Nigel Planer

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. He has also appeared in Hairspray. He won a BRIT award in 1984 and has been nominated for Olivier, TMA, WhatsOnStage and BAFTA awards.
==Links to Peel==
Peel played a track from Nigel Planer under the Young Ones character name, Neil, covering Traffic's Hole In My Shoe, on his radio show in 1984, as well as introducing him on Top Of The Pops on 12 July 1984 (TOTP). The cover was a big hit in the UK singles chart peaking at number 2 in the summer of 1984. Nigel Planer also played John Peel in the The Trials Of Oz, which was first televised on the BBC in 1991.
==Shows Played==
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*07 July 1984 (BFBS): Hole In My Shoe (7") WEA YZ 10
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
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