for the redheaded Australian jazz singer ????. In Australia Bill appeared at the Embers Club, Toorak Road, Melbourne, South Yarra, Victoria, and on the TV show 'In Melbourne Tonight'. He also presented You Too Can Have a Body on Australian TV. ^{1/96-103}

After returning from Australia Bill did several small gigs, including playing Lord Lister in The Chiltern Hundreds, before being offered a permanent spot at the old Nottingham Playhouse, Goldsmith Street, Nottingham, England, UK, where he performed in various roles.

In 1962 the Inland Revenue demanded a payment of around £70,000 (GBP) for unpaid taxes - an amount Bill simply didn't have. While Bill had been on top and earning huge amounts he had been spending on cars, gambling and living the high life. More recently his gigs hadn't even been covering his expenses, so his savings had all but evaporated. First Bill sold his cars, the Studebaker, Austin Healey and Muriel's Standard 10 were all sold. Then all their other possessions and finally the house. Bill and Muriel had nothing and they still owed the Inland Revenue £17,000 (GBP). It was looking like bankruptcy was the only option for Bill, but Muriel was determined that they would pay off the debt. The Inland Revenue agreed that Bill could pay the rest of the money in installments, so Bill and Muriel moved-in with Muriel's aunt Elsie back in Leicester and started to work like they had never worked before. Not wanting to upset their children, Bill and Muriel took-on as much work as they could to scrape together enough money for a deposit on a house before their children came home from boarding school. After months of hard work Bill and Muriel had saved £300 (GBP), which they used as a deposit to buy a small semi-detached house in Cook's Lane, Sapcote, Leicestershire, England, UK, from Muriel's cousin for £2,600 (GBP).

Bill continued to work at the old Nottingham Playhouse appearing in plays such as:
- The Taming of the Shrew as Grumio
- Loot as Inspector Truscott
- The Bashful Genius as Frank Harris
- The Caretaker as Davie
- Harvey as Elwood P Dowd
- The Entertainer as Archie Rice

On December 11, 1963 the new Nottingham Playhouse, East Circus Street, Nottingham, England, UK opened and for a while Bill continued to appear there. After a short time Bill went to Canterbury to appear in Semi-Detached, a play which he later brought back to the new Nottingham Playhouse. After that Bill was cast in The Mayor of Zalamea at the new Nottingham Playhouse. Today, the new Nottingham Playhouse, Wellington Circus, Nottingham, England, UK has a new address, but it is still the same building that was opened in 1963.

In 1966 Bill played Justice Squeezum in Lock Up Your Daughters at the Palace Court Theatre, Hinton Road, Bournemouth, England, UK. He left the show in protest of the poor acting skills of former Miss World (1964) Ann Sidney who had been cast as Hilaret, Politic's daughter.

By the late 1960s Bill's career had reached its lowest ebb and Bill was forced to return to doing stand-up in the working men's clubs for his bread and butter. The plays and cabaret gigs had all but dried up. Bill's career as an entertainer was looking like it was over. Bill and his wife Muriel were offered jobs in New England, New Hampshire, USA, as butler, cook and housekeeper, after they had advertised for the position in an American newspaper. Just as they were about to leave the country, and entertaining, for good, a call came for Bill to appear at an audition to play the part of Bert in the film version of Till Death Us Do Part. Bill was offered the part putting an end to his plans of going to America to become a butler.

While filming Till Death Us Do Part Bill managed to scrape together enough money to buy an old battered van. [awaiting make, model, etc] ^{1/170}

During the time of the late 1960s early 1970s, at the lowest point of his career, Bill found great inspiration from Norman Vincent Peale's best selling book The Power of Positive Thinking. From Norman's book, Bill strives to do each day one thing which he fears, no matter how small. He has also taught this philosophy to his family, friends and acquaintances. Bill isn't a religious person, per say, but he is a great believer in the old adage "do unto others as you would have them do unto you".

The Christmas season of 1972 had Bill in the role of Jasper Snatchem in the pantomime Babes in the Wood at the London Palladium. The pantomime stared Edward Woodward as Robin Hood and Rod Hull and Emu. Bill hated this play and when more and more TV work started to roll in he got an old acquaintance ? to replace him.

The success of the 1969 film version of Till Death Us Do Part brought Bill lots of new TV and Film appearances in the early 1970s. One of the biggest boosts to his floundering career came with the success of the 1971 show Paper Roses. In 1973 Bill was finally back at the top with his appearance in Kisses At Fifty. Also in 1973 he worked with television actor and comedian Ronnie Barker in Spanner's Eleven which was part of a series called Seven of One.

Despite appearing in several of the Carry On films, Bill is said to be baffled by their popularity.

1973 was also the year Bill appeared as the Baker in the Ridley Scott directed Hovis commercial, Bike Ride. A commercial which in 2006 was voted the favourite commercial of all time by the British public.

While working on the pilot for The Life of Riley, which was named Happy Days and was never aired, Bill suggested calling the series Policy of Being Frank. At the time Bill's character Frank had no surname, but once the character became Frank Riley the title, The Life of Riley, was born.

Bill came up with the idea to create a show set around a working men's club and he based his character, Selwyn Froggitt, on his close friend, Peter Wright, from his home village of Sapcote, Leicestershire. Peter with all his energy and exuberance had also inspired Bill's performance as Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Nottingham Playhouse. Peter was the man who, in real life, shouted the catchphrase 'Magic!' while sticking two thumbs up. A catchphrase which Bill used for Selwyn and then the whole country used for half a decade.

Bill finally paid off his debt to the Inland Revenue in 1975/6. [awaiting exact date]

In 1976 Bill appeared as the guest of honour for the celebrity switch-on of the foreshore illuminations in Skegness, Lincolnshire, England, UK. An event which had been started in 1953 - partly to mark the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II and partly to emulate the seaside town of Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, which already had a similar event.

Bill turned down the lead role of Arthur in the 1978 BBC TV series Pennies from Heaven, because of the amount of foul language in the original script, a role which was taken on by Bob Hoskins.

Bill setup his own film company (around 1980), Charterhouse Films Limited, to allow him to make corporate videos and TV commercials for large companies such as Walkers, the crisp manufactures in Leicester, and Holt's, the motor spares manufacturer. This also give Bill the chance to have a go at editing, producing and directing and add yet another feather to his cap.

After having worked successfully with Yorkshire Television on Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt, Bill returned for the role of Fred Moffat in The Gaffer. Before taking the role however, Bill had one or two conditions - He wanted to meet the writer, Graham White, and he wanted to use a freeze frame technique which had never been used before on a British comedy series.
The opening scene of each episode shows Bill's character, Fred Moffat, get into his car and throw a parking ticket onto the back seat which is filled with hundreds of other parking tickets, an idea which Bill had got from his son Martin who used to do a similar thing in real life.

In The News
Here are some newspaper and magazine stories we have found for Bill Maynard. Please let us know if you have any others and we will add them here:

1989 - Hinckley - MAYNARD HITS AT HOLLYWOOD ROMOURS OVER TONIA; Love rift? Rubbish, says Bill.
Thursday, February 22, 1990 - unknown - Actor denies rumours over his marriage.
Monday, April 20, 1998 - The Daily Mail (London, England) - Our sham of a marriage is over says Mrs Bill Maynard.
Saturday, July 22, 2000 - The Mirror (London, England) - ILL TV STAR QUITS HOME; Stroke victim Bill selling cottage.
Monday, April 9, 2001 - The Northern Echo - Bill distances himself from his love-nest home.
Thursday, August 21, 2008 - The Hinckley Times - Grin and bear it.
Thursday, August 28, 2008 - The Hinckley Times - It is not the time for play-acting.
Thursday, August 28, 2008 - The Hinckley Times - Bill's badge replaced in quick time.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008 - The Hinckley Times - Former TV star Greengrass is given a parking ticket because his blue badge had faded.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - The Hinckley Times - Forgetfulness comes to us all.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - The Hinckley Times - Is this the Elizabeth Lambert Times?
Thursday, September 18, 2008 - The Hinckley Times - Thanks for writing.
Thursday, July 23, 2009 - The Hinckley Times - Bill Maynard is honoured with a degree.
Thursday, August 13, 2009 - The Hinckley Times - New-look Concordia Theatre has the wow factor.
Thursday, June 10, 2010 - The Hinckley Times - Kirstin takes Miss Hinckley crown.
Friday, July 29 2011 - The Hinckley Times - Grass is greener across the card table for Burbage's Bill Maynard.
Saturday, April 21, 2012 - Leicester Mercury - I'd love to be back on telly.
Friday, May 11, 2012 - Leicester Mercury - Parking ticket victory for taxi boss who took stand.
Thursday, September 20, 2012 - The Hinckley Times - Burbage cab driver to take on UK mobility scooter trek.
Monday, September 16, 2013 - Leicester Mercury - THE BIG INTERVIEW: After 60 years, Bill Maynard has last laugh on his critics.
Saturday, January 17, 2015 - Sunday Express - Where are they now? Heartbeat actor Bill Maynard
Wednesday, February 22, 2017 - Daily Express - ‘Magic! I’m not dead!’ Bill Maynard back on TV to prove he’s still alive
Saturday, March 31, 2018 - The Mirror (London, England) - From 1950s sex symbol to Eurovision: Late TV star Bill Maynard led an incredible unknown life.

