66-508: Churchill Insurance is a British insurance company based in Bromley , London . Founded in 1989, as one of the country's first direct to customer car insurance companies, the company has expanded to offer a range of general insurance products. Since February 2012, Churchill is part of the Direct Line Group ; policies are underwritten by the parent United Kingdom Insurance Limited. Churchill
132-517: A High Court of Justice judgement in the case of Bethany Probert, who, in 2009 when she was 13 years old, was hit by a car driven by one of the insurer's customers whilst walking along a country lane. The company eventually paid 90% of the claim. Mrs Twyman, 51, said: "Before the accident, Bethany was just a normal teenager. She was a very bright kid A* student - who loved being outside. Since the crash, Bethany has suffered numerous problems, including memory loss, balance problems , and seizures . She uses
198-467: A credit card . It also became the first United Kingdom insurer to offer motor insurance estimates via interactive media kiosks. In 1996, Churchill achieved accreditation with Investors in People and ISO9002 . The same year, the nodding dog was introduced to its advertising and breakdown cover was added to the product range. The dog mascot is named Winston Churchill , after the former Prime Minister of
264-564: A BBC Radio 3 interview he said that "if Kent is the Garden of England then Bromley is one of the compost heaps". He then moved to Lewisham. Local news is provided by the Bromley Times . The town has three Non-League football clubs, and one League Two club. Bromley F.C . play their home games at the Hayes Lane Stadium; as did Cray Wanderers F.C. from 1998 until 2024. The latter club
330-660: A Liverpool department store bombed in the Blitz ) was the first time the real Liverpudlian accent was heard on the radio. He took part in a Royal Command Performance of ITMA for King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in December 1947. Guyler remained with the show until Handley died in 1949 when the series ended. After ITMA , Guyler worked in roles from the BBC 's Children's Hour to classical parts, including with John Gielgud in King Lear . He
396-527: A former resident of nearby Downe Village. Deryck Guyler Deryck Bower Guyler (29 April 1914 – 7 October 1999) was an English actor, best remembered for appearances in sitcoms such as Please Sir! and Sykes . Guyler was born in Wallasey on the Wirral Peninsula , Cheshire , the son of Samuel Phipps Guyler, a jeweller, and Elsie Evelyn, née Bower. In his childhood, a next-door neighbour
462-646: A nodding dog mascot in the back of a car. In April 2005, however, Reeves was removed from the adverts, after he was convicted of drink-driving. Over the years many more ads were launched featuring the Churchill dog, including a campaign alongside such celebrities as Melanie Sykes and Roy Walker from January 2009. In 2004, a hot air balloon of Churchill was unveiled, and was the United Kingdom's largest special-shaped hot-air balloon, measuring 34 metres wide by 24 metres high. The balloon appears at numerous events across
528-621: A professional, the Churchill Theatre , an amateur, the Bromley Little Theatre (close to Bromley North railway station) and an outdoor amphitheatre located in "Church House Gardens" behind the Churchill theatre. The Churchill Theatre was opened on 19 July 1977 by the Prince of Wales , and seats 781. It is run on a contract currently held by HQ Theatres Ltd acting as both a receiving and producing house , with productions transferring to
594-461: A railway station in 1858 were key to its development and the shift from an agrarian village to an urban town. As part of the growth of London's conurbation in the 20th century, Bromley Town significantly increased in population and was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1903 and became part of the London Borough of Bromley in 1965. Bromley today forms a major retail and commercial centre. It
660-454: A series of ads featuring Clunes as Churchie's new pet owner until November 2012, when he was removed after being banned from driving. Clunes was replaced by Dawn French as Churchill the dog's new owner in the next series of television adverts from February 2013 until June 2014. A solo advert in May 2013 featured Churchill riding on a kids' ride to the tune of Gary Numan 's song " Cars ." Churchill
726-469: A wheelchair some of the time. Bromley Bromley is a large town in Greater London , England, within the London Borough of Bromley . It is 9 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (15 kilometres) southeast of Charing Cross , and had an estimated population of 88,000 as of 2023. Originally part of Kent , Bromley became a market town , chartered in 1158. Its location on a coaching route and the opening of
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#1732851461015792-407: Is St Mark's , which stands on Westmoreland Road. The present church is the third. The first was built as a temporary iron church in 1884 to cope with Bromley's growing population, on land slightly to the east of the present church, donated by a local man called Eley Soames. The road name St Mark's Road preserves the rough location of the former site. The second church was built in brick and stone on
