Ask Richard Wilson transcript
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Richard Wilson
Richard Wilson has been the star of BBC1's 'One Foot In The Grave' for the last ten years. The comedy legend joined us after the last ever programme to talk about his thoughts on the end of an era.
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Question from Ian: Although Victor has finally departed, would you consider playing him again in another Xmas special, it could be set before he died, or you could do a Bobby Ewing!?
Richard Wilson: Hi, Ian. At the moment, no I wouldn't consider playing him again because he'd be so much younger! I don't think I could do it. At the moment, I'm quite glad he's gone.
Question from Ben Tompkinson: Are you fed up with playing Victor Meldrew?
Richard Wilson: Hi, Ben. No, we were very careful that we never did more than six episodes at a time. When we did this last series that's just finished, we hadn't done anything for two and a half years so we kept the number we did down to try and keep it fresh so it was always enjoyable. A lot of people have been doing the show since we began so it's very much a family - not just the actors, but the production team also.
Question from Carl Caputo: How do you feel about the way Victor was killed off?
Richard Wilson: Hi Carl. I think the way he was killed off, David Renwick, the writer, was very careful, insomuch as it was very moving, and David is very good at mixing comedy and tragedy. But having killed him, it was brilliant that he could go out on a laugh, so all the bits in the final collage that he described earlier immediately got a laugh. I think it was clever, but I think all of David Renwick's writing on the series has been clever.
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