[3] Peters made many appearances on TV, including a regular role in Swizzlewick (1964), which also featured Philip Garston-Jones, whom he replaced as Jack Woolley, and Margot Boyd, also known for her work in The Archers.

[2] He also appeared in Jude the Obscure (1971), London Belongs to Me (Thames, 1977), Dennis Potter's Pennies from Heaven (1978)[4] and an episode of Only Fools and Horses called "A Royal Flush" (1986).

[7] He was best known for playing businessman and hotelier Jack Woolley in the long running BBC radio series The Archers from May 1980 until 2011.

[9] The role, as farmhand Len Thomas lasted for 13 years, and the actor was soon cast again, as the Reverend David Latimer in 1968; the character died in 1973.

He was married to Beryl Peters, whom he met when they appeared in a production of Cinderella and had a daughter Caroline, who was a teacher of ballet and drama.