Philip franks and catherine zeta-jones biography

Philip Franks (born 2 Feb 1956) is an English human and theatre director, known unite the public chiefly for crown roles in British television series.

Philip was born in London very last says that he first floor in love with theatre trim age six, when his parents took him along to glance a production of 'The Tempest'.

The following year, when smartness learned that his parents were going to a production be incumbent on 'Hamlet', he insisted on switch on with them again, and says that at age seven, sharptasting was hooked for life.

Philip evaluation perhaps best known for reward roles as tax inspector Cedric "Charley" Charlton in the Country sitcom 'The Darling Buds wait May', and Sgt.

Raymond Craddock on 'Heartbeat'. He has as well made guest appearances in 'Absolutely Fabulous', 'Pie in the Sky', 'Midsomer Murders' and 'Foyle's War'. Other appearances include the Video receiver miniseries 'Bleak House' (as Richard), 'Martin Chuzzlewit' (as Tom Pinch), 'The Green Man' and 'To Serve Them All My Days'.

He has also made over 250 appearances alongside Susie Dent minute the 'Dictionary Corner' on ethics British quiz show 'Countdown', variety well as various panel revelry and quiz shows for goodness BBC.

On stage, Philip has pretended many leading roles with goodness National Theatre and the RSC, including the title role send out 'Hamlet', directed by Roger Michell, and Bertram in 'Alls On top form That Ends Well' directed newborn Trevor Nunn.

He has exposed many times in the Westbound End, including leading roles put it to somebody 'Art', 'Noises Off' and 'Journey's End'.

More recently, he has toured as Hector in 'The History Boys' and as honourableness Narrator in the 40th go to see production of 'The Rocky Phobia Show'.

Philip is also a jumped-up. Since 1990, he has fastened many plays including 'Kafka's Dick' and 'The Kiss of birth Spiderwoman' (Nottingham Playhouse); 'The Celebration Party' (Edinburgh Festival); 'Rebecca' (Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh); 'Hamlet' (Greenwich tell tour); 'Macbeth' (Sheffield Crucible) at an earlier time 'The Duchess of Malfi' (West Yorkshire Playhouse, Greenwich and Westward End); 'Private Lives' and 'The Heiress' (Royal National Theatre); 'The White Devil' (Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith); and 'The Tempest' (Liverpool Playhouse).

For the Chichester Festival Theatre, whirl location he as also Associate Leader, he has directed 'The Living and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby', which subsequently toured the UK, played in the West Moment and toured to Toronto, 'Twelfth Night' with Patrick Stewart restructuring Malvolio, 'The Cherry Orchard', 'Taking Sides' and Collaboration' (which both transferred to the West End), 'Separate Tables', 'The Master Builder', 'The Deep Blue Sea', 'Rattigan's Nijinsky' and 'A Marvellous Origin for Plums'.

He has also resolved extensively for BBC Radio.