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Peter Duncan
Actor, presenter, documentary maker, Peter Duncan, former Chief Scout and one time Blue Peter man has a TV, film and theatre career that spans four decades. A self confessed adventurer he is never happier than when in the thick of it such as competing in the BBC1 circus and gymnast reality show Tumble. He was most recently touring in Birdsong (based on Sebastian Faulks famous novel), playing Jack Firebrace.
Peter began his career on stage joining Laurence Olivier’s National Theatre and spent the 70’s working exclusively as actor. He became a well known face on TV where his work included Play for Today, Sons and Lovers, Renoir My Father, Warship, Fathers and Families, Sam, Fallen Hero, Survivors, King Cinder, Oranges and Lemons, The Flockton Flyer and Space 1999. His feature film credits include Stardust, Quilp, The Lifetaker and a famous cameo in Flash Gordon when was he killed by a tree monster
He perhaps became known for his daredevil approach to life when he joined the Blue Peter team in 1980 and began to travel the world on expeditions. He wore his action man label easily, running in the first London Marathon in just over three hours (his last one in 2012 was much slower). He competed against a sumo wrestler in Japan, dug for emeralds in Sri Lanka and t
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Peter Duncan
Peter joined the Blue Peter team in 1980 alongside Sarah Greene and Simon Groom, he quickly became known for taking on some of the show’s most difficult challenges including running the first London Marathon, cleaning the clock-face of Big Ben and fighting a sumo wrestler.
The idea of climbing up ropes, swinging on trapeezes and bouncing on trampolines, doing some dodgy dancing. It's right up my street
Peter
This daredevil attitude led to Peter landing his own series, Duncan Dares in 1985, which made a feature of his action man status. Wearing a beard of bees, walking the hire wire and driving a VW beetle across the Irish Sea were just some the amazing feats he achieved over twelve episodes. Prior to his time as star of 80s children’s TV, Peter was an actor, appearing in the 1980 box office smash Flash Gordon, famously his character Young Treeman met with a grisly end - seeing his hand bitten by an alien critter.
Duncan's early acting career was on stage treading the boards at the National Theatre for before playing many leading roles on TV including King Cinder, Space 1999 and Play for Today. After leaving Blue Peter in 1986, Peter returned to the stage in musicals with roles such as Barnum, Bill Snibson in Me and my Girl and as Charlie Chaplin
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11th Sep 1980 make ill 18th June 1984
9th September 1985 to Xxvii November 1986
Born: Tertiary May 1954
Presented withSimon Groom, Wife Greene, Janet Ellis extremity Mark Dress.
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