Politician
In 1984, Maynard stood against Tony Benn in the by-election at Chesterfield as an Independent Labour candidate. It was his only foray into politics and it was purely to try and prevent Benn winning the seat and thus re-entering Parliament. Benn won the seat; Bill took fourth place.

Later in Life
After his marriage, and honeymoon, to Tonia Bern-Campbell in 1989, Bill went to South Africa to make the movie Oddball Hall. A movie which was never released in UK cinemas and a movie which Bill thinks is atrocious.

In 1990 Bill was contacted once again by Yorkshire Television, asking him to take a supporting role as a local rogue, poacher and petty villain in a new drama series called Heartbeat. Bill accepted the role of Claude Jeremiah Greengrass and set to work on creating the character. The trademark blinking, twitching and stuttering Bill replicated from an old acquaintance back in Leicester, while the clothes for Greengrass were copied from a guy Bill used to see on his visits to the greyhound track.

Bill was forced to retire, temporarily, from acting in July 2000 after suffering a number of strokes, the latest one being while he was filming for Heartbeat. His character Claude Greengrass was written out, mid-series, in such a way that he could return if his health improved: in the story, Claude moved to the West Indies to live with his sister, who won a lot of money and wanted to share it with him (Heartbeat: Safe House (S10E12) 2001). He returned to acting in 2003, playing the same character in The Royal, a spin-off from Heartbeat. It was set in a hospital and he was in bed a lot, but appeared to have recovered.

Also in 2003 Bill was awarded the Yorkshire Arts and Entertainment Personality of the Year Award.

On July 16, 2009 Bill received a Doctorate (honorary Doctor of Arts) from De Montfort University, The Gateway, Leicester LE1 9BH, England, UK.

Singer
Bill's recording career started around 1953 when he recorded a song called Wolf On The Prowl with the B-Side Tani, but a week before the record was due to be released the record company, Planet Recordings, went bankrupt.
Between 1954 and 1956 Bill was featured on various sheet music titles, which included: Wolf on the Prowl, Mobile, Mambo Italiano, My Boy-Flat Top, Davy Crockett Is Helping Santa Claus and Hey Liley, Liley Lo.
In 1956 Bill recorded the song Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo, but before its release it was also recorded as Hey Lilly, which was finally changed to Hey Liley, Liley, Lo. The flip-side was Who Needs You. According to Decca catalogue records, 'Who Needs You' is listed as the A-Side and 'Hey Liley, Liley, Lo' as the B-Side. The record failed to chart in the UK, but in South America Hey Liley, Liley, Lo was very popular and Bill was asked to record Lonely Road for the B-Side of the South American single.
In 1959 The Beverley Sisters released the single The Little Drummer Boy. In the UK the record was released with "Strawberry Fair" on the B-Side, but in Germany the record was released with the song Riding Down From Bangor on the B-Side, which featured Bill Maynard. The credit on the record reads: "The Beverley Sisters and Bill Maynard and his Guitar with the Ronald Shaw Orchestra".
In 1970, along with his appearance in the British TV soup Coronation Street, Bill recorded the songs Dreaming Time (A-Side) and Moments Of Pleasure (B-Side), which featured in the show.
In 1972 Bill performed two songs at the "Green Man" public house, 383 Euston Road, London, NW1 3AU, England, UK. Bill sang the old music hall songs: My Old Dutch and With My Little Wigge-Wagge In My Hand. Other performers that evening included: Annabelle Lee, Davilia David, John O'Flynn, Jean Wren, Betty Gilmore and Roy Kean, all performing old music hall numbers which were later released on the live Hallmark LP Old Tyme Music Hall. Bill was also the chairman for the evening, entertaining the crowd with his unmistakable humor between acts.

In 1975 Bill recorded the single Pheasant Pluckers Son, with the B-Side She Was - a song written by his son Martin under his professional name Maynard Williams. Pheasant Pluckers Son was later included on the 2004 (EMI gold) CD box-set "The Classic Comedy Box", then on the 2006 (EMI gold) CD box-set "Essential Comedy" and again on the 2007 (EMI gold) CD "The Original Comedy Album".
In March 1977 Bill recorded and released the single Without Someone To Love, which also appeared on the B-Side of The Gaffer soundtrack single in 1982. The B-Side of the original single was Move A Little Closer - another song written by Bill's son.
Next came Stock Car Racing Is "Magic" in 1979, backed by Symphony For Stocks on the flip-side. Bill loved stock car racing and was a huge fan of BriSCA F1, particularly at the Long Eaton Stadium, Station Road, Long Eaton, Derbyshire, England, UK. Bill was Master of Ceremonies for the Yorkshire Nationals in 1979 [awaiting exact date and location] and he sponsored Pete Doran, a driver from Hinckley, Leicestershire, England, UK. [awaiting more info]
In 1980 Bill appeared on The Worzel Gummidge Christmas Maxi Single, singing A Cup Of Tea And A Slice Of Cake, along with Jon Pertwee and Una Stubbs.
In 1994 Bill released the CD single Heartbeat Country, a country version of the classic Montgomery/Petty single 'Heartbeat'. One of the producers on the CD was his son Maynard Williams. He then did a follow-up in 2009, releasing a DVD single containing the songs 'Heartbeat' and the Rolling Stones classic 'Walking the Dog', again, produced by his son.
More recently, on December 1, 2013, at the age of 85, Bill released a CD of songs titled The Wonderful World of Bill Maynard. To accompany the CD Bill also released a DVD of the same title An Interview with Bill Maynard, where he talks passionately and humorously about the making of the album and his 77 years in show business and 60 years on television.
On November 1, 2014, Bill followed-up with yet another CD single containing the songs, "I'm My Own Grandpa" and "Walking The Dog". Advertised and sold as "a limited edition CD, part of Bill's recent merchandise collection".

Eurovision
Bill Maynard entered the Festival Of British Popular Songs on Tuesday, February 12, 1957 at The King's Theatre Hammersmith, London, hosted by David Jacobs. This was the final contest to decide the UK song for the 1957 Eurovision Song Contest.
This was the first year that the United Kingdom had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest, which started in 1956. The BBC had wanted to take part in the first Eurovision Song Contest a year earlier, but were too late in submitting their entry to the European Broadcasting Union.
Prior to the final event at the King's Theatre there had been three previously televised heats on Tuesday, January 22, Tuesday, January 29 and Tuesday, February 5.
Each song was performed by two different artists and voting was done by 10 regional juries of 12 members with 1 vote each, located in Bangor, Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London, Manchester, Newcastle & Nottingham. Bill's song 'Don't Cry Little Doll', also performed by The Keynotes, came 4th taking 14 points. The winner was Patricia Bredin singing 'All' scoring 39 points. Patricia went on to take seventh place in the 1957 Eurovision Song Contest, the winner was Corry Brokken from the Netherlands singing 'Net als toen' (Just like then).
In 1986 Bill's son Maynard Williams, with has band Ryder, had more success, winning A Song For Europe with their song 'Runner In The Night' and going on to take seventh place at the 1986 Eurovision Song Contest in Norway. That year the winner of Eurovision was Sandra Kim from Belgium with her song 'J'aime la vie' (I Love Life). Bill was at the Eurovision Song Contest on May 3, 1986 in the Grieg Hall in Bergen, Norway to cheer his son on. Maynard Williams had also entered A Song For Europe in 1985, but only reached the final 24. [awaiting song title/mp3 from 1985]

Author
Bill's first known book was a kind of textbook for budding comics entitled 'You're Joking?, It's Serious!' [awaiting further information]
Bill Maynard published his first autobiography The Yo-Yo Man November 13, 1975 (Golden Eagle Press, London, England, UK) - Typing errors in this book (hard back first edition).
In 1988 Bill appeared alongside a recipe for "Enthusiastic Stew" in The Celebrity Cook Book, published in aid of the Leukemia & Cancer Children's Fund in association with Caledonian Publishing Ltd.
In October 1994 Bill penned the foreword to Frank Worthington's autobiography, One Hump or Two? The Frank Worthington Story.
Bill's second autobiography, Stand Up... And Be Counted: The Other Side of Greengrass was published in August 1997 (Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd, Derby, England, UK) - Typing errors in this book (hard back first edition)
Unfortunately there are some factual discrepancies between the two books which leaves the reader wondering which facts are correct and which are mistakes.
In 2003 Toontoons published a revised copy of Gary Hogg's book entitled fairly Truthful Tales - As broadcast by Bill Maynard - Comedy monologues from the North of England.
In September 2005 Bill penned a foreword in Sue Ablett's book, Telling 'Tails' Leicester Animal Aid: The First 50 Years 1956-2006, published by Leicester & Leicestershire Animal Aid Association (LAA), The Huncote Pet Rescue Centre, Elmwood Farm, Forest Road, Huncote, Leicester, Leicestershire LE9 3LE, England, UK. November 1, 2005.
In 2007 Bill penned another foreword, this time in Ann Moore's book, Beginners Please - how to set up, run and enjoy an amateur drama group, published by Eyelevel Books, England, UK.
In the spring of 2014 Bill became the Agony Uncle for Retirement Times magazine.

