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Network. BBC1. Jonny Briggs is a Children's BBC kitchen sink realism television programme first broadcast in 1985. It revolves around the exploits of a young boy, the eponymous hero (played by Richard Holian ), his pet dog, Razzle, and his eccentric family members: Mam ( Jane Lowe) and Dad ( Leslie Schofield ), older sister Rita ( Sue Devaney ...
Jonny Briggs centers on the exploits of a young boy, the eponymous hero (played by Richard Holian), his pet dog, Razzle, and his eccentric family members. Stars. Richard Holian. Jane Lowe. Sue Devaney. See production info at IMDbPro. Add to Watchlist. 1 User review. Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award.
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- Richard Holian – Jonny Briggs
- Sue Devaney – Rita Briggs
- Leslie Schofield – Dad
- Jane Lowe – Mam
- Karen Meagher – Miss Broom
- Jeremy Austin – Humphrey Briggs
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A special mention has to go to Richard Holian, who was a great child actor and very natural and believable in his role. Rumour has it that during the lead up to series two, Richard constantly watched and studied the 1969 film Kes, to use as inspiration for his own portrayal of Jonny. Richard was born in 1975 in Leeds. He now works as a stockbroker ...
Sue Devaney is now fifty years old – she continues to act and over the years she’s built up a huge list of credits to her name including appearances on Casualty, Coronation Street and Dinnerladieswith Victoria Wood. Sue is also a musical theatre actress – she played Rosie in the 2015 International tour of the hit show Mamma Mia!.
Oldham-born Leslie Schofield played Jonny’s Dad. Leslie appeared in the John Cleese film, Clockwise. He is best known for his role as Jeff Healy which he played from 1997 to 2000 in the soap EastEnders. He’s now 79 years old. [adunit mobile=”RTK_z9hm”]
Jonny’s ‘Mam’ was played by Jane Lowe. Born in 1943 in Wigan, Jane has since appeared in many TV shows including Heartbeat, Silent Witness, Holby City. She was also in the first series of Bad Girls, playing the character of Monica Lindsay. [adunit mobile=”RTK_dVa8″]
Karen Meagher played Jonny’s teacher, Miss Broom. Karen has appeared in many TV shows including The Bill, Bad Girls andDoctors. She is best known for playing Ruth Beckett in the 1984 BBC nuclear war drama, Threads. [adunit mobile=”RTK_wCZW”]
If you ever thought Jonny’s brother Humphrey looked familiar, that’s because Jeremy Austin (the actor who played Humphrey), was actually in Worzel Gummidge. He played the part of John, one of the children who lived on the farm, who is friends with Worzel Gummidge, while Charlotte Coleman played his on screen sister. Jonny Briggswas a top eighties s...
Jonny Briggs was a popular children's show in the 80s, starring Richard Holian as the titular character. Find out what happened to the cast members, such as Sue Devaney, Leslie Schofield and Jeremy Austin, after the show ended.
British audiences know him best as 'Mike Baldwin', the part he played on the Coronation Street (1960) TV series for almost 30 years beginning in 1976. American audiences are more likely to remember him as the young sailor who was stripped to the waist and flogged in 1962's Damn the Defiant! (1962)!
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John Ernest Briggs MBE (5 September 1935 – 28 February 2021) was an English actor. He was known for his role as Mike Baldwin in the soap opera Coronation Street, in which he appeared from 1976 to 2006.
Overview. Jonny Briggs centers on the exploits of a young boy, the eponymous hero, his pet dog, Razzle, and his eccentric family members. Richard Holian. Fizzy. Sue Devaney. Tommy Robinson. Georgina Lane. Adele Parry. Dexter Lynch. Sophie Buckley. Alex Moran. Season 2. 1986 • 20 Episodes. Season 2 of Jonny Briggs premiered on November 10, 1986.
