When their warren is threatened by man, a group of rabbits decide to find a new home many miles away. Richard was the voice of fiver in watership down from 1973. Down to earth 1995 and, in particular, ever decreasing circles 1984, which is briers own particular favourite. Some comedies are timeless, and so they remain eternally humorous. Voice of fiver, watership down also known as richard adams watership down. Ever decreasing circles manure richard briers penelope wilton peter egan. Richard briers studied drama at rada 195456 after two years service with the raf and soon afterwards was taking parts in west end theatre. It was devised by john esmonde and bob larbey and starred richard briers, who also featured in esmonde and larbeys earlier series the good life and ever decreasing circles. His fiftyyear career encompassed television, stage, film and radio.
He played tom in the bbc comedy and also starred in shows such as ever decreasing circles and monarch of. Richard briers narrated audio books at simply audiobooks. Richard david briers, cbe 14 january 1934 17 february 20 was an english actor. Richard briers cbe marks the second time the veteran actor has been honoured by the queen.
Feb 19, 20 the good life came first followed by the sitcom ever decreasing circles in which briers played the obsessive, middleaged martin opposite penelope wilson as his putupon wife ann. Richard briers biography 1934 born january 14, 1934, in merton, surrey, england. Richard briers cbe briers in march 2009 born richard david briers 19340114 14 january 1934 raynes park, surrey, england died 17 february 20 20217 aged 79 london, england occupation actor years active 195820 spouses. Sir kenneth branagh, who gave briers a new lease of life in his later career in films such as henry v, peters friends, much ado about nothing and mary shelleys frankenstein. View richard briers msyls profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Ever decreasing circles stuck in a loft richard briers peter egan penelope wilton. The writing is witty, loving, and funny is too tame a word to describe the situations. Briers had a long and prolific television and stage career and occasionally appeared in high profile hollywood films such as the 1994 film version of mary shelleys frankenstein. There was a very real darkness at the heart of it, with martin existing in what. Richard briers bio, photos, theatre credits, stage history prominent for half a century, briers career encompassed television, stage, film and radio performances. Richard adams bestseller is transformed into this pretty animation adventure that lacks most of the tension and unique viewpoint of the book. Feb 18, 20 richard briers, the actor, who has died aged 79, played the engaging free spirit who strove for a selfsufficient lifestyle in surbiton in bbc televisions classic 1970s comedy series the good life. Ever decreasing circles holiday plans richard briers penelope wilton richard egan. The perils of escaping the rat race and dropping out of society to start a farm in surbiton and to drive margo nuts.
This page was last edited on 6 october 2019, at 11. And so when i saw ever decreasing circles was available from. In the 1980s he starred in ever decreasing circles. Astrology and natal chart of richard briers, born on 1934. Richard briers msyl international policing and human. Feb 18, 20 ever decreasing circles strayed far from the wellworn path that other britcoms trudged along in the 70s and 80s. The good life came first followed by the sitcom ever decreasing circles in which briers played the obsessive, middle.
Ever decreasing circles, both written by john esmonde and. Ever decreasing circles goodbye paul richard briers. At the age of 55, kenneth branagh cast him as malvolio in twelfth night at londons riverside theatre. In the 1980s he starred in ever decreasing circles 198489, and had a leading role in monarch of the glen 20002.
In this he plays martin bryce, an interfering dogooder who tries. Richard briers simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jan 12, 2002 while he made his name appearing in tv comedies his other famous role was pedant martin brice in ever decreasing circles briers caused a stir in later years as a serious actor. Biography of richard briers excerpt richard david briers, cbe born 14 january 1934 is an english actor whose career has encompassed theatre, television, film and radio. Ever decreasing circles the party richard briers peter egan penelope wilton. Richard briers ever decreasing circles was repeated on tv not so long ago i really enjoyed it.
Bbc news entertainment richard briers classic career. Briers was the first narrator and voice actor for the show enid blytons noddy. Richard briers, who has died aged 79, was one of britains bestloved actors. One series consisting of seven episodes was produced. This kick started a fruitful relationship with the writers, resulting in the other one bbc, 1976, ever decreasing circles bbc, 1984 and down to earth bbc, 1995. Cast interviews richard briers richard briers had to perform the biggest stunt of his career in deaths shadow at the age of 64. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover richards connections and jobs at similar companies. After tom good becomes disillusioned with his life, he packs in his job and he and his wife attempt to live a completely selfsufficient life in suburbia. The actor richard briers, best known for starring in the popular bbc sitcom the good life. Facts about richard briers the meaning of the name.
The pitfalls of marriage as witnessed by george and kate starling. Briars also starred in the comedydrama everdecreasing circles, the scottish highlands drama monarch of the glen and a host of other shows. In the 1980s he starred in ever decreasing circles, and from 2000 to 2002 came back. Upcoming, new, and past richard briers movies, tv shows, tv movies, appearances, specials, and more plus, a biography, news, awards, and nominations. He was an actor, known for peter pan 2003, watership down 1978 and much ado about nothing 1993. It was very energetic climbing to the top, it seemed more like 100ft. Ever decreasing circles one night stand richard briers peter egan penelope wilton. Briers first came to prominence as george starling in marriage lines, but it was a decade later. With the death of richard briers at the age of 79, britain has sadly lost one of its finest and bestloved comedy actors. If you remember the original series, it is a joy to revisit them. Ever decreasing circles holiday plans richard briers.
