Derrick Branche


Derrick Branche is a British actor, best known for his role in the film My Beautiful Laundrette and television roles in The Jewel in the Crown and Father Ted.

Early life and education

Branche was born in 1947 in Bombay, India, and educated at St. Peter's School, a boarding school for boys in Panchgani near Bombay. Freddie Mercury was his classmate in the school, with whom he formed The Hectics, Mercury's first band, from 1959 to 1962. Branche was the band's guitarist.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1978Blake's 7Amagon Guard1 episode
1979–1981Only When I LaughNurse Gupte22 episodes
1984The Jewel in the CrownAhmed Kasim6 episodes
1988The Comic Strip Presents...Chris Bell1 episode
1995Father TedFather Jose Fernandez1 episode