He then joined Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop in Manchester and served as a stage manager, before moving to directing.

[1] Following minor television roles between 1948 and 1965, he began to act on a regular basis during the 1970s, beginning with an appearance in a 1972 episode of Holly.

Minor roles in shows including The Nearly Man, ITV Playhouse, Flambards and Fallen Hero followed later on in the decade.

Scase retired from acting in 1992, having voiced the Duke in Truckers (stop motion animation adaptation of the Terry Pratchett book) early in the year, and finally appearing as an Art Gallery Owner in The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes: The Master Blackmailer.

The careers of Robert Stephens, Richard Griffiths, Patrick Stewart, Alan Rickman and Anthony Hopkins might all have been very different had David not noticed and encouraged them.