Ever decreasing circles complete collection dvd richard briers. Morecambe and wises main writer eddie braben once said that what he wrote was good, but eric and ernie made it great. Richard david briers cbe 14 january 1934 17 february 20 was a much loved british actor, most famous for his role as tom good in the good life. Famed for his role as the hapless tom good in the 1970s bbc sitcom. It is performed by a fantastic cast that obviously enjoy each others company, and the comedic timing of richard briers is brilliant to say the least, and complimented by felicity kendal, penelope keith and paul eddington. Martin was richard s characters name an obsessive busybody and his wife ann penelope wilton who went on to be in doctor who. I recall a closeup of a finely drawn cartoon rabbit. Briers had a long and prolific television and stage career and occasionally appeared in high profile hollywood. Briars also starred in the comedydrama ever decreasing circles, the scottish highlands drama monarch of the glen and a host of other shows. Jan 16, 2018 ever decreasing circles manure richard briers penelope wilton peter egan. Richard briers sunday, 14th january 1934 sunday, 17th february 20 merton, surrey england.
With richard briers, felicity kendal, penelope keith, paul eddington. While he made his name appearing in tv comedies his other famous role was pedant martin brice in ever decreasing circles briers caused a stir in later years as a serious actor. He also featured in comedy series mr bean and marriage lines. The second of these was particularly popular, providing briers with a character that was the complete antithesis of tom good. Richard briers was later to star in other esmonde and larbey sitcoms the other one 1976. It was devised by john esmonde and bob larbey and starred richard briers, who also featured in esmonde and larbeys earlier series. Richard briers theatre credits, news, bio and photos. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Down to earth serie completa, ver online y descargar.
See our list of richard briers narrated audio books. Richard was born 14 th of january 1934 in raynes park south west london a few things richard has done. Richard briers celebrity profile check out the latest richard briers photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Feb 18, 20 the actor richard briers, best known for starring in the popular bbc sitcom the good life, has died at the age of 79 after a fiveyear struggle with emphysema briers, who played the self. After seeing the destruction of their warren in a vision, a community of wild rabbits set off to find a better, safer pasture, encountering various hazards along the way. With all this to do, its small wonder few sitcoms manage to launch with a satisfactory bang, but ever decreasing circles is a towering exception. Feb 19, 20 later i was in new york when they were casting ever decreasing circles theyd had difficulty casting the character of paul, but his wife ann kindly recommended me and richard readily agreed. Briers has been recognised for his services to drama, having enjoyed a varied and prolific career in tv, film and theatre. Ever decreasing circles boredom richard briers penelope wilton. This is definitely true of ever decreasing circles, which is a blend of superb acting, excellent writing, blending moments of hilarity with pathos for the characters being portrayed. He from 2000 to 2002 came back to the spotlight with a leading role in monarch of the glen.
A man stands in front of a broken bridge and a raging torrent. Briers first came to prominence as george starling in marriage lines, but it was a decade later, when he narrated roobarb and noah and nelly in. I had to run up a 60ft church tower and jump over a parapet at the top. Richard briers leaves the monarch of the glen tomorrow. Richard briers was made obe in 1989, and cbe in 2003. Writers john esmonde and bob larbey hardly make things easy for themselves with the concept they have to introduce humourless community busybody martin brice richard briers and his longsuffering wife ann penelope wilton have their. From the late 1980s, with kenneth branagh as director, he performed shakespearean roles. Oct 09, 2007 richard briers studied drama at rada 195456 after two years service with the raf and soon afterwards was taking parts in west end theatre. It was devised by john esmonde and bob larbey and starred richard briers, who also featured in esmonde and larbeys earlier series the good life 19751978 and ever decreasing circles 19841989. Richard briers, penelope wilton, peter egan, stanley lebor, geraldine newman, gabrielle daye, timothy bateson, ann davies. Richard briers was born on january 14, 1934 in merton, surrey, england as richard david briers. Paying tribute to the man hed directed in films much ado about nothing.
Briers went on to join kenneth branaghs renaissance theatre company, taking on more classical and shakespearean roles including king lear and uncle vanya. I saw this at the cinema when it came out, but not since. Richard briers, the actor, who has died aged 79, played the engaging free spirit who strove for a selfsufficient lifestyle in surbiton in bbc televisions classic 1970s comedy series the good life. John hurt, richard briers, michael graham cox, simon cadell, harry andrews, zero mostel. Richard briers played tony fairfax, who upon graduating. Down to earth is a british television situation comedy, aired in 1995 on bbc one. The good life was the show that made richard briers famous, but ever decreasing circles was his finest hour. Briers first came to prominence as george starling in marriage lines 196166, but it was a decade later, when he narrated roobarb and noah and nelly in.