Overview
Nigel Planer
Known For
The Making of Do They Know It’s Christmas?
Forty years on from the release of the hit single...
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
imagine... profiles the UK’s most successful double act of the...
The Rise of the Comic Strip
Documentary about the beginnings and the Channel 4 years of...
Red Riding Hood: After Ever After
Fifty years after her legendary brush with the wolf, an...
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
This documentary explores the legacy of one of the most...
We Have Been Watching
This series features some of Britain's best-loved comedians and funniest...
Biography
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.