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  1. He is best known for his television roles as Bobby Grant in the soap opera Brookside (1982–1988), DCI Charlie Wise in Cracker (1993–2006) and Jim Royle in The Royle Family (1998–2012). He also played the titular character in the 2001 football mockumentary Mike Bassett: England Manager.

  2. Sep 26, 2019 · Ricky Tomlinson is an English actor, political activist and an author who has appeared in many popular television shows and films since the 1980s. He won a British Comedy Award and a National Television Award for his role of ‘Jim Royle’ in the sitcom ‘The Royle Family’.

  3. Ricky Tomlinson tells Paddy how he started his acting career aged 40 and for the Halloween Weekend finishes with a story about a spooky encounterSubscribe fo...

  4. Eric Tomlinson (born 26 September 1939), known by his stage name Ricky Tomlinson, is an English actor and comedian, best known for his roles as Bobby Grant in Brookside, DCI Charlie Wise in Cracker and James "Jim" Royle in The Royle Family.

  5. 3 days ago · Ricky Tomlinson: ‘fitted up by the state’. Ricky Tomlinson, who served two years imprisonment for his role in Shrewsbury and who last met Arthur just a few weeks ago, spoke at the funeral ...

  6. The 14-strong group, including actor Ricky Tomlinson, say police destroyed evidence, and shadowy security chiefs prejudiced their trial. The men were convicted over allegedly illegal protests...

  7. Mar 24, 2021 · Actor Ricky Tomlinson has said he would face prison again "in a heartbeat" to stand up for workers' rights. The Liverpool star was one of the trade unionists known as the Shrewsbury 24 who had...

  8. Already past 40 when he made his professional acting debut, the stocky, often bearded Ricky Tomlinson has since become one of Britain's most popular character actors, his local fame noted by a surprised Hollywood megastar Samuel L. Jackson when they co-starred in The 51st State (d. Ronny Yu, Canada/UK, 2000).

  9. Sep 23, 2014 · Ricky Tomlinson says he hopes a new play about his controversial imprisonment after a strike in the 1970s will help his 40-year campaign for justice.

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