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.
BERNARD WRIGLEY in IT'S ADAM & SHELLEY
VideoKnown For
TV
Heartbeat
Brown
1992
TV
Heartbeat
George Costello
1992
TV
Shameless
Russell
2004
TV
Last of the Summer Wine
Duane
1973
TV
All Creatures Great & Small
Elijah Wentworth
2020
TV
Strangers
DS Kevin Rignall
1978
TV
Cold Feet
Cabbie
1998
TV
dinnerladies
Man
1998
TV
dinnerladies
Bob
1998
TV
Second City Firsts
Tommy
1973
TV
Phoenix Nights
Dodgy Eric
2001
TV
Coogan's Run
Tony the Receptionist
1995
Film
Brassed Off
Chapman
1996
TV
Yanks Go Home
'Al Jolson'
1976
Film
A Private Function
Painter
1984
TV
Soul Music
Asphalt (voice)
1997
Film
The Parole Officer
Bike Group Leader
2001
TV
Home from Home
Bill
2018
Film
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
Various Characters
2000
TV
The Glamour Girls
Customer
1980
Filmography
2020TVAll Creatures Great & Smallas Elijah Wentworth2018TVHome from Homeas Bill2010FilmZ Cars: A Lot of Fuss About Lightas Sergeant Osgood2004TVShamelessas Russell2003TVThe Royalas Albert2002FilmHarold Shipman: Doctor Deathas Market Trader2001FilmStrumpetas (Scenes Deleted)2001FilmThe Parole Officeras Bike Group Leader2001TVPhoenix Nightsas Dodgy Eric2000FilmVictoria Wood with All the Trimmingsas Various Characters1998TVCold Feetas Cabbie1998TVdinnerladiesas Man1997FilmMy Son the Fanaticas Drunk Man1997TVSoul Musicas Asphalt (voice)1997FilmSoul Musicas Asphalt (voice)1996FilmBrassed Offas Chapman1995TVCoogan's Runas Tony the Receptionist1992TVHeartbeatas Brown1987FilmRita, Sue and Bob Tooas Teacher1986FilmThe Insurance Manas Workmen1984FilmA Private Functionas Painter1980TVThe Glamour Girlsas Customer1979TVThe Mersey Pirate1979FilmAfternoon Offas Vic1978FilmMe! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolfas Mr Trickett1978TVStrangersas DS Kevin Rignall1976TVYanks Go Homeas 'Al Jolson'1975FilmSunset Across the Bayas Milkman1973TVSecond City Firstsas Tommy1973FilmSpeech Dayas Arts Master1973TVLast of the Summer Wineas Duane1972FilmA Day Outas Ernest Tetley1972FilmSaid the Preacheras David