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Richard Ridings

Episode 12 of 20

Celebrities choose the TV moments that have shaped their lives. Character actor Richard Ridings joins Brian on his sofa to look back at the classic TV that helped shape his career.

Character actor Richard Ridings joins Brian on his sofa to look back at the classic TV that helped set him on the road to stardom, with a varied career playing everyone from Mr Bumble in TV hit Dickensian to Daddy Pig in children's classic Peppa Pig.

Richard shares stories of his childhood as a boy sportsman, discusses his early love of physical comedy in the shape of Harry Worth, and tells of the inspiration he gained from watching everyone's favourite hell-raiser Oliver Reed play the ultimate baddy, Bill Sikes, in the Dickens-inspired musical Oliver! Plus there is a masterclass in acting as Richard reprises his role as Buck in Hollywood blockbuster Rise of the Planet of the Apes right there on the sofa.

44 minutes

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