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Richard Wilson narrates his fictional autobiography, based on glimmers of truth.

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Richard Wilson

David Tennant

Celia Imrie

Samantha Spiro

Lewis Macleod

Robert Portal

Arabella Weir

Jane Slavin

Jon Canter

Clive Brill

Believe It!: Series 2: Episode 2: Secrets

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Episode 2: Secrets

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Richard Wilson discovers a secret relative he never knew he had.

Richard Wilson discovers a relative he never knew he had. More untruths with David Tennant and Celia Imrie. From December 2013.

Jon Canter's "radiography" of Richard Wilson returns for a second series.

Celebrity autobiographies are everywhere. Richard Wilson has always said he'd never write one. Based on glimmers of truth, BELIEVE IT is the hilarious, bizarre, revealing (and, most importantly, untrue) celebrity autobiography of Richard Wilson.

He narrates the series with his characteristic dead-pan delivery, weaving in and out of dramatised scenes from his fictional life-story. He plays a heavily exaggerated version of himself: a Scots actor and national treasure, unmarried, private, passionate about politics, theatre and Manchester United (all true), who's a confidant of the powerful and has survived childhood poverty, a drunken father, years of fruitless grind, too much success, monstrosity, addiction, charity work and fierce rivalry with Sean Connery and Ian McKellan (not true).

The title - in case you hadn't spotted - is an unashamed reference his famous catchphrase.

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Richard Wilson narrates his fictional autobiography, based on glimmers of truth

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