858-630: Is " Cfb ". (Marine West Coast Climate/ Oceanic climate ). Bromley is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan . Bromley had one of the highest gross disposable household incomes (GDHI) in the UK, at £27,169 in 2018. Bromley was ranked fourth in Greater London by Retail Footprint in 2005, behind the West End , Croydon and Kingston upon Thames . Bromley competes with both Croydon and
924-422: Is a civic society for the historic centre of Bromley. It is a founder member of Civic Voice . It seeks to educate the public about the community's history and to preserve historical sites. In the famous Monty Python "Spam" sketch Bromley was stated to be the location of the fictional Green Midget Café, where every item on the menu was composed of spam in varying degrees. In another Monty Python sketch, it
990-542: Is available through Churchill: van insurance, arranged and administered by Brightside Insurance Services . Churchill has won numerous Your Money Awards for its products: In October 1993, Churchill signed a three-year deal to sponsor the World Indoor Bowls Championship. In August 2000, Churchill became the shirt sponsor of Crystal Palace FC , the football team Martin Long supported and would eventually share
1056-742: Is claimed to be the oldest football club in what is today Greater London. The other teams, Holmesdale F.C. and Greenwich Borough F.C. , play at Oakley Road. Bromley F.C. are the only professional team in Bromley and play in League Two after being promoted from the National League in 2024. Five rugby clubs in Bromley are, Old Elthamians RFC (a National League 2 side), Park House FC (established in 1883), Bromley RFC (founded in 1886), Beckenham RFC (established in 1894), and Beccehamians RFC (founded in 1933) which plays competitive rugby at Sparrows Den at
1122-516: Is formed of six wards for the 2021 census : The 2021 U.K. census reported the entire borough of Bromley overall had a population 329,991. The life expectancy in Bromley Town ward (which covers the town centre) was 79.3 years for males and 83.7 years for females, during 2009–2013. The highest in the town were in Shortlands: 86.1 years for males and 88.1 years for females. The lowest for both genders
1188-458: Is identified in the London Plan as one of the 13 metropolitan centres of Greater London. Bromley is first recorded in an Anglo-Saxon charter of 862 as Bromleag and means 'woodland clearing where broom grows'. It shares this Old English etymology with Great Bromley in eastern Essex, but not with the Bromley in the East End of London. The history of Bromley is closely connected with
1254-442: Is notable for its advertising that features a talking nodding dog mascot. Churchill Insurance was launched by founder Martin Long in 1989 as a direct car insurance provider. Long was backed by Winterthur , at that time a Credit Suisse subsidiary. Home insurance was added to the Churchill product range a year later. In 1994, the company began to use a bulldog as its mascot. In 1995, Churchill launched its first website, and
1320-677: Is served by two main rail stations. Bromley South provides National Rail services to London Victoria (non stop, semi fast via Denmark Hill and stopping services via Herne Hill ), London Blackfriars via Catford , Orpington , Sevenoaks via Swanley , Ramsgate via Chatham , Dover Priory via Chatham & Canterbury East and to Ashford International via Maidstone East . Bromley North provides shuttle services to Grove Park , where onward connections can be made for services to London Charing Cross & London Cannon Street via Lewisham . Finally, Shortlands railway station serves primarily residential areas immediately southwest of
1386-478: Is set in Bromley and surroundings in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Based on a real-life memoir by Dave Roberts about following Bromley F.C. , it includes many scenes filmed locally, although Crockenhill F.C. was used as a substitute for the Hayes Lane stadium. Guitarist Billy Jenkins, born in Bromley, released an album titled "Sounds like Bromley" in 1982 and another in 1997 titled "Still Sounds Like Bromley". In
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#17328514610151452-541: The Bluewater centre in Dartford as a shopping destination. The town has a large retail area, including a pedestrianised High Street and The Glades centre, the main shopping mall, which has a catchment of 1.3 million people. The shopping area includes retailers such as Gap, Oasis, Foot Locker and Waterstone's, whilst the restaurants includes a branch of the small chain of Belgian-themed Belgo restaurants. Development at
1518-593: The Bromley and Beckenham hundred and the Sutton-at-Hone lathe of Kent. In 1840 it became part of the expanded Metropolitan Police District . The parish adopted the Local Government Act 1858 and a local board was formed in 1867. The board was reconstituted as Bromley Urban District Council in 1894 and the parish became Bromley Urban District . It formed part of the London Traffic Area from 1924 and
