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Ted Robbins
Born: 11th Aug 1955 Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Dept: Acting
Edward Michael Robbins (born 11 August 1955) is an English actor, television presenter and radio broadcaster and presents a Sunday morning show on BBC Radio Lancashire. He has performed as a warm-up artist for numerous pre-recorded comedy shows that have been filmed before live studio audiences including Granada Television's Wood and Walters and Birds of a Feather, provided the voiceover in Catchphrase from 1994 to 1996 and returned in Roy Walker's penultimate series in 1998 and 1999, and the BBC's Little Britain. He also starred in Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights (2001–02) for both series as Den Perry, the main "villain", and also the Governor in The Slammer. His most recent roles were in Benidorm in 2012 as Victor St. James. Also, Hank Zipzer in episode 8 playing Bob and Diddy TV playing Larry Bingbongberger.
He guest starred as Barry Quid in Series 10 of Birds of a Feather and also in the comedy series The League of Gentlemen as Tony Cluedo, singer of Crème Brulee.
On 31 January 2015, Robbins suffered a heart attack and collapsed on stage, clutching his chest, during his solo sketch at the opening night of the Phoenix Nights Live tour at the Manchester Arena.[3] His health has improved since then and he has lost two stone.[4]
Robbins currently hosts the Friday afternoon show on BBC Radio Manchester.
In 2020 Robbins appeared on the rebooted version of Crackerjack! as one of the "Crackerjack Players.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 35
Film: 9 (26%)
Television: 26 (74%)
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Filmography
Feb 2018 (first aired)
Frank Hathaway, a hardboiled private investigator, and his rookie sidekick Lu Shakespeare form the unlikeliest of partnerships as they investigate the ... view
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Joseph JJ Jacques (1 ep.)
2017
A razor-witted entertainer who found fame as two people - first his drag queen alter ego, Lily Savage, and then as himself. This documentary film char ... view
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Self
Mar 2016 (first aired)
P. Diddy Dick and Dom launch their own television channel. ... view
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Larry Weinsteinberger (40 ep.)
2015
Documentary looking at the career to date of Peter Kay, from Bolton schoolboy to award-winning, record-breaking comic, actor, writer and director. ... view
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Self
May 2013 (first aired)
Psychobitches is a British sketch comedy programme created by Jeremy Dyson for Sky One Arts. Rebecca Front stars as The Therapist, who holds sessions ... view
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Emmeline Pankhurst (1 ep.)
2013
With fascinating facts and big laughs, this spoof edition of Dragons' Den travels through time as great (and not so great) inventors from history pitc ... view
Character:
Duncan Bannatyne
Jan 2013 (first aired)
Father Brown is based on G. K. Chesterton's detective stories about a Catholic priest who doubles as an amateur detective in order to try and solve my ... view
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Jock McCudgeon (1 ep.)
Aug 2012 (first aired)
Young teacher Alfie Wickers is "the worst teacher ever to grace the British education system" – at Abbey Grove School, in Watford, Hertfordshire. ... view
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Paul (1 ep.)
Apr 2012 (first aired)
Playhouse Presents is a series of self-contained TV plays, made by British broadcaster Sky Arts. The series started airing on 12 April 2012, on Sky Ar ... view
Character:
Emmeline Pankhurst (1 ep.)
Mar 2012 (first aired)
Diddy Dick and Dom take on Hollywood Diddy style. Will their mini movies be box office smashes or diddy disasters? ... view
Character:
Diddy Larry Weinsteinberger (15 ep.)
2011
Single drama telling the story of Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise's formative years, from child stars to national treasures. 'Big head, short legs' is E ... view
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Jack Hylton
Jan 2008 (first aired)
Four contemporary adaptations of classic fairy tales, Rapunzel, Cinderella, The Emperor's New Clothes and Billy Goats Gruff. ... view
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Barry (1 ep.)
