Peter Brough

Peter Brough (February 26, 1916 - June 3, 1999) was an English radio ventriloquist who became a well-known name to audiences in the 1950s. He is associated with the puppet Archie Andrews.

TV work

Due to the success of his radio show, he debuted on television in 1956 in the BBC sitcom Here's Archie which co-starred Irene Handl and Ronald Chesney. The show was written by the latter and Ronald Wolfe, who would later team up on classic British sitcoms The Rag Trade and On the Buses.

Related Topics:
Television - BBC - Irene Handl - Ronald Chesney - Ronald Wolfe - Sitcoms

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Two years later, Peter was on ITV in Educating Archie, utilising the same team as before, although Marty Feldman took some of the writing credit as well.

Related Topics:
ITV - Marty Feldman

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By 1961 Peter decided to retire Archie following the death of his father, also a ventriloquist, and proceeded to take over the family's textile and menswear business. His TV appearances from then on were sporadic.

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