Michael Knowles
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Michael Knowles is an English
actor and scriptwriter.
Jonathan Ashwood, in the 1970s sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum
(1974-81). He also played The Honourable
Teddy Meldrum in the BBC
comedy drama You Rang, M'Lord?
(1988-93), and starred in the sitcom Come Back Mrs. Noah (1977-78).
Knowles also did the voice of the Head of the Air Force in The BFG
for Cosgrove Hall. His television career started in 1969 with the role of Capt. Cutts in Dad's Army
, a series which he later adapted (with Harold Snoad
) for radio
. With Snoad, he later wrote It Sticks Out Half a Mile
, a radio sequel
to Dad's Army. He is also credited as one of the writers for 'Are You Being Served.'
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
actor and scriptwriter.
Career
Knowles is best known for his role as CaptainCaptain (British Army and Royal Marines)
Captain is a junior officer rank of the British Army and Royal Marines. It ranks above Lieutenant and below Major and has a NATO ranking code of OF-2. The rank is equivalent to a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy and to a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force...
Jonathan Ashwood, in the 1970s sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum
It Ain't Half Hot Mum
It Ain't Half Hot Mum was a British sitcom about the adventures of a Royal Artillery Concert Party, broadcast on the BBC between 1974 and 1981, and written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft, the creators of Dad's Army...
(1974-81). He also played The Honourable
The Honourable
The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:...
Teddy Meldrum in the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
comedy drama You Rang, M'Lord?
You Rang, M'Lord?
You Rang M'Lord? is a British television series written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft, the creators of Dad's Army, It Ain't Half Hot Mum and Hi-de-Hi! It was broadcast between 1990 and 1993 on the BBC...
(1988-93), and starred in the sitcom Come Back Mrs. Noah (1977-78).
Knowles also did the voice of the Head of the Air Force in The BFG
The BFG (film)
The BFG is a 1989 animated film based on the book of the same name by Roald Dahl. It was first shown on Christmas Day 1989 on ITV1 in the UK.The film was dedicated to animator George Jackson who worked on numerous Cosgrove Hall Productions-Plot:...
for Cosgrove Hall. His television career started in 1969 with the role of Capt. Cutts in Dad's Army
Dad's Army
Dad's Army is a British sitcom about the Home Guard during the Second World War. It was written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft and broadcast on BBC television between 1968 and 1977. The series ran for 9 series and 80 episodes in total, plus a radio series, a feature film and a stage show...
, a series which he later adapted (with Harold Snoad
Harold Snoad
Harold Edward Snoad is a British television producer and director.Beginning his career in the 1960s, he has worked on many comedy shows for the BBC, including the sitcoms Dad's Army, Are You Being Served?, Ever Decreasing Circles and Keeping Up Appearances...
) for radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
. With Snoad, he later wrote It Sticks Out Half a Mile
It Sticks Out Half a Mile
It Sticks Out Half a Mile was a BBC Radio sitcom created by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles as a sequel to the television war sitcom Dad's Army, for which Snoad and Knowles had written radio adaptations.-The pilot:...
, a radio sequel
Sequel
A sequel is a narrative, documental, or other work of literature, film, theatre, or music that continues the story of or expands upon issues presented in some previous work...
to Dad's Army. He is also credited as one of the writers for 'Are You Being Served.'
Selected filmography
- Dad's ArmyDad's Army (film)Dad's Army is a 1971 feature film based on the BBC television sitcom Dad's Army. Directed by Norman Cohen, it was filmed between series three and four and was based upon material from the early episodes of the television series...
(1971) - The Flesh and Blood ShowThe Flesh and Blood ShowThe Flesh and Blood Show is a 1972 British thriller film directed by Pete Walker and starring Ray Brooks, Jenny Hanley and Luan Peters. A group of young actors rehearsing a new play in a derelict theatre at the end of a seaside pier begin being murdered one by one.-Cast:* Ray Brooks ... Mike*...
(1972) - Spy StorySpy Story (film)Spy Story is a 1976 British espionage film directed by Lindsay Shonteff and starring Michael Petrovitch, Philip Latham and Don Fellows. It is based on the novel Spy Story by Len Deighton.-Cast:* Michael Petrovitch ... Patrick Armstrong...
(1976) - The End of the World Man (1985)