1584-640: The Bromley and Biggin Hill Parliament constituency. The current MP is Peter Fortune . Thomas Turrell is the London Assembly member for the Bexley and Bromley constituency, in which the town is located. This post was previously held by Fortune. Bromley's most prominent MP was the former Conservative prime minister, Harold Macmillan . Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate
1650-532: The Duchess of Kent laid the foundation stone of the present church, which was designed by T W G Grant and built by David Nye . Besides the tower, other parts of the fabric of the original church were used in the rebuilding. Inside there are some interesting monuments: to Samuel Ajayi Crowther , John Cole Patteson and Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah , who were all bishops in the Commonwealth. The East Street drill hall
1716-504: The London Passenger Transport Area from 1933. In 1934, as part of a county review order , the borough was expanded by taking in 1,894 acres (766 hectares) from the disbanded Bromley Rural District ; an area including parts of the parishes of Farnborough , Hayes , Keston and West Wickham . Bromley became part of the newly created Greater London in 1965, in the new London Borough of Bromley . Bromley forms part of
1782-570: The Second World War , he was called up and joined the RAF Police but was later invalided from service, whereupon he joined Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA) and then, in 1942, the BBC 's Drama and Repertory company. From 1946, Guyler became a regular on the immensely popular radio series, It's That Man Again ( ITMA ), a series built around comedian Tommy Handley . Guyler claimed that his character 'Frisby Dike' (named after
1848-591: The See of Rochester. In AD 862 Ethelbert , the King of Kent, granted land to form the Manor of Bromley. In 1185 Bromley Palace was built by Gilbert Glanvill , Bishop of Rochester . Pilgrims came to the town to visit St. Blaise's Well . The Palace was held by the Bishops until 1845, when Coles Child, a wealthy local merchant and philanthropist , purchased Bromley Palace (now the hub of
1914-423: The classical era . Very active in the society in its early years, being elected its first president in 1966, Guyler was later made an honorary life president of the society. A long-time resident of Norbury , South London , he retired to Ashgrove, Queensland , Australia, in 1993, to be near his younger son Chris, daughter-in-law Judy and his three grandchildren. He died on 7 October 1999 and his funeral service
1980-547: The British Tamil Cricket League. They also have an established junior training section that play competitive cricket in the North Kent Junior League. Bromley has numerous schools, and is home to Bromley College of Further & Higher Education . There are two specialist Media Arts Schools, Hayes School and The Ravensbourne School . Bishop Justus School is a specialist Music College. It also has
2046-735: The British civil service The Men from the Ministry with Richard Murdoch . He was in the series for 11 years. Guyler played the pompous, self-important Number One in the General Assistance Department, with Murdoch as his diffident but equally incompetent Number Two. He appeared as the Police Sergeant in the Beatles ' film A Hard Day's Night (1964) and as the art professor in the Gerry &
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2112-615: The British sci-fi radio series Journey into Space . In the same period, he was on the radio series Just Fancy for 9 years which starred Eric Barker . Guyler took on the role in the title character of a Scotland Yard detective in the Light Programme series Inspector Scott Investigates , created by John P. Wynn, that ran from 1957 to 1963. During the half-hour programme a crime was committed; Scott and his sidekick, Det. Sgt. Bingham (Brian Hayes, brother of Patricia Hayes ) interviewed two or three suspects; then, while music played, there
2178-805: The Bromley Civic Centre) and became lord of the manor. The town was an important coaching stop on the way to Hastings from London, and the now defunct Royal Bell Hotel (just off Market Square) is referred to in Jane Austen 's Pride and Prejudice . It was a quiet rural village until the arrival of the railway in 1858 in Shortlands , which led to rapid growth, and outlying suburban districts such as Bickley (which later overflowed into Bromley Common ) were developed to accommodate those wishing to live so conveniently close to London . Bromley, also known as Bromley St Peter and St Paul , formed an ancient parish in
2244-566: The Churchill.com domain name for online activity, and acquired NIG in February 2000, after announcing their intentions to acquire it in December 1999. In February 2002, Churchill bought Prudential's insurance business. In June 2003, the business was purchased by the Royal Bank of Scotland Group for £1.1 billion. This brought Churchill into RBS' insurance division alongside Direct Line – another company Long had been involved in launching. Following
