Peter John Denyer (20 August 1947 – 18 September 2009) was an English actor who played Dennis Dunstable in London Weekend Television's Please Sir!, and its spin-off series The Fenn Street Gang, taking on the role of a teenager when already into his 20s. He also appeared in the film versions of Please Sir! (1971) and Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width (1973), and the glam rock film Never Too Young to Rock (1976).
Another semi-regular role, again for LWT, was as one half of a gay couple in Agony.
He played the boring, jilted Ralph Dring in Dear John. Noted for his motor-cycle combination and 'mobile discothèque' with one record - Green Door by Shakin' Stevens
He also appeared in Dixon of Dock Green, Moody and Pegg, and the TV soap opera Emmerdale Farm, The Bill. Later in his career he moved into producing, directing and writing pantomime.
Denyer, who was unmarried, died in September 2009 in Cheltenham, aged 62.
Filmography Year Title RoleNotes1968 - 1971Please Sir!Dennis Dunstable35 episodes1970Father Dear FatherYouthEpisode: "It's Never Too Late"1971Please Sir!Dennis DunstableFilm1971 - 1973The Fenn Street GangDennis Dunstable28 episodes1973 Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width Lad Film1974Moody and PeggGeorge 5 episodesCrown CourtPeter FisherEpisode: "Pot of Basil" (3 parts)1975Dixon of Dock GreenPhil BremmerEpisode: "Baubles, Bangles and Beads"1976 Never Too Young to Rock Hero Film1979EmmerdaleNeil 'Batty' Batt6 episodes1979 - 1981AgonyMichael14 episodes1980How's Your FatherVetEpisode: "The One That Got Away"1981Thicker Than WaterMalcolm Lockwood6 episodes1986 - 1987Dear JohnRalph14 episodes1989The BillRadfordEpisode: "A Good Result"1990On the UpMr. BurtonEpisode: "Mr. Burton"1993The BillMike BakerEpisode: "Morning Has Broken"
Discography
1973 - Just Another Minute
References
External links
Peter Denyer at iannounce Obituary in The Independent Obituary in The Stage Obituary in The Times