Graham Ashley

Graham Ashley played the Overseer in the Doctor Who television story The Underwater Menace.

One of his most famous roles was in Episode IV of Star Wars. However, Ashley is perhaps best remembered as the bad-tempered school caretaker Mr "Grumpy" Garfield in the first three seasons of the children's school drama series (1978-2008), who was the very first character to appear on-screen in the opening episode.

He is also known for playing PC Tommy Hughes on Dixon of Dock Green. His other credits included roles on, , , Danger Man, No Hiding Place, , , , , , , Z-Cars and.