2310-514: The Commonwealth title against Proud Kilimanjaro , which he won over 10 rounds. He lost his British title at the first defence to Horace Notice in April 1986, Notice winning by a 6th-round TKO. Currie won four of his next 5 fights, including a 2nd-round knockout of Glenn McCrory , leading to another shot at the then vacant British title against Gary Mason ; Mason won by a fourth-round knockout. Currie then fought Derek Williams in December 1989 for both
2376-580: The Commonwealth title and the vacant EBU European title; Williams won by a first-round TKO. That proved to be Currie's final fight and he retired from boxing. Noted author H. G. Wells was born in Bromley on 21 September 1866, to Sarah and Joseph Wells; his father was the founder of the Bromley Cricket Club and the proprietor of a shop that sold cricket equipment. Wells spent the first 13 years of his life in Bromley. From 1874 to 1879 he attended Tomas Morley's Bromley Academy, at 74 High Street. There
2442-555: The Pacemakers film Ferry Cross the Mersey (1965). Guyler holds a unique place in theatrical history, having 'acted' in every performance of The Mousetrap since the opening night on 6 October 1952 in Nottingham , via a recorded news bulletin which is still being used during performances of the play at St Martin's Theatre , London . One of Guyler's first television appearances was as
2508-547: The Ravens Wood and Darrick Wood Schools . There are many independent schools within the London Borough of Bromley, including Eltham College (in the nearby area of Mottingham – within the borough of Bromley and near the London Borough of Lewisham) and Bromley High (situated in the nearby area of Bickley - also within the borough of Bromley). Bromley town as a whole, including the surrounding area, its neighbourhoods and villages,
2574-510: The United States where he won both his fights, and in September 1985 he fought Banjo once again, this time for the British heavyweight title after David Pearce was forced to vacate; Pearce had KO'd Currie in a British amateur bout and Currie stated he was relieved not to face Pearce. Currie won a 12-round points decision against Banjo to become British champion. His next fight was an eliminator for
2640-578: The West End or touring nationally. An example being recent tours of Club Tropicana The Musical . Bromley also has a central library in the same building as the Churchill Theatre with a large book stock, Internet and wifi access, reference library and local studies department. It functions as the central library of the broader Bromley Borough Libraries Service . Bromley Picturehouse was opened in June 2019 in
2706-539: The average cost of a house was £519,619. The parish church of St Peter and St Paul stands on Church Road. It was largely destroyed by German bombing on 16 April 1941 and rebuilt in the 1950s incorporating the medieval tower and reusing much of the flint and fragments of the original stone building. The most noteworthy historic building is Bromley College , London Road. The central public open spaces are; Queen's Gardens, Martin's Hill, Church House Gardens, Library Gardens and College Green. Another parish church in Bromley
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2772-786: The bailout of RBS by the Government of the United Kingdom in 2008, the European Union demanded that certain group assets be sold off, including the insurance division. In February 2012, Churchill became part of the new Direct Line Group , which was created ahead of a divestment that was completed in February 2014. Churchill offers a range of general insurance products, underwritten by United Kingdom Insurance: car, home, pet and travel insurance and breakdown cover, in association with Green Flag . They also offer life insurance in association with Legal & General and motorbike insurance, arranged through Devitt Insurance Brokers . One commercial product
2838-465: The bottom of Corkscrew Hill in nearby West Wickham. Bromley Cricket Club was founded in 1820, but evidence of cricket being played in Bromley dates to 1735. Bromley CC has a significant success record, with 9 Kent Cricket League championship titles to their name. Bromley field four senior teams. Three compete in the Kent Cricket League (a designated ECB Premier League ) and one plays in
2904-452: The chairmanship of. In 1994, it was decided that the company needed a mascot to represent the Churchill brand, and differentiate it from the former British Prime Minister , Winston Churchill . A staff competition led to the adoption of a bulldog, a well-known symbol of British identity. The first Churchill dog was a real bulldog called Lucas. The company first used a nodding dog in 1996. Churchill began selling nodding dog models in 1997. In
