He became a member of the band The Chosen Few alongside keyboard player Mick Gallagher in 1962.
Darvill had a minor role as a stable groom in Ridley Scott's Robin Hood, and played Mick Gallagher in Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll.
He has also written music for films such as Extremes (1971) and After Midnight (1990), also the Broadway play Serious Money (1988).
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He moved on to form The Chosen Few, where he played alongside Alan Hull, who later formed Lindisfarne.
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John Turnbull and Mick Gallagher reappeared in 1977 in The Blockheads, backing Ian Dury; in 1979 Gallagher played and recorded with The Clash and The Only Ones.