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| name = Robert Lindsay |
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| birthname = Robert Lindsay Stevenson |
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| birthdate = {{birth date and age|1949|12|13|df=yes}} |
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| birthplace = [[Ilkeston]], [[Derbyshire]], [[England]] |
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| occupation = [[Actor]], [[Presenter]], and [[Singer]] |
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| yearsactive = 1973-present |
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| spouse = [[Rosemarie Ford]] (2006-present)<br> [[Cheryl Hall]] (1974-1980) |
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| baftaawards = '''[[BAFTA Television Award|Best Television Actor]]'''<br> 1992 ''[[G.B.H. (TV series)|G.B.H.]]'' |
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| laurenceolivierawards = '''[[Laurence Olivier Awards|Best Actor]]'''<br> 1984 ''[[Me and My Girl]]''<br> 1997 ''[[Oliver!]]'' |
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| tonyawards = '''[[Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical|Best Actor In a Musical]]'''<br> 1987 ''[[Me and My Girl]]'' |
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'''Robert Lindsay''' (born 13 December 1949) is an award-winning [[English people|English]] actor who is best known for his television work, especially his roles in ''[[Citizen Smith]]'', ''[[My Family]]'', and ''[[Hornblower (TV series)|Hornblower]]''. |
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⚫ | He was born '''Robert Lindsay Stevenson''' in [[Ilkeston]], [[Derbyshire]], the son of Norman and Joyce Stevenson. After leaving school, Lindsay enrolled in the drama department of a technical college in [[Nottingham]], and intended to become a drama teacher. However, friends at [[Nottingham Playhouse]] encouraged him to apply to [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] (RADA), and in 1968 he was accepted there with the aid of a government grant.<ref>{{cite news | author=Staff writers | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/derby/features/famous_derby/robert_lindsay.shtml | title=Robert Lindsay Biography | work=BBC Derby| date=17 January 2003| accessdate=2008-06-07}}</ref> After he graduated, he took a job as a dialect coach for a repertory company in [[Essex]], and then joined a regional theatre group. |
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⚫ | Lindsay first came to prominence as the cockney layabout Jakey Smith in [[ITV]] comedy series ''[[Get Some In!]]'', and he appeared in the fourth series of the [[BBC]] [[situation comedy|sitcom]] ''[[The Good Life (1975 TV series)|The Good Life]]''. He was then given the starring role as incompetent revolutionary Wolfie Smith in the [[BBC]] [[situation comedy|sitcom]] ''[[Citizen Smith]]''. He followed this with roles in a number of the [[BBC Television Shakespeare]] productions, including Benedick in ''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]'', and as Edmund in ''[[King Lear]]'' opposite [[Laurence Olivier|Lord Olivier]] in 1984. Also, it should be noted that he took part in an obscure [[BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]] show, ''[[What Are You Talking About?]]'', in the early 1980s between Television Shakespeare productions, in an attempt to establish a comedy career. |
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'''TWS Core!''' is professional wrestling business known well in Derbyshire, England of the United Kingdom. Its 1st episode was aired on New Years Eve Night 2006. The show consisted of a number of characters played by a vrious number of teenagers fighting for the TWS World Heavyweight Championship. |
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⚫ | Lindsay enjoyed a successful stage career, especially during the 1980s, including lead roles in several significant [[William Shakespeare|Shakespearean]] productions. He starred in the 1984 revival of ''[[Me and My Girl]]'' in London and on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]], netting a [[Laurence Olivier Awards|Laurence Olivier Award]] and a [[Tony Award]] in the category of Best Actor in a Musical (against competition that included [[Colm Wilkinson]] and [[Terrence Mann]] in ''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Mis]]'' in both cases). He won another Olivier Award in the same category in 1997, for his portrayal of [[Fagin]] in the revival of ''[[Oliver!]]''. He starred in a production of ''[[The Entertainer (film)|The Entertainer]]'' at the [[Old Vic]] in 2007. |
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Phil Machete - (Ben Williamson) is the founder and chairman of TWS Core!. He would reguarly make appearances on certain episodes of Core and is well known for starting them off with an introduction of welcoming the fans to the arena and talking about the various matches in the night. |
