Deryck Guyler

Deryck Guyler may not be the biggest names in comedy but he has one of the more immortal voices, his voice still appearing on The West End stage and an imitation of it regularly on television.



Most known to viewers for his roles as Corky the policeman in long running sitcom Sykes and as Norman Potter in Please Sir!

He worked with many of the great names of entertainment, The Beatles, John Gielgud, Morecambe & Wise and the mighty Fred Dibnah.

His work ranged from comedy on tv, radio and film to straight acting and music (an accomplished washboard player he backed Shakin' Stevens on 3 tracks of an album).

His west end immortality is as the news announcer in The Mousetrap (the long running theatre play), his voice was in the very first show in 1952 and remains in it to this day. On television, his voice (mimicked by Bob Mortimer) is the voice of the Churchill dog ("oh yes"). Guyler was much sought after as a voice over.

Deryck Guyler

My personal favourite was his title role as The Laughing Policeman in a 1970s children's tv series.