Nigel Planer
- 71 years old
- English
- Actor and writer
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Bonus-packed The Young Ones coming to Blu-ray
Iconic early "alternative comedy" sitcom The Young Ones has been comprehensively restored for a new Blu-ray release, which is to be packed with new and never-seen extra features.
British Comedy Guide, 28th October 2022Alison Steadman & Nigel Planer star in Radio 4 sex and farming sitcom
Radio 4 has ordered Mucking In, the latest sitcom from Sue Limb starring Alison Steadman, Nigel Planer and Morwenna Banks. The station has also ordered further series of Miles Jupp's Party's Over and Angus Deayton's Alone.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd June 2022How we killed comedy theatre: Nigel Planer interviewed
"We used to have a theatre of comedy in London but it got hijacked": the playwright and Young Ones star discusses the death of farce - and how he's trying to revive it.
Lloyd Evans, The Spectator, 26th August 2021Mandy starring Diane Morgan to return for Series 2
BBC Two has ordered a second series of Mandy, the comedy created by and starring Diane Morgan. Filming is underway, with guest stars set to include Anna Maxwell Martin, Nick Mohammed, Sir Tom Courtenay, Alexei Sayle and Nigel Planer.
British Comedy Guide, 29th July 2021Floral Pavilion debut for play by Nigel Planer
The world premiere of a farce by British comedy legend Nigel Planer opens at Wirral's Floral Pavilion as part of a UK tour next month.
Craig Manning, Wirral Globe, 10th July 2021Carry On Columbus: failed attempt to revive the series
Carry On Columbus started filming less than six months before it was released - and it'd be the movie that brought down the curtain on the series.
Simon Brew, Film Stories, 8th July 2021Timewasters: definitely not a waste of time
The British comedy about jazz musicians who're transported to the 1920s makes its America debut on IMDb TV.
Cheryl Eddy, Gizmodo, 15th June 2021The attempted suicide of Partridge & other characters
A look at sitcom characters and suicide, or attempted suicide. Includes talk about Neil in The Young Ones, Denholm Reynholm in The IT Crowd, and a Toblerone-addicted Alan Partridge's barefoot drive to Dundee.
David E. J. A. Bennett, Capers Magazine, 25th May 2021Spoof thespian Nicholas Craig returns
The mock classical actor created by Nigel Planer and Christopher Douglas scaled the heights at the RSC and the 'Nash'. Now, he's ready for a comeback.
Chris Wiegand, The Guardian, 6th April 2021Q&A: Nigel Planer
Planer is playing Grandpa in the stage version of Grandpa's Great Escape.
Simon Bland, Big Issue North, 16th December 2019