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⚫ | Lindsay became famous in the UK in his role as incompetent revolutionary Wolfie Smith in the BBC sitcom [[Citizen Smith]]. Earlier, a young Lindsay appeared on [[The Good Life (1975 TV series)|The Good Life]] in the 1977 series 4 episode entitled ''[[List of The Good Life episodes|Our Speaker Today]]''. Lindsay's success on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] and in the [[West End theatre|West End]] led to the starring role in the film ''[[Bert Rigby, You're a Fool]]'', although it was not a commercial success. However, he continued to enjoy success on television, and in 1991 played the leading role in [[Alan Bleasdale|Alan Bleasdale's]] dark comedy serial ''[[G.B.H. (TV series)|G.B.H.]]'', for which he won a [[British Academy Television Awards|BAFTA]] for his performance. He also starred in the surreal [[Channel 4]] sitcom ''[[Nightingales]]'', and appeared in the films ''[[Fierce Creatures]]'' and ''[[Divorcing Jack]]''. In 1998 he was cast in the recurring role of [[Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth|Captain Pellew]] in the [[ITV]] mini-series ''[[Hornblower (TV series)|Hornblower]]'', based on the novels of [[C.S. Forester]]. He was also the original choice for the lead role in the drama ''[[Cracker (UK TV series)|Cracker]]'', but turned the part down as he didn't want to become too associated with heavyweight, darker drama characters. He later appeared as [[Fagin]] in the 1999 [[ITV]] ''[[Oliver Twist (TV miniseries)|Oliver Twist]]'' miniseries. |
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'''The Scorpion''' (Retired) - Andrew Freeman |
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Lindsay has become familiar to a new generation of viewers as [[Ben Harper (My Family)|Ben Harper]] in the popular BBC sitcom ''[[My Family]]'' since 2000. |
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In October 2005 he starred in a new [[ITV]] drama series ''[[Jericho (UK TV series)|Jericho]]'', about a [[Scotland Yard]] detective investigating murder and kidnapping in London's [[Soho]] in the 1950s. In January and February 2006, he appeared as Sneath in two loosely linked [[Stephen Poliakoff]] dramas, ''[[Friends and Crocodiles]]'' and ''[[Gideon's Daughter]]'', shown on [[BBC One]]. He was the only actor to appear in both productions. |
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'''Synister Gates''' (Released) - Daniel Hurd |
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He has also portrayed [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[Tony Blair]] in the [[Channel 4]] satires ''A Very Social Secretary'' and ''[[The Trial of Tony Blair]]''.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.channel4.com/more4/drama/t/trial_tony/index.html | title=The Trial of Tony Blair | work=[[Channel 4]] |date=2008 | accessdate=2008-06-07}}</ref> In 2003, he made a guest appearance in an episode in ''[[Absolutely Fabulous]]'' and also provided his voice as the narrator for the BBC documentary series ''[[Seven Wonders of the Industrial World]]''. |
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'''John Tasker''' - Ben Williamson |
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Lindsay appeared in the [[The Ricky Gervais Show#Video Podcasts|8th Ricky Gervais Video Podcast]], where Gervais announced Lindsay would be starring in the second series of ''[[Extras (TV series)|Extras]]''. He appeared in the last episode of the second series playing an egotistical, pushy version of himself. |
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'''Ben Williamson''' - Himself |
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Lindsay also sings the recorded version of [[Derby County Football Club]]'s song "[[Steve Bloomer's Watching]]", played and sung by the fans at the beginning of every home game, and usually at the start of the second half and after a good win. |
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'''The Lucha Libre''' (Retired) - Andrew Freeman |
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Lindsay investigated his family background in Series 3 (2006) of [[Who Do You Think You Are?]]. |
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===DVD Release and Commissioning=== |
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The show was known to run for 2 nights only before being cancelled due to no interest. These episodes were made into a very rare collectible DVD known as TWS Core! "The Illegal Nights In Mickleover" which sold over 100,000 copies in Mexico unusually. These episodes were pulled out from company equipment making the DVD's the only possible way to view these seasons are now known as 100% non-official. |
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After much discussion with Youtube directors, Phil Machete managed to settle a deal where the show must get over 50 views in 3 hours and TWS will continue to run on Youtube. |
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In 1974 Lindsay married [[Cheryl Hall]], who was later to appear alongside him in ''Citizen Smith''. They divorced in 1980, when he started a long term relationship with the actress [[Diana Weston]], with whom he has a daughter Sydney Laura Stevenson (born [[Hammersmith]], [[London]], 1988), who co-starred with him in three episodes of ''My Family''. Since acting as Admiral Pellew in the Hornblower series, Lindsay has become good friends with the real Pellew family. |
