David Hargreaves

David Hargreaves is an English actor who has performed on stage and screen, and in radio drama. He is best known for his television drama roles in the 1970s and 1980s set in the north of England.

Early life Hargreaves was born in New Mills, Derbyshire, and attended Glossop Grammar School (became Glossopdale School in 1965). He trained as a science teacher, at City of Leeds Training College, and at the Central School of Speech and Drama.

Career Hargreaves worked as a supply teacher at Rising Hill Comprehensive School in Islington, before joining the Royal Shakespeare Company to play in the first The Wars of the Roses Cycle of plays in 1963/65. He played Hotspur in Henry IV part 1 and Leontes in A Winters Tale for the North East Shakespeare Festival run by Joseph O'Connor in 1965, before joining Olivier's National Theatre, appearing in Much Ado about Nothing, Mother Courage, The Crucible, Royal Hunt of the Sun, Love for Love, Othello, The Storm, A Flea in Her Ear and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. After an extensive career in repertory theatre, television and radio, he returned to the RSC in 2004 to play Capulet in Romeo and Juliet in Peter Gill's production, and as Gloucester in Bill Alexander's production of King Lear to Corin Redgrave's Lear.

Returned to the RSC in 2008/09 to play Baptista Minola in The Taming of the Shrew, directed, by Conal Morrison, and as Man in The Cordelia Dream, written by Marina Carr, directed by Selina Cartmell, for the RSC at Wilton's Music Hall. In 2005 he returned to the National Theatre in a co-production with the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, to play Charlie in On the Shore of the Wide World. In 2011 he played God in Tony Harrison's, The Mysteries, directed by Deborah Bruce, and in 2012 played the King of France/Nym/Erpingham, in Dominic Dromgoole's production of Henry V, both at Shakespeare's Globe. 2015 he played Giles Corey in The Crucible, and in 2016, Gloucester in King Lear, both directed by Tom Morris at the Bristol Old Vic. In 2022 he appeared in Moira Buffini's play Manor, at the National Theatre, Lyttleton, directed by Fiona Buffini.

Personal life He married in 1966 in Buckinghamshire, to actress Chloe Ashcroft, whom he met at the National Theatre.

Acting credits Film Year Title Role Notes 1979 Agatha Sgt. Jarvis 1987 Closing Ranks Doctor 1989 She's Been Away Lilian's Doctor 2003 A Straw in the Wind Man Short film 2007 Love Letters Alan 2016 Kotchebi Ted 2019 Last Christmas Arthur 2022 Your Christmas or Mine? Naughty 2023 Us & In Between Eddie Short film 2025 Rhubarb Rhubarb Dad Short film

