Richard Wilson OBE is an actor and director who became a household name when he played the part of Victor Meldrew in the BBC sitcom One Foot in the Grave. The show, which earned him two Baftas, ran for six series. He came to acting in his late twenties, training at RADA after completing national service in the army and working as a hospital lab technician. He later won plaudits for roles in the acclaimed 1987 series Tutti Frutti, and in the long running BBC series Merlin. Richard has also become one of the country’s most respected directors with extensive credits including plays at the Royal Court, National and Sheffield theatres. He is currently directing “Peggy for You”, Alan Plater’s play about the formidable theatrical agent Peggy Ramsay, which opens at The Hampstead Theatre on December 10th.
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