Gary Bleasdale
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Gary Bleasdale is an actor and playwright, born on Merseyside
England
in 1962. Gary has appeared in many television programmes since 1978 when his first role was playing the lead in an episode of the final series of Z Cars. He played Kevin Dean in The Black Stuff (1978), and in Boys From the Black Stuff, (1982). He was a regular on The Harry Enfield Show
for ten years playing one of The Scousers. He has also appeared in Casualty, Roger Roger, The Bill and many other UK television dramas. He played the Sheriff's sergeant in the 2006 BBC
adaptation of Robin Hood. Gary played a brute in 'On The Ledge', at The Royal Court Liverpool in April/May 2008 and Terry in 'Lost Soul' at The Royal Court in September 2008.
As a playwright he has written three radio plays for BBC Radio 4
. His second radio play, A Song For Edmond Shakespeare
, was shortlisted to be nominated for a Sony Radio Award in 2006. His most recent radio play, Eight Frames a Second, is a dramatised account of the life of the early cinema pioneer and inventor, William Friese-Greene
.
Merseyside
Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary, and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool...
England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
in 1962. Gary has appeared in many television programmes since 1978 when his first role was playing the lead in an episode of the final series of Z Cars. He played Kevin Dean in The Black Stuff (1978), and in Boys From the Black Stuff, (1982). He was a regular on The Harry Enfield Show
Harry Enfield's Television Programme
Harry Enfield's Television Programme was a British sketch show starring Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse...
for ten years playing one of The Scousers. He has also appeared in Casualty, Roger Roger, The Bill and many other UK television dramas. He played the Sheriff's sergeant in the 2006 BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
adaptation of Robin Hood. Gary played a brute in 'On The Ledge', at The Royal Court Liverpool in April/May 2008 and Terry in 'Lost Soul' at The Royal Court in September 2008.
As a playwright he has written three radio plays for 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...
. His second radio play, A Song For Edmond Shakespeare
A Song For Edmond Shakespeare
A Song For Edmond Shakespeare was the second of the three radio plays by Gary Bleasdale for BBC Radio 4, on the life of Edmund Shakespeare, William's younger brother. It was first broadcast on 7 January 2005 and shortlisted to be nominated for a Sony Radio Award in 2006...
, was shortlisted to be nominated for a Sony Radio Award in 2006. His most recent radio play, Eight Frames a Second, is a dramatised account of the life of the early cinema pioneer and inventor, William Friese-Greene
William Friese-Greene
William Friese-Greene was a British portrait photographer and prolific inventor. He is principally known as a pioneer in the field of motion pictures and is credited by some as the inventor of cinematography.-Career:William Edward Green was born on 7 September 1855, in Bristol...
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