 Battley's TV work ranged from the satire show "BBC-3" and the military police drama "Redcap" in the 1960s through Eric Sykes' BBC sitcom, the 1975 TV adaptation of "Moll Flanders" and the 1977 Christmas Special of "The Good Life" and later "The Bill", "Lovejoy" and "Mr Bean".Battley also appears as the Executioner in "Alice in Wonderland".He also appeared in the mid-1970s as a foil to Monty Python team member Eric Idle in the BBC series "Rutland Weekend Television" (1975–1976).