2970-580: The character from December 2011 to September 2019. In recent years, talking soft toys have been added to the range of Churchill merchandise, and the character has a page on social networking site Facebook . Churchill starred in twenty-two pantomimes around the UK in 2009 and in August 2010, he made appearances at Pontins holiday camps before returning for his second pantomime run. Martin Clunes starred in Churchill's new television campaign from December 2011, with
3036-542: The company's television advertising, the animated Churchill dog was asked whether he could save people money on their insurance and he responded with his catchphrase: "Oh, yes!" The catchphrase is believed to be an impersonation of Potter the caretaker (played by Deryck Guyler ) from the 1970s television series, Please Sir! Churchill was voiced by Bob Mortimer from 1996 to 2011 and Stephen Alan Yorke from 2011 to 2019. The original adverts had Mortimer's voice responding to questions posed by his comedy partner Vic Reeves to
3102-590: The country, notably the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta and the London Marathon . In 2006, a high profile "Challenge Churchill" campaign was launched, involving the people of Britain challenging the brand mascot to find them cheaper car and home insurance. In 2009, the company adopted a new strapline: "Count on Churchill". Bob Mortimer continued to provide the voice for the dog until April 2011, followed by Stephen Alan Yorke who voiced
3168-506: The manager of a TV repair shop in Three Live Wires in 1961, followed closely by his television success as one of Michael Bentine 's sidekicks in the surreal BBC show It's a Square World (1961), but he gained greater recognition on the small screen in his association with comedian and writer Eric Sykes . He played the part of Constable ('Corky') Turnbull in Sykes and a... (1960–65) which
3234-564: The nearby St. Mark's Square has seen further restaurants and a cinema established. Bromley High Street is also the location for the Bromley Charter Market, which runs on a Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. King John granted a charter for the Market to be held every Tuesday in 1205, with Henry VI revising this charter to every Thursday in 1447. The Market sells food and confectionery items, clothing and other goods like jewellery. Bromley
3300-488: The part of schoolteacher Mr Hedges, about class '5C' and their "dreadful behaviour". Other television appearances include those in That's My Boy (1963), a comedy series starring Jimmy Clitheroe , and the short-lived political comedy Best of Enemies . He also played a tremorous surgeon in the film Carry On Doctor . During the 1980s, he contributed the voice-over to an animated skeleton in UK adverts for Scotch Video Tapes. He
3366-546: The present site, and designed by Evelyn Hellicar , son of the then vicar of St Peter and St Paul's. It was completed in 1898 in the Perpendicular Gothic style and consecrated by William Walsh , Bishop of Dover, on 22 October that year. The tower, though, was not completed until 1904. Like St Peter and St Paul's, St Mark's was heavily damaged in the London Blitz of 1941. Only the tower survived intact. On 3 June 1952,
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#17328514610153432-491: The previous Empire theatre. Vue Cinemas own a nine-screen cinema, which is part of the Bromley South Central scheme at St Mark's Square, opened on 28 November 2018. Bromley has its own team of Morris dancers , The Ravensbourne Morris Men , founded in 1947 as a post-war revival team following an inaugural meeting at the then Jean's Café , which was located opposite Bromley South Station. Bromley Civic Society
3498-501: The same name. In 1997, Churchill Insurance was named in Britain's Best Employers for the first time, the year the company relocated to its current headquarters, Churchill Court. Travel insurance and pet insurance products were introduced. In October 1999, motorcycle insurance broker Devitt Insurance was acquired. The company also launched its first e commerce facility, enabling online car and home insurance quotes. In 2000, it acquired
3564-532: The three-sister variety harmony act the Lennox Sisters, and they had two sons, Peter and Christopher. He converted to Roman Catholicism in 1945. Guyler's passion was collecting jazz records and as of 1986, he had about 1,600 78rpm records, collecting records up to about the year 1947. In addition, he was a well known wargamer , and a founding member of the Society of Ancients , a group of wargamers specialising in
3630-824: The town centre. Being one stop west of Bromley South , Southeastern and Thameslink services connect the station to London Victoria and London Blackfriars . Bromley is served by London Buses routes 61, 119, 126, 138, 146, 162, 208, 227, 246, 261, 269, 314, 320, 336, 352, 354, 358, 367, 638, N3, N199, SL3 and SL5. These connect it with areas including Beckenham , Bexley , Bexleyheath , Biggin Hill , Catford , Chislehurst , Croydon , Crystal Palace , Downham , Elmers End , Eltham , Grove Park , Hayes , Lee Green , Lewisham , Locksbottom , Mottingham , New Addington , Orpington , Penge , Petts Wood , Sidcup , West Wickham & Westerham . Since May 1929, Bromley has had an annual festival of "dance, drama and comedy" in and around
