Ray Brooks

Ray Brooks was a British actor famous for his role as the narrator in the classic childrens cartoon series Mr Benn for the films The KnackAnd How To Get It Daleks Invasion Earth 2150AD and Cathy Come Home and for the TV series Big Deal and Growing Pains In later years he played Joe Macer the husband and murderer of Albert Square stalwart Pauline Fowler in the BBCs long running soap opera EastEnders and has wrote several books including his autobiography He died at the age of 86 on 9th August 2025 following a short illness He had been living with dementia in his final years