Brian Murphy... underrated actor

[Sleepin_Dragon]

Recently I re-watched the box set of The Booze Cruise, best comedy dramas i think ITV have churned out in years, but I never realised just how good an actor Brian Murphy is, everything I watched him in previously he seemed to play down beaten characters. I remember him playing a brilliant Mr Foskett in One foot, and a good role in Jonathan Creek, sadly he ended up in Last of the Summer Wine.

[quippy]

I love Nuts in May. I know people like that.

[Dame Starry]

Brian Murphy is about 76/77 years old now - I imagine he does what suits him. He was in the recent series of Hustle and has just completed filming The Estate starring Sean Brosnan.



He's married to his second wife - actress and crime writer, Linda Regan, famous for her role as 'April' in Hi-De-Hi.



Linda has her own website: Linda Regan On-Line

[Dame Starry]

I love Nuts in May. I know people like that.

That was actually Roger Sloman - with Alison Steadman.

[Sleepin_Dragon]

I love Nuts in May. I know people like that.

I love Nuts in May too, but i dont think it was him

[quippy]

Oops. You are all absolutely right. For some reason I had it fixed in my dull head that it was Brian Murphy. Bloody Hell!



Apologies all round.

[Sleepin_Dragon]

Oops. You are all absolutely right. For some reason I had it fixed in my dull head that it was Brian Murphy. Bloody Hell!



Apologies all round.

They are very similar!!!! Candice Marie lol, what a name.

[quippy]

Anyway, Brian and Yootha made Mrs Quippy laugh till she couldn't speak once.



During an episode of George and Mildred Yootha's laid in bed perusing a large catalogue. She passes it to Brian and says "George, what would you do if I came into the bedroom in this?". George looks at it and says "What? A golf cart?".

[GRAEME]

He was excellent it Mrs Merton and Malcolm too. He was the man who came to visit her bedridden husband upstairs - who you never see. Brian was almost certainly in love with her, I thought. He brought an understated emotion to the part. Lovely actor.

[Film Man]

Brian is still a leading voice on BBC Radio Drama's...he is also a big film collector on all formats.

Film Man.

[wellendcanons]

Definitely a much underrated actor. i always love to see him as George Roper in "Man About The House" and "George And Mildred". He has also played many other good parts. I especially liked him in "The Devils".



wellendcanons.

[Joenoir]

I agree with GRAEME regarding his performance in Mrs Merton and Malcolm. However, when he appeared in On Your Way Riley (as Arthur Lucan/Old Mother Riley) it was the first time I became aware of how good an actor he really was.

[Sleepin_Dragon]

He seems very popular, in the Booze Crusie 3 he has me literally crying laughing.

[Dame Starry]

He was excellent it Mrs Merton and Malcolm too. He was the man who came to visit her bedridden husband upstairs - who you never see. Brian was almost certainly in love with her, I thought. He brought an understated emotion to the part. Lovely actor.

He was excellent in that.

IIRC, he sang The Verve's "The Drugs Don't Work" at Mr Merton's bedside; it was priceless!

[vincenzo]

He was excellent as the slimy surgeon in The Devils.

[Brief Encounter]

He was excellent it Mrs Merton and Malcolm too. He was the man who came to visit her bedridden husband upstairs - who you never see. Brian was almost certainly in love with her, I thought. He brought an understated emotion to the part. Lovely actor.

I too loved this series; interesting take there, Graeme! Was also very impressed by his performance in 'On Your Way, Riley'...

[CaptainWaggett]

I remember him being rather good as the Showman/Narrator in the excellent stage version of The Invisible Man that came out of Stratford East a few years ago.

[batman]

During a (long) period of 'resting' I worked in a pizza restaurant and Brian used to come in on occasion. He is a really nice bloke, nothing 'starry' about him at all, and he was always polite and cheerful.

[Windthrop]

I remember when I was at school he was spotted shopping in the local high street during a lunchbreak and to escape the crowd outside the shop they let him out of the back entrance - only to face another crowd

[smudge]

Brian Murphy has never been under-rated in Smudge Towers. George Roper is a simply sublime signature role.



Long may he keep working!



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