Richard Heffer
Richard Heffer (born 28 July 1946 in Cambridge) is a British actor, best known for his roles on television in the 1970s and 1980s. His film career included appearances in "Women in Love" (1969), "Waterloo" (1970), "Penny Gold" (1973), "The Sign of Four" (1983), "Countdown to War" (1989), "Night of the Fox" (1990), "Possession" (2002), and "Dimensions" (2011). He played supporting roles in television series early in his career, including "Department S", "The Pathfinders" and "Jason King", before gaining the role of British Army Captain Tim Downing in the BBC/Universal television series, "Colditz" (1972–74), in which Heffer  was a regular throughout. He went on to play Det. Sgt. Alan Bruton in the final series of "Dixon of Dock Green" (1976) and Peter Porteous in two series of "Enemy at the Door" (1978-1980). Heffer went on to guest in "Father Brown", "Public Eye" and "Survivors" in the 1970s. He played Peter Witney alongside Roy Marsden in "Airline" in 1982, and took the leading role of rabies expert Michael Hilliard in the acclaimed BBC thriller "The Mad Death" in 1983. He also played Dr Charles Cartwright in the early series of the sitcom, "Don't Wait Up". Heffer  continued to appear regularly on TV drama series in the 1980s, starring with Marsden again in Anglia's adaptation of "The Black Tower", and continued to appear in guest roles in "Boon" and "Howards' Way". His appearances on television have been less prolific in recent years although he has appeared in "Wycliffe", "Trial & Retribution", "Heartbeat" and "Rosemary & Thyme". He also narrated three special feature documentaries for 2entertain's "Doctor Who" DVD range between 2008-12.