Robson Green's Weekend Escapes: Rishi Nair
08:00 am - 08:30 am, Thursday, February 5 on BBC Two HD (102)
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Rishi Nair
Season 4, Episode 13
Robson invites fellow Grantchester actor Rishi Nair to visit Northumberland and explore the great outdoors. They head to Kielder forest to learn about foraging, overnight in a yurt in Northumberland National Park and explore the local bat population. A session making and painting Roman-style pots ends their weekend escape
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Robson Green
(Presenter)
Rishi Nair
(Guest)
Stuart Ramsay
(Director)
Gareth Deighan
(Executive producer)
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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.
Rishi Nair
(Guest)
Stuart Ramsay
(Director)
Gareth Deighan
(Executive producer)