Disc Jockey
Bill made a comeback to radio presenting in March 2003 for BBC Radio Leicester where he had last worked in 1967. His new show, called Maynard's Bill of Fare, aired every Sunday afternoon from 2–4 pm for nearly five years, until he was dismissed without notice on February 5, 2008.
In October 2014 Bill was on the radio again, with a show named Maynard's Mix of Music and Mayhem, for Harborough FM. (!)

Entrepreneur
Bill Maynard Advertising Limited, Company Number: 01397788, Status: Dissolved [awaiting info on this company]

The Last Ten Years
In October 2009 he made a return to the stage when he appeared as the main Guest of Honour at the Pride of Bridlington Awards held at the Expanse Hotel, North Marine Drive, Bridlington, Yorkshire, England, UK. Bill was introduced to the audience by British politician the Rt Hon Greg Knight MP, who praised his work and described the actor as 'one of Britain’s best-loved comedy stars'. He made an entertaining and amusing speech and was mobbed by the audience, showing, even at 81, that he was still held in great affection by the public.

Bill's son, Maynard Williams (formally Martin Williams), moved to France and while there Bill helped him buy a country house (Maison de Maitre) in the Charente region (Jarnac or Jonzac), the former home of President François Mitterand's grandmother. Bill would spend quite a bit of his spare time there. The rest of his time would be spent either at his semi in Sapcote or at his daughters house just down the road.

While recovering from his strokes Bill became interested in the game of poker after seeing televised events of Texas Hold 'em on TV. Bill had played poker in the passed. While filming the Carry On films, Bill, Sid James and other members of the cast would play Seven-Card Stud between set changes. Once he was well enough, Bill joined Maxims Casino, Fletchampstead Highway, Coventry, England, UK (later Genting Casino), he played poker on a regular basis, usually three or four times a week.

Bill moved from Sapcote to Burbage, Leicestershire, England, UK. [awaiting dates and addresses]

Bill joined "Facebook" on June 28, 2012.

Stage Credits (Theatre, Pantomime, Variety, Cabaret)