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He then left Weston for actress/presenter [[Rosemarie Ford]]. The couple have two sons, both born in [[Hillingdon]], London: Samuel Lindsay Stevenson (born 18 November 1999) and James Lindsay Stevenson (born 8 April 2003). The couple married on 31 December 2006.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007000104,00.html | title=My Family's legit as Rob weds | work=The Sun | date=2 January 2007| accessdate=2008-06-07}}</ref> |
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==TWS Core! Season 1== |
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Lindsay researched his family tree in the third series of ''[[Who Do You Think You Are?]]'', and his episode was aired on 13 September 2006, and he travelled to his hometown and to [[Turkey]], where his grandfather Raymond Dunmore had taken part in the [[Battle of Gallipoli|Gallipoli campaign]] during [[World War I]]. |
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The new season 1 of Core! was "faked" to re-do the New Years Eve Celebration. The official season began with John Tasker facing 1 of the many newcomers to the Core! roster, Dumaga (Doo-margar) with special guest referee The Scorpion. Leaving crtics shocked as they never believed teenagers could wreslte to such a professional standard, John Tasker got the victory via pinfall, and brutally attacked Dumaga with the help of The Scorpion for pulling nasty shots to both him and the ref. Then came the main event of The Lucha Libre vs. Double G (GG, Gary Gay) with a clean victory by The Lucha Libre to become the TWS World Heavyweight Champion. |
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Lindsay has always been known for his left-wing politics. He describes himself as a staunch socialist, and has marched in the past in support of the miners. He vehemently opposed Blair's decisions to go to war and now feels disillusioned with mainstream politics: "You see those images of Iraq and Afghanistan and Lebanon, don't you? And I suspect somewhere, when he goes home at night and the kids are in bed, he must go, Jesus, what have I done?"." [http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2007/jan/13/broadcasting.arts] |
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Season 2 of TWS introduced the beginning of the new characters (still up to present date) as a new championship was brought into the indy company. The 'UK-Continental Championship' was on the line in a 4 way Ladder Match. |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.robertlindsay.net/ Robert Lindsay official website] |
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* {{ibdb|49844|Robert Lindsay}} |
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* {{imdb|0512305|Robert Lindsay}} |
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* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/derby/features/famous_derby/robert_lindsay.shtml Biography on BBC site] |
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* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/familyhistory/get_started/wdytya_celeb_gallery_02.shtml Robert Lindsay on ''Who Do You Think You Are?''] |
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{{My Family}} |
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{{TonyAward MusicalLeadActor 1976-2000}} |
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{{Lifetime|1949 ||Lindsay, Robert}} |
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⚫ | He was born '''Robert Lindsay Stevenson''' in [[Ilkeston]], [[Derbyshire]], the son of Norman and Joyce Stevenson. After leaving school, Lindsay enrolled in the drama department of a technical college in [[Nottingham]], and intended to become a drama teacher. However, friends at [[Nottingham Playhouse]] encouraged him to apply to [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] (RADA), and in 1968 he was accepted there with the aid of a government grant.<ref>{{cite news | author=Staff writers | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/derby/features/famous_derby/robert_lindsay.shtml | title=Robert Lindsay Biography | work=BBC Derby| date=17 January 2003| accessdate=2008-06-07}}</ref> After he graduated, he took a job as a dialect coach for a repertory company in [[Essex]], and then joined a regional theatre group. |
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⚫ | Lindsay first came to prominence as the cockney layabout Jakey Smith in [[ITV]] comedy series ''[[Get Some In!]]'', and he appeared in the fourth series of the [[BBC]] [[situation comedy|sitcom]] ''[[The Good Life (1975 TV series)|The Good Life]]''. He was then given the starring role as incompetent revolutionary Wolfie Smith in the [[BBC]] [[situation comedy|sitcom]] ''[[Citizen Smith]]''. He followed this with roles in a number of the [[BBC Television Shakespeare]] productions, including Benedick in ''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]'', and as Edmund in ''[[King Lear]]'' opposite [[Laurence Olivier|Lord Olivier]] in 1984. Also, it should be noted that he took part in an obscure [[BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]] show, ''[[What Are You Talking About?]]'', in the early 1980s between Television Shakespeare productions, in an attempt to establish a comedy career. |
