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Name
  
Christopher Douglas


Role
  
British actor

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Christopher Douglas (born c.1955) is a British actor and writer.

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Douglas left school at 15 and spent two years in his early twenties researching the life of Douglas Jardine the England test cricketer. This research formed the basis of a biography of Jardine in 2002. He has also written a radio play on cricket based on the series The Englishman Abroad which was broadcast as a Saturday Night Theatre on Radio 4 in September 1980.

As an actor, he is best known for playing Samuel Onedin in the BBC nautical drama The Onedin Line. He also played the role of Vera Downend's godson Martin Bell in the ITV Midlands based daily serial Crossroads during 1973/74

In 1990 Douglas co-created, with Nigel Planer, the character of the fictional actor Nicholas Craig for whom he wrote the fictional autobiography I, An Actor, and which developed into two TV series and a stage show, which he directed.

He co-created the fictional cricketer Dave "Pod" Podmore whom he played in the 2002 BBC Radio 4 series Dave Podmore's World of Cricket and three series of Dave Podmore's Cricket Fix for Radio 4 .

Douglas collaborated on the fictional autobiography which inspired the series, Pod Almighty! (1996) and The Word of Pod, (2002) a collection of the Dave Podmore columns he wrote for The Guardian newspaper. He also "ghosted" actress June Whitfield's autobiography published in 2000.

Since 2005, he has co-written (with Andrew Nickolds) and starred in Ed Reardon's Week, a situation comedy on BBC Radio 4 about a failed hack writer.

Since 2009, he has co written (with Nicola Sanderson) Beauty of Britain a situation comedy on BBC Radio 4 about an African immigrant care worker.

Publications

  • Christopher Douglas, Douglas Jardine: Spartan Cricketer, Methuen, 2003, ISBN 978-0-413-77226-8
  • Filmography

    Actor
    2011
    Timeshift (TV Series documentary) as
    Nigel Walmsley
    - The Picture Postcard World of Nigel Walmsley (2011) - Nigel Walmsley (voice)
    2007
    Lead Balloon (TV Series) as
    Pharmacist
    - Sick (2007) - Pharmacist
    1995
    The Bill (TV Series) as
    Martin Smith
    - Babyface (1995) - Martin Smith
    1992
    Early Travellers in North America (TV Series) as
    Anthony Trollope
    - The American Way (1992) - Anthony Trollope
    - Slavery (1992) - Anthony Trollope
    - Bed and Board (1992) - Anthony Trollope
    - Journeys (1992) - Anthony Trollope
    1986
    Casualty (TV Series) as
    Mr. Radford
    - Quiet (1986) - Mr. Radford
    1986
    Lenny Henry Tonite (TV Series)
    - What a Country! (1986)
    1986
    C.A.T.S. Eyes (TV Series) as
    Captor
    - Honeytrap (1986) - Captor
    1983
    Reilly: Ace of Spies (TV Mini Series) as
    Aleks Alexandrovich
    - Gambit (1983) - Aleks Alexandrovich
    1977
    The Onedin Line (TV Series) as
    Samuel Onedin
    - A Long Way Home (1980) - Samuel Onedin
    - Guilty - In All Innocence (1980) - Samuel Onedin
    - Vengeance (1980) - Samuel Onedin
    - The Price of Pride (1980) - Samuel Onedin
    - Jonah's Luck (1980) - Samuel Onedin
    - The Honeymoon (1980) - Samuel Onedin
    - Blood Ties (1980) - Samuel Onedin
    - Revenge (1980) - Samuel Onedin
    - A Royal Return (1980) - Samuel Onedin
    - Homeward Bound (1979) - Samuel Onedin
    - Outward Bound (1979) - Samuel Onedin
    - Storm Clouds (1979) - Samuel Onedin
    - The Suitor (1979) - Samuel Onedin
    - Running Free (1979) - Samuel Onedin
    - To Honour and Obey (1979) - Samuel Onedin
    - Dirty Cargo (1979) - Samuel Onedin
    - The Paddy Westers (1979) - Samuel Onedin
    - The Homecoming (1979) - Samuel Onedin
    - Liverpool Bound (1979) - Samuel Onedin
    - The Fortune Hunters (1978) - Samuel Onedin
    - Men of Honour (1978) - Samuel Onedin
    - A Sea of Troubles (1978) - Samuel Onedin
    - Highly Explosive (1978) - Samuel Onedin
    - The Upright Man (1978) - Samuel Onedin
    - Stand by to Go About (1978) - Samuel Onedin
    - Double Dealers (1978) - Samuel Onedin
    - Collision Course (1978) - Samuel Onedin
    - No Smoke Without Fire (1978) - Samuel Onedin
    - A Hard Life (1977) - Samuel Onedin
    - The Stowaway (1977) - Samuel Onedin
    - The Trade Winds (1977) - Samuel Onedin
    - Coffin Ships (1977) - Samuel Onedin
    1980
    Blake's 7 (TV Series) as
    Leader One / Leader Three
    - The Harvest of Kairos (1980) - Leader One / Leader Three (voice, uncredited)
    1979
    Matilda's England (TV Mini Series) as
    Colin Gregg
    - The Drawing Room (1979) - Colin Gregg
    - The Summer House (1979) - Colin Gregg
    - The Tennis Court (1979) - Colin Gregg
    1978
    The Flockton Flyer (TV Series) as
    Young Man
    - 'Op It (1978) - Young Man
    1977
    Secret Army (TV Series) as
    Noel Uys
    - Identity in Doubt (1977) - Noel Uys
    1977
    Crown Court (TV Series) as
    Jack Markman
    - A Matter of Faith: Part 3 (1977) - Jack Markman
    - A Matter of Faith: Part 2 (1977) - Jack Markman
    - A Matter of Faith: Part 1 (1977) - Jack Markman
    1977
    Rooms (TV Series) as
    Dave Marsden
    - We Are All Pawns (1977) - Dave Marsden (uncredited)
    - Broken Hearts (1977) - Dave Marsden
    - House Party (1977) - Dave Marsden
    - Portraits (1977) - Dave Marsden (uncredited)
    - Repairs (1977) - Dave Marsden
    - The Artist (1977) - Dave Marsden (uncredited)
    1973
    Crossroads (TV Series) as
    Martin Bell
    - Episode #1.2230 (1974) - Martin Bell
    - Episode #1.2173 (1974) - Martin Bell
    - Episode #1.2018 (1973) - Martin Bell
    - Episode #1.2015 (1973) - Martin Bell
    - Episode #1.2012 (1973) - Martin Bell
    - Episode #1.1979 (1973) - Martin Bell
    - Episode #1.1978 (1973) - Martin Bell
    - Episode #1.1976 (1973) - Martin Bell
    - Episode #1.1971 (1973) - Martin Bell
    - Episode #1.1969 (1973) - Martin Bell
    1974
    Play for Today (TV Series) as
    Honeybone
    - Penda's Fen (1974) - Honeybone
    1973
    The Hireling (uncredited)
    1973
    Arthur of the Britons (TV Series) as
    Yan
    - The Wood People (1973) - Yan
    Self
    2012
    Return to Crossroads (Documentary) as
    Self
    2008
    The Cult of... (TV Series documentary) as
    Self
    - The Onedin Line (2008) - Self

    References

    Christopher Douglas (British actor) Wikipedia