Sign up to FREE daily email alerts from Mirror - celebs Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid EmailYes Minister and Heartbeat star Derek Fowlds has died aged 82. He's best known for playing Private Secretary Bernard Woolley in the hit BBC sitcom and police officer Oscar Blaketon in Heartbeat. (Image: UK Press via Getty Images)Fowlds trained at prestigious acting institute RADA and went on to beocme a West End star, with roles in productions such as The Miracle Worker. In the 1960s, Fowlds moved into movies appearing in Hotel Paradiso in 1966 and Tower of Evil in 1972. He also entertained kids as Mr Derek on The Basil Brush Show from 1969 until 1973, starring opposite the famed puppet.

Source: Daily Mirror January 17, 2020 10:51 UTC