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|first appearance = [[Episode 17 (11th December 1972)|11th December 1972]]
 
|first appearance = [[Episode 17 (11th December 1972)|11th December 1972]]
 
|last appearance = [[Episode 1011 (19th December 1985)|19th December 1985]]
 
|last appearance = [[Episode 1011 (19th December 1985)|19th December 1985]]
|number of appearances = 53
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|number of appearances = 54
 
|played by = [[Meadows White]] (1972)<br>[[Geoffrey Hooper]] (1974-1980)<br>[[Al Dixon]] (1980-1985)}}'''Walter''' was a [[The Woolpack|Woolpack]] customer who appeared sporadically between [[July 1974]] and [[March 1980]].
 
|played by = [[Meadows White]] (1972)<br>[[Geoffrey Hooper]] (1974-1980)<br>[[Al Dixon]] (1980-1985)}}'''Walter''' was a [[The Woolpack|Woolpack]] customer who appeared sporadically between [[July 1974]] and [[March 1980]].
   
==Biography==
 
===1972-1985===
 
 
[[File:Walter.png|thumb|Walter in [[1975]].]]By 1974, Walter was about 70 years old and was a regular customer at The Woolpack. In [[January 1976]] he said that there had been a train crash on the level crossing. It was [[Matt Skilbeck]]'s twins [[Sam Skilbeck]] and [[Sally Skilbeck]], and Matt's aunty [[Beattie Dowton]]. In [[January 1977]], Walter mentioned a nephew who was playing in the village bowling competition.
 
[[File:Walter.png|thumb|Walter in [[1975]].]]By 1974, Walter was about 70 years old and was a regular customer at The Woolpack. In [[January 1976]] he said that there had been a train crash on the level crossing. It was [[Matt Skilbeck]]'s twins [[Sam Skilbeck]] and [[Sally Skilbeck]], and Matt's aunty [[Beattie Dowton]]. In [[January 1977]], Walter mentioned a nephew who was playing in the village bowling competition.
   
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* [[Episode 734 (20th May 1982)|Thu 20th May]] (u)
 
* [[Episode 734 (20th May 1982)|Thu 20th May]] (u)
 
* [[Episode 740 (10th June 1982)|Thu 10th Jun]] (u)
 
* [[Episode 740 (10th June 1982)|Thu 10th Jun]] (u)
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* [[Episode 741 (14th September 1982)|Tue 14th Sep]] (u)
 
* [[Episode 770 (23rd December 1982)|Thu 23rd Dec]] (u)
 
* [[Episode 770 (23rd December 1982)|Thu 23rd Dec]] (u)
   

Revision as of 08:44, 9 November 2018

Walter was a Woolpack customer who appeared sporadically between July 1974 and March 1980.

Walter

Walter in 1975.

By 1974, Walter was about 70 years old and was a regular customer at The Woolpack. In January 1976 he said that there had been a train crash on the level crossing. It was Matt Skilbeck's twins Sam Skilbeck and Sally Skilbeck, and Matt's aunty Beattie Dowton. In January 1977, Walter mentioned a nephew who was playing in the village bowling competition.

Walter did occasionally speak but by 1980 he became virtually silent, and only nodded to landlords Amos Brearly and Henry Wilks.

In January 1986, he was said to have gone to see his sister in Worthing. He never returned to Beckindale.

List of appearances

A "u" denotes an uncredited appearance.

1972

1974

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985