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Cast Biographies

Find out all about the stars of Channel 4's award-winning comedy, Friday Night Dinner

Rich Miller – Judge

Rich Miller studied ceramics at the Surrey Institute of Art and Design. As well as making and exhibiting his own ceramics, he ran Froyle Tiles for two decades – a firm specialising in bespoke hand-made stoneware tiles. Their work can be seen in many places including the outside of Walford East Underground Station in EastEnders, the bar fronts of most Nando’s restaurants and on the Pavilion at Tate St Ives. Rich lives in Surrey with wife Anna, a professional dressage rider and Paralympic dressage coach, and daughter Bea, ten.

28 Feb 19 Interview

Saoirse-Monica Jackson interview (who plays Erin)

For those who haven’t seen Derry girls, explain a bit about the show. The show follows four girls and a boy as they’re making their way through school – they’re all completely different. It’s about growing up in Derry during The Troubles, but The Troubles are just a backdrop for that. The show doesn

1 Sep 21 Press Pack Article

Bolu Babalola – Big Age, writer and creator

Writer and creator Bolu Babalola talks about her inspiration for Big Age, and the differences between writing novels and television.

13 Aug 21 Interview

Interview with athletics legend Michael Johnson ahead of his new Paralympics series, Michael Johnson Meets

Why did you want to make this series? I’ve always been interested in Paralympic athletes. With my company, Michael Johnson Performance, we work with athletes in all different sports and have worked with a lot of Paralympic athletes. It’s always been very intriguing for me and my team of coaