Peter Baldwin (actor)

[1][2] Peter was born in Chidham, near Chichester, Sussex, where his father was a primary school headmaster and his mother a teacher.

[2] Baldwin made several appearances in films (in bit parts and extras) until he landed a main role in the television comedy Girls About Town, which ran from 1969 to 1971.

He also made guest appearances on other television series such as Menace, The New Dick Van Dyke Show and Spy Trap, and had several roles in West End theatre.

In 1988 Baldwin took over the ownership of Benjamin Pollock's Toy Shop in London's Covent Garden, where he had previously worked between acting jobs[1] and could often be found serving behind the counter.

[4] Baldwin made an appearance on the 1978 Boxing Day edition of Play School, which Long was co-presenting with Don Spencer.