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Trevor Peacock, actor in The Vicar of Dibley who enjoyed early success on stage and writing hit songs – obituary – Telegraph.co.uk
He wrote Top 20 hits for Adam Faith and Jess Conrad, while Mrs Brown, You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter topped the US chart for Herman’s Hermits
Trevor Peacock, the actor, who has died aged 89, started out in a comedy double act at the Windmill Theatre in London, wrote stage musicals, sketches for Peter Sellers, a No 1 US single for Hermans Hermits, and performed with the RSC; but he found his greatest fame playing Jim Trott, rustic stalwart of the parish council in The Vicar of Dibley.
Trott was most memorable for his habit, particularly during parish debates, of repeatedly stuttering no until finally switching to yes! The character, was…
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