Boon: Fiddler Under the Roof
01:30 am - 02:30 am, Tuesday, May 19 on Rewind TV (81)
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Fiddler Under the Roof
Season 2, Episode 12
A wedding at the Coaching Inn turns sour for Harry. Ken helps a bridegroom who has a secret to share. Guest starring Joe and Stephen McGann
General
Movie/Drama
Cast & Crew
Michael Elphick
(Actor)
.. Ken Boon
David Daker
(Actor)
.. Harry Crawford
Neil Morrissey
(Actor)
.. Rocky Cassidy
Joe McGann
(Actor)
.. Rory McGillivray
Stephen McGann
(Actor)
.. Kevin McGillivray
More Information
Did You Know..
Michael Elphick
(Actor)
.. Ken Boon
David Daker
(Actor)
.. Harry Crawford
Neil Morrissey
(Actor)
.. Rocky Cassidy
Born:
July 04, 1962
in
Stafford
Best Known For:
Men Behaving Badly.
Early-life:
Neil Anthony Morrissey was born on July 4, 1962, in Staffordshire, one of four sons of Irish Catholic parents. He and brother Stephen were caught by police during a spree of petty pilfering. They were separated, sent to a children's home and grew up in care. Morrissey didn't have many prospects on leaving school, but turned his life around after enrolling at the Guildhall School Of Music And Drama. On graduating, he landed a job in panto.
Career:
Morrissey made ends meet by taking on advertising work, eventually making his TV debut in a 1984 Juliet Bravo episode. The same year he had a small role in The Bounty alongside Anthony Hopkins and Mel Gibson. Morrissey's big break came in Boon, playing sidekick Rocky for five years before quitting in 1992. Six series of Men Behaving Badly turned him into a major TV star. Other projects include A Woman's Guide To Adultery, Happy Birthday Shakespeare, Hunting Venus, Up 'n' Under, My Summer With Des, The Match and Paradise Heights. He was the original voice of Bob the Builder and had hit records as the character.
Quote:
'If someone wants to pay me millions to be lazy on a big fat project in the sun, then I'm more than happy to take it.'
Trivia:
He appeared on the stage in 2006 in Acorn Antiques: The Musical.
Joe McGann
(Actor)
.. Rory McGillivray
Stephen McGann
(Actor)
.. Kevin McGillivray
Born:
February 02, 1963
in
Kensington, Liverpool
Best Known For:
Being part of the McGann acting dynasty.
Early-life:
Stephen was born in Kensington, Liverpool, on February 2nd, 1963. He is one of a family of acting brothers, the others being Joe, Paul and Mark. Stephen made his professional acting debut in 1982 in West End musical Yakety Yak. His first TV credit was a guest role in an episode of Juliet Bravo.
Career:
Further supporting roles followed in Brookside, Help!, Boon and Bergerac before he landed a lead role in children's drama Streetwise. In 1995, he starred with his brothers in BBC four-part drama The Hanging Gale. He received greater exposure in 1999 when he joined the cast of Emmerdale as Sean Reynolds. He stayed with the soap until January 2002. He can currently be seen playing Dr Patrick Turner in the BBC's hugely popular drama Call the Midwife. His West End credits include Blood Brothers, Art and Footloose.
Quote:
'My wife can always tell it's a Saturday because she'll look out the conservatory window and see me filling up the bird feeders in my old slippers like the trendy person I am.'
Trivia:
He is married to Call the Midwife creator Heidi Thomas.
