Nigel Planer
Nigel George Planer (born 22 February 1953) is a British actor, comedian, musician, novelist and playwright. He played Neil in the BBC comedy The Young Ones and Ralph Filthy in Filthy Rich & Catflap. He has appeared in many West End musicals, including original casts of Evita, Chicago, We Will Rock You, Wicked, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Brazil
as Charlie--Dept. of WorksLow-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring...
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Hogfather
as Mr. SideneyIt's the night before Hogswatch, usually a time of joy on Discworld, but there are suspicious...
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Bright Young Things
as Taxi DriverDuring the 1930s in England, a group of young socialites dominate the national gossip with...
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I Give It a Year
as BrianAfter a quick courtship, two lovers hastily decide to tie the knot. As their first year of...
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Flood
as Keith HopkinsTimely yet terrifying, The Flood predicts the unthinkable. When a raging storm coincides with...
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Yellowbeard
as MansellFor years Yellowbeard had looted the Spanish Main, making men eat their lips and swallow their...
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The Wind in the Willows
as Car SalesmanJailed for his reckless driving, rambunctious Mr. Toad has to escape from prison when his...
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Carry On Columbus
as The WazirChristopher Columbus believes he can find an alternative route to the far East and persuades the...
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Diana & Me
as Taxi DriverAustralian Diana Spencer wins a competition in a women's magazine, and as a prize gets a trip...
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Eat the Rich
as DHSS ManagerAlex is a disgruntled waiter at a snobby exclusive restaurant who falls on hard times. Forced to...
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30 Years of Comic Strip
as uncreditedIn true Peter Richardson fashion, "30 Years Of Comic Strip" defies the conventional norms of a...
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Burn Burn Burn
as HenryFollowing the death of their friend, two girls in their late twenties embark on a road trip to...
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The List
as Ted RoveChristopher Cowin is in his mid 30s, a family man who owns a small advertising agency. A court...
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The Hunt for Tony Blair
as Peter MandelsonThe Comic Strip team return for a special 50s-style 'fugitive' film noir spoof. The 60-minute...
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The Land Girls
as GeraldDuring World War II, the organisation "The Women's Land Army" recruited women to work on British...
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The Making of Do They Know It’s Christmas?
as SelfForty years on from the release of the hit single by charity supergroup Band Aid, this...
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Jealousy
as TransvestiteDespite trying to cure himself with a hypnosis tape John Pettigrew is insanely jealous of his...
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Dead on Time
as Boring FriendBernard Fripp is told by his doctor that he has only 30 minutes left to live. This sets Bernard...
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Red Nose of Courage
as Home SecretaryA clown is not happy with his job at his father's circus so he gets into politics, and some...
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Jeepers Creepers
as American Reporter (voice)After twenty years as a struggling variety turn and then a prolific scriptwriter and television...
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Ratburger
as HeadmasterA girl rescues a rat, which the malevolent burgerman wants to make into a burger and sell to the...
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Four Men in a Plane
as Tim GoodmanSalesmen Alan, Ian, Tim, and the pushy Tony are on a plane on their way to a sales conference....
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Summer School
as JulianA motley band of suburbanites arrives at a summer school to simulate life in an Iron Age...
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You Are Here
as Sheldon CohenOne-off late '90s comedy special from a cast full of up and coming comic actors and comedians.
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The Trials of Oz
as John PeelDramatization of the famous 1971 trial in which the editors of the British underground magazine...
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Group Madness
as SelfA behind-the-scenes documentary of the making of 1983's Yellowbeard
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Sex Actually
as GrahamColombian Luccio and his girlfriend Angie move into a respectable part of Berkshire, learning...
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The Crying Game
as Club Chairman/WaiterRoy Brush has aspirations to be a great footballer and this seems likely when he scores for...
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Slags
as MarlonTeen-age gang leaders Passion and Little Sister are released from prison, only to find that...
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Clockwork Mice
as ParkeyWhen new teacher Steve Drake joins the faculty at a school for special-needs students, his...
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imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
as Selfimagine... profiles the UK’s most successful double act of the last 40 years, French & Saunders,...
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Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
as Self - Narrator (voice)A documentary about the legendary and influential comedian, actor and writer, who went out from...
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South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
as StanTwo security van personnel plan to rob a bank in an attempt to raise enough cash to mount a...
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More Bad News
as Den DennisFour years after they were last the subject of a documentary, the heavy metal band Bad News get...
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Bad News
as Den DennisA documentary crew films heavy metal band Bad News as they have trouble starting their van, pick...