Date	Title	Role	Theatre
1952-1955	Variety Show	Himself	Windmill Theatre, Soho, London
1952	Variety Show	Himself	Prince of Wales Theatre, London
1952	Variety Show	Himself	Astor Club, Mayfair, London
26 December 1952 - 10 January 1953	Aladdin	Wishee Washee	Regent Theatre, Hayes, Middlesex
19 October 1953	Variety Show (Latin Quarter)	Himself	Hippodrome, Norwich
26 October 1953	Variety Show (Latin Quarter)	Himself	Hippodrome, Aston
2 November 1953	Variety Show (Latin Quarter)	Himself	Hippodrome, Bournemouth
30 November 1953	Variety Show (Moulin Rouge)	Himself	Pavilion Theatre, Liverpool
1953?	Tear 'Em Up	Himself	Various (Germany)
?	Variety Show	Himself	Theatre Royal, Exeter
?	Piccadilly Hayride	Himself	Various
14 March 1954	Centenary Year Appeal	Himself	Royal Albert Hall, London
5 April 1954	Variety Show	Himself	Brighton Hippodrome, Brighton
19 April 1954	Variety Show	Himself	The Metropolitan Theatre, Westminster, London
1954	Variety Show	Himself	New Theatre, Northampton
12 July 1954	Variety Show (Music for the Millions)	Himself	Winter Gardens, Margate
19 July 1954	Variety Show (Music for the Millions)	Himself	Winter Gardens, Bournemouth
24 October 1954	Deep River Boys Concert	Himself	Odeon, Plymouth
14 February 1955	Variety Show	Himself	Palace Theatre, Leicester
18 April 1955	Variety Show (Rhythm is their Business)	Himself	New Royal Theatre, Bournemouth
31 July 1955	Variety Show	Himself	Winter Gardens, Margate
12 December 1955	Paris by Night	?	Prince of Wales Theatre, London
2 January 1956	Variety Show	Himself	Empire Theatre, Nottingham
28 May 1956	Variety Show (Variety Two)	Himself	Opera House, Cheltenham
1956	Variety Show (Show Time)	Himself	Alexandra Gardens Theatre, Weymouth
1956	Variety Show	Himself	Empress Theatre, Brixton, London
1956	Variety Show	Himself	Guernsey
1956-57?	Aladdin	Wishee Washee	Empress Theatre, Brixton
1956-57?	Aladdin	Wishee Washee	Granada Theatre, Sutton
1956-57?	Aladdin	Wishee Washee	Granada Theatre, Woolwich
1957	Variety Show	Himself	Empire Theatre, Leeds
1957	Variety Show	Himself	Empire Theatre, Liverpool
29 April 1957	Variety Show	Himself	Palace Theatre, Manchester
1 July 1957	Variety Show (Music for the Millions)	Himself	The Capitol, Aberdeen
18 August 1957	?	?	Floral Hall, Scarborough
19 August 1957	Variety Show (Music for the Millions)	Himself	Winter Gardens, Margate
August 1957	Variety Show (Music for the Millions)	Himself	Pavilion Theatre, Torquay
23 September 1957	Variety Show	Himself	New Theatre, Oxford
30 September 1957	Variety Show	Himself	Palace Theatre, Manchester
7 October 1957	Variety Show	Himself	Empire Theatre, Finsbury Park, London
January 1958	Variety Show	Himself	Empire Theatre, Nottingham
17 February 1958	Variety Show	Himself	Embassy Theatre, Peterborough
27 February 1958	Variety Show	Himself	Savoy, Lincoln
1958	Variety Show	Himself	Hippodrome, Birmingham
1958	You, Too, Can Have a Body	Chick Wade	Connaught Theatre, Worthing
1958	You, Too, Can Have a Body	Chick Wade	The Coventry Theatre, Coventry
1 April 1958	You, Too, Can Have a Body	Chick Wade	The Streatham Hill Theatre, London
7 April 1958	You, Too, Can Have a Body	Chick Wade	The Golders Green Hippodrome, London
14 April 1958	You, Too, Can Have a Body	Chick Wade	Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton
28 April 1958	You, Too, Can Have a Body	Chick Wade	Palace Theatre, Manchester
12 May 1958	You, Too, Can Have a Body	Chick Wade	Theatre Royal, Nottingham
September 1958	You, Too, Can Have a Body	Chick Wade	Victoria Palace Theatre, London
November 1958	Variety Show	Himself	Empire Theatre, Sunderland
December 1958 - January 1959	Variety Show (Christmas Party)	Himself	Gaumont Theatre, Southampton
23 March 1959	Variety Show	Himself	City Hall, Newcastle
4 May 1959	Variety Show	Himself	Gaumont Theatre, Southampton
9 August 1959	Sunday Celebrity Concert	Himself	Wellington Pier Pavilion, Great Yarmouth
1959	Variety Show (Let's Make A Night Of It!)	Himself	Floral Hall, Scarborough
1959	Variety Show (Let's Make A Night Of It!)	Himself	Pavilion Theatre, Torquay
?	?	?	Empire Theatre, Glasgow
?	?	Himself	Embers Club, Melbourne
22 December 1959 -	Variety Show (Fun and Games)	Himself	Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool
25 April 1960	The Long and The Short and The Tall	Bamforth	The Theatre Royal, Windsor
Summer 1960	Variety Show (Let's Make A Night Of It!)	Himself	Pavilion Theatre, Weymouth and Melcombe Regis
December 1960 - January 1961	Cinderella	Buttons	Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton
?	The Chiltern Hundreds	Lord Lister	Castle Theatre, Farnham
1961	The Art of Living	Himself	Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool
13 March 1961	The Art of Living	Himself	Grand Theatre, Blackpool
2 June 1961	Make it Tonight	Himself	Lido Theatre, Cliftonville, Margate
1962?	Variety Show (The Senior Service Show)	Himself (Compère)	? Liverpool
6 February 1962	The Taming of the Shrew	Grumio	Nottingham Playhouse
?	The Caretaker	Davies	Nottingham Playhouse
?	Harvey	Elwood P Dowd	Nottingham Playhouse
29 July 1962	Variety Show	Himself	Winter Gardens, Margate
December 1962 - January 1963	Puss In Boots	Simple Simon	London Palladium
1963	Variety Show (The Cadets Show)	Himself	?
1963	Variety Show	Himself	Winter Gardens, Margate
1 July 1963	Big Night Out	Himself	Pier Pavilion, Llandudno
20 November 1963 - 30 November 1963	Semi-Detached	Fred Midway	Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
?	Semi-Detached	Fred Midway	Nottingham Playhouse
24 December 1963 - 18 January 1964	Puss In Boots	Simple Simon	Gaumont Theatre, Southampton
12 February 1964	The Bashful Genius	Frank Harris	Nottingham Playhouse
11 March 1964	The Mayor of Zalamea	Rebolledo	Nottingham Playhouse
?	cabaret	Himself	Leeds
?	Measure for Measure	?	Newcastle Playhouse
?	400? Years of Comedy	?	?
?	Forty? Years of Comedy	?	?
1965	The Bill Maynard Show	Himself	Lido Theatre, Cliftonville, Margate
17 February 1965	Crawling Arnold	?	The New Arts Theatre Club, London
1966	Saturday Night and Sunday Morning	The Publican (unbilled)	Prince of Wales Theatre, London
11 July 1966	Lock Up Your Daughters	Justice Squeezum	Palace Court Theatre, Bournemouth
26 December 1966 - 14 January 1967	Babes in the Wood	?	ABC Theatre, Stockton-on-Tees
?	Loot	Inspector Truscott	Nottingham Playhouse
16 October 1967 - 21 October 1967	Loot	Inspector Truscott	Hippodrome, Bristol
13 November 1967 - 18 November 1967	Loot	Inspector Truscott	Birmingham Theatre, Birmingham
27 November 1967	Loot	Inspector Truscott	Theatre Royal, Nottingham
18 December 1967	A Midsummer Night's Dream	Bottom	Nottingham Playhouse
?	Stand Up and Retreat Onwards	?	Edinburgh
?	Joking Apart	the husband	Castle Theatre, Farnham
27 March 1968	The Little Mrs Foster Show	Hook	Nottingham Playhouse
1969	Cat On A Hot Tin Roof	Big Daddy	Derby Playhouse
Spring 1969	The Entertainer	Archie Rice	Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
1970	Plaza Suite	Sam	Torquay
1970	Plaza Suite	Sam	Lyric Theatre, London
4 May 1970	Plaza Suite	Sam	The Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton
1 June 1970	Plaza Suite	Sam	New Theatre, Oxford
?	The Odd Couple	Oscar	?
15 June 1970	A Face for All Occasions	Charles Dickens	The Arts Theatre, London
11 August 1970	?	Charles Dickens	?
December 1970 - January 1971	Mother Goose	Mother Goose	De Montfort Hall, Leicester
1971	The Ghost Train	Saul Hodgkin, Stationmaster	Hippodrome, Bristol
3 May 1971	The Ghost Train	Saul Hodgkin, Stationmaster	Wimbledon Theatre, Wimbledon
17 May 1971	The Ghost Train	Saul Hodgkin, Stationmaster	New Theatre, Kingston upon Hull
24 May 1971	The Ghost Train	Saul Hodgkin, Stationmaster	Empire Theatre, Sunderland
21 June 1971	The Ghost Train	Saul Hodgkin, Stationmaster	New Theatre, Oxford
1971	Cat in the Bag	Howard Ashton	New Theatre, Oxford
19 July 1971	Cat in the Bag	Howard Ashton	Theatre Royal, Brighton
30 August 1971	Cat in the Bag	Howard Ashton	Palace Theatre, Manchester
December 1971 - January 1972	Cinderella	The Baroness (His Wife)	Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool
15 April 1972	Come When You Like	George Blakeley	Shaw Theatre, London
May 1972	Crete and Sergeant Pepper	Sergeant Pepper	Royal Court Theatre, London
1972-73	Babes in the Wood	Jasper Snatchem	London Palladium
22 December 1973 - 19 January 1974	Aladdin	?	Haymarket Theatre, Leicester
20 December 197?	Dick Whittington	Idle Selwyn	Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
30 January 1975 - 22 February 1975	Trinity Tales or The Road to Wembely	Stan	Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
12 July 1976	The Bill Maynard Show	Himself	Granville Theatre, Ramsgate
1977	One for the Pot	Jonathan Hardcastle	Richmond Theatre, London
25 May 1977 - 11 June 1977	One for the Pot	Jonathan Hardcastle	Connaught Theatre, Worthing
13 June 1977 - 2 July 1977	One for the Pot	Jonathan Hardcastle	Playhouse Theatre, Bournemouth
3 July 1977	Variety Show	Himself	Wellington Pier Pavilion, Great Yarmouth
11 July 1977	One for the Pot	Jonathan Hardcastle	Theatre Royal, Bath
1 August 1977 - 3 September 1977	One for the Pot	Jonathan Hardcastle	Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne
14 August 1977	Sunday Concert	Himself	ABC Theatre, Blackpool
4 September 1977	Variety Show	Himself	Futurist Theatre, Scarborough
1977	Variety Show	Himself	Wellington Pier Pavilion, Great Yarmouth
19 December 1977	Jack and the "Magic" Beanstalk	Simple Simon	Theatre Royal, Norwich
20 December 1979 - January 1980	Dick Whittington and His Cat	Idle Selwyn	Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
16 December 1982 - 22 January 1983	Dick Whittington	King Rat	Palace Theatre, Manchester
6 February 1983	Variety Show (Startime)	Himself (Host)	Theatre Royal, Nottingham
7 October 1983 - 22 October 1983	Die Fledermaus	?	Grand Theatre, Leeds
1983?	Annie	Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks	Empire Theatre, Sunderland
1983-87	Annie	Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks	Various
23 December 1983	Mother Goose	Squire Selwyn	Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
1984	There's a Girl in my Soup	Derek Nimmo	Various (Middle and Far East)
7 May 1984	Strippers	Harry (Stipper's Agent)	Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
1984	Strippers	Harry (Stipper's Agent)	Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton
198?	Strippers	Harry (Stipper's Agent)	Theatre Royal, Plymouth
1984-85	Strippers	Harry (Stipper's Agent)	Palace Theatre, Manchester
26 December 1984 - 26 January 1985	Mother Goose	Squire Selwyn	Kings Theatre, Southsea
19 February 1985 - 23 February 1985	Strippers	Harry (Stipper's Agent)	Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon
25 February 1985 - 9 March 1985	Strippers	Harry (Stipper's Agent)	Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford
29 May 1985 - June 1985	Strippers	Harry (Stipper's Agent)	Phoenix Theatre, Charing Cross Road, London
26 December 1985 - 19 January 1986	Cinderella	Baron Hardup	De Montfort Hall Theatre, Leicester
?	The Two Gentlemen of Verona	Launce	Various
5 March 1986 -	When We Are Married	Henry Ormonroyd (The Photographer)	Whitehall Theatre, London
1986	Annie	Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks	Richmond Theatre, Richmond
1986	Annie	Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks	King's Theatre, Southsea
19 January 1987	Annie	Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks	The Congress Theatre, Eastbourne
3 March 1987	Annie	Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks	Theatre Royal, Norwich
21 April 1987 - 2 May 1987	Annie	Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks	Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
1 June 1987 - 13 June 1987	Annie	Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks	King's Theatre, Glasgow
June 1987	Annie	Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks	Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
13 July 1987 - 18 July 1987	Annie	Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks	Theatre Royal, Brighton
July 1987	Annie	Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks	Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
August 1987	Annie	Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks	Theatre Royal, Bath
4 August 1987 - 15 August 1987	Annie	Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks	Eden Court Theatre, Inverness
18 August 1987 - 29 August 1987	Annie	Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks	Empire Theatre, Sunderland
31 August 1987 - 6 September 1987	Annie	Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks	Theatre Royal, Nottingham
7 September 1987	Annie	Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks	Futurist Theatre, Scarborough
1987	Annie	Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks	Paignton
1987	Annie	Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks	Churchill Theatre, Bromley
1988	A Man for All Seasons	The Common Man	Swansea
1988	The Creation / The Passion	God	Dartford
1988	The Creation / The Passion	God	Festival Theatre, Grange Road, Malvern, Worcestershire
13 December 1988	Cinderella	?	Civic Hall, Guildford
27 February 1989 - 4 March 1989	Hobson's Choice	Henry Horatio Hobson	Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton
15 May 1989 - 20 May 1989	Hobson's Choice	Henry Horatio Hobson	The Opera House, Manchester
1989	Hobson's Choice	Henry Horatio Hobson	Gaiety Theatre, Ayr
1989	Hobson's Choice	Henry Horatio Hobson	Key Theatre, Peterborough
1989	Hobson's Choice	Henry Horatio Hobson	Theatre Royal, Bath
1989	Hobson's Choice	Henry Horatio Hobson	Theatre Royal, Brighton
1989	Hobson's Choice	Henry Horatio Hobson	The Grand Theatre, Blackpool
1989	Hobson's Choice	Henry Horatio Hobson	Various
?	Sleeping Beauty	?	Sunderland
?	Dick Whittington	?	Inverness
1990	The Merry Wives of Windsor	Sir John Falstaff	Festival Theatre, Chichester
7 December 1990	Aladdin	Widow Twankey	Kings Theatre, Southsea
13 December 1991 - 11 January 1992	Jack & The Beanstalk	Dame Trot	Civic Hall, Guildford
15 December 1994 - 8 January 1995	Dick Whittington and His Cat	Alderman Fitzwarren	Empire Theatre, Sunderland
13 December 1996 - 4 January 1997	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs	Herman the Henchman	Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford

