Bernard Wrigley

Bernard Wrigley is an English singer, actor and comedian from Bolton, Lancashire, who started out in folk clubs in the late 1960s. Alongside performing traditional and original songs, stories and monologues, he has released more than sixteen albums and plays guitar and concertina. He also began acting around the same time, appearing on stage in Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot at Bolton's Octagon Theatre and in Jim Cartwright's Road for the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester. His television work spans over five decades and includes Phoenix Nights, Emmerdale, Coronation Street, Wood and Walters, Last of the Summer Wine, Cold Feet, dinnerladies, Shameless, Heartbeat and Fat Friends. In film he played a union official in Brassed Off (1996) and a teacher in Rita, Sue and Bob Too (1987). He has also acted in BBC Radio 4 plays and produced books including Shorts For All Occasions and The Longs & The Shorts Of It.