He had previously appeared as a friar in the BBC's bawdy 1969 TV version. The friar turned up in episode 5, entitled "The Wife of Bath's Tale/The Clerk's Tale". In late 1971 another film, Hammer Films' Twins of Evil, was released, starring Peter Cushing, and in which Stephens supported as a member of the Brotherhood, a fictional sect which fought vampirism in Central Europe in the 19th century. In the final year of his life, he secured a regular role as the chairman of the board of St. Swithin's Hospital in four episodes of Doctor in Charge, the ITV comedy series based on Richard Gordon's books, and starring Robin Nedwell, George Layton, Geoffrey Davies and Richard O'Sullivan. His last ever film was Go for a Take, (released posthumously), an inward-looking treatment satirising the film industry, in which he took the part of a film director who has to contend with two men 'on the run' invading a set, pretending to be film extras. Peter Stephens died on 17 September 1972; however, one further appearance occurred posthumously — his portrayal of Amlodd in HTV's historical adventure series Arthur of the Britons''. The episode he had completed before his death, "In Common Cause", was not broadcast until 24 October 1973. Filmography References External links 1920 births 1972 deaths English male film actors English male television actors English male stage actors English film directors 20th-century English male actors British expatriates in Brazil