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Sleigh
as GeraldFormerly successful rock band THE KINDNESS are trying to record a Christmas song for their...
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Red Top
as Rupert MurdochComic fantasy telling the story of Rebekah, an innocent and beguiling Northern girl who...
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A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
as PaulTwo students calling themselves Carlos and Miguel arrive in Spain dressed as gunslingers to live...
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Frankenstein's Baby
as Paul HockingPaul quarrels with his girlfriend Jane about when to start a family and Dr Eva Frankenstein...
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How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
as uncreditedThis documentary explores the legacy of one of the most notorious British sitcoms of all time....
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The Strike
as Bernard/Old Man/Camp ActorPaul, a former miner, writes a hard-hitting screenplay about his own experiences of the 1984...
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Oxford
as Steve's Manager/1st MI5 ManWhen American comic actor Steve 'Zoo Zoo Zoo Off Come My Pants' Wild arrives in Oxford to make a...
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Red Riding Hood: After Ever After
as Nun WolfFifty years after her legendary brush with the wolf, an adult Red Riding Hood and her...
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Private Enterprise
as DerekWhilst delivering toilet rolls to a recording studio, small-time crook Keith pockets a demo tape...
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Four Men in a Car
as TimFour salesmen Alan, Ian, Steve and Tim are on their way to a conference where only one of them...
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Heavy Metal Britannia
as SelfNigel Planer narrates a documentary which traces the origins and development of British heavy...
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Five Go to Rehab
as Barmaid/InspectorThe Famous Five are back. Thirty years after the Comic Strip arrived on our screens with their...
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Unnatural Pursuits
as George PepperlyAn English playwright sacrifices his health waiting for his play's make-or-break opening on...
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Prog Rock Britannia
as NarratorOverview of Prog Rock history in the UK: Documentary about progressive music and the generation...
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War
as Various Roles1985:- England has been invaded by the Warsaw Pact countries and middle-class couple Hermine and...
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The Supergrass
as GunterWhile taking a holiday in the country with his mother, Dennis hits on a scheme to impress a girl...
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Spaghetti Hoops
as Aldo ViniIn a monochrome city that is shamelessly London although everybody acts as if it is Rome, banker...
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Dirty Movie
as NigelPostman Bean is anxious to end his round early to catch a morning showing of 'The Sound of...
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South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!
as StanIn the conclusion of this special two-part story, Stan has somehow managed to make it to the...
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Completely Bad News
as Den DennisA double offering of heavy metal madness from The Comic Strip and Bad News.
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The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
as SelfA look back at the comedy series The Comic Strip Presents
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Susie
as DaveIn rural England, school teacher Susie Darling is planning to leave her boring husband Martin...
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The Comic Strip
as uncreditedA tongue-in-cheek "behind the scenes" look at the Comic Strip comedy club in the early 1980s,...
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Funseekers
as TonyTourists arrive in Ibiza for the 'funseekers' package holiday. Jamie is upset when the annoying...
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Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase
as Governor WilkinsGovernor Wilkins brings rookie cop Lucille Bromley to see the imprisoned cannibal Dr Genghis in...
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From Andy Pandy To Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children's Television
as NarratorThe history of pre-digital television children's programming.
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Demonella
as FatherMusic producer Arnold Silverstein is desperate for a song hit so when the Devil - a woman -...
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Death in Paradise
as Eugene SuttonA brilliant but idiosyncratic British detective and his resourceful local team solve baffling...
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Ready Steady Cook
as Self - GuestTalented chefs battle it out against the clock, creating delicious dishes in 20 minutes
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Agatha Christie's Marple
as Mr. VenablesThe adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St...
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Father Brown
as Ronnie GrunionFather Brown is based on G. K. Chesterton's detective stories about a Catholic priest who...
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GMTV
as SelfGMTV is the name of the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor/licensee,...
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Sherlock Holmes
as Inspector HopkinsSherlock Holmes uses his abilities to take on cases by private clients and those that the...
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Episodes
as Sanford ShamiroA British husband-and-wife comedy writing team travel to Hollywood to remake their successful...
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Inside No. 9
as FrankAn anthology of darkly comic twisted tales, each one taking place behind a door marked 'number 9'.
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An Audience with...
as SelfAn Audience with... is a British entertainment television show produced by London Weekend...
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Jonathan Creek
as ShelfordWorking from his home in a converted windmill, Jonathan Creek is a magician with a natural...
