Colin Spaull is a British

United Kingdom

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 actor, noted for his television work.

His credits include: Z-Cars

Z-Cars

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(in which he played three characters between 1964 and 1969), Dixon of Dock Green

Dixon of Dock Green

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, Doctor Who

Doctor Who

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(in the stories Revelation of the Daleks

Revelation of the Daleks

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, "Rise of the Cybermen

Rise of the Cybermen

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" and "The Age of Steel

The Age of Steel

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"), Boon

Boon (TV series)

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, Goodnight Sweetheart

Goodnight Sweetheart

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, Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse (TV series)

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, The Bill

The Bill

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(in which he has played seven characters between 1985 and 2003), Casualty

Casualty (TV series)

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and Holby City

Holby City

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. Recently, he appeared in one episode of The Inbetweeners

The Inbetweeners

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as Roy, Will's neighbour.

Spaull started as a child actor and has a number of leading roles to his name, including that of Noddy in Noddy In Toyland (1957), Venables in Jennings Goes To School

Jennings (novels)

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(1958), young Pip in Great Expectations

Great Expectations

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(1959) and Dickon Sowerby in The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden

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(1960).

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