Royston Tickner (George Bradley)

George Bradley is the landlord of the Bull Inn in St Oswalds. Initially he seems to be the perfect host but after a while he reveals a more shifty and sinister side. Commander Traynor is suspicious of Bradley from the beginning and makes many veiled references to the past and Bradley's activities during the war. Eventually it turns out that Traynor's suspicions are quite justified and after a tense confrontation with the Commander, Bradley disappears into the night.

Royston Tickner was born in 1922 in Leicestershire (coincidentally near the ficticious location of St. Oswald) He remains a familiar face to British TV viewers for rolls in many programmes including the World War II thriller series Danger UXB and the accalimed children's comedy series of the seventies, Rogue's Rock. He is died only a few years ago.

Selected TV work includes:

Dimension of Fear (ABC / 1963) ....as Local
The Avengers - Box of Tricks (ABC / 1963)
Doctor Who - The Daleks' Master Plan (BBC / 1965) ...as Steinberger P. Green
The Baron - The Maze (ITC / 1966) ...as Griffiths
The Baron - Samurai West (ITC / 1966) ...as Simpson
Timeslip (ITC / 1970) ...as George Bradley
Doctor Who - The Sea Devils (BBC / 1972) ...as Robbins
Porridge (1974 - 77) ...as Sergeant Norris
Rogue's Rock (1975 - ) ...as Will
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em - Moving House (BBC / 1978) ...as Jack
George and Mildred - In Sickness and In Health (Thames TV / 1979) ...as Doctor
Danger UXB (1979 - ) ...as Lt. Hamish Leckie
Shoestring - An Uncertain Circle (BBC / 1979) ...as Taxi Driver
Nanny - Now Look What You've Done (BBC / 1981) ...as Butcher
Minder - Back in Good Old England (Thames TV / 1982) ...as The Skipper

Selected film work includes:

Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil (1985) ..as Colonel #1
The Keep (1983) ...as Tomescu
Tangiers (1982) ...as Ted
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969) .... Policeman
Work Is a Four Letter Word (1968) .... Train Guard

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