Colin Bennett (UK TV)
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Colin Bennett is a RADA
trained actor, perhaps most famous for his role as Mr Bennett, the accident prone caretaker and straightman for Tony Hart
in the BBC
children's programmes Take Hart
(1977-1983) and Hartbeat
(1984-1989). He also portrayed the father in the 1985 Yellow Pages
/Hornby
advert Signal Box.
Amongst other TV duties he presented Night Shift
and You Should Be So Lucky
, as well as appearing in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
as Zarquon. He wrote a couple of TV series including Captain Zep - Space Detective
and Luna
before moving into the production field. He has a background in acting in and directing plays notably appearing in, and directing, the musical version of The Point!.
Bennett runs his own production company, An Acquired Taste TV Corp, and has been making broadcast television for about 17 years. Its name reflects its aim to be an 'Acquired Taste' in that they have specialised in slightly edgy products and the notion of 'acquired content'.
Rada
Rada is the term for "council" or "assembly"borrowed by Polish from the Low Franconian "Rad" and later passed into the Czech, Ukrainian, and Belarusian languages....
trained actor, perhaps most famous for his role as Mr Bennett, the accident prone caretaker and straightman for Tony Hart
Tony Hart
Norman Antony "Tony" Hart was an English artist and children's television presenter. He was famous for television shows such as Vision On, Playbox, Take Hart and Hartbeat.-Early life:...
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...
children's programmes Take Hart
Take Hart
Take Hart is a British children's television show about art, fronted by the late Tony Hart. It took over from Vision On, and ran from 1977 until 1983. The show featured Hart and the animated Plasticine character Morph, and other characters created by David Sproxton like 'Smoulder the Moulder',...
(1977-1983) and Hartbeat
Hartbeat
Hartbeat was a Children's BBC television arts programme presented by the late Tony Hart. It was broadcast between 1984 and 1993. The series was a follow on from Take Hart and taught children how to design art features and use everyday items to make objects.-History:Like its predecessor Take Hart,...
(1984-1989). He also portrayed the father in the 1985 Yellow Pages
Yellow Pages
Yellow Pages refers to a telephone directory of businesses, organized by category, rather than alphabetically by business name and in which advertising is sold. As the name suggests, such directories were originally printed on yellow paper, as opposed to white pages for non-commercial listings...
/Hornby
Hornby Railways
Hornby Railways is the leading brand of model railway in the United Kingdom. Its roots date back to 1901, when founder Frank Hornby received a patent for his Meccano construction toy. The first clockwork train was produced in 1920. In 1938, Hornby launched its first 00 gauge train...
advert Signal Box.
Amongst other TV duties he presented Night Shift
Night Shift (TV series)
Night Shift was a late-twentieth-century television series that portrayed people who work the night shift .Night Shift was made by a small independent production company called Addictive TV for the ITV network in the UK. Each episode of Night Shift lasted only five to ten minutes...
and You Should Be So Lucky
You Should Be So Lucky
You Should Be So Lucky! was a BBC children's television programme broadcast in 1986/87. It was hosted by Colin Bennett in the character of Vince Purity.It was a game show, during which contestants played on a giant snakes and ladders board...
, as well as appearing in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, is a BBC television adaptation of Douglas Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy broadcast in January and February 1981 on BBC Two...
as Zarquon. He wrote a couple of TV series including Captain Zep - Space Detective
Captain Zep - Space Detective
Captain Zep - Space Detective is a British television children's series produced by the BBC between 1983 and 1984.Constructed as part drama and part quiz game, Captain Zep featured mysteries that would be solved by the child audience in the studio, along with a write-in competition for viewers. ...
and Luna
Luna (TV series)
Luna was a children's science fiction TV comedy show produced by Central Television for the ITV Network in the UK and which ran for two series in 1983 and 1984...
before moving into the production field. He has a background in acting in and directing plays notably appearing in, and directing, the musical version of The Point!.
Bennett runs his own production company, An Acquired Taste TV Corp, and has been making broadcast television for about 17 years. Its name reflects its aim to be an 'Acquired Taste' in that they have specialised in slightly edgy products and the notion of 'acquired content'.