Robin Bailey

William Henry Mettam Robin Bailey 5 October 1919 14 January 1999 was an English actor He was born in Hucknall Nottinghamshire Although often chosen for upper class and traditionbound roles such as Mr Justice Graves in Thames Televisions Rumpole of the Bailey Bailey is perhaps most fondly remembered for his portrayal of Uncle Mort in I Didnt Know You Cared the BBCs adaptation of Peter Tinniswoods stories about an extended Yorkshire family The television series ran from 1975 to 1979 and is available on DVD Bailey continued to play Uncle Mort in a series of radio programmes Bailey also collaborated with Tinniswood on the television and radio series Tales from a Long Room playing the Brigadier an eccentric cricketlover with a fund of extraordinary tales about the game and its players From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia