Christopher Biggins
Chris Biggins is still as popular as ever! Appearing in the West End show, "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang". Performing as the character, 'Baron Bomburst'. Starring in this year for a year! He also now does the voice over for television programme, 'T4'. With numerous TV, Radio and Print credits, this is the year of his Renaissance!
Christopher started his training at Salisbury Repertory Theatre and later at Bristol Old Vic as a prelude to his first West End appearance - creating the role of Head Jumbly in The Owl and the Pussycat Went to Sea.
Television appearances followed and he appeared in such productions as Paul Temple, The Likely Lads, Man of Straw, Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, The Ronnie Barker Show, Shoestring, Kidnapped, Bronte Connection, Infidelities and will be remembered for his portrayal as Lukewarm in the BBC series Porridge. Most recently Christopher appeared in two episodes of Bad Girls for ITV.
During this period Christopher managed a year with The Royal Shakespeare Company appearing in London Assurance with Judi Dench and Donald Sinden. Other theatre work includes a national tour of Side by Side by Sondheim, Beyond the Fringe, A Touch of Spring and more recently Cluedo and On Approval.
In the summer of 1990 Christopher played and sang the role of Herod in Jesus Christ Superstar at London's Barbican Theatre.
Christopher is best remembered for his performances as Emperor Nero in the award winning BBC series I Claudius and then as Reverend Ossie Whitworth, the wicked vicar, in the hugely popular series Poldark also for the BBC.
Film credits include Eskimo Nell, Applause with Lauren Bacall, The Rocky Horror Show and as Stephano in the Derek Jarman film version of Shakespeare's The Tempest. Christopher also appeared in the American film for television Masada. Other credits include School for Scandal, Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls, The Connecticut Yankee for Regent's Park; and for television Dramarama and French and Saunders for the BBC. Christopher's numerous pantomime appearances include Nurse Tickle in Babes in the Wood at the Mayflower Theatre in Southampton, Dame in Dick Whittington at the Hexagon Theatre in Reading, Buttons in Cinderella at the Epsom Playhouse and Idle Jack in Dick Whittington at the Kings Theatre, Glasgow.
Other credits include: Whoop Di Doo (King's Head, London), Decadence (Reynolds Films), Cluedo (Rev Green - Granada TV), Aladdin (Widow Twankey - Theatre Royal, Norwich), Weekend Plus (guest presenter on two shows - Anglia TV), The Sooty Show (Sooty Films Ltd), Surprise Surprise (LWT), Caught in the Act (feature film - Midsummer Films Ltd), Nosferatu, The Vampire (Renfeld - Nosferatu Productions), Aladdin (Widow Twankey - Bromley), The Comedy of Errors and The Tempest (Regent's Park), Absolutely Fabulous - The Last Shout (Saunders & French Productions), Dick Whittington (Sarah the Cook - Gatehouse, Stafford), The Three Musketeers (Carpenter - Tour - Canterbury Tales Prods), Five's Company (regular contributor - Channel Five), Adam's Family Tree (The Sorceror - YTV), Jack and the Beanstalk (Devonshire Park Theatre), Presenter - Gay TV (Eastbourne), Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? - Gay TV (satellite), Mother Goose (Michael Rose Prods), Cold Fish (feature film - Opus Films), The Big Breakfast (regular guest and presenter - Planet 24/Channel 4), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Really Useful Films - The video), Monster TV (BBC TV), Circus (Film - Dir: Rob Walker), Alfresco (Meridian TV), Mother Goose (Director & Dame - Cambridge Arts Theatre), Lady Windermere's Fan (Lord Augustus - Windsor Theatre Royal and tour), Jack and the Beanstalk (directing & starring - Arts Theatre, Cambridge), The Victorians (as Queen Victoria, with Jonathan Meades - BBC TV), Charley's Aunt (Stephen Spettigue - Windsor Theatre Royal & tour), Surrealism (with Jonathan Meades - BBC TV), Banzai (Channel 4), Ready Steady Cook (Bazal/BBC), Dick Whittington (Arts Theatre, Cambridge), Stupid Punts (BBC TV), So You Think You're a Good Driver (BBC TV).
