Roger Walker (born 22 December 1944 in

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, England) is an English actor. He moved to

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at an early age and was a drama teacher at

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in the early 1970s. His first television appearance was as a replacement for

Matthew Corbett Peter Graham "Matthew" Corbett (born 28 March 1948) is an English actor, singer, comedian, magician, puppeteer, television presenter and writer, best known for presenting '' The Sooty Show'' and later '' Sooty and Co''. He is the son of Sooty' ...

as a singer on the popular children's television show, '' “Rainbow”,'' in 1976. He appeared on the show for four years, before being replaced by

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in 1980. He had many

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roles during the 1980s and early 1990s, including ''

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'', '' Big Deal'', ''

Emmerdale Farm ''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, ...

'', ''

Bodger and Badger ''Bodger & Badger'' is a BBC children's comedy programme written by Andy Cunningham, first broadcast in 1989. It starred Cunningham as handyman Simon Bodger and his talking badger companion. The programme was spawned from some appearances the ...

'' and '' The Darling Buds of May''. He played the role of Bunny Charlson in the

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'' in 1992. Since then, he has guest-starred in long-running series such as '' Casualty'', ''

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'', ''

The Queen's Nose ''The Queen's Nose'' is a children's novel by Dick King-Smith, first published by Gollancz in 1983 with illustrations by Jill Bennett. Set in England, where King-Smith lived, it features a girl who can use a fifty pence coin to make wishes. W ...

'', ''

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'' and '' Heartbeat''. He also played Bill Parrish in '' EastEnders'' in 2002. His theatre credits include work with the RSC and the Peter Hall Company. He has toured extensively and made numerous appearances in the West End.

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