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Peter Woods(1930-1995)

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Peter Woods was born on 7 November 1930 in Romford, Essex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Out of Order (1987), Pulaski: The TV Detective (1987) and Life at Stake (1978). He was married to Kathleen Marian Smith and Emma Jean Steer. He died on 22 March 1995 in Yeovil, Somerset, England, UK.
BornNovember 7, 1930
DiedMarch 22, 1995(64)
BornNovember 7, 1930
DiedMarch 22, 1995(64)
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Known for

Out of Order (1987)
Out of Order
3.4
  • Newsreader
  • 1987
David Andrews and Caroline Langrishe in Pulaski: The TV Detective (1987)
Pulaski: The TV Detective
8.2
TV Series
  • TV Presenter
Keith Alexander, Ed Bishop, and Bob Sherman in Life at Stake (1978)
Life at Stake
TV Series
  • Newsreader
Roy Marsden in A Taste for Death (1988)
A Taste for Death
7.7
TV Mini Series
  • TV Newsreader

Credits

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Actor



  • Ian Botham, Don Bradman, Viv Richards, and Richard Hadlee in Who's the Greatest Cricketer? (1995)
    Who's the Greatest Cricketer?
    Video
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 1995
  • Rik Mayall in The New Statesman (1987)
    The New Statesman
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Peter Woods
    • 1989
  • Roy Marsden in A Taste for Death (1988)
    A Taste for Death
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • TV Newsreader
    • 1988
  • Out of Order (1987)
    Out of Order
    3.4
    • Newsreader
    • 1987
  • David Andrews and Caroline Langrishe in Pulaski: The TV Detective (1987)
    Pulaski: The TV Detective
    8.2
    TV Series
    • TV Presenter
    • 1987
  • The Kenny Everett Television Show (1981)
    The Kenny Everett Television Show
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Various
    • 1985
  • Siobhan Fahey, Sara Dallin, Keren Woodward, and Bananarama in Bananarama: Rough Justice (1984)
    Bananarama: Rough Justice
    4.3
    Music Video
    • BBC Newscaster
    • 1984
  • The Comic Strip Presents (1982)
    The Comic Strip Presents
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Interviewer
    • 1984
  • Judy Loe and Prunella Scales in Singles (1983)
    Singles
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • Umpire's Voice
    • 1983
  • Keith Alexander, Ed Bishop, and Bob Sherman in Life at Stake (1978)
    Life at Stake
    TV Series
    • Newsreader
    • 1978
  • Quiller (1975)
    Quiller
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Newsreader
    • 1975
  • John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Monty Python in Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
    Monty Python's Flying Circus
    8.8
    TV Series
    • BBC Presenter (uncredited)
    • 1974

Soundtrack



  • Show Tunes at the BBC: Volume 3 (2026)
    Show Tunes at the BBC: Volume 3
    TV Special
    • Soundtrack ("Nothing Like a Dame")
    • 2026

Personal details

  • Born
    • November 7, 1930
    • Romford, Essex, England, UK
  • Died
    • March 22, 1995
    • Yeovil, Somerset, England, UK
  • Spouses
      Kathleen Marian Smith(divorced, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Well-known BBC TV newsreader in the 1970s and 1980s.

Did you know

  • Trivia
    On 14 May 1976, an edition of the BBC 1 Six O'Clock News that he was reading was faded out early, euphemistically because of "technical problems", after he began slurring his words. He was reading a story about the monthly Trade Figures and stumbled over the numbers before ad-libbing "... and the trade figures are an awful lot". Many viewers phoned in to complain that Woods was drunk, but the official explanation was that it was a side-effect of a hay-fever drug that he had taken.
  • Trademark
    Very pronounced bags under his eyes

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