Trivia

Replaced the late Peter Jones as the voice of The Book for the new "Tertiary Phase" episodes of "The Hitch Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy" BBC4 radio series, adapted from the late Douglas Adams' books 3-5 of the "trilogy". At the beginning of the first new episode, Jones' voice begins, then is replaced by Franklyn as Arthur's copy of the Book undergoes an "upgrade". Phase 4 ("Quandary") is slated for 2005, with phase 5 ("Quintessential") to follow. (September 2004)

Father of Sabina Franklyn.

Served as a infantryman with the British Parachute Regiment in Palestine 1946.

Co wrote his own spy series with the actor Ivor Dean but it was never screened as it was regarded a little ahead of it's time.

Co- wrote his own spy series with the actor Ivor Dean but it was never shown as it was regarded as ahead of it's time but it pre-empted all the big spy stories of the 60's.

Was the quiz master in the quiz show MasterSpy on ITV in the 1980's.

Son of actor Leo Franklyn.

Father of Melissa Franklyn.

Father of Francesca Franklyn.

In the film Above us the Waves his voice was dubbed as his own sounded too upper class and clashed with that of John Gregson who had the lead part.

Served in the Intelligence section of the 3rd Parachute Battalion in Palestine during the troubles in the late 40's.

Served in the intelligence section of the Intelligence Section of the 3rd Parachute Battalion in Palestine during the troubles there in the late 40's.

Made some 50+television commercials for Schweppes over 9 years.

Cousin of Jonna Rigby.

In the second world war he volunteered for air crew training and served with the paratroopers and on demob cleaned fronts of buildings in London.

His mother was the star of musical comedies and daughter of Arthur Rigby sr.

He volunteered for air crew training in the 2nd world war and served with the parachute regt.

Daughter Sabina born 1955 with his first wife Margot Johns and daughters Melissa ,born 1977 and Francesca born 1970 with 2nd wife Susanna Carroll. who he married in 1968.

His parents were the actor Leo Franklyn, best known for the Brian Rix farces, and Mary Rigby, a musical comedy actress.

Through his mother he was related to Arthur Rigby, who's best remembered as the desk sgt in the Dixon of Dock Green tv series and Sir Arthur Rigby who started as a double act with George Robey and went on to be an impresario.

As a youth he broke a leg after falling off a motorbike and got a temporary job scrubbing the outsides of some of the buildings in London including Coutts in the Strand and the old Swan and Edgar building working from a cradle lowered down the sides from the roof.

He's a cousin of Joanna Rigby.