Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
February 25, 1948 (age 78)
Place of Birth
Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK
Bernard Wrigley
Biography
From starting in folk clubs as a child bride, and then writing & performing at the Octagon theatre in Bolton, the career has always combined singing and acting. From TV programmes and films such as Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Phoenix Nights, Dinnerladies, Alan Bennett films, Brassed Off, My Son The Fanatic & Steve Coogan’s Coogan’s Run, to the many radio plays and programmes presented or guested upon, there has throughout been a steady stream of LPs and CDs - eighteen to date, the early ones all now remastered to CD.
Known For
TV
Heartbeat
Brown
1992
TV
Heartbeat
George Costello
1992
TV
Shameless
Russell
2004
TV
All Creatures Great & Small
Elijah Wentworth
2020
TV
Last of the Summer Wine
Duane
1973
TV
Cold Feet
1998
TV
Strangers
DS Kevin Rignall
1978
TV
dinnerladies
Man
1998
TV
dinnerladies
Bob
1998
TV
Soul Music
Asphalt (voice)
1997
TV
Phoenix Nights
2001
TV
Phoenix Nights
Dodgy Eric
2001
TV
Home from Home
Bill
2018
TV
Coogan's Run
1995
TV
Home and Away
1972
Film
Brassed Off
Chapman
1996
Film
A Private Function
Painter
1984
Film
Rita, Sue and Bob Too
Teacher
1987
Film
The Parole Officer
Bike Group Leader
2001
Film
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Various Characters
2000
Filmography
2020TVAll Creatures Great & Smallas Elijah Wentworth2018TVHome from Homeas Bill2004TVShamelessas Russell2003TVThe Royalas Albert2002FilmHarold Shipman: Doctor Deathas Market Trader2001FilmThe Parole Officeras Bike Group Leader2001FilmStrumpetas (Scenes Deleted)2001TVPhoenix Nights2000FilmVictoria Wood with All the Trimmingsas Various Characters1998TVCold Feet1998TVdinnerladiesas Man1997FilmMy Son the Fanaticas Drunk Man1997TVSoul Musicas Asphalt (voice)1997FilmSoul Musicas Asphalt (voice)1996FilmBrassed Offas Chapman1995TVCoogan's Run1992TVHeartbeatas Brown1987FilmRita, Sue and Bob Tooas Teacher1986FilmThe Insurance Manas Workmen1984FilmA Private Functionas Painter1979FilmAfternoon Offas Vic1978FilmMe! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolfas Mr Trickett1978TVStrangersas DS Kevin Rignall1975FilmSunset Across the Bayas Milkman1973FilmSpeech Dayas Arts Master1973TVLast of the Summer Wineas Duane1972FilmA Day Outas Ernest Tetley1972TVHome and Away1972FilmSaid the Preacheras David