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Jonathan Creek
as Franklin TartikoffWorking from his home in a converted windmill, Jonathan Creek is a magician with a natural...
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The Young Ones
as NeilThe misadventures of four lunatic students who live in a shared student house. There's Rick, the...
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Blackadder
as Lord SmedleyBlack Adder traces the deeply cynical and self-serving lineage of various Edmund Blackadders...
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Celebrity Mastermind
as uncreditedCelebrity Mastermind is a British television quiz show broadcast by BBC television. The show is...
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Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - ParticipantAntiques experts accompany celebrities on a road trip around the UK searching for treasures and...
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Lockwood & Co.
as John FairfaxA girl with extraordinary psychic abilities joins two gifted teen boys at a small ghost-hunting...
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The Comic Strip Presents...
as GunterThe Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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The Comic Strip Presents...
as GrahamThe Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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The Comic Strip Presents...
as JulianThe Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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The Comic Strip Presents...
as PaulThe Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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The Comic Strip Presents...
as DaveThe Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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The Comic Strip Presents...
as Den DennisThe Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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The Comic Strip Presents...
as NigelThe Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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The Comic Strip Presents...
as MarlonThe Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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The Comic Strip Presents...
as Tommy/Doc/Ivan/McClowsky/AustralianThe Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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The Comic Strip Presents...
as DerekThe Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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The Comic Strip Presents...
as CharlesThe Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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The Comic Strip Presents...
as Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor 1The Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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The Comic Strip Presents...
as TonyThe Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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The Comic Strip Presents...
as StanThe Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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The Comic Strip Presents...
as TV PresenterThe Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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The Comic Strip Presents...
as Steve's Manager/1st MI5 ManThe Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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The Comic Strip Presents...
as Aldo ViniThe Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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The Comic Strip Presents...
as Home SecretaryThe Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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The Comic Strip Presents...
as Club Chairman/WaiterThe Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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The Comic Strip Presents...
as FatherThe Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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The Comic Strip Presents...
as TimThe Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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The Comic Strip Presents...
as Governor WilkinsThe Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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The Comic Strip Presents...
as TransvestiteThe Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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The Comic Strip Presents...
as Tim GoodmanThe Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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The Comic Strip Presents...
as Barmaid/InspectorThe Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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The Colour of Magic
as Arch AstronomerAs Rincewind involuntarily becomes a guide to the naive tourist Twoflower, they find themselves...
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M.I. High
as uncreditedM.I. High is a BBC children's spy-fi adventure series. It was produced for the BBC by the...
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The Magic Roundabout
as uncreditedThe Magic Roundabout is a French-British children's television programme created in France in...
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The Last Detective
as uncredited"Dangerous" Davies always gets the cases no one else wants, and no one notices when he...
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The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
as Gilfroy Deacon McStannahorseComedy about an inept American placed in charge of sales at his company's London branch. He has...
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Filthy Rich & Catflap
as Ralph FilthyRichie causes trouble in his pursuit of TV fame with Eddie, his alcoholic minder, and Filthy,...
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Shine on Harvey Moon
as uncreditedShine on Harvey Moon! is a British comedy-drama series made by Central Television for ITV from 8...
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Hogfather
as Mr. SideneyOn the night before Hogswatch, the holiday where kids anticipate presents from the beloved...
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Mayo
as Robert BainbridgeCharismatic detective Gil Mayo wise-cracks his way through a variety of murder mysteries...
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Mandy
as CaptainMandy is a woman with dreams. Big dreams. Most of all she dreams of breeding Doberman Pinchers....
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Happy Families
as BarmanHappy Families was a rural comedy drama written by Ben Elton which appeared on the BBC in 1985...
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The Grimleys
as Les GrimleyThe Grimleys is a nostalgic comedy-drama television series set on a council estate in Dudley,...
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King and Castle
as David CastleHaving hastily left the Met before his dubious activities finally caught up with him,...
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Boomers
as uncreditedSitcom following the ups and downs of three retired couples living in Thurnemouth, 'Norfolk's...
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Bonjour la Classe
as uncreditedBonjour la Classe is a British television comedy series broadcast on BBC1 in 1993. Created and...
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Blackeyes
as Jeff77-year-old Maurice James Kingsley writtes a successful novel about a fashion model, in this...
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Timewasters
as LangleyA struggling four-piece South London jazz band find themselves transported back in time to the...
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Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights
as uncreditedGroundbreaking alternative comedy programme bringing the new wave of humour to television for...
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The Marriage of Figaro
as AntonioBy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. With libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte in a new translation by Tony...
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