After grammar school and Army service he was trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and then worked for two years as an announcer, producer and scriptwriter for Radio Netherlands.
Cyril of Alexandria | Cyril Wecht | Cyril Ramaphosa | Saints Cyril and Methodius | Cyril Clarke | Cyril | Cyril Scott | Cyril Newall, 1st Baron Newall | Cyril Connolly | Cyril Bibby | Cyril Ritchard | Cyril Davies | John Cyril Porte | Cyril Walsh | Cyril Toumanoff | Cyril Smith | Cyril Lowe | Cyril Hanouna | Cyril E. King Airport | Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje | Jean-Cyril Spinetta | Cyril Takayama | Cyril Rootham | Cyril Peacock | Cyril of Jerusalem | Cyril Newall | Cyril M. Kornbluth | Cyril Maude | Cyril Mango | Cyril Lord |
Two further prominent characters were Rabbi Levy (Christopher Benjamin in the pilot (he later reappeared as Dr Shapiro in a later episode), Cyril Shaps in series 1 to 4, David Nettheim and Jonathan Burn as Rabbi Stone in series 5) from the local synagogue, and Father Ryan (Denis Carey in the pilot, Eamon Kelly in series 1 to 4) from the local Catholic church.