
Ray Brooks was a British actor famous for his role as the narrator in the classic children's cartoon series Mr Benn, for the films The Knack...And How To Get It, Daleks - Invasion Earth: 2150AD and Cathy Come Home, and for the TV series Big Deal and Growing Pains. In later years he played Joe Macer, the husband and murderer of Albert Square stalwart Pauline Fowler, in the BBC's long running soap opera EastEnders and has wrote several books, including his autobiography. He died at the age of 86 on 9th August 2025 following a short illness. He had been living with dementia in his final years.

The Expert

The Avengers

The Paul Daniels Magic Show

Mr. Benn

Theatre 625

Some People

Cathy Come Home

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

Rumpole of the Bailey

Dalgliesh

Gideon's Way

Big Deal

H.M.S. Defiant

Death of an Expert Witness

The Pickwick Papers

Play for Today

Carry On Abroad

アリス〜不思議の国の大冒険〜

Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.

Doomwatch

King Rollo

Growing Pains

The Knack... and How to Get It

Play It Cool

House of Whipcord

That's Carry On!

The Flesh and Blood Show

Baffled!

Assassin

The Last Grenade

BBC Play of the Month

Captured

Wogan

The Wednesday Play

EastEnders

Tiffany Jones

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Office Romances

The Cherry Orchard

Some of Your Bits Ain't Nice!

The Middle-of-the-Road Roadshow for All the Family

A Touch of the Tiny Hacketts

Office Party

On Location: The Carry Ons