As a child actor, Bernard performed the uncredited cry of "Mam! It's the dustbinmen!" for the opening sequence to the Granada Television sitcom The Dustbinmen (1969).
Was interviewed in 1980 for the regular role of Adric in Doctor Who (1963). He was ultimately unsuccessful but impressed enough for him to be cast as Adric's fellow Outler Tylos in the character's introductory story, "Full Circle".