wˈʌn ʌv hɪz fˈɜːst ɹˈoʊlz wʌz ðæt ʌv nˈɪk dˈʌʔn̩, ðə sˈʌn əvən ɪndˈʌstɹɪəlˌɪst hˌuː nˈuː ðə tɹˈuːθ ɐbˌaʊt hɪz fˈæmɪliz nˈuː bˈʌtlɚ ænd hˈaʊskiːpɚ, ænd hˈɛlpt ðˌɛm ɡɛt ɐkwˈeɪntᵻd ɪn ðɛɹ nˈuː dʒˈɑːbz ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən kˈɑːmədi ðə ɡˈʊd lˈaɪf.
One of his first roles was that of Nick Dutton, the son of an industrialist who knew the truth about his family's new butler and housekeeper, and helped them get acquainted in their new jobs in the 1971 situation comedy The Good Life.