 

Radio

Date	Show	Station	Other
December 1952	Up & Coming	BBC Radio
?	Midday Music Hall	BBC Radio
?	Variety Playhouse	BBC Radio
?	Variety Bandbox	BBC Radio
?	Workers' Playtime	BBC Radio
?	Garrison Theatre	BBC Radio
?	Late Night Extra	?
?	The Bill Maynard Show	?
March 2003 - 5 February 2008	Maynard's Bill of Fare	BBC Radio Leicester
2006	Esterhazy	BBC Radio 4
2007	Peacefully in Their Sleeps	BBC Radio 4
13 January 2008	Ed Doolan Interviews...	BBC Radio 7	Interview (1 hour show)
14 May 2012	Jane Garvey	BBC Radio 2	Interview
17 September 2013	Sean Smith	Harborough FM	Interview
23 December 2013	?	103 The Eye	Interview
7 October 2014	Maynard's Mix of Music and Mayhem	Harborough FM	7pm - 10pm

 

Discography

Date	Title	Label	Catalogue #
1953 (78 RPM)	Side A: Wolf On The Prowl Side B: Tani	Planet	E1010
1956 (45 RPM)	Side A: Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo Side B: -	Decca	DRF 23160
1956 (45 RPM)	Side A: Hey Lilly Side B: -	Decca	DRF. 23368
1956 (78 RPM)	Side A: Who Needs You Side B: Hey Liley, Liley, Lo	Decca	F 46505 (Germany)
1956 (45 RPM)	Side A: Who Needs You Side B: Hey Liley, Liley, Lo	Decca	45-F 10868
1956/7 (78 RPM)	Side A: Hey Liley, Liley, Lo Side B: Lonely Road	Decca	F.10902
1957 (45 RPM)	Side A: Hey Liley, Liley, Lo Side B: Lonely Road	Decca	45-F 10902
1957 (45 RPM)	Side A: Hey Liley, Liley Lo Side B: Lonely Road	London	45-1745 (USA)
1959	Side A: The Little Drummer Boy Side B: Riding Down From Bangor	Decca	DL 25 013 (Germany)
20 March 1970	Side A: Dreaming Time Side B: Moments Of Pleasure	Decca	F 13010
1972	Old Tyme Music Hall Side A - Track 1: Hold Your Hand Out You Naughty Boy Side A - Track 2: Two Lovely Black Eyes Side A - Track 3: Goodbye, Dolly Gray Side A - Track 4: Marie Lloyd Melody - A Little Of What You Fancy, The Boy I Love (Is Up In The Gallery) Side A - Track 5: Don't Dilly Dally On The Way Side A - Track 6: My Old Dutch Side B - Track 1: Oh, Oh Antonio Side B - Track 2: Mother Kelly's Doorstep Side B - Track 3: The Spaniard That Blighted My Life Side B - Track 4: It's A Long Way To Tipperary Side B - Track 5: With My Little Wigge-Wagge In My Hand Side B - Track 6: Down At The Old Bull And Bush	Hallmark	SHM 772
24 January 1975	Side A: Pheasant Pluckers Son Side B: She Was	EMI	EMI 2257
March 1977	Side A: Without Someone To Love Side B: Move A Little Closer	WAIF	STRAY 1
1979	Side A: Stock Car Racing Is "Magic" Side B: Symphony For Stocks	Denman	DD 109
1980	The Worzel Gummidge Christmas Maxi Single Side A - Track 1: Christmas Isn't Christmas Side A - Track 2: Aunt Sally's Song Side B - Track 1: A Cup Of Tea And A Slice Of Cake Side B - Track 2: Scarecrows Carol	Decca	F.13899
1982	Side A: The Gaffer Side B: Without Someone To Love	Eagle	BSB 017
1994	Heartbeat Country Track 1: Heartbeat Track 2: Heartbeat (Karaoke)	MMM	MMM 01 CD
2009	Track 1: Heartbeat Track 2: Walking the Dog
1 December 2013	The Wonderful World of Bill Maynard Track 1: Introduction Track 2: What A Wonderful World Track 3: You Are So Beautiful To Me Track 4: If You Go Away Track 5: Somewhere Over The Rainbow Track 6: Once, Twice, Three Times A Lady Track 7: September Song Track 8: Happy Days Are Here Again Track 9: Who Can I Turn To Track 10: Stardust Track 11: The Christmas Song	Blain Associates	BM1001
1 November 2014	Track 1: I'm My Own Grandpa Track 2: Walking The Dog

NOTE: Songs in italics not performed by Bill Maynard

 

