Christopher Douglas (UK actor)
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Christopher Douglas is a United Kingdom actor and writer.
Douglas left school at 15 and spent two years in his early twenties researching the life of Douglas Jardine
the England test cricket
er. This research formed the basis of a biography of Jardine in 2002. He has also written a radio play on cricket based on the series The Englishman Abroad which was broadcast as a Saturday Night Theatre on Radio 4 in September 1980.
As an actor, he is best known for playing Samuel Onedin in the BBC nautical drama The Onedin Line
.
In 1990 Douglas co-created, with Nigel Planer
, the character of the fictional actor Nicholas Craig for whom he wrote the fictional autobiography I, An Actor, and which developed into two TV series and a stage show, which he himself directed.
He co-created the fictional cricketer Dave "Pod" Podmore
whom he played in the 2002 BBC Radio 4
series Dave Podmore's World of Cricket and three series of Dave Podmore's Cricket Fix for Radio 4 .
Douglas collaborated on the fictional autobiography which inspired the series, Pod Almighty! (1996) and The Word of Pod, (2002) a collection of the Dave Podmore columns he wrote for The Guardian
newspaper. He also 'ghosted' actress June Whitfield
's autobiography published in 2000.
Since 2005, he has co-written (with Andrew Nickolds) and starred in Ed Reardon's Week
, a situation comedy on BBC Radio 4 about a failed hack writer.
Since 2009, he has co written (with Nicola Sanderson) "Beauty of Britain" a situation comedy on BBC Radio 4 about an African immigrant care worker..
Douglas left school at 15 and spent two years in his early twenties researching the life of Douglas Jardine
Douglas Jardine
Douglas Robert Jardine was an English cricketer and captain of the England cricket team from 1931 to 1933–34.When describing cricket seasons, the convention used is that a single year represents an English cricket season, while two years represent a southern hemisphere cricket season because it...
the England test cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. This research formed the basis of a biography of Jardine in 2002. He has also written a radio play on cricket based on the series The Englishman Abroad which was broadcast as a Saturday Night Theatre on Radio 4 in September 1980.
As an actor, he is best known for playing Samuel Onedin in the BBC nautical drama The Onedin Line
The Onedin Line
The Onedin Line is a BBC television drama series which ran from 1971 to 1980. The series was created by Cyril Abraham.The series is set in Liverpool from 1860 to 1886 and deals with the rise of a shipping line, the Onedin Line, named after its owner James Onedin...
.
In 1990 Douglas co-created, with Nigel Planer
Nigel Planer
Nigel George Planer is an English actor, comedian, novelist and playwright.Planer is perhaps best known for his role as Neil Pye in the cult BBC comedy The Young Ones. He has appeared in many West End musicals, including Evita, Chicago, We Will Rock You, Wicked and Hairspray...
, the character of the fictional actor Nicholas Craig for whom he wrote the fictional autobiography I, An Actor, and which developed into two TV series and a stage show, which he himself directed.
He co-created the fictional cricketer Dave "Pod" Podmore
Dave Podmore
Dave Podmore is a fictional English cricketer.Co-written by the English actor and writer Christopher Douglas, Andrew Nickolds and Nick Newman, his column appears in The Guardian....
whom he played in the 2002 BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
series Dave Podmore's World of Cricket and three series of Dave Podmore's Cricket Fix for Radio 4 .
Douglas collaborated on the fictional autobiography which inspired the series, Pod Almighty! (1996) and The Word of Pod, (2002) a collection of the Dave Podmore columns he wrote for The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
newspaper. He also 'ghosted' actress June Whitfield
June Whitfield
June Rosemary Whitfield, CBE is an English actress, well known in the United Kingdom since the 1950s for roles in radio and television comedy series....
's autobiography published in 2000.
Since 2005, he has co-written (with Andrew Nickolds) and starred in Ed Reardon's Week
Ed Reardon's Week
Ed Reardon's Week is a sitcom on BBC Radio 4 recorded semi-naturalistically in the style of a radio drama. It concerns the story of a curmudgeonly 50-something writer described in the show's publicity material as an "author, pipesmoker, consummate fare-dodger and master of the abusive email"...
, a situation comedy on BBC Radio 4 about a failed hack writer.
Since 2009, he has co written (with Nicola Sanderson) "Beauty of Britain" a situation comedy on BBC Radio 4 about an African immigrant care worker..
Publications
- Christopher Douglas Douglas Jardine: Spartan Cricketer, Methuen, 2003, ISBN 978-0-413-77226-8