Cast & creator
Nigel Planer
Best known for Death in Paradise, Ready, Steady, Cook, Father Brown
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.
82
film credits
65
television credits
144
1964–2026 · acting roles
6.8
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (147)
Showing 147 of 147 credits
Death in Paradise
Eugene Sutton
2011
Ready, Steady, Cook
Self - Guest
1994
Father Brown
Ronnie Grunion
2013
Grantchester
Giles Montgomery
2014
Sherlock Holmes
Inspector Hopkins
1984
GMTV
Self
1993
Agatha Christie's Marple
Mr. Venables
2004Film '72
Self
1971
An Audience with...
Self
1978
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant
2011
Inside No. 9
Frank
2014The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Self
2007
Blackadder
Lord Smedley
1983
Richard Osman's House of Games
Self - Panellist
2017
The Comic Strip Presents...
Tommy/Doc/Ivan/McClowsky/Australian
1982The Comic Strip Presents...
Charles
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Den Dennis
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Julian
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Nigel
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Dave
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Paul
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Marlon
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Derek
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Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor 1
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Tony
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Stan
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TV Presenter
1982The Comic Strip Presents...
Steve's Manager/1st MI5 Man
1982The Comic Strip Presents...
Aldo Vini
1982The Comic Strip Presents...
Writer
1982
SpongeBob SquarePants
Dr. Marmalade (voice)
1999
Celebrity Mastermind
2003
Jonathan Creek
Shelford
1997
Episodes
Sanford Shamiro
2011
The Young Ones
Neil
1982
Screen One
Paul Hocking
1989
M.I. High
Prime Minister
2007
Shine on Harvey Moon
Lou Lewis
1982
Lockwood & Co.
John Fairfax
2023
Legends
Self - Narrator (voice)
2006
Mandy
Captain
2020
The Colour of Magic
Arch Astronomer
2008The Michael Ball Show
Self
2010
Upstart Crow
Egeus
2016
The Last Detective
2003
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Inspector Hopkins
1994
Brazil
Charlie--Dept. of Works
1985
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
Gilfroy Deacon McStannahorse
2010
I Give It a Year
Brian
2013
Storyboard
David Castle
1983
The Grimleys
Les Grimley
1999
Timewasters
Langley
2017
Boomers
2014
Mayo
Robert Bainbridge
2006
Hogfather
Mr. Sideney
2006
Filthy Rich & Catflap
Ralph Filthy
1987
We Have Been Watching
Self
2017
The Magic Roundabout
1964
Flood
Keith Hopkins
2007
Happy Families
Barman
1985
Yellowbeard
Mansell
1983
Blackeyes
Jeff
1989
Hogfather
Mr. Sideney
2007
The Wind in the Willows
Car Salesman
1996
King and Castle
David Castle
1986
Ratburger
Headmaster
2017
Summer School
Julian
1983
Bonjour la Classe
1993
The Marriage of Figaro
Antonio
1994
Eat the Rich
DHSS Manager
1987
Bright Young Things
Taxi Driver
2003
Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation
Self - Narrator (voice)
2008
The Trials of Oz
John Peel
1991
Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights
1980
Five Go to Rehab
Barmaid/Inspector
2012
Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint
Ned
2026
Jeepers Creepers
American Reporter (voice)
2020
Jeremy Hardy Gives Good Sex
1995
The Color of Magic 2in1
Arch Astronomer
2010
Red Top
Rupert Murdoch
2016
Jealousy
Transvestite
1993
Red Riding Hood: After Ever After
Nun Wolf
2022
Oh No, Not Them
Neil
1989
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1
Arch Astronomer
2008
Spaghetti Hoops
Aldo Vini
1990
30 Years of Comic Strip
2012
GLC: The Carnage Continues
TV Presenter
1990
Carry On Columbus
The Wazir
1992
Four Men in a Car
Tim
1998
The Land Girls
Gerald
1998
The Comic Strip
1981The Comic Strip
Writer
1981
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
2018
Burn Burn Burn
Henry
2016
The Rise of the Comic Strip
Self
2023
Cuts
Jocelyn Pride
1996
Rik Mayall: Magnificent B'Stard
Self
2026
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
Self
2005
Sleigh
Gerald
2017
Bad News
Den Dennis
1983
imagine... French & Saunders: Pointed, Bitchy, Bitter
Self
2023
The Making of 'The Young Ones'
Self
2007Roll Over Beethoven
Nigel Cochrane
1985
More Bad News
Den Dennis
1988
Demonella
Father
1993
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie!
Stan
1990
The Crying Game
Club Chairman/Waiter
1992
A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques
Paul
1984
Three Steps to Hendon
Gerry Jameson
2005
The List
Ted Rove
2013
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
Self
2024
Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase
Governor Wilkins
1993
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
Stan
1990
Sex Actually
Graham
2005
Bottom Mindless Violence
Neil Pye / Ralph Filthy (archive footage)
2004
Unnatural Pursuits
George Pepperly
1992
The Hunt for Tony Blair
Peter Mandelson
2011
Completely Bad News
Den Dennis
2019
Red Nose of Courage
Home Secretary
1992
The Last Impresario
Self
2014
The Supergrass
Gunter
1985
You Are Here
Sheldon Cohen
1998
Group Madness
Self
1983
Clockwork Mice
Parkey
1995
Four Men in a Plane
Tim Goodman
2000
Santa's First Christmas
Romuald the Reindeer
1992
Dead on Time
Boring Friend
1983
Private Enterprise
Derek
1986
The Strike
Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor
1988
Dirty Movie
Nigel
1984
Number 27
Andrew Veitch
1988
Slags
Marlon
1984The Nicholas Craig Masterclass
1990
Frankenstein's Baby
Paul Hocking
1990
Heavy Metal Britannia
Self
2010
Funseekers
Tony
1988Funseekers
Writer
1988
Diana & Me
Taxi Driver
1997
Oxford
Steve's Manager/1st MI5 Man
1990
Prog Rock Britannia
Narrator
2009How to Be Old with Nicholas Craig
Nicholas Craig
2009
War
Various Roles
1983
Susie
Dave
1984How To Be Eighteenth Century
Nicholas Craig
2006
Alternative Rebellion: The Beginning of Britain's Alternative Comedy Scene
2007How To Be Sci-Fi
2006
From Andy Pandy to Zebedee: The Golden Age of Children's Television
Self - Narrator (voice)
2015