Television & Video Roles

Date	Title	Role	Other
12 September 1953	Face the Music	Himself	BBC
12 July 1955	Garrison Theatre	Himself	BBC
1955-56 - 4 October 1955 - 18 October 1955 - 1 November 1955 - 15 November 1955 - 29 November 1955 - 13 December 1955 - 10 April 1956 - 17 April 1956 - 24 April 1956 - 1 May 1956 - 8 May 1956 - 15 May 1956 - 25 October 1956 - 8 November 1956 - 22 November 1956 - 6 December 1956 - 20 December 1956	Great Scott, It's Maynard - Series 1, Episode 1 - Series 1, Episode 2 - Series 1, Episode 3 - Series 1, Episode 4 - Series 1, Episode 5 - Series 1, Episode 6 - Series 2, Episode 1 - Series 2, Episode 2 - Series 2, Episode 3 - Series 2, Episode 4 - Series 2, Episode 5 - Series 2, Episode 6 - Series 3, Episode 1 - Series 3, Episode 2 - Series 3, Episode 3 - Series 3, Episode 4 - Series 3, Episode 5	Himself	BBC 17 Episodes
1957 - 26 February - 5 March - 12 March - 19 March - 26 March	Mostly Maynard - Episode 1 - Episode 2 - Episode 3 - Episode 4 - Episode 5	Actor	BBC 5 Episodes
1957 - 6 April - 14 September	Six-Five Special - Episode 8 - Episode 31	Himself
1957 - December	Pantomania - Babes in the Wood	Babe/Wilhelminha	BBC
5 January 1959 20 April 1959	The Anne Shelton Show	Actor
1959-64	One O'Clock Show	Bill	Tyne Tees Television
?	Showband	Himself	BBC
5 March 1960	Dial for Music	Himself
1960 - 12 May	No Hiding Place - The Head Case	Vic Wilson	Series 2, Episode 2
196?	In Melbourne Tonight	Himself
196?	You Too Can Have a Body	Chick Wade	Australian TV
1963-64?	Big Night Out	Himself	ABC Television
19 June 1964	The Good Old Days	Himself	Series 12, Episode 7
1970 - 2 March - 4 March - 9 March - 11 March - 16 March - 18 March	Coronation Street - Episode 958 - Episode 959 - Episode 960 - Episode 961 - Episode 962 - Episode 963	Mickie Malone	Granada Television
1970 - 27 April	Up Pompeii - The Actors	Parcantus	Series 1, Episode 5
14 April 1971 4 December 1974 22 November 1978	This Is Your Life - Jon Pertwee - Bill Maynard - Terry Scott	Himself	Series 11, Episode 22 Series 15, Episode 5 Series 19, Episode 5
1971 - 13 June	ITV Saturday Night Theatre - Paper Roses	Clarence Hubbard	Granada Television
1971 - 1 November	Thirty-Minute Theatre - Psychological Warfare	Actor
1972 - 20 September	Till Death Us Do Part - Pigeon Fancier	Bert	Series 4, Episode 2
1972 - 14 December	Sykes - Journey	Jim the Policeman	BBC Series 1, Episode 14
1973 - 18 January	Comedy Playhouse - Elementary My Dear Watson	Frank Potter / Moriarty
1973 - 22 January	Play for Today - Kisses At Fifty	Harry	BBC Series 3, Episode 13
?	Dora	?
?	Jokers Wild	?
?	The Orson Welles Mysteries	?
?	The Way of the World	?	Thames TV
1973 - 19 March	Love Thy Neighbour - The G.P.O.	Police Sergeant	Thames TV Series 3, Episode 1
1973 - 15 April	Seven of One - Spanner's Eleven (aka: Football Blues)	Councilor Todd	Series 1, Episode 4
1973 - 11 September	Armchair Theatre - The Death of Glory	Reg Turnbull	Series 15, Episode 1
1973	Bike Ride	Baker	Hovis Commercial
1 January 1974	The Boy with Two Heads (aka: Chico the Rainmaker) - The Mysterious Box - The Secret Cave - Chico Makes Magic - Farewell to Chico - The Magic Football - Chase for Chico - Chico makes the Rain	Farmer	7 Episodes
1974 - 5 January	Great Mysteries - Where There Is a Will	Det. Superintendent Marker
1974 - 4 March	Zodiac - The Cool Aquarian	George Sutton
26 March 1974	Des O'Connor Entertains	Himself
1974 - 27 May	Hunter's Walk - Charlie	Charlie Mead
1974 - 3 July	ITV Playhouse - Love Affair	J.P. Powers	Anglia Television
1974 - 15 August - 5 September - 12 September - 19 September	The Inheritors - Episode 1 - Far Be It for Me - The Axeman Cometh - Double, Double...	Sefton Garrett	Harlech TV 4 Episodes
1974	The Show Business - How To Demonstrate A Product	Himself	Visual Arts Ltd.
Unbroadcast	Happy Days	Frank	Pilot episode to The Life Of Riley
1974–77 - 30 September 1974 - 7 January 1976 - 14 January 1976 - 21 January 1976 - 28 January 1976 - 4 February 1976 - 11 February 1976 - 21 February 1977 - 28 February 1977 - 7 March 1977 - 14 March 1977 - 21 March 1977 - 28 March 1977 - 4 April 1977 - 8 November 1977 - 15 November 1977 - 22 November 1977 - 29 November 1977 - 6 December 1977 - 13 December 1977 - 20 December 1977 - 27 December 1977	Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt - Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt - Three Fifths of the World Loves a Lover - We Are the Masters Now - There Are Several Businesses Like Show Business - The Grand Outing - The Master Builder - Ladies' Desire - Daze of Hope - The Game of the Name - Raffles - Selwyn Rides Again - Alphabetic Orders - The Protection Racket - Just Cause and Impediment - Be It Ever So Humble, There's No Place - Gala Performance - Boom Boom - Occupational Hazard - Sing Along with Selwyn - A Little Learning - Around the Houses - On the Feast of Selwyn	Selwyn Froggitt	Yorkshire Television 22 Episodes Pilot Series 1, Episode 1 Series 1, Episode 2 Series 1, Episode 3 Series 1, Episode 4 Series 1, Episode 5 Series 1, Episode 6 Series 2, Episode 1 Series 2, Episode 2 Series 2, Episode 3 Series 2, Episode 4 Series 2, Episode 5 Series 2, Episode 6 Series 2, Episode 7 Series 3, Episode 1 Series 3, Episode 2 Series 3, Episode 3 Series 3, Episode 4 Series 3, Episode 5 Series 3, Episode 6 Series 3, Episode 7 Series 3, Episode 8
1974 - 28 November	Father Brown - The Man with Two Beards	Carver	Series 1, Episode 10
1975 - 6 January - 13 January - 20 January - 27 January - 3 February - 10 February - 17 February	The Life Of Riley - The Arrival - The Undead - The Staff Dance - Oh! Sister - The Visitors - Uneasy Riders - Double Time	Frank Riley	7 Episodes Series 1, Episode 1 Series 1, Episode 2 Series 1, Episode 3 Series 1, Episode 4 Series 1, Episode 5 Series 1, Episode 6 Series 1, Episode 7
1975 - 15 September	The Sweeney - Supersnout	Det. Chief Insp. Stephen Quirk	Thames TV Series 2, Episode 3
7 November 1975	Look Who's Talking	Himself
1975 - 21 November - 28 November - 5 December - 12 December - 19 December - 26 December	Trinity Tales - The Driver's Tale - The Fryer's Tale - The Judy's Tale - The Joiner's Tale - The Wife of Batley's Tale - The Man of Law's Tale	Stan the Fryer	6 Episodes Series 1, Episode 1 Series 1, Episode 2 Series 1, Episode 3 Series 1, Episode 4 Series 1, Episode 5 Series 1, Episode 6
19 January 1976 6 May 1982	Looks Familiar	Himself	BBC
1976-78 - 9 April 1976 - 22 July 1977 - 1 July 1978	Those Wonderful TV Times - Series 1, Episode 2 - Series 2, Episode 13 - Series 3, Episode 1	Himself	3 Episodes
1977 - 21 April - 28 April - 5 May - 12 May - 19 May - 26 May - 18 July	Paradise Island - Pilot - A Stranger in Paradise - Is Anybody There? - Happy Birthday Cuthbert - The Great Pig Hunt - Who Do You Do...? - Here Is the News	Rev. Alexander Goodwin	Thames TV 7 Episodes
1978 - 10 April	Whodunnit? - Which Eye, Jack?	Himself	Fremantle Series 6, Episode ?
1978 - 5 September - 12 September - 19 September - 26 September - 3 October - 10 October - 17 October	Selwyn - The Road to Paradise Valley - Wish You Were Here - Better Late Than Never - Take a Tip from Selwyn - I've Gotta Jockey - Don't Make Waves - A Man for One Season	Selwyn Froggitt	7 Episodes Series 1, Episode 1 Series 1, Episode 2 Series 1, Episode 3 Series 1, Episode 4 Series 1, Episode 5 Series 1, Episode 6 Series 1, Episode 7
January 1979	Bill Maynard in Person	Himself	Yorkshire Television
?	Celebrity Squares	Himself
?	Play it Again	?	Tyne Tees
?	Juno and the Paycock	Boyle	STV
?	Spotlight	?	BBC
1979 - 25 December	3-2-1 - Dickens	Actor
1980 - 27 January - 24 February - 27 December	Worzel Gummidge - The Trial of Worzel Gummidge - The Scarecrow Wedding - A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake	Sergeant Beetroot	3 Episodes Series 2, Episode 4 Series 2, Episode 8 Christmas Special
1980 - 16 August	Tales of the Unexpected - A Picture of a Place	Merv Pottinger	Anglia Television Series 3, Episode 2
1981–83 - 9 January 1981 - 16 January 1981 - 23 January 1981 - 30 January 1981 - 6 February 1981 - 13 February 1981 - 26 February 1982 - 5 March 1982 - 12 March 1982 - 19 March 1982 - 26 March 1982 - 2 April 1982 - 9 April 1982 - 24 May 1983 - 31 May 1983 - 7 June 1983 - 14 June 1983 - 21 June 1983 - 28 June 1983 - 5 July 1983	The Gaffer - All in a Day's Strike - A Seat on the Board - Albert - Dear Old Pals - The Trouble with Women - England Exports - Flesh and Blood - Take Your Partner - Give Up - A Day to Remember - Wheeler-Dealer - Unfit as a Fiddle - The Candidate - Blacking - Spring - Moonlight and Ruses - Council of War - There Goes the Bride - Full of Eastern Promise - Goodbye	Fred Moffat	20 Episodes Series 1, Episode 1 Series 1, Episode 2 Series 1, Episode 3 Series 1, Episode 4 Series 1, Episode 5 Series 1, Episode 6 Series 2, Episode 1 Series 2, Episode 2 Series 2, Episode 3 Series 2, Episode 4 Series 2, Episode 5 Series 2, Episode 6 Series 2, Episode 7 Series 3, Episode 1 Series 3, Episode 2 Series 3, Episode 3 Series 3, Episode 4 Series 3, Episode 5 Series 3, Episode 6 Series 3, Episode 7
1981	Carry On Laughing	?	TV Series
1982 - 28 May	Pro-Celebrity Snooker - Series 7, Episode 12	Himself
1983-84	What a Carry On	?
1983 - 24 July	Andy Robson - Ringing the Changes	Sgt. Hogg	Tyne Tees
29 September 1983	Whose Baby?	Himself - along with Martin & Jane, his Son & Daughter	Thames TV
1984 - 26 September	Minder - The Second Time Around	Barney Todd	Series 5, Episode 4
1986	Dangerous Days	?	BBC Scotland
1989 - 25 December	In Sickness and in Health - Christmas Special	Bert Luscombe
1990	Mike and Angelo	?	Thames Television
1991 - 15 September	Screen One - Filipina Dreamgirls	George Trout	BBC