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===Stage career=== |
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⚫ | Lindsay enjoyed a successful stage career, especially during the 1980s, including lead roles in several significant [[William Shakespeare|Shakespearean]] productions. He starred in the 1984 revival of ''[[Me and My Girl]]'' in London and on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]], netting a [[Laurence Olivier Awards|Laurence Olivier Award]] and a [[Tony Award]] in the category of Best Actor in a Musical (against competition that included [[Colm Wilkinson]] and [[Terrence Mann]] in ''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Mis]]'' in both cases). He won another Olivier Award in the same category in 1997, for his portrayal of [[Fagin]] in the revival of ''[[Oliver!]]''. He starred in a production of ''[[The Entertainer (film)|The Entertainer]]'' at the [[Old Vic]] in 2007. |
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⚫ | Lindsay became famous in the UK in his role as incompetent revolutionary Wolfie Smith in the BBC sitcom [[Citizen Smith]]. Earlier, a young Lindsay appeared on [[The Good Life (1975 TV series)|The Good Life]] in the 1977 series 4 episode entitled ''[[List of The Good Life episodes|Our Speaker Today]]''. Lindsay's success on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] and in the [[West End theatre|West End]] led to the starring role in the film ''[[Bert Rigby, You're a Fool]]'', although it was not a commercial success. However, he continued to enjoy success on television, and in 1991 played the leading role in [[Alan Bleasdale|Alan Bleasdale's]] dark comedy serial ''[[G.B.H. (TV series)|G.B.H.]]'', for which he won a [[British Academy Television Awards|BAFTA]] for his performance. He also starred in the surreal [[Channel 4]] sitcom ''[[Nightingales]]'', and appeared in the films ''[[Fierce Creatures]]'' and ''[[Divorcing Jack]]''. In 1998 he was cast in the recurring role of [[Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth|Captain Pellew]] in the [[ITV]] mini-series ''[[Hornblower (TV series)|Hornblower]]'', based on the novels of [[C.S. Forester]]. He was also the original choice for the lead role in the drama ''[[Cracker (UK TV series)|Cracker]]'', but turned the part down as he didn't want to become too associated with heavyweight, darker drama characters. He later appeared as [[Fagin]] in the 1999 [[ITV]] ''[[Oliver Twist (TV miniseries)|Oliver Twist]]'' miniseries. |
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Born | Robert Lindsay Stevenson |
Occupation(s) | Actor, Presenter, and Singer |
Years active | 1973-present |
Spouse(s) | Rosemarie Ford (2006-present) Cheryl Hall (1974-1980) |
Robert Lindsay (born 13 December 1949) is an award-winning English actor who is best known for his television work, especially his roles in Citizen Smith, My Family, and Hornblower.
Biography
Early life
He was born Robert Lindsay Stevenson in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, the son of Norman and Joyce Stevenson. After leaving school, Lindsay enrolled in the drama department of a technical college in Nottingham, and intended to become a drama teacher. However, friends at Nottingham Playhouse encouraged him to apply to Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), and in 1968 he was accepted there with the aid of a government grant.[1] After he graduated, he took a job as a dialect coach for a repertory company in Essex, and then joined a regional theatre group.
Lindsay first came to prominence as the cockney layabout Jakey Smith in ITV comedy series Get Some In!, and he appeared in the fourth series of the BBC sitcom The Good Life. He was then given the starring role as incompetent revolutionary Wolfie Smith in the BBC sitcom Citizen Smith. He followed this with roles in a number of the BBC Television Shakespeare productions, including Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing, and as Edmund in King Lear opposite Lord Olivier in 1984. Also, it should be noted that he took part in an obscure Radio 4 show, What Are You Talking About?, in the early 1980s between Television Shakespeare productions, in an attempt to establish a comedy career.
Stage career
Lindsay enjoyed a successful stage career, especially during the 1980s, including lead roles in several significant Shakespearean productions. He starred in the 1984 revival of Me and My Girl in London and on Broadway, netting a Laurence Olivier Award and a Tony Award in the category of Best Actor in a Musical (against competition that included Colm Wilkinson and Terrence Mann in Les Mis in both cases). He won another Olivier Award in the same category in 1997, for his portrayal of Fagin in the revival of Oliver!. He starred in a production of The Entertainer at the Old Vic in 2007.
