Ep. 460 - Danny Peacock

Danny Peacock is probably best know for playing Mental Mickey in Only Fools and Horses. Danny is the son of late actor Trevor Peacock (who played Jim “no no no yes” Trott in The Vicar of Dibley). Danny was also in The Young Ones, Robin of Sherwood, The Bill, Doctor Who as Nord the Vandal in the serial The Greatest Show in the Galaxy, Casualty and One Foot in the Grave. His film appearances include Porridge, Quadrophenia, Gandhi, Bull in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, with Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman, Alan Rickman and Christian Slater, and Carry On Columbus with Rik Mayal and Julian Clary. He also played young Jacques Clouseau in Trail of the Pink Panther and he appeared in The Jewel of the Nile as the special effects maestro. He was one of the regular cast in Valentine Park for ATV Network starring Ken Jones, David Thewlis and Liz Smith and wrote Men of the World starring John Simm and David Threlfall, Cavegirl, Harry and Cosh, and Mud. since around 2019, Danny has been working as a lifestyles co-ordinator at Hastings Court Care Home in East Sussex, resulting in a nomination for a National Care Award in 2022.

Danny Peacock is our guest in episode 460 of My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things he'd like to put in a time capsule; four he’d like to preserve and one he’d like to bury and never have to think about again .

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