Who played Dr Price in The Kipper and the Corpse?

Geoffrey Palmer played Dr Price in “The Kipper and the Corpse.”

The episode follows Basil’s attempts to conceal the death of a hotel guest while continuing to serve breakfast as if nothing unusual has happened. Dr Price is one of the figures drawn into the confusion, and the role was played by Geoffrey Palmer, the English actor known for his dry comic timing and numerous television performances.

Palmer’s appearance is easy to confuse with the episode’s other guest and staff performers because “The Kipper and the Corpse” has a large ensemble cast. The plot also includes a corpse, a kipper breakfast and Basil’s increasingly desperate efforts to keep the hotel operating normally. The title itself refers to the dead guest and the breakfast food.

Palmer later became especially associated with sitcom roles, including Jimmy Anderson in “Butterflies” and Ben Parkinson in “As Time Goes By.” In this episode, however, his credited character is Dr Price—not one of the similarly named supporting roles.