Nigel Planer

Nigel Planer

Acting

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.

Filmography

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The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas? ★ 8.0 The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas? 2024 imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter ★ 7.0 imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter 2023 The Rise of the Comic Strip The Rise of the Comic Strip 2023 Lockwood & Co. ★ 7.6 Lockwood & Co. 2023 Red Riding Hood: After Ever After ★ 7.0 Red Riding Hood: After Ever After 2022 Jeepers Creepers ★ 4.0 Jeepers Creepers 2020 Mandy ★ 7.6 Mandy 2020 Completely Bad News Completely Bad News 2019 How The Young Ones Changed Comedy ★ 7.0 How The Young Ones Changed Comedy 2018 Ratburger ★ 4.3 Ratburger 2017 Sleigh Sleigh 2017 Timewasters ★ 6.0 Timewasters 2017 Richard Osman's House of Games ★ 6.1 Richard Osman's House of Games 2017 We Have Been Watching We Have Been Watching 2017 Burn Burn Burn ★ 6.6 Burn Burn Burn 2016 Upstart Crow ★ 7.3 Upstart Crow 2016 Red Top ★ 5.3 Red Top 2016 From Andy Pandy to Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children's Television ★ 8.0 From Andy Pandy to Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children's Television 2015 Grantchester ★ 7.2 Grantchester 2014 Boomers ★ 6.3 Boomers 2014 The Last Impresario ★ 5.5 The Last Impresario 2014 Inside No. 9 ★ 8.0 Inside No. 9 2014 The List ★ 4.3 The List 2013 I Give It a Year ★ 5.5 I Give It a Year 2013 Father Brown ★ 7.6 Father Brown 2013 Five Go to Rehab Five Go to Rehab 2012 30 Years of Comic Strip ★ 5.0 30 Years of Comic Strip 2012 Death in Paradise ★ 7.5 Death in Paradise 2011 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip ★ 6.0 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 2011 The Hunt for Tony Blair ★ 7.8 The Hunt for Tony Blair 2011 Episodes ★ 7.2 Episodes 2011 The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret ★ 6.7 The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret 2010 The Michael Ball Show The Michael Ball Show 2010 Heavy Metal Britannia ★ 7.1 Heavy Metal Britannia 2010 How to Be Old with Nicholas Craig How to Be Old with Nicholas Craig 2009 Prog Rock Britannia ★ 7.6 Prog Rock Britannia 2009 Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation ★ 7.8 Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation 2008 The Colour of Magic ★ 6.7 The Colour of Magic 2008 The Making of 'The Young Ones' The Making of 'The Young Ones' 2007 Hogfather ★ 6.8 Hogfather 2007 The Alan Titchmarsh Show ★ 4.5 The Alan Titchmarsh Show 2007 Flood ★ 5.3 Flood 2007 M.I. High ★ 6.1 M.I. High 2007 Hogfather ★ 7.6 Hogfather 2006 How To Be Sci-Fi How To Be Sci-Fi 2006 Legends ★ 5.0 Legends 2006 How To Be Eighteenth Century How To Be Eighteenth Century 2006 Mayo ★ 4.2 Mayo 2006 Sex Actually ★ 6.5 Sex Actually 2005 The Comic Strip - A Retrospective ★ 7.5 The Comic Strip - A Retrospective 2005 Three Steps to Hendon Three Steps to Hendon 2005 Agatha Christie's Marple ★ 7.8 Agatha Christie's Marple 2004 Bottom Mindless Violence ★ 10.0 Bottom Mindless Violence 2004 Celebrity Mastermind ★ 6.0 Celebrity Mastermind 2003 Bright Young Things ★ 6.3 Bright Young Things 2003 The Last Detective ★ 7.8 The Last Detective 2003 Four Men in a Plane Four Men in a Plane 2000 The Grimleys ★ 7.6 The Grimleys 1999 You Are Here ★ 8.0 You Are Here 1998 The Land Girls ★ 6.0 The Land Girls 1998 Four Men in a Car Four Men in a Car 1998 Diana & Me ★ 6.0 Diana & Me 1997 Jonathan Creek ★ 7.5 Jonathan Creek 1997 The Wind in the Willows ★ 5.8 The Wind in the Willows 1996 Clockwork Mice ★ 4.6 Clockwork Mice 1995 The Marriage of Figaro The Marriage of Figaro 1994 Ready, Steady, Cook ★ 8.0 Ready, Steady, Cook 1994 Jealousy Jealousy 1993 Demonella Demonella 1993 Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase 1993 Bonjour la Classe ★ 6.3 Bonjour la Classe 1993 GMTV ★ 5.8 GMTV 1993 Santa's First Christmas ★ 1.2 Santa's First Christmas 1992 Carry On Columbus ★ 3.9 Carry On Columbus 1992 The Crying Game The Crying Game 1992 Red Nose of Courage ★ 8.0 Red Nose of Courage 1992 Unnatural Pursuits Unnatural Pursuits 1992 The Trials of Oz ★ 6.3 The Trials of Oz 1991 The Nicholas Craig Masterclass The Nicholas Craig Masterclass 1990 Frankenstein's Baby Frankenstein's Baby 1990