Geoffrey Hughes

When you say the name Geoffrey Hughes, most people think of the hilarious character of Onslow (who never had a surname) from the huge British hit 'Keeping Up Appearances'. Onslow was the personification of the unemployed, slob layabout, interested more in television and horse riding than anything else. Certainly the idea of gainful employment never appealed to him! Geoffrey portrayed him to perfection and fans of the show loved the character, even though he was only the second male lead. His comic timing was perfect and he was loveable in every respect, even if he was too lazy to get out of his chair most of the time!



Along with 'Keeping Up Appearances', Geoffrey is well known to fans of 'Heartbeat' in which he played Vernon, a rather slippery and sly character and certainly worlds apart from Onslow but this fact serves to highlight Geofffrey's versatility as an actor. He also has a great deal of training on the stage and has many strong roles under his belt.



In April of 2010, it was announced that Geoffrey was battling prostate cancer for the second time after having been cleared of the disease in 2009.