Television Year Title Role Notes 1962 The Last Man Out 6 episodes 19631969 Z-Cars Mechanic, Roy Cooper, Pilot 4 episodes 1965 Othello Directed by Stuart Burge for BHE Films/National Theatre of Great Britain 19681969 The Expert Sgt. Cook, Harry 3 episodes 19691972 Callan Karl Donner, Harris 2 episodes 1969 The First Lady Episode: "And They Call That Progress" 1970 Roads to Freedom 2 episodes The Worker Mason 19711973 Softly, Softly Lawrence Morgan, Carter Episodes: "The Bounty Hunter", "Conspiracy" 1971 Elizabeth R Bolingbroke Episode: "Sweet England's Pride" 19721980 Play for Today Various 3 episodes 1972 Clouds of Witness George Goyles The Brothers Reynolds Episode: "Full Circle" The Visitors Herbert Wragg Series regular Home and Away 19731975 Crown Court Various 3 episodes 1973 The Adventurer Russel Episode: "Mr Calloway Is a Very Cautious Man" 1975 The Sweeney Det. Sgt. Jellineck Episode: "Night Out" Centre Play Caller Episode: "Post Morton" Oil Strike North Henderson Episode: "Storm Clouds 1976 When the Boat Comes In Greenberg Episode: "Roubles for the Promised Land" 1977 This Year Next Year Randall Episode: "Haytime" Headmaster 5 episodes The XYY Man Shane Wentworth 2 episodes The Cost of Loving Coronation Street Mr Birchell 19781979 Play School Himself Presenter Strangers DCI Rainbow 11 episodes 1978 Armchair Thriller Ken Holbrook Parts 3, 5 and 6 of "A Dog's Ransom" The Standard Episode: "Two Birds one Stone" The Professionals Halloran Episode: "Not a Very Civil Servant" 1979 A Brother's Tale 1980 Leap in the Dark Dr Bushnell Episode: "Poor Jenny" Cribb Robert D'Estin Episode: "The Detective Wore Silk Drawers" Mistress Masham's Repose Together 19811982 Juliet Bravo Tom Darblay 22 episodes Sorry I'm a Stranger Here Myself Tom Pratt Series regular Science Workshop Himself Presenter 1981 Jackanory Himself Presenter 1982 For Ever Young Brother-in-law Minder Archie Simpson "Back in Good Old England" 1983 Shades of Darkness Fanshaw Episode: "The Intercessor"- Fanshaw 1984 The Sea Green Man 19851986 Albion Market Derek Owen 80 episodes 1985 Home to Roost Shine on Harvey Moon Sgt. Singer Episode: "Anything Goes" Pie in the Sky Himself Presenter 1986 1914 All Out Tom Houghton TV movie 1987 Truckers Episode: "Shoot if you'll pardon my French" 19881989 Making Out Colin Recurring 1988 Erasmus Microman Michael Faraday ScreenPlay Governor Episode: "No Further Cause for Concern" 1989 All Creatures Great and Small Episodes: "Mending Fences" TECX Editor 1990 Agatha Christie's Poirot Sergeant 4 Play Desk Sergeant Episode: "Madly in Love" A Strike Out of Time Arthur Scargill TV movie Debut on Two Blue Man, Wayne Episodes: "The Conversion of St Paul", "Kingdom Come" 1991 Thatcher: The Final Days Charles Powell TV movie Woof! Doctor Josie Gradgrind 19922005 Heartbeat Various 3 episodes 1992 The Mendip Mysteries Lou Clarke The Tempest Alonso For BBC Disability Unit 19931998 Peak Practice Rev. Neil Winters, Charlie Fields 2 episodes 19932006 The Bill Various 5 episodes 1993 The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries Super.Int. Harper Episode: "Death at the Bar" Fighting for Gemma Dr Phillip Dale TV movie Harry MadAxeman 19942006 Casualty Various 3 episodes 1994 The Ruth Rendell Mysteries Mr Feast Episode: "Vanity Dies Hard" Earthfast Dr Wix 1995 Some Kind of Life John Taylor Expert Witness Det. Sup. David Doxey Episode: "A Family Man" 1996 Hetty Wainthropp Investigates Picture Editor Episode: "Eye Witness" Beck O'Rielly Pie in the Sky Charlie Reeves Episodes: "Return Match" 1997 Blooming Marvellous Dad 6 episodes Bugs Anthony Fairchild Episodes: "Identity Crisis", "Happy Ever After" 1998 West Foot Forward Producer and deviser; eight-part documentary 1999 The Passion Dave Series regular 20012003 Merseybeat Bill Gentle Series regular 2014 Borgia Fra Cello 2015 Last Chance Roger Gained special selection for LA Shorts Fest 2017 Trust Me Geoff 20182019 This Country Arthur Andrews Series regular 2018 Doctors Edwin Wolfe Moving On Andrew Fleabag Chatty Joe Series 2 Traitors Martin Garrick Recurring 2019 Warren Grandad Series regular For Love or Money Priest Wild Bill Albert Gilchrist Flack Warren Armitage Series 2 2021 A Very British Scandal Niall 2022 The Flatshare Mr Prior Series regular Documentary Now Horace McTierney Season 4 Dalgliesh Mr Lorrimer Series 2 2024 Whitstable Pearl Jacob Carnage Silent Witness Benjamin Dawson 2025 Young Sherlock Coroner The Famous Five Grandfather 2026 Make That Movie Winnie Ann Droid Tom

