An Actor's Life For Me

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An Actor's Life For Me (Television)
Genre	Sitcom
Running time	30 minutes
Starring	John Gordon-Sinclair Gina McKee Victor Spinetti Benedict Taylor
Country of origin	UK
Original channel	BBC
Original run	14 November 1991–19 December 1991
No. of episodes	6
IMDb profile

An Actor's Life For Me was a short-lived BBC sitcom starring John Gordon-Sinclair and Gina McKee that lasted for only six episodes on television, but lasted for nineteen episodes on radio. It was written by Paul Mayhew-Archer, who later co-wrote The Vicar of Dibley. It is not currently available on DVD.

1 Cast
- 1.1 Television
- 1.2 Radio
2 Plot
3 Television episodes
4 Radio Series
5 References

[edit] Cast

[edit] Television

John Gordon-Sinclair - Robert Neilson
Gina McKee - Sue Bishop
Victor Spinetti - Desmond Shaw
Benedict Taylor - Sebastian Groom
Sophie Dix - Stage Manager

[edit] Radio

John Gordon-Sinclair - Robert Wilson
Caroline Quentin - Sue Bishop
Gary Waldhorn - Desmond Shaw

[edit] Plot

An Actor's Life For Me was based around Robert Neilson, an actor who believes is about to make it big time. While he never achieves his quest for fame, he always remains optimistic that he will do at the next audition. His girlfriend, Sue Bishop, and agent Desmond Shaw did their best to keep his feet on the ground. In the radio series, his surname was Wilson.

[edit] Television episodes

A Kiss Is Just A Kiss (14 Nov 91)
I Can Do That (21 Nov 91)
Fathers And Sons (28 Nov 91)
May The Farce Be With You (5 Dec 91)
Night Of The Living Dead (12 Dec 91)
Not Suitable For Parents (19 Dec 91)

[edit] Radio Series

An Actor's Life For Me aired on BBC Radio 2 for three series. The first series of seven episodes aired from 20 January to 3 March 1989. The second series had six episodes and ran from 11 February to 18 March 1990. The third and final series also had six episodes and ran from 5 January to 9 February 1993.