He played husband, David Braithwaite for the complete run of ITV’s At Home With The Braithwaite, about a family thrown into chaos after David’s wife, Alison (Amanda Redman) wins £38,000,000 on the lottery! He has rarely been off our TV screens since the original All Creatures Great And Small ended its run. Peter must be one of the busiest actors in Britain! Robert passed away aged 91 on 3 August 2017. In 2015, he played Winston Churchill in ITV’s drama-documentary, Churchill: 100 Days That Saved Britain. The actor also had TV guest roles in episodes of Inspector Morse, Midsommer Murders, Spooks, Agatha Christie’s Marple and Lewis. Robert as Siegfried Farnon ( credit: Getty Images) (Image credit: Getty Images) And in Sense And Sensibility (1995) with Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet.

Robert has also appeared on the big screen in the films, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994) with Kenneth Branagh and Robert De Niro.

Harry Potter fans will recognise Robert from his role as Cornelius Fudge, one-time Minister of Magic, in the Harry Potter feature films. Until his former All Creatures co-star, Peter Davison took over earlier this year! He was also the regular narrator of C5’s real-life documentary series, The Yorkshire Vet. In this classic clip, he accidentally shoots Johnny Carter!Ĭhristopher has made plenty of other appearances on telly with guest roles in Casualty (he played Karl, the killer of long-time paramedic, Finlay Newton) The Bill, Shakespeare & Hathaway and this year’s ITV comedy, Kate & Koji with Brenda Blethyn and Jimmy Akingbola. Christopher was back in soapland in 2017 when he joined the cast of EastEnders as Ted Murray, the downstairs neighbour of rowdy Karen Taylor (Lorraine Stanley) and her children.

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