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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.
Birthplace: 5 Oak Cottages, Heath End, Farnham, Surrey, England, UK. (This was his mother's parents address and where his mother was born.) [awaiting photo of this address]
He was the only child of Walter Charles Williams (father - ex-military) and Edith Maud (mother - laundry worker).
He was 6' 1" (1.83 m) tall.
Bill was a vegetarian and a diabetic.
His favourite music genre was Country, but he was also very fond of Jazz. His favourite music artist was Joe Cocker.
Bill died Friday March 30, 2018 at the age of 89 after suffering a hip fracture from falling from his mobility scooter. His funeral took place at 10:30 on Saturday April 21, 2018 at South Leicestershire Crematorium, Foston Road, Countesthorpe, LE8 5QP, England, UK. It was requested that no flowers be purchased for him, but donations were being accepted on behalf of the Leicester Hospitals Charity for the purchase of pillows in Leicester Hospitals. The shortage of pillows was something that Bill had experienced first-hand during his various stays.
The family dog, a half-bred Jack Russell terrier bitch, was called Gyp.
He lost the middle finger on his right hand in a childhood accident, aged approximately three, when he got it caught in the gears of a mangle while trying to distract his mother.
Bill's first public performance as an entertainer came in 1937 at the tender age of eight when he sang Leaning on a Lampost, his first ever public song, and other George Formby songs at the South Wigston Working Men's Club, Blaby Road, Wigston, Leicestershire, England, UK. The booked act (or "turn" as they are known) that night hadn't turned up, so when they asked if anyone in the audience would like to do a turn his father suggested he have a go. Opening the stage to the audience this way is known as a "free and easy". After his performance Bill said to his father, "I just love it. I want to be a star, Dad.", but that was going to have to wait because the next day he was taken off to hospital (or sanatorium as it was known in those days) for four months with scarlet fever. It was Bill's dad who encouraged him to be a performer, his mother was never keen on the idea. His father bought him his first musical instrument, a ukulele, and later used the profits from Bill's performances to pay for lessons and buy other instruments. During those early years Bill went to tap dancing lessons, singing lessons, guitar lessons and mandolin lessons, to name but a few. Also at the age of eight Bill did some work for a traveling circus in nearby towns.
Aged nine, Bill (billed as: Little Billy Williams, Leicester's Own George Formby) performed his very first paid gig as a professional entertainer at the Aylestone Working Men's Club, 305 Saffron Lane, Leicester, England, UK. He was paid the same amount that his father earned for a full days work, who was working as an assistant gardener.
Over the years Bill built-up a repertoire of nine acts each lasting between ten and twelve minutes and one night at the Leicester Railwaymen's Club, East Park Road, Leicester, England, UK, he performed all nine. His acts included: a George Formby act, an army act, an act as a QC (lawyer), an act dressed in drag, a cowboy act and an act of Neapolitan love songs. One of his acts was a monologue called Little Rosa, a morbid piece which left the audience in tears. Bill also sang songs including, Paddlin' Madeline Home and I'm My Own Grandpa. Bill was also known as: Little Billy Williams -The Boy in the Velvet Suit, and later he would be billed as: Bill Williams - The Wizard of the Banjolele.
At the age of ten Billy, as he was then known, started to breed rabbits for their meat and fur to help with the family income, but his professional career as an entertainer was taking off and rabbit breading was proving too time consuming.
Just before starting Grammar School (aged eleven) Bill was hospitalised again, this time with kidney problems, which lead to him having one of his kidneys removed. Later in his life Bill did charitable work for several kidney research and support organisations.
He attended: Kibworth Beauchamp Grammar School, School Road, Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire, England, UK from 1940 to 1944. (!) [awaiting exact dates/class photo/info of other schools]
By the age of eleven or twelve Bill was earning 35 shillings a week (£1.75 GBP) on the local Working Men's Club circuit, which was more than his father earned working as an assistant gardener. It was while traveling between Leicester and Sheffield that Bill lost his virginity to a girl (fellow performer - contortionist) who was three or four years older than him. It happened on the back seat of a car on their way home from a performance.
With Bill's extra income the family were eventually able to buy their own motor car, a 1912 Singer, which cost twelve pounds ten in old British money.
At Grammar School Bill was a member of the soccer team and also won an athletic trophy. He signed for the local YMCA team and later began playing inside-right for Leicester City FC's junior team after being spotted by a scout. Don Revie (former England manager) was also part of the junior team and he later introduced Bill to Jackie Charlton (World Cup winner 1966) who became one of Bill's closest friends. Bill's coach at Leicester City was Sep Smith. Bill left Leicester City FC to play for semi-pro club Kettering Town FC (!), as it paid his expenses, unlike Leicester, but Bill's career in football was cut short at the age of seventeen when he received a 'divided cruciate ligament' injury to his right leg during a training session. In those days this irreparable knee injury meant an instant end to any football aspirations. Later in life Bill became a regular player at charity cricket matches, where he showed that the sportsman within him had never faded.
Bill excelled in English at school, but flunked everything else, so left school with no qualifications. He had a schoolboy crush on his English teacher Miss Hern and he never forgot the French poem La Feuille (The Leaf), taught to him by his French teacher.
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]
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}
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
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.
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.
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.
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. (!)
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 |
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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 |
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 |
5 May 1958 | You, Too, Can Have a Body | Chick Wade | The Coventry Theatre, Coventry |
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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