 ", as hapless teacher Mr Hedges, which later resulted in him also playing the character in the 1971 feature film of the same name.He was cast by Richard Lester in the title role of a film version of "Flashman" but the project was abandoned.In 1972, he appeared with Hannah Gordon in the BBC comedy series "My Wife Next Door" which ran for 13 episodes, and for which he won a Jacob's Award in 1975.