Ted Robbins
Edward Michael Robbins (born 11 August 1955) is an English actor, television presenter and radio broadcaster and presents a Sunday morning show on BBC Radio Lancashire. He has performed as a warm-up artist for numerous pre-recorded comedy shows that have been filmed before live studio audiences including Granada Television's Wood and Walters and Birds of a Feather, provided the voiceover in Catchphrase from 1994 to 1996 and returned in Roy Walker's penultimate series in 1998 and 1999, and the BBC's Little Britain. He also starred in Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights (2001–02) for both series as Den Perry, the main "villain", and also the Governor in The Slammer. His most recent roles were in Benidorm in 2012 as Victor St. James. Also, Hank Zipzer in episode 8 playing Bob and Diddy TV playing Larry Bingbongberger. He guest starred as Barry Quid in Series 10 of Birds of a Feather and also in the comedy series The League of Gentlemen as Tony Cluedo, singer of Crème Brulee. On 31 January 2015, Robbins suffered a heart attack and collapsed on stage, clutching his chest, during his solo sketch at the opening night of the Phoenix Nights Live tour at the Manchester Arena.[3] His health has improved since then and he has lost two stone.[4] Robbins currently hosts the Friday afternoon show on BBC Radio Manchester. In 2020 Robbins appeared on the rebooted version of Crackerjack! as one of the "Crackerjack Players.
Calendar Girls
as Bike ManMembers of a Yorkshire branch of the Women's Institute cause controversy when they pose nude for...
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Chariots of Fire
as Shot Putter (uncredited)In the class-obsessed and religiously divided UK of the early 1920s, two determined young...
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Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
as uncreditedThe comedienne stars in this festive sketch show, alongside a host of celebrity guests.
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Eric & Ernie
as Jack HyltonSingle drama telling the story of Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise's formative years, from child...
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The Paul O'Grady Story
as HimselfA razor-witted entertainer who found fame as two people - first his drag queen alter ego, Lily...
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This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper
as uncreditedThis is a dramatisation of the real-life investigation into the notorious Yorkshire Ripper...
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The Upper Hand
as RonThe Upper Hand is a British television sitcom, produced by Central Independent Television and...
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Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators
as Joseph JJ JacquesFrank Hathaway, a hardboiled private investigator, and his rookie sidekick Lu Shakespeare form...
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Father Brown
as Jock McCudgeonFather Brown is based on G. K. Chesterton's detective stories about a Catholic priest who...
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Richard & Judy
as SelfRichard & Judy was a British chat show presented by the married couple Richard Madeley and...
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Heartbeat
as Don DibleySet during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly...
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Dalziel & Pascoe
as BarmanBritish crime drama based on the "Dalziel and Pascoe" series of books by Reginald Hill, set in...
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Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
as uncreditedSitcom about the lives and loves of five twenty-somethings in Runcorn.
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Phoenix Nights
as uncreditedThe owner of The Phoenix Club is the wheelchair-bound Brian Potter, who has presided over two...
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Phoenix Nights
as Don PerryThe owner of The Phoenix Club is the wheelchair-bound Brian Potter, who has presided over two...
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The League of Gentlemen
as Tony CluedoThe League of Gentlemen is a British comedy television series that premiered on BBC Two in 1999....
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The Chase
as uncreditedStory line is set around Yorkshire's 'Chevin Chase Veterinary Surgery', The Chase follows the...
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Surprise, Surprise
as SelfSurprise, Surprise is a British television programme originally hosted by Cilla Black and...
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Chain Letters
as uncreditedChain Letters was a British television game show produced by Tyne Tees. The show was filmed at...
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Bad Education
as PaulYoung teacher Alfie Wickers is "the worst teacher ever to grace the British education system" –...
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That Peter Kay Thing
as uncreditedThat Peter Kay Thing is a series of six spoof documentaries shown on Channel 4 in January 1999....
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Fairy Tales
as uncreditedFour contemporary adaptations of classic fairy tales, Rapunzel, Cinderella, The Emperor's New...
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Diddy TV
as Larry WeinsteinbergerDiddy Dick and Dom launch their own television channel.
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The Royal
as Ted SkinnerFollows the staff and patients of a Yorkshire cottage hospital in the 60s, embroiled in tangled...
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