1992–2000 - 10 April 1992 - 24 April 1992 - 1 May 1992 - 15 May 1992 - 22 May 1992 - 29 May 1992 - 5 June 1992 - 12 June 1992 - 18 April 1993 - 25 April 1993 - 2 May 1993 - 9 May 1993 - 16 May 1993 - 23 May 1993 - 30 May 1993 - 6 June 1993 - 13 June 1993 - 20 June 1993 - 3 October 1993 - 10 October 1993 - 17 October 1993 - 24 October 1993 - 31 October 1993 - 7 November 1993 - 14 November 1993 - 21 November 1993 - 28 November 1993 - 5 December 1993 - 4 September 1994 - 11 September 1994 - 18 September 1994 - 25 September 1994 - 2 October 1994 - 9 October 1994 - 16 October 1994 - 23 October 1994 - 30 October 1994 - 6 November 1994 - 13 November 1994 - 20 November 1994 - 27 November 1994 - 6 December 1994 - 13 December 1994 - 25 December 1994 - 3 September 1995 - 10 September 1995 - 17 September 1995 - 24 September 1995 - 1 October 1995 - 8 October 1995 - 15 October 1995 - 22 October 1995 - 29 October 1995 - 5 November 1995 - 12 November 1995 - 19 November 1995 - 26 November 1995 - 3 December 1995 - 10 December 1995 - 1 September 1996 - 8 September 1996 - 15 September 1996 - 22 September 1996 - 29 September 1996 - 6 October 1996 - 13 October 1996 - 20 October 1996 - 27 October 1996 - 3 November 1996 - 10 November 1996 - 17 November 1996 - 1 December 1996 - 8 December 1996 - 15 December 1996 - 22 December 1996 - 25 December 1996 - 31 August 1997 - 7 September 1997 - 14 September 1997 - 21 September 1997 - 28 September 1997 - 5 October 1997 - 12 October 1997 - 19 October 1997 - 26 October 1997 - 2 November 1997 - 9 November 1997 - 16 November 1997 - 23 November 1997 - 30 November 1997 - 7 December 1997 - 21 December 1997 - 4 January 1998 - 11 January 1998 - 18 January 1998 - 25 January 1998 - 1 February 1998 - 8 February 1998 - 15 February 1998 - 22 February 1998 - 6 September 1998 - 13 September 1998 - 20 September 1998 - 27 September 1998 - 4 October 1998 - 11 October 1998 - 18 October 1998 - 25 October 1998 - 1 November 1998 - 8 November 1998 - 15 November 1998 - 22 November 1998 - 6 December 1998 - 13 December 1998 - 24 December 1998 - 10 January 1999 - 17 January 1999 - 24 January 1999 - 31 January 1999 - 7 February 1999 - 14 February 1999 - 21 February 1999 - 28 February 1999 - 26 September 1999 - 3 October 1999 - 10 October 1999 - 17 October 1999 - 24 October 1999 - 31 October 1999 - 7 November 1999 - 14 November 1999 - 21 November 1999 - 28 November 1999 - 5 December 1999 - 12 December 1999 - 19 December 1999 - 26 December 1999 - 2 January 2000 - 9 January 2000 - 16 January 2000 - 23 January 2000 - 30 January 2000 - 6 February 2000 - 13 February 2000 - 20 February 2000 - 27 February 2000 - 5 March 2000 - 22 October 2000 - 29 October 2000 - 5 November 2000 - 12 November 2000 - 19 November 2000 - 26 November 2000 - 3 December 2000 - 24 December 2000	Heartbeat - Changing Places - Rumours - Playing with Fire - Old, New, Borrowed, Blue - Face Value - Outsiders - Primal Instinct - Keep on Running - Secrets - End of the Line - Manhunt - Bitter Harvest - Over the Hill - Bang to Rights - A Talent for Deception - Baby Blues - Wall of Silence - Missing - Speed Kills - Riders of the Storm - Dead Ringer - Going Home - A Chilly Reception - The Frighteners - Father's Day - Endangered Species - An American in Aidensfield - Bringing It All Back Home - Wild Thing - Witch Hunt - Mid Day Sun - Turn of the Tide - Love Child - Nice Girls Don't - Trouble in Mind - Fair Game - Red Herring - Arms and the Man - Treading Carefully - Bad Blood - Assault and Battery - Lost and Found - A Bird in the Hand - A Winter's Tale - Wishing Well - Expectations - Thief in the Night - Domestic - Vacant Possession - We're All Allies Really - Sophie's Choice - Gone Tomorrow - Toss Up - It's All in the Game - Vigilante - Unfinished Business - Saint Columba's Treasure - Sitting Off the Dock of the Bay - Blood Sports - Kids - Old Colonials - Forget Me Not - A Long Shot - Something of Value - Frail Mortality - Snapped - Catch Us If You Can - Giving the Game Away - The Championship - Who Needs Enemies - Thanks to Alfred - Obsessions - The Best Laid Plans - Bygones Be Bygones - Old Friends - Charity Begins at Home - Bad Apple - Pig in the Middle - Small Beer - Closing Ranks - Leaving Home - Fool for Love - The Family Way - Friendly Fire - Sons and Lovers - Playing with Trains - What the Butler Saw - Affairs of the Heart - Peace and Quiet - Substitute - In on the Act - The Queen's Message - Brainstorm - Bad Penny - Appearances - Local Knowledge - The Enemy Within - Unconsidered Trifles - Heroes and Villains - Love Me Do - Snake in the Grass - Fall Out - For Better or Worse - Past Crimes - Spellbound - Baby Love - Give a Dog a Bad Name - Hello, Goodbye - Pat-a-Cake - Easy Rider - Hot Rocks - Shadows and Substances - Where There's a Will - Taking Sides - Echoes of the Past - Twists of Fate - The Angry Brigade - Fire and Ashes - All in the Mind - Friends Like You - Old Ties - David Stockwell's Ghost - Testament - Manoeuvres in the Dark - Tricks of the Trade - Intuition - Puppet on a String - Honour Among Thieves - Shotgun Wedding - Always a Copper - Negative Vibes - Kindness of Strangers - Hollywood or Bust - Flesh and Blood - No Surrender - Stag at Bay - Full Circle - The Seven Year Itch - Weight of Evidence - For Art's Sake - A Shot in the Dark - The Good Doctor - Against the Odds - Desperate Measures - With This Ring - Wise Guys - The Son-In-Law - Chalk and Cheese - Smile for the Camera - Dog Collar - Gabriel's Last Stand - War Stories - The Fool on the Hill - The Traveller - Cold Turkey	Claude Jeremiah Greengrass	Yorkshire Television 155 Episodes Series 1, Episode 1 Series 1, Episode 3 Series 1, Episode 4 Series 1, Episode 6 Series 1, Episode 7 Series 1, Episode 8 Series 1, Episode 9 Series 1, Episode 10 Series 2, Episode 1 Series 2, Episode 2 Series 2, Episode 3 Series 2, Episode 4 Series 2, Episode 5 Series 2, Episode 6 Series 2, Episode 7 Series 2, Episode 8 Series 2, Episode 9 Series 2, Episode 10 Series 3, Episode 1 Series 3, Episode 2 Series 3, Episode 3 Series 3, Episode 4 Series 3, Episode 5 Series 3, Episode 6 Series 3, Episode 7 Series 3, Episode 8 Series 3, Episode 9 Series 3, Episode 10 Series 4, Episode 1 Series 4, Episode 2 Series 4, Episode 3 Series 4, Episode 4 Series 4, Episode 5 Series 4, Episode 6 Series 4, Episode 7 Series 4, Episode 8 Series 4, Episode 9 Series 4, Episode 10 Series 4, Episode 11 Series 4, Episode 12 Series 4, Episode 13 Series 4, Episode 14 Series 4, Episode 15 Series 4, Episode 16 Series 5, Episode 1 Series 5, Episode 2 Series 5, Episode 3 Series 5, Episode 4 Series 5, Episode 5 Series 5, Episode 6 Series 5, Episode 7 Series 5, Episode 8 Series 5, Episode 9 Series 5, Episode 10 Series 5, Episode 11 Series 5, Episode 12 Series 5, Episode 13 Series 5, Episode 14 Series 5, Episode 15 Series 6, Episode 1 Series 6, Episode 2 Series 6, Episode 3 Series 6, Episode 4 Series 6, Episode 5 Series 6, Episode 6 Series 6, Episode 7 Series 6, Episode 8 Series 6, Episode 9 Series 6, Episode 10 Series 6, Episode 11 Series 6, Episode 12 Series 6, Episode 13 Series 6, Episode 14 Series 6, Episode 15 Series 6, Episode 16 Series 6, Episode 17 Series 7, Episode 1 Series 7, Episode 2 Series 7, Episode 3 Series 7, Episode 4 Series 7, Episode 5 Series 7, Episode 6 Series 7, Episode 7 Series 7, Episode 8 Series 7, Episode 9 Series 7, Episode 10 Series 7, Episode 11 Series 7, Episode 12 Series 7, Episode 13 Series 7, Episode 14 Series 7, Episode 15 Series 7, Episode 16 Series 7, Episode 17 Series 7, Episode 18 Series 7, Episode 19 Series 7, Episode 20 Series 7, Episode 21 Series 7, Episode 22 Series 7, Episode 23 Series 7, Episode 24 Series 8, Episode 1 Series 8, Episode 2 Series 8, Episode 3 Series 8, Episode 4 Series 8, Episode 5 Series 8, Episode 6 Series 8, Episode 7 Series 8, Episode 8 Series 8, Episode 9 Series 8, Episode 10 Series 8, Episode 11 Series 8, Episode 12 Series 8, Episode 14 Series 8, Episode 15 Series 8, Episode 16 Series 8, Episode 17 Series 8, Episode 18 Series 8, Episode 19 Series 8, Episode 20 Series 8, Episode 21 Series 8, Episode 22 Series 8, Episode 23 Series 8, Episode 24 Series 9, Episode 1 Series 9, Episode 2 Series 9, Episode 3 Series 9, Episode 4 Series 9, Episode 5 Series 9, Episode 6 Series 9, Episode 7 Series 9, Episode 8 Series 9, Episode 9 Series 9, Episode 10 Series 9, Episode 11 Series 9, Episode 12 Series 9, Episode 13 Series 9, Episode 14 Series 9, Episode 15 Series 9, Episode 16 Series 9, Episode 17 Series 9, Episode 18 Series 9, Episode 19 Series 9, Episode 20 Series 9, Episode 21 Series 9, Episode 22 Series 9, Episode 23 Series 9, Episode 24 Series 10, Episode 1 Series 10, Episode 2 Series 10, Episode 3 Series 10, Episode 4 Series 10, Episode 5 Series 10, Episode 6 Series 10, Episode 7 Series 10, Episode 10
9 December 1994	Pebble Mill at One	Himself
1995	Maynard's Bill	Himself	Yorkshire Television
1997	The Tale of Little Pig Robinson	?	Dreamscope Productions
1998	What's a Carry On?	Bodkin
1999	Heartbeat Chronicles	Himself / Claude Jeremiah Greengrass
2000 - 28 November	Live Talk - Episode 47	Himself
13 April 2002	10 Years of Heartbeat	Himself
2002 - 21 December	Dalziel and Pascoe - Dialogues of the Dead (Part 1)	Councilor Cyril Steel	BBC Series 7, Episode 5 pt1
2003 - 19 January - 26 January - 2 February - 9 February - 16 February - 2 March - 25 May	The Royal - First Impressions - Second Time Around - Coffin Fit - Sister of Mercy - Immediate Care - Crash - All at Sea	Claude Jeremiah Greengrass	7 Episodes Series 1, Episode 1 Series 1, Episode 2 Series 1, Episode 3 Series 1, Episode 4 Series 1, Episode 5 Series 1, Episode 7 Series 2, Episode 1
6 February 2009	Cash in the Celebrity Attic	Himself	Series 2, Episode 15
15 October 2010	The Alan Titchmarsh Show	Himself
23 September 2013	ITV News	Various	ITV Central
1 December 2013	The Wonderful World of Bill Maynard - An Interview with Bill Maynard	Himself	Blain Associates DVD
2015	80's UP! with Bill Maynard	Himself	Shortcut Films & K4K Films
14 February 2017	The Moorside	Cecil	BBC
14 April 2018	Pointless Celebrities	Himself with Tricia Penrose	BBC

