▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Britain ▁drama ▁Ang els ▁One ▁Five ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁ ▁As ▁an ▁actor , ▁he ▁joined ▁Peter ▁Hall ' s ▁Royal ▁Shakespeare ▁Company , ▁working ▁with ▁Peg gy ▁Ash cro ft ▁and ▁D ame ▁Ed ith ▁Evans . ▁ ▁Call an ▁ ▁His ▁most ▁memor able ▁role ▁was ▁the ▁tim id , ▁sm elly ▁pet ty ▁criminal , ▁L on ely , ▁unlikely ▁accomp lice ▁to ▁a ▁clin ical ▁sp y - c um - ass ass in , ▁in ▁the ▁down be at ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁television ▁sp y ▁series ▁Call an . ▁Report edly , ▁he ▁said ▁of ▁his ▁identification ▁with ▁L on ely ▁that ▁" I ▁take ▁more ▁bath s ▁than ▁I ▁might ▁have ▁playing ▁other ▁parts . ▁When ▁L on ely ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁public ▁eye ▁I ▁used ▁only ▁the ▁very ▁best ▁to ile t ▁water ▁and ▁a ▁hell ▁of ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁after sh ave ." ▁ ▁After ▁playing ▁Cost ard ▁in ▁a ▁BBC ▁television ▁production ▁of ▁Love ' s ▁Labour ' s ▁Lost ▁( 1 9 6 5 ), ▁Hunter ▁was ▁cast ▁as ▁L on ely ▁in ▁I TV ' s ▁" Arm ch air ▁Theatre " ▁production ▁A ▁Mag num ▁for ▁Schne ider ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁which ▁introduced ▁the ▁secret ▁agent ▁Call an ▁to ▁the ▁screen . ▁Four ▁series ▁followed ▁( 1 9 6 7 , ▁ 1 9 6 9 – 7 2 ). ▁Hunter ▁and ▁Edward ▁Wood ward ▁repr ised