He was a regular in the early 1990s BBC One drama series '' The House of Eliott '' , and also appeared on stage in the West End , co-starring with Gene Wilder in '' Laughter on the 23rd Floor '' by Neil Simon in 1997 .
He was a regular in the early 1990s BBC One drama series '' The House of Eliott '' and had a small role in the 1993 film '' Shadowlands '' . 
 He also appeared on stage in the West End , co-starring with Gene Wilder in '' Laughter on the 23rd Floor '' by Neil Simon in 1997 .