Richard Wilson (I)
- 88 years old
- Scottish
- Actor
Press clippings
Vinyl release of One Foot radio adaptations
The four BBC Radio 2 adaptations of One Foot In The Grave, aired in 1995, are to be released as a bright burgundy-coloured vinyl set this summer.
British Comedy Guide, 1st June 2023OFITG latest show to be hit with woke warning
The episode - titled Love And Death - sees Victor (Richard Wilson) and wife Margaret (Annette Crosbie) go on holiday to Bournemouth. They are told by two guests that there are midgets in the bathroom, but thinking they said midges, Victor bursts in there with bug spray. Instead Victor - whose catchphrase is "I don't believe it", finds two half-naked dwarves, who are part of a theatre show. It is offensive to use the word midget in reference to people with dwarfism.
Fay Leyfield, The Sun, 14th 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 2021Richard Wilson says he'd 'had enough' of Victor Meldrew
Appearing on Desert Island Discs, One Foot In The Grave star Richard Wilson today reveals he was happy to see grumpy Victor Meldrew dead and buried.
Sarah Robertson and Myriam Toua, The Mirror, 19th June 2021Richard Wilson's memory 'destroyed' after a nasty fall
The 84-year old says how he hit his head after suffering a heart attack five years ago. And now he is suffering memory loss as a result.
Tom Bryant, The Mirror, 3rd March 2021Richard Wilson didn't want to play older man in OFITG
It's been 20 years since Britain's most popular grump, Victor Meldrew, was killed off in the final episode of the hit BBC sitcom. Two decades on, the stars reflect on the comedy classic One Foot In The Grave.
Richard Webber, The Mirror, 27th August 2020Celebrating 25 years of Father Ted's hilarity
Twenty-five years ago today, a phenomenon burst upon our television screens. The first showing of Father Ted on Channel 4 brought us the strange and very, very funny world of Craggy Island and its trio of priests with their housekeeper.
Martin Hannan, The National (Scotland), 21st April 2020"I don't believe it!" Britain's favourite catchphrase
Victor Meldrew's infamous catchphrase "I don't believe it!" has been voted the nation's favourite of all time. "Don't Panic!" from Dad's Army came third, with the second being "Simples" from the Compare the Market adverts.
Grant Bailey, Metro, 30th September 2019Stars on life haunted by their catchphrases
How do actors cope with having their defining line shouted at them in the streets - for decades? Richard Wilson, Maureen Lipman and Tony Robinson tell all.
Ryan Gilbey, The Guardian, 23rd July 2019Scotland's funniest 60 people
As the Glasgow International Comedy Festival prepares to launch with a gaggle of giggles later this month, we count down Scotland's funniest 60 people.
The Herald, 3rd March 2019