▁in ▁the ▁he yd ay ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁stud ios , ▁Town ley ▁appeared ▁in ▁almost ▁thirty ▁films , ▁including ▁Lady ▁God iva ▁R ides ▁Again , ▁Doctor ▁at ▁Sea , ▁The ▁Qu at erm ass ▁X periment , ▁The ▁Ad mi rable ▁Cr icht on , ▁Car ry ▁on ▁Admir al , ▁Doctor ▁in ▁Dist ress ▁and ▁Sc ars ▁of ▁D rac ula . ▁ ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁many ▁film ▁and ▁television ▁roles ▁over ▁the ▁years , ▁including ▁The ▁Aven gers . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁accomplished ▁fla ut ist ▁and ▁played ▁the ▁instrument ▁on ▁screen . ▁▁ ▁Many ▁of ▁his ▁roles ▁were ▁country ▁b ump kins , ▁so ▁it ▁was ▁an ▁appropriate ▁move ▁when ▁Town ley ▁joined ▁Em mer dale ▁( known ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁as ▁Em mer dale ▁Farm ) ▁as ▁An nie ▁Sug den ' s ▁father , ▁Sam ▁Pear son , ▁complete ▁with ▁cloth ▁cap ▁and ▁col lar less ▁sh irt , ▁when ▁the ▁serial ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁He ▁appeared ▁in ▁over ▁ 8 0 0 ▁episodes ▁of ▁Em mer dale ▁Farm . ▁ ▁L oved ▁and ▁adm ired ▁by ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁cast ▁of ▁the ▁rural ▁soap ▁opera , ▁Town ley ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁private ▁person , ▁living ▁alone ▁at ▁a ▁Le eds ▁hotel , ▁near ▁where ▁the ▁programme ▁was ▁fil med . ▁He ▁died ▁of ▁a ▁heart ▁attack ▁whilst ▁still ▁in ▁the ▁soap ▁so ▁his ▁character