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Martin Jarvis (born August 4, 1941) is an English actor. He has made many recordings of audio book s. As a result of this and other work he is often heard on BBC Radio 4, a fact satirised by the radio show Dead Ringers.Jarvis first became a familiar face on television when he played Jon in the BBC's landmark 1967 adaptation of The Forsyte Saga. Shortly afterwards, he played the lead in a BBC serialisation of Nicholas Nickleby. He was the male lead in the short-lived British sitcom, Rings on their Fingers during the 1970s, but has more often appeared in dramas, including:
- The Moonstone ( 1972)
- David CopperfieldDavid Copperfield is a Bildungsroman by Charles Dickens, first published in 1849. Like most of his other works, it originally appeared in serial form (published in monthly installments). Many elements within the novel closely follow events in Dickens's ow ( 19741974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). Events January-February January 5 Dungeons & Dragons officially released. February 4 Patricia Hearst, the 19 year old granddaughter of publisher William Randolph Hearst, is kidnapped) (as Uriah HeepSee Uriah Heep (band) for the musical group. Uriah Heep is a fictional character created by Charles Dickens in his novel David Copperfield''. The character is notable for his cloying humility, obsequiousness, and general insincerity. His constant referenc)
- The Pallisers ( 19741974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). Events January-February January 5 Dungeons & Dragons officially released. February 4 Patricia Hearst, the 19 year old granddaughter of publisher William Randolph Hearst, is kidnapped)
- The Black Tower ( 19851985 is a common year starting on Tuesday. Events January events January 1 Creation of the Internet's Domain Name System. January 17 British Telecom annouces they are going to abolish the famous red telephone boxes. January 23 A debate in the House of Lor)
- Lorna DooneLorna Doone subtitled A Romance of Exmoor is a novel by Richard Doddridge Blackmore, first published in 1869. The book is set in the 17th century in the region of Exmoor in Devon. John (or Jan) Ridd, a respectable farmer's son, becomes romantically involv ( 2000This page is about the year 2000. See 2000 AD for the UK comic book, Number 2000 for other uses. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar), and also the International Year for a Culture of Peace''. Events Y2K passes without the seri)
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