
January 15, 1921 · 105 years old
Frank Thornton Ball (15 January 1921 - 16 March 2013), professionally known as Frank Thornton, was an English actor. He was known for playing Captain Peacock in Are You Being Served? (1972-1985) and its sequel Grace & Favour and as Herbert "Truly" Truelove in Last of the Summer Wine.

A wily Roman slave schemes to earn his freedom by romantically uniting his master with a courtesan. But matters get complicated and he ends up dragging in his neighbors around him, leading to chaos.

A young orphan girl, Sophie, gets taken away to a faraway land populated by Giants and Dreams.

A man's obsession with his dead wife drives a wedge between him and his new bride.

The sinister Dr Watt has an evil scheme going. He's kidnapping beautiful young women and turning them into mannequins to sell to local stores.

The staff of Grace Bros. take a trip to Costa Plonka while the department is being remodeled.

Father and son London junk dealers must buy a replacement horse for them to stay in business. Instead they buy a greyhound, confident they will earn a fortune on the race track.

A mistaken address causes a newlywed couple's apartment to fill up with mail-order Swiss porn... right before a visit by the wife's father, a bank president who happens to be the husband's new employer. From the Broadway play.

While her husband works, the wife of a bra manufacturer leads a secret life with her lover, whom she conveniently hides in her attic.

On the island of Minorca, Sir Percy de Courcy finds himself once again penniless. Since the disreputable Sir Percy isn't exactly willing to work for a living, this means he must concoct some sort of scam to maintain his lifestyle.

A failed music hall performer inherits a brothel when his aunt dies. He takes over the running of the business and falls in love with its star attraction, beautiful prostitute Virginia.