Derek Fowlds

Derek Fowlds
Fowlds in 1974
Born	Derek James Fowlds (1937-09-02)2 September 1937 Wandsworth, London, England
Died	17 January 2020(2020-01-17) (aged 82) Bath, Somerset, England
Occupation(s)	Actor, presenter
Years active	1962–2020
Spouse(s)	Wendy Tory ​ ​ (m. 1963; div. 1973)​ Lesley Judd ​ ​ (m. 1974; div. 1978)​
Partner	Jo Lindsay (1976–2012; her death)
Children	2

Derek James Fowlds^[1] (2 September 1937 – 17 January 2020) was an English actor. He was best known for his appearances as "Mr Derek" in The Basil Brush Show (1969–1973), as Bernard Woolley in the sitcom Yes Minister (1980–1984) and its sequel, Yes, Prime Minister (1986–1988), and as Oscar Blaketon in Heartbeat (1992–2010).