| birth_place = [[w:Biggleswade|Biggleswade]], [[w:Bedfordshire|Bedfordshire]], [[w:England|England]] ...Policeman (song)|The Laughing Policeman]]". He was born in [[w:Biggleswade|Biggleswade]], [[w:Bedfordshire|Bedfordshire]], the son of a master [[w:watchmaker|watc

...teady work as a character actor and comic stooge. Battley's TV work ranged from the satire show ''[[BBC-3 (TV series)|BBC-3]]'' and the military police dra ...ll]]'' (1983).<ref name=bfi>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9ee85c2f|title=David Battley|website=BFI}}</ref>