20. The Life of Brian: Charles Collingwood on playing Brian Aldridge for 50 years
Brian Aldridge arrived in Ambridge in March 1975: Charles Collingwood reflects on his 50 years playing Brian - farmer, father, infamous philanderer and now widower.
Brian Aldridge arrived in Ambridge in March 1975: Charles Collingwood joins Emma Freud to look back on his 50 years playing Brian.
They discuss Brian's chequered history as a wealthy farmer, challenged father and notorious philanderer and re-live some of the most memorable and dramatic moments from across the half century, with archive audio including Brian's very first appearance, the revelation of his long affair with Siobhan Hathaway, his willingness to plant GM crops, his reluctance to accept Adam and Ian's relationship and more recently his daughter Alice's alcoholism and the death of his wife Jennifer.
Producer Nicola Holloway