Sep 2006 (first aired)
Set in a fictional prison called HM Slammer, this programme follows a variety show format where “prisoners” compete, by performing to an audience, ... view
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Unknown/various (28 ep.)
Jul 2006 (first aired)
Story line is set around Yorkshire's 'Chevin Chase Veterinary Surgery', The Chase follows the drama that surrounds the family who own the surgery, alo ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
2003
Members of a Yorkshire branch of the Women's Institute cause controversy when they pose nude for a charity calendar. ... view
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Bike Man
Aug 2003 (first aired)
Eyes Down is a comedy starring Paul O'Grady as Ray Temple, the manager of a bingo hall in Liverpool, England called The Rio, although the series was f ... view
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Bonnie (1 ep.)
Apr 2003 (first aired)
Grease Monkeys is a BBC comedy-drama created by Harwant Bains, broadcast for two 10-episode series from 2003 to 2004.
Grand Trunk Garage is owned by ... view
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Rocco David (1 ep.)
Jan 2003 (first aired)
Follows the staff and patients of a Yorkshire cottage hospital in the 60s, embroiled in tangled love lives and bitter power struggles. ... view
Character:
Ted Skinner (1 ep.)
Nov 2001 (first aired)
Richard & Judy was a British chat show presented by the married couple Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan. The show originally aired on Channel 4, ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
Feb 2001 (first aired)
The lives of five loveable, 20-somethings are followed in the northern town of Runcorn in Cheshire, England, where the friends meet often at a local p ... view
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Unknown/various (2 ep.)
Jan 2001 (first aired)
The owner of The Phoenix Club is the wheelchair-bound Brian Potter, who has presided over two clubs in the past: the first (The Aquarius) flooded, the ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Don Perry (12 ep.)
2000
The comedienne stars in this festive sketch show, alongside a host of celebrity guests. ... view
Character:
Self
2000
This is a dramatisation of the real-life investigation into the notorious Yorkshire Ripper murders of the late 1970s, showing the effect that it had o ... view
Character:
Chauffeur
Jan 2000 (first aired)
That Peter Kay Thing is a series of six spoof documentaries shown on Channel 4 in January 1999. Set in and around Bolton, these follows the lives of d ... view
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Unknown/various (6 ep.)
Mar 1996 (first aired)
British crime drama based on the "Dalziel and Pascoe" series of books by Reginald Hill, set in the fictional Yorkshire town of Wetherton. The unlikely ... view
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Barman (1 ep.)
1994
Based on the tale of "Puss in Boots", Pussy in Boots follows 'Pussy' as she searches for her pantomime Prince. The role of Pussy is played by the adul ... view
Character:
The Innkeeper
Apr 1992 (first aired)
Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines. ... view
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Don Dibley (1 ep.)
May 1990 (first aired)
The Upper Hand is a British television sitcom, produced by Central Independent Television and Columbia Pictures Television and broadcast by ITV from 1 ... view
Character:
Ron (1 ep.)
Jul 1988 (first aired)
In 1988, Granada TV revised their format for multi-talented Kate Robbins and gave her a starring vehicle, although the show still featured comedian br ... view
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Various Characters (6 ep.)
Sep 1987 (first aired)
Chain Letters was a British television game show produced by Tyne Tees. The show was filmed at their City Road studios in Newcastle Upon Tyne and firs ... view
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Unknown/various (321 ep.)
Jul 1987 (first aired)
Multi-talented Kate Robbins and her comedian brother Ted appeared in their own Saturday night tea-time show from Granada TV. Here Kate impersonates, a ... view
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Various characters (7 ep.)
May 1984 (first aired)
Surprise, Surprise is a British television programme originally hosted by Cilla Black and produced by London Weekend Television for ITV. It ran for 14 ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
1981
In the class-obsessed and religiously divided UK of the early 1920s, two determined young runners train for the 1924 Paris Olympics. Eric Liddell, a d ... view
Character:
Shot Putter (uncredited)