# Bill Maynard
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Walter Frederick George Williams (8 October 1928 – 30 March 2018), better known by the stage name bill maynard, was an English comedian and actor. He is perhaps best known for sitcom roles as the titular character in Oh No It's Selwyn Froggitt and as Fred Moffatt in The Gaffer, and for playing Claude Jeremiah Greengrass in the long-running television series Heartbeat.
== Early life and career ==
Maynard was born at 5 Oak Cottages, Heath End, Farnham, Surrey, and attended Kibworth Beauchamp Grammar School in Leicestershire.
Nice Things 86 – Bonzo Dogmatics
This week we discuss our recent show in London to celebrate Vivian Stanshall’s 80th, Paul’s health, the joy of Beryl Reid and Bill Maynard, The Sullivans, a difference of opinion over Queen and an examination of 90s Indie music, in particular Lush.
Waiting for the Day of God - 2 Peter 3:1-13 - July 23, 2023
Speaker: Bill Maynard
In today’s text, we are reminded to trust the sovereign goodness and justice of God as we await new heavens and a new earth to be revealed in God’s perfect timing.
Grace Community Church exists to build spiritually healthy people for ministry in the world. One of the ways th…
A Wake Up Call - Isaiah 51:9-52:12 - March 17, 2024
Elder Bill Maynard speaks on Isaiah 51:9-52:12.
Grace Community Church exists to build spiritually healthy people for ministry in the world. One of the ways that we pursue this mission is by gathering each Sunday for corporate worship, prayer, and biblical teaching. The corporate nature of this ga…
True Greatness - Mark 9:30-37 - July 7, 2024
Elder Bill Maynard preaches on Mark 9:30-37.
Grace Community Church exists to build spiritually healthy people for ministry in the world. One of the ways that we pursue this mission is by gathering each Sunday for corporate worship, prayer, and biblical teaching. The corporate nature of this gathe…
The Sitcom Club - 093 - Oh No It's Selwyn Froggitt
Feliz Navidad! Tilt and Gary return for a festive outing (really - it's outdoors) and discuss the 1977 Christmas (and final) edition of Bill Maynard's YTV sitcom.
Adolf Hitler - My Part In His Downfall (film, 1973)
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall is a 1973 British comedy film directed by Norman Cohen and starring Jim Dale, Arthur Lowe and Spike Milligan. It is based on Milligan's best-selling first volume of war memoir of the same name but differs markedly in several respects.
It was adapted by Millig…
Dik Barton: Deep-Sea Explorer, Titanic and Mary Rose Diver, Speaker and World Adventurer
Deep-sea Exploration, Titanic dives and life on the ocean floor.
In this extraordinary episode of Review It Yourself, we dive into the real-world adventures of legendary deep-sea explorer and diver Dik Barton — a man who has descended to historic wrecks including RMS Titanic and worked on the raisi…
PantoSplaining: Episode 4 - Bradford 1979
Finally, PantoSplaining finds its way to God's own county...oh, never mind its Bradford. Just a bit of humour due to Ben Baker's proximity to that city throughout his life as he shows John Matthews around the place as they head towards the mighty Alhambra which has been home to all the stars - like…
The Folly of Works Righteousness - Galatians 3:1-14 - July 5, 2026
Bill Maynard preaches from Galatians 3:1-14. Paul reproves the Galatian Christians for trusting in human works to try and perfect their salvation. He reveals the folly of this “works righteousness” by drawing on their own experience of being saved by grace through faith and then by unpacking Old Te…
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