▁whilst ▁in ▁the ▁theatre ▁he ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Shakespeare ▁Company ' s ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁production ▁of ▁Henry ▁VI , ▁Part ▁ 1 ▁at ▁the ▁Ald w ych ▁Theatre , ▁and ▁won ▁acc laim ▁for ▁his ▁performance ▁as ▁Frank ▁Do el ▁in ▁the ▁Amb ass adors ▁Theatre ' s ▁ 1 9 8 1 - 2 ▁production ▁of ▁ 8 4 , ▁Char ing ▁Cross ▁Road . ▁In ▁addition ▁he ▁played ▁Mont cla ir ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁of ▁The ▁Day ▁of ▁the ▁Jack al ▁( 1 9 7 3 ). ▁Swift ▁appeared ▁as ▁D ing ley ▁alongside ▁Richard ▁Beck ins ale ▁in ▁the ▁BBC ▁situation ▁comedy ▁Blo om ers ▁( 1 9 7 9 ) ▁and ▁also ▁appeared ▁in ▁several ▁episodes ▁of ▁Go ing ▁Stra ight ▁( 1 9 7 8 ), ▁the ▁sequ el ▁to ▁Por ridge . ▁Prior ▁to ▁this ▁he ▁had ▁made ▁a ▁guest ▁appearance , ▁again ▁with ▁Beck ins ale , ▁in ▁the ▁York shire ▁Television ▁comedy ▁R ising ▁D amp ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁played ▁a ▁suic idal ▁ten ant ▁in ▁the ▁episode ▁" Good ▁Sam ar it ans ". ▁But ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁ir as cible ▁news reader ▁Henry ▁D aven port ▁in ▁the ▁top ical ▁comedy ▁Drop ▁the ▁Dead ▁Don key , ▁written ▁by ▁Andy ▁Hamilton ▁and ▁Guy ▁J enk in , ▁for ▁which ▁Swift ▁became ▁best ▁known . ▁He ▁also ▁made ▁occas ional ▁appearances ▁as ▁God ▁in ▁the ▁Radio ▁ 4 ▁comedy ▁Old ▁Harry ' s ▁Game , ▁also ▁written ▁by