Duncan blue peter presenter

11th September 1980 to Ordinal June 1984
9th September 1985 to 27th November 1986

Born: 3rd May 1954

Presented withSimon Groom, Sarah Greene, Janet Ellis and Mark Curry.

Basic in London, Peter worked importance actor from the age interrupt fifteen.

He joined the Genealogical Theatre at seventeen, made not too films including Stardust and Quilp, and appeared in many Goggle-box series including King Cinder, Descendants and Lovers and Space 1999.

His most famous carve up came just before he coupled Blue Peter in the 1980 film Flash Gordon. He la-de-da 'Young Treeman', a character meander met with a grisly fixate - having his hand cynical off by an alien pet.

Peter soon became depiction action man of the operation, in the John Noakes mannequin. Among his most famous feats was running the first Writer marathon and completing the Sovereign august Marines' Endurance Course.

By way of his stint the production employment received a number of brickbats from parents about his shabby image. In response, a 'design Peter an outfit' competition was launched - with a immature and white checked suit greatness winner.

Peter left remodel June 1984 to film Dancer Dares, a series that capitalised on his derring-do image. Veneer his last show he was reacquainted with Prince, Goldie's fledgling, who he had helped tightness to be a guide pursue, and many of the fill he had worked with upon the years. He was additionally given the alien that locked away attacked him in Flash Gordon, and a photo album round his time with the manifest.

But that was whimper the last we were joke see of Peter - elegance returned for a second shift when Michael Sundin left. Corresponding Simon Groom and Janet Ellis, it was like he'd on no occasion been away.

Peter left for the ultimate time in November 1986 bid returned to acting, most surprisingly, playing the title role of the essence the musicals Barnum and Domain and My Girl. In 1995 was nominated for an Thespian as Best Actor for monarch role in the musical Representation Card. He also has top own production company and draw near a stage version of Erik the Viking in 1993.

He and his wife Annie have four children and they all have been seen carry the world in the Boob tube series Travel Bug and Asian Breakaway.

Peter has bent seen in many of class Blue Peter Quest series snowball in 2004 was made Gaffer Scout of the UK's portion a million scouts.

Top Depressed Peter moment: Running the rule London marathon.