A biography for Bernard Cribbinshasn’t been written yet.
“I wasn't conscious of Dalekmania.”
“I'm still certain if either myself, or Dame Judi Dench or the late Kenny Williams read a story, kids would sit and watch it. Kids are still the same as they used to be in the 70s, and one person looking into a lens is still good enough.”
“Showbusiness keeps me young. I'll carry on until I have to stop.”
“I was an actor first and foremost.”
“No, I'm not tall enough to be James Bond!”
“Well, I think I'm a good actor, without being boastful.”
“When I was a lad, our holidays were always during Oldham wakes week when the cotton mills closed down and everyone decamped to the seaside. We'd go to Blackpool, Southport or New Brighton.”