3696-402: The town's venues. The South London Film Festival has been hosted annually in Bromley since 2022. The large open spaces have lent themselves to outdoor concerts, festivals and outdoor screenings, as well in the venues such as Norman Park, Hayes Farm, Beckenham Place Park and Croydon Road recreation ground. Bromley has a number of theatres in the borough, in the town centre there are three,
3762-667: Was Irené Eastwood, who would also go on to have a career in show business when she changed her name to Anne Ziegler - the 1921 census shows the Eastwood family at 111 Hartington Rd, Liverpool and the Guylers at 113. He attended Liverpool College and originally planned a career in the Church of England, having studied theology for a year. In the 1930s, he joined the Liverpool Repertory Theatre and performed in numerous productions. During
3828-697: Was a 'H. G. Wells Centre' in Masons Hill near the southern end of the High Street which housed the Bromley Labour Club (the building was demolished in 2017). In August 2005, the wall honouring Wells in Market Square was repainted; the current wall painting features a rich green background with the same Wells reference and the evolutionary sequence of Homo sapiens featured in Origin of Species by Charles Darwin ,
3894-403: Was a short intermission for listeners to guess 'whodunit' before the final revelation. In Henry Reed 's series of radio dramas about Herbert Reeve's inquiries into the life of Richard Shewin, Guyler played General Gland, soldier-scholar, campanologist and author of war memoirs, including in Not a Drum was Heard . During the 1960s and 1970s, he starred in the satirical radio programme about life in
3960-426: Was completed in 1872. Hughroy Currie Based in London, Currie had his first professional fight in February 1981, a win over Mick Chmilowskyi. After an undistinguished start to his professional career in which he won only three of his first eight fights, a run of five straight wins led to a challenge for the Southern Area title against Funso Banjo ; Banjo won on points over ten rounds. Currie then travelled to
4026-561: Was in Plaistow and Sundridge: 77.5 and 82.1 years respectively. In Bromley Town, 18.5% of the population was of minority ethnicity. The highest in the town was 19.3% in Plaistow and Sundridge, and the lowest was 8.3% in Hayes and Coney Hall. The median house price in Bromley Town ward was £327,000 in 2014, compared to £295,444 in Plaistow and Sundridge, and £480,000 in Bickley. 37% of houses in Bickley were detached, more than other wards. In all wards, over 60% of houses were owned by households, peaking at 88.2% in Hayes and Coney Hall. In 2020,
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#17328514610154092-418: Was known for his often amusing asides in rehearsals. For a Children's Hour documentary about life in the coal mines, which Guyler was narrating, the producer had visited a mine and recorded most-realistic sound effects. As these were banging, crashing and thumping sounds he was heard to mutter: "Sounds like a Peter Brook production". In the 1950s, he played the time-traveller (also known as "the voice") in
4158-451: Was later revived as Sykes (1972–79). In 1975, he appeared in the ITV children's show The Laughing Policeman , based on the Charles Penrose song and his character from the series. In between the two series with Eric Sykes, Guyler was also a regular in the sitcom Please Sir! (1968–72), playing the cantankerous school caretaker Norman Potter. Claiming to be an ex- Desert Rat , Potter would often complain to John Alderton , who played
4224-445: Was once again redesigned in October 2019 for the company's new 'Chill' campaign, when his long-serving nodding dog design was changed to a realistic CGI version that no longer spoke. In January 2012, Churchill, along with sister company Direct Line , was fined £2.17m by the Financial Services Authority after being found guilty of altering complaints files. In February 2013, Churchill received media attention after it appealed against
4290-455: Was stated that all seven continents are visible from the top of the Kentish Times building in Bromley. The Bromley Contingent was the name given to the entourage that followed the Sex Pistols and helped popularise the punk movement. It was so called because many of its members were from Bromley, some of whom later became famous as musicians in their own right, like Siouxsie Sioux and Billy Idol . The 2018 humorous film, The Bromley Boys
4356-511: Was the narrator of the BBC documentary about Fred Dibnah - Fred Dibnah, Steeplejack Guyler had been a devotee of washboard playing since his school days and appeared in many television light entertainment shows performing his washboard novelty act. He also played washboard on an episode of The Morecambe and Wise Show . In 1990, he played the washboard on three tracks of an album by long-time fan Shakin' Stevens . In 1941, Guyler married Margaret Mary McConnell (a.k.a. "Paddy Lennox"), from
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