Robson Green's Weekend Escapes: JJ Chalmers
6:30 pm - 7:00 pm, Tuesday, January 6 on BBC Two HD (102)
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JJ Chalmers
Season 4, Episode 2
Robson is joined by Invictus Games gold medal winner JJ Chalmers. The pair head to Killicrankie, where they zip wire across the River Garry, before heading to their digs for the night. They also take a sledge ride through countryside and then head to the Blackruthven Estate, where they are given a drystone-walling lesson
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Robson Green
(Presenter)
JJ Chalmers
(Guest)
Gareth Deighan
(Executive producer)
Stuart Ramsay
(Director)
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Did You Know..
Robson Green
(Presenter)
Born:
December 18, 1964
in
Hexham, Northumberland
Best Known For:
His role in Soldier Soldier.
Early-life:
Born Robson Golightly Green in Hexham, Northumberland, on December 18, 1964, the son of a miner. He has two sisters and a brother. As a child, he harboured ambitions to become a pilot in the RAF and joined the Air Training Corps, but after leaving school, he took a draughtsman's apprenticeship at a shipbuilder's yard instead. However, after appearing in various amateur dramatic productions, he quit his job to take up acting full time.
Career:
Robson started out at Newcastle's Live Theatre, and was spotted in BBC production A Night on the Tyne, which led to a regular role in Casualty. He then spent four years in Soldier Soldier, during which he began a successful singing partnership with co-star Jerome Flynn. The pair also starred together in Ain't Misbehavin' in 1997. Other projects include The Student Prince, Touching Evil, Grafters, Northern Lights, Wire in the Blood, Close and True, Being Human and Waterloo Road. A keen fisherman, he has filmed several series of Extreme Fishing with Robson Green, which has taken him across the globe. He also has a production company, Coastal.
Quote:
"Always turn up on time, know your lines and get to know the people you work with."
Trivia:
He supports Newcastle United FC.
JJ Chalmers
(Guest)
Gareth Deighan
(Executive producer)
Stuart Ramsay
(Director)
