 He appeared as a storyteller on the BBC children's programme "Jackanory" in ten episodes between 1970 and 1972, and he also made appearances in "The Avengers", "The Professionals", "Strange Report" and "Upstairs, Downstairs".Often cast in generic 'foreigner' roles (diplomats, waiters, desk clerks), he most often played Frenchmen.Éles became a British citizen on 10 January 1977.