 

Filmography (If you know of any others please get in touch)

Date	Title	Role	Other
2 November 1957	The World Our Stage	Himself	TV Movie
1960	You Too Can Have a Body	Chick Wade	TV Movie
1967	The Magnificent Six and ½: Ghosts and Ghoulies	?	Short Film
1969	The Magnificent Six and ½: The Magician	The Magician
1969	It All Goes to Show	Mike Sago	Short Film
1969	Till Death Us Do Part	Bert
May 1970	One More Time	Jenson
21 September 1970	Carry On Loving	Mr. Dreery	20th film in the Carry On series
31 January 1971	A Hole Lot of Trouble	Bill	Short Film (B Movie)
February 1971	Carry On Henry	Guy Fawkes	21st film in the Carry On series
December 1971	Carry On At Your Convenience	Fred Moore	22nd film in the Carry On series
23 May 1972	The Four Dimensions of Greta (aka: The Three Dimensions of Greta)	Big Danny
May 1972	Carry On Matron	Freddy	23rd film in the Carry On series
July 1972	Au Pair Girls
8 September 1972	Bless This House	Oldham
3 January 1973	Never Mind the Quality: Feel the Width	Larkin
January 1973	Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall	Sergeant Ellis
July 1973	Steptoe and Son Ride Again	George
1973	You'd Better Go in Disguise	?
July 1974	Carry On Dick	Bodkin	26th film in the Carry On series
8 November 1974	Confessions of a Window Cleaner	Mr. Lea
22 December 1974	Man About the House	Chef
1 April 1975	A Journey to London	Sir Francis Headpiece	TV Movie
July 1975	Confessions of a Pop Performer	Mr. Lea
11 March 1976	Robin and Marian	Mercadier (The Kings bodyguard)
1976	It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (aka: All Things Bright and Beautiful)	Hinchcliffe
1976	Confessions of a Driving Instructor	Mr. Lea
1977	Confessions from a Holiday Camp (aka: Confessions of a Summer Camp Counselor)	Mr. Lea
1977	Sky Pirates	Charlie
4 January 1981	Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective	Mod (Modesty) Lewis	TV Movie
1982	The Plague Dogs	Editor (voice)
1990	Oddball Hall	Copperthwaite

 

 

Maynard Williams (Son)

Date	Title	Role	Other
1971	Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
1975	Ten Songs		MCA Records
July 1975	Confessions of a Pop Performer	Eric (Kipper)
December 1975	Great Big Groovy Horse		BBC2 Christmas Production
17 December 1978	As You Like It	Silvius
1979	Follow the Star	Angel / Soldier
1980 - 7 July	Can We Get on Now, Please? - Trial by Television		Episode 6
21 May 1982	The Secret Policeman's Other Ball	Various
1985	The Eurovision Song Contest (UK Heats)		Final 24
3 May 1986	The Eurovision Song Contest	Ryder (lead singer)	7th Place
7 June 1986	The Keith Harris Show	Himself with Ryder (his band)	Series 3, Episode 5
1987	Truckers (theme song)
1987 - 8 September - 6 October - 13 October - 27 October	Truckers - Hired Guns - Stinking Fish - Rollo Solo - Going Under	Rollo	4 Episodes Episode 1 Episode 5 Episode 6 Episode 8
1989 - 16 November	The Bill - By the Book	Jimmy Harris	Series 5, Episode 92
1996 - 15 December	Heartbeat - Bygones Be Bygones	Mr. Gibson	Series 6, Episode 15

As a boy Maynard briefly attended All Saints C of E Junior School, Leawood Road, Fleet, Hampshire, England, UK - Even back then Maynard had his father's passion for entertaining, performing for a group of old aged pensioners with the school choir. The choir sang first world war songs, such as ‘There’s a Long, Long Trail’, for the veterans. Maynard performed a few solos, including the old monologue Little Rosa (memorable for his excellent Italian accent), as performed by his father all those years earlier. (!)

As a youngster Martin was a member of a band called the Sugar Machine.

Martin graduated Hinckley Grammar School in 1967.

Around 1974 Maynard (still Martin Williams) was a singer with the Ken Macintosh band appearing at the Hammersmith Palais, London, England, UK.

Maynard Williams has also appeared in various Andrew Lloyd Weber performances in the West End (including Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in 1971 !) and has recorded a couple of tracks on some Lloyd Weber compilation albums. In 1975 he recorded an album called "Ten Songs" for MCA, which contained ten songs written by Tim Rice.
Later that year Maynard appeared in the BBC Christmas production "Great Big Groovy Horse", a rock opera based on the story of the Trojan Horse starring Bernard Cribbins, Julie Covington and Paul Jones - Originally aired on BBC2, then repeated on BBC1 in 1977.

In 1985 Maynard had his first attempt at singing in the Eurovision Song Contest, but was only able to reach the final 24 of the UK heats. Then, in 1986 Maynard was the lead singer in the band Ryder with Andy Ebsworth, Dudley Phillips, Geoff Leach, Paul Robertson and Rob Terry. Ryder was a purpose-made pop group whose primary purpose was to represent the United Kingdom at the 1986 Eurovision Song Contest in Bergen, Norway. Ryder performed the song "Runner In The Night" which was placed 7th. They were criticised in the media for being a particularly weak and unsuitable entry. The song was the first UK Eurovision entry to fail to reach the top 75 in the British pop charts since 1964, managing to peak at only 98. "Runner In The Night" was the only single released by Ryder, but later Maynard teamed up with the song's composers Maureen Darbyshire and Brian Wade to compose the theme song to the BBC drama series Truckers, in which he appeared. The single from the programme failed to chart.

Maynard Williams has a son from his first marriage, Jake Williams (who himself is now married), and two children (son and daughter) from his second marriage, Luke and Jenna. Jenna has had a child of her own making Bill a great grandfather. [awaiting dates, names and photos] (!)

Facebook links:
Martin Maynard Williams
Jake Williams
Luke Reddin-Williams

If you have any further information about Maynard Williams we would like to add it to this site.

 

Jane Greenaway {née: Williams} (Daughter)

There is very little information available for Jane, if you know anything about her please tell us and we'll add it here.

Jane was part of the redcoat team at Butlins Holiday Camp, Bognor Regis in 1974 (front row, fourth from left).

She is also thought to have lived in the Bedford area at some time. [awaiting address and dates]

She now lives in a luxury converted farmhouse in Leicestershire. [awaiting address and dates]

Jane married Peter J Greenaway (son of the famous jockey H.J. 'Johnny' Greenaway - a dear friend of Bill's) Jul-Aug-Sep 1980 [awaiting exact date] in Hinckley, Leicestershire. (!) They have two children, Sarah-Jane Louise Greenaway (born February 3, 1984) and Jonathan William Greenaway (born December 10, 1985). (!)

Facebook links:
Jane Greenaway Maynard
Sarah-Jane Hebblethwaite Sarah Greenaway
Jonathan Greenaway

 

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