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| - Derek Hockridge was born in 1934 in Wales and brought up in the English city of Birmingham. His degree at the University of Wales, Cardiff, was followed by teacher training at St Edmund Hall, Oxford. Subsequently he was a French teacher at Manchester Grammar School, then lecturer at what was then Leicester Polytechnic (now part of De Montfort University.) A member of the actors' union, Equity, for many years, he appeared in Crown Court, in which he played clerk of the court, and also featured in minor parts in Brideshead Revisited and "Jewel in the Crown".
- Derek Hockridge (1934 - 8th August 2013) appeared in Coronation Street in March 1971 as a Photographer capturing the demonstration by the women of the street against the building of the Mark Brittain Warehouse.
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| - Derek Hockridge was born in 1934 in Wales and brought up in the English city of Birmingham. His degree at the University of Wales, Cardiff, was followed by teacher training at St Edmund Hall, Oxford. Subsequently he was a French teacher at Manchester Grammar School, then lecturer at what was then Leicester Polytechnic (now part of De Montfort University.) Hockridge is probably best known as the co-translator, along with Anthea Bell, of the world famous Astérix comic books , written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo. Hockridge was selected as one of the two translators because he was considered an expert on contemporary French society who would easily be able to pick up popular culture references in the books. Hockridges work helped to make the "Asterix" series a great success in the United Kingdom and some other English speaking countries. A member of the actors' union, Equity, for many years, he appeared in Crown Court, in which he played clerk of the court, and also featured in minor parts in Brideshead Revisited and "Jewel in the Crown". He is now retired, and lives in Swanage, Dorset.
- Derek Hockridge (1934 - 8th August 2013) appeared in Coronation Street in March 1971 as a Photographer capturing the demonstration by the women of the street against the building of the Mark Brittain Warehouse. He was born in Wales but brought up in Birmingham. He had three careers: one as an actor with roles for Granada Television in Crown Court, Brideshead Revisited and Brideshead Revisited, one as a teacher, working at Manchester Grammar School and Leicester Polytechnic and finally in his best known role as the translator (along with Anthea Bell) of the French comic books Asterix the Gaul into English. He was employed for this task because he was considered an expert on contemporary French society who would easily be able to pick up popular culture references in the books. Their work has been acclaimed as being "genius"-level for their wit and erudition.
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