1970s, 1980s and 1990s
Lindsay became famous in the UK in his role as incompetent revolutionary Wolfie Smith in the BBC sitcom Citizen Smith. Earlier, a young Lindsay appeared on The Good Life in the 1977 series 4 episode entitled Our Speaker Today. Lindsay's success on Broadway and in the West End led to the starring role in the film Bert Rigby, You're a Fool, although it was not a commercial success. However, he continued to enjoy success on television, and in 1991 played the leading role in Alan Bleasdale's dark comedy serial G.B.H., for which he won a BAFTA for his performance. He also starred in the surreal Channel 4 sitcom Nightingales, and appeared in the films Fierce Creatures and Divorcing Jack. In 1998 he was cast in the recurring role of Captain Pellew in the ITV mini-series Hornblower, based on the novels of C.S. Forester. He was also the original choice for the lead role in the drama Cracker, but turned the part down as he didn't want to become too associated with heavyweight, darker drama characters. He later appeared as Fagin in the 1999 ITV Oliver Twist miniseries.
2000s
Lindsay has become familiar to a new generation of viewers as Ben Harper in the popular BBC sitcom My Family since 2000.
In October 2005 he starred in a new ITV drama series Jericho, about a Scotland Yard detective investigating murder and kidnapping in London's Soho in the 1950s. In January and February 2006, he appeared as Sneath in two loosely linked Stephen Poliakoff dramas, Friends and Crocodiles and Gideon's Daughter, shown on BBC One. He was the only actor to appear in both productions.
He has also portrayed Prime Minister Tony Blair in the Channel 4 satires A Very Social Secretary and The Trial of Tony Blair.[2] In 2003, he made a guest appearance in an episode in Absolutely Fabulous and also provided his voice as the narrator for the BBC documentary series Seven Wonders of the Industrial World.
Lindsay appeared in the 8th Ricky Gervais Video Podcast, where Gervais announced Lindsay would be starring in the second series of Extras. He appeared in the last episode of the second series playing an egotistical, pushy version of himself.
Lindsay also sings the recorded version of Derby County Football Club's song "Steve Bloomer's Watching", played and sung by the fans at the beginning of every home game, and usually at the start of the second half and after a good win.
Lindsay investigated his family background in Series 3 (2006) of Who Do You Think You Are?.
Lindsay is due to appear in season seven of award-winning drama Monk.
Personal life
In 1974 Lindsay married Cheryl Hall, who was later to appear alongside him in Citizen Smith. They divorced in 1980, when he started a long term relationship with the actress Diana Weston, with whom he has a daughter Sydney Laura Stevenson (born Hammersmith, London, 1988), who co-starred with him in three episodes of My Family. Since acting as Admiral Pellew in the Hornblower series, Lindsay has become good friends with the real Pellew family.
He then left Weston for actress/presenter Rosemarie Ford. The couple have two sons, both born in Hillingdon, London: Samuel Lindsay Stevenson (born 18 November 1999) and James Lindsay Stevenson (born 8 April 2003). The couple married on 31 December 2006.[3]
Lindsay researched his family tree in the third series of Who Do You Think You Are?, and his episode was aired on 13 September 2006, and he travelled to his hometown and to Turkey, where his grandfather Raymond Dunmore had taken part in the Gallipoli campaign during World War I.
Politics
Lindsay has always been known for his left-wing politics. He describes himself as a staunch socialist, and has marched in the past in support of the miners. He vehemently opposed Blair's decisions to go to war and now feels disillusioned with mainstream politics: "You see those images of Iraq and Afghanistan and Lebanon, don't you? And I suspect somewhere, when he goes home at night and the kids are in bed, he must go, Jesus, what have I done?"." [1]
References
- ^ Staff writers (17 January 2003). "Robert Lindsay Biography". BBC Derby. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
- ^ "The Trial of Tony Blair". Channel 4. 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
- ^ "My Family's legit as Rob weds". The Sun. 2 January 2007. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
External links
- Robert Lindsay official website
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- Biography on BBC site
- Robert Lindsay on Who Do You Think You Are?
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