And there departs one of the shows greatest characters... The ones that truly define the shows identity - Burnside, Roach, Cryer and perhaps Ackland and Hollis (moreso as time went on)
@@vincitveritas3872 I've always thought he was just autistic - so reluctant rather than lazy, probably because it tripped over personal rules/habits more than he couldn't be bothered... Explains the difficulty colleagues had bonding with him, and the tenacity he was capable of at times.
He was Twist in an episode called One for the Road and Start with Whistle, where Sgt Penny is left devastated following his arrest for drink-driving by Barton Street officers with his job now hanging in the balance, this was Season 6, Episode 100.
I met Brian Capron purely by chance when I used to work at Sainsbury's ....I'm not sure if he was pleased or not when I mentioned him playing Mr Hopwood in Grange Hill years ago.
