Richard Wilson to guest on BBC Radio 4, plus interview on his childhood shenanigans
Richard will be on BBC Radio 4's Loose Ends on 5 May, Saturday at 18:15, presumably to talk about his new radio show. BBC has revealed the title of the first episode of Believe It! as "Drink," which will air on 9 May 11:30 am on BBC Radio 4.
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From the Daily Record:
Victor Meldrew admits: "I broke into Greenock jail"
Scots actor Richard Wilson revealed he was a tearaway who loved playing endless games of football on the streets of his home town of Greenock.
And the 75-year-old One Foot in the Grave actor recalled how he and his pals would squeeze through the fencing of the local nick.
He said: “We used to break into the prison grounds. There was a big wall. We didn’t go over that but we did go through the fencing and it seemed rather daring.”
[Click to read more]Richard - real name Ian Colquhoun Wilson - was born in Dunlop Street in 1936 and remembers the great ship launches well.
He added: “The great thing about Greenock was you had the great countryside. The views are spectacular. My father worked at Scott’s shipyard and I was always excited to watch the big launches.”
After completing National Service in Singapore in 1956, he worked as a research scientist in Glasgow’s Stobhill Hospital labs before turning to acting aged 27.
Despite roles ranging from a surgeon in 80s sitcom Only When I Laugh to Gaius in the current BBC production of Merlin, Richard’s most famous role remains that of Meldrew.
Millions tuned in to see him play the grumpy pensioner alongside fellow Scot Annette Crosbie between 1990 and 2000.
But directing is his passion. He said: “New writing attracts me as an actor and director.”
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From the Daily Record:
Victor Meldrew admits: "I broke into Greenock jail"
Scots actor Richard Wilson revealed he was a tearaway who loved playing endless games of football on the streets of his home town of Greenock.
And the 75-year-old One Foot in the Grave actor recalled how he and his pals would squeeze through the fencing of the local nick.
He said: “We used to break into the prison grounds. There was a big wall. We didn’t go over that but we did go through the fencing and it seemed rather daring.”
[Click to read more]Richard - real name Ian Colquhoun Wilson - was born in Dunlop Street in 1936 and remembers the great ship launches well.
He added: “The great thing about Greenock was you had the great countryside. The views are spectacular. My father worked at Scott’s shipyard and I was always excited to watch the big launches.”
After completing National Service in Singapore in 1956, he worked as a research scientist in Glasgow’s Stobhill Hospital labs before turning to acting aged 27.
Despite roles ranging from a surgeon in 80s sitcom Only When I Laugh to Gaius in the current BBC production of Merlin, Richard’s most famous role remains that of Meldrew.
Millions tuned in to see him play the grumpy pensioner alongside fellow Scot Annette Crosbie between 1990 and 2000.
But directing is his passion. He said: “New writing attracts me as an actor and director.”