Are actors Peter Firth and Colin Firth related?

Peter Firth (born 27 October 1953) is an English actor best known for Spooks, The Hunt for Red October, and Equus. He was married to Maya Firth and Lindsey Readman, currently married to actress Alexandra Pigg and has four children. No relation to Colin Firth.

Who is Peter Firth married to?

Alexandra PiggPeter Firth / Spouse (m. 2017)Alexandra Pigg is a British actress who first came to prominence as Petra Taylor in the TV soap opera Brookside. Her best-known film appearances are as Elaine in Letter to Brezhnev, for which she was nominated for a BAFTA award, and as Bridget Baines in A Chorus of Disapproval. Wikipedia

Why was double deckers Cancelled?

It is believed that the new powers at Fox did not look favorably on the series, resulting in a premature cancellation. Music played a prominent part in the series, with an original soundtrack sung by the cast and written by Harry Booth, Melvyn Hayes and Johnny Arthey. The music was composed and directed by Ivor Slaney.

What was Peter Firth in?

For many years he had played a primary role as senior MI5 officer Harry Pearce in the BBC’s popular spy drama series Spooks (2002–2011), and played Fred Hoyle in Hawking, a BBC dramatisation of the early career of Stephen Hawking. He was also Snaith in the three-part series South Riding in 2011.

Where does Peter Firth live now?

But for the past four years Firth, who is currently appearing in BBC1’s drama South Riding, has been living alone in a modest three-bedroom maisonette in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, which he has just put on the market for £550,000.

What is Peter Firth doing now?

Veteran actor Firth ended up becoming the main star of Spooks as Sir Harry, a role he brought back for the movie The Greater Good in 2015. Since Spooks ended, Peter starred as Jacob Marley in the BBC’s ambitious drama Dickensian and most recently played the Duke of Cumberland in ITV’s Victoria.

Was a member of Aswad in the double deckers?

Brinsley Forde MBE (born 16 October 1953, Islington, North London) is an English singer and actor of Guyanese parentage who is best known as the founder member of the reggae band Aswad and as a child actor in the children’s television series Here Come the Double Deckers! (1970–71).

Which children’s TV character has a disco bus?

Dooby Duck’s Disco Bus is a children’s puppet show presented by Dooby Duck (created by Alan Hausrath and Harry Stuart), a puppet duck with a shiny showbiz jacket, and a pink bow-tie who introduced puppets singing contemporary songs of the day.

What has Peter Firth been in since spooks?

After finishing Spooks, Peter took a short break, but recently appeared in BBC Drama, Mayday as well as acting in his first ever radio play, where he played the real-life ex-head of MI6. You can find a full filmography for Peter Firth at IMDb.

Who played Harry Pierce?

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