Theatre Year Title Role Director Theatre Notes 19631964 Richard III Norfolk Peter Hall/John Barton Royal Shakespeare Theatre Royal Shakespeare Company Henry VI Assorted Soldiers, Citizens Peter Hall/John Barton/Peter Wood 19631965 Three Sisters Solyony Frank Evans Conference Hall Studio 1963 The Lower Middle-Class Wedding Party Bridegroom Sandy Black Royal Shakespeare Theatre 1964 Richard II Bushy Peter Hall/John Barton 19651967 Mother Courage and Her Children Catholic Sergeant/ Lieutenant Bill Gaskill Royal National Theatre Old Vic 1965 Othello Herald John Dexter The Storm Citizen Much Ado about Nothing Borachio Franco Zeffirelli/Robert Stephens Love for Love Foresight's Servant Peter Wood Juno and the Paycock Neighbour Laurence Olivier A Flea in Her Ear Neighbour Jacques Charon Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Horatio Derek Goldby Henry VI, Part 1 Hotspur Tony Carrick Sunderland Empire Theatre Part of the North East Shakespeare Festival The Winters Tale Leontes Joseph O'Connor1968 Not Now, Darling Ron Patrick Cargill Strand Theatre For Michael White 1969 Saint Joan Cauchon George Roman Billingham Forum Theatre 1970 The Roaring Girl Trapdoor Keith Darville Dundee Repertory Theatre The Recruiting Officer Plume Tony Carrick Hornchurch Repertory Theatre 1971 Subject for Interrogation/Agentic Shift Colonel/Joe John Chapman Bush Theatre 1972 Landscape of Exile Aveling Roland Rees Half Moon Theatre For Foco Novo 1979 Wednesday Arthur Dusty Hughes Bush Theatre 1980 It's a Mad House Eddie Michael Attenborough Leeds Playhouse 1982 The Best Girl in Ten Streets Interrogator Tamara Hinchco Soho Poly Devour the Snow Sutter Simon Curtis Bush Theatre 1983 A Passion in Six Days Glint Michael Boyd Crucible Theatre 1984 A View from the Bridge Alfieri Roger Smith Young Vic Theatre 1987 Happy Jack Jack Janet Henfry Islington Touring 1988 The Father The Captain Patrick Stanford Redgrave Theatre A Doll's House Krogstadt Jan Sargeant Riverside Studios 1989 Chekhov's Women Ivan/Vershinin Vanessa Redgrave/David Hargreaves Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith For Moving Theatre Company Stoppard's 15 Minute Hamlet David Hargreaves The Rose For "Save the Rose Theatre" 1990 Is This the Day Derek Humphries Michael Napier Brown Royal Theatre, Northampton 1991 Twelfth Night Antonio Peter Hall Triumph Productions Playhouse Theatre London/Tour 1992 A View from the Bridge Eddie Carbone Michael Napier Brown Royal Theatre, Northampton 1993 Raising Hell Aleister Crowley Les Miller Old Red Lion For Inner City Theatre A Passionate Woman Donald David Liddament West Yorkshire Playhouse 1995 Antony and Cleopatra Lepidus/Dolabella Vanessa Redgrave Riverside Studios For Moving Theatre Company; went on world tour The Fire Raisers Chorus Lenka Udovički For Moving Theatre Company Casement Basil Thompson Corin Redgrave 1996 The Changing Room Thornton James Macdonald Duke of York's Theatre For Royal Court Theatre; toured Season's Greetings Harvey Gwenda Hughes Birmingham Repertory Theatre 1997 Lavochkin 5 Seryozha Irina Brown Tron Theatre 1998 Kafka's Dick Herman Phillip Franks Nottingham Playhouse 1999 All That Trouble That We Had Vaughan Tony Clarke Birmingham Repertory Theatre The Four Alice Bakers Prof. Richard Baker Bill Alexander 20002001 Hamlet Polonius Toured 2000 Quarantine Aphas Twelfth Night Feste 20042005 King Lear Gloucester Albery Theatre For Royal Shakespeare Company Stratford/London 2004 Romeo and Juliet Capulet Peter Gill Pilate Caiaphas Michael Boyd For RSC Studio, Stratford 2005 On the Shore of the Wide World Charlie Holmes Sarah Francom Royal Exchange, Manchester Royal National Theatre The Hypochondriac Argente Hamish Glenn Belgrade Theatre 2006 The Worcester Pilgrim Pilgrim Peter Leslie Wilde Worcester Cathedral 2007 Mr Puntila and His Man Matti Puntila Hamish Glenn Belgrade Theatre 20082009 The Cordelia Dream Man Selina Cartmel Wilton's Music Hall Royal Shakespeare Company 2008 The Taming of the Shrew Baptista Minola Conal Morrison Royal Shakespeare Theatre 2009 Pub Quiz is Life Bunny Gareth Tudor Price Hull Truck Theatre Hull Truck Theatre Company 2010 Inheritance Harry Lisa Goldman Live Theatre Company 2011 The Globe Mysteries by Tony Harrison God Deborah Bruce Shakespeare's Globe 2014 Henry V King of France/Nym/Erpingham Dominic Dromgoole 2016 The Crucible Giles Corey Tom Morris Bristol Old Vic King Lear Gloucester 2022 Manor Rev.Fiske Fiona Buffini Royal National Theatre

Radio Year Title Role Producer Channel Notes 2001 The Tailor of Gloucester The Tailor Jonquil Ponting BBC Radio 4 The Rainbow Bridge David Williams Peter Leslie Wilde 2002 Scrooge Blues Ebenezer Scrooge Glorious John John The Really Rough Holiday Guide Old Tom Sally Avens 2003 The Worcester Pilgrim William Sutton Vanessa Whitburn/Peter Leslie Wilde 2004 The English Garden Poetry Reader Gabi Fisher 2005 Gunpowder Women Father Garnet Portrait Phil David Hunter The Waterloo Model Narrator Peter Leslie Wilde 2006 Alf Said I Was Great Len Out of Season George Carrie Rooney GBA were M'esin The Man Polly James Good Times Roll Guy Steven Canny BBC Radio 3 Tin Man Grandad/Tinker Nadia Molinari BBC Radio 4 Heft Like the Herdwick Thomas 2007 Second Chance Jim 2008 Look Sharp Ted 2009 Boswell's Life of Johnson David Garrick/King George Claire Groves Choice of Straws Dad Edward II Lancaster/Matrevis Jessica Dromgoole From Fact to Fiction: Parliament of Rooks Poet Peter Leslie Wilde How are you Feeling Alf Michael Peter Kavanagh Incident at Boulonvilliers Arthur David Hunter Leaving Oswald Knobloch Marion Nancarrow Rappaccini's Daughter Baglioni Abigal le Fleming The Hairy Ape Guard Toby Swift The Milk Race Fox Man The Last Tsar Lord Stanfordham Jeremy Mortimer The Long Room Reader Laurence Grissel The Looking Glass War Woodford Marc Beeby Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Roy Bland Steven Canny Towards Zero Treeves Mary Peate 2010 The Ladies Delight Narrator Charlotte Riches Woman's Hour serial The Archers Joseph Hastings Vanessa Whitburn Siege Jack Susan Roberts The Journey Alan Nadia Molinari 2012 The Archers Arthur Julie Beckett Together Reader Andrew Barnes Truman and Riley Charlie Toby Swift 2019 The Archers Alf Grundy 2020 The Tempest Prospero Sean Hagarty Shakespeare@ Home 2021 Richard II John of Gaunt