Bernard Wrigley

Acting

Bernard Wrigley

Born
(age 78)
Birthplace
Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK
Credits
36 titles

Biography

From starting in folk clubs as a child bride, and then writing & performing at the Octagon theatre in Bolton, the career has always combined singing and acting. From TV programmes and films such as Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Phoenix Nights, Dinnerladies, Alan Bennett films, Brassed Off, My Son The Fanatic & Steve Coogan’s Coogan’s Run, to the many radio plays and programmes presented or guested upon, there has throughout been a steady stream of LPs and CDs - eighteen to date, the early ones all now remastered to CD.

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 34

YearTitleRole
2020 All Creatures Great & Small TV Elijah Wentworth (1 ep)
2018 Home from Home TV Bill (1 ep)
2010 Z Cars: A Lot of Fuss About Light Film Sergeant Osgood
2004 Shameless TV Russell (1 ep)
2003 The Royal TV Albert (1 ep)
2002 Harold Shipman: Doctor Death Film Market Trader
2001 Strumpet Film (Scenes Deleted)
2001 The Parole Officer Film Bike Group Leader
2001 Phoenix Nights TV Dodgy Eric (12 ep)
2000 Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings Film Various Characters
1998 Cold Feet TV Cabbie (1 ep)
1998 dinnerladies TV Man, Bob (1 ep)
1997 My Son the Fanatic Film Drunk Man
1997 Soul Music TV Asphalt (voice) (7 ep)
1997 Soul Music Film Asphalt (voice)
1996 Brassed Off Film Chapman
1995 Coogan's Run TV Tony the Receptionist (1 ep)
1992 Heartbeat TV Brown, George Costello (2 ep)
1987 Rita, Sue and Bob Too Film Teacher
1986 The Insurance Man Film Workmen
1984 A Private Function Film Painter
1980 The Glamour Girls TV Customer (1 ep)
1979 The Mersey Pirate TV (7 ep)
1979 Afternoon Off Film Vic
1978 Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf Film Mr Trickett
1978 Strangers TV DS Kevin Rignall (1 ep)
1976 Yanks Go Home TV 'Al Jolson' (1 ep)
1975 Sunset Across the Bay Film Milkman
1974 Village Hall TV Reg Goodall (1 ep)
1973 Second City Firsts TV Tommy (1 ep)
1973 Speech Day Film Arts Master
1973 Last of the Summer Wine TV Duane (1 ep)
1972 A Day Out Film Ernest Tetley
1972 Said the Preacher Film David

Crew credits 2

YearTitleJob
1978 Pickersgill People TV Original Music Composer (5 ep)
1970 Roll On Four O'Clock Film Music
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