[1] Hodson was working as a civil servant in Bradford when he won a place at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London.
[3] In January 1973, he released a single called "Crystal Bay", written by Maurice Gibb and Billy Lawrie.
Hodson also appeared in a cameo role in Crimewatch UK in 1985 as a bank robber in a reconstruction of the theft.
[5] As of 2010[update] Hodson continues to act and works regularly as a voice artist on radio and for audio books, including work with Christian Rodska, his co-star in Follyfoot.
[6] Hodson married his wife, Rosamund, soon after finishing in Follyfoot, and they had two daughters.