Colin Bennett is an English actor His TV roles include Mr Bennett, the accident prone caretaker for Tony Hart in the BBC children's programmes Take Hart (1977–1983) and Hartbeat (1984–1989). He also portrayed the father in the 1985 Yellow Pages/Hornby advert Signal Box. Bennett graduated RADA in 1973 where he was named most promising actor of the year. In 1987 Bennett's play "Hancock's Finest Hour" about Tony Hancock with Jim McManus in the starring role was staged at the Boulevard Theatre in London. The play was revived in 2008 with Paul Henry in the title role.