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The TV That Made Me

Series 2

Episode 12: Richard Ridings

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Scotland HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Character actor Richard Ridings joins Brian on his sofa to look back at the classic TV that helped set him on the road to stardom, with a varied career playing everyone from Mr Bumble in TV hit Dickensian to Daddy Pig in children's classic Peppa Pig.

Richard shares stories of his childhood as a boy sportsman, discusses his early love of physical comedy in the shape of Harry Worth, and tells of the inspiration he gained from watching everyone's favourite hell-raiser Oliver Reed play the ultimate baddy, Bill Sikes, in the Dickens-inspired musical Oliver! Plus there is a masterclass in acting as Richard reprises his role as Buck in Hollywood blockbuster Rise of the Planet of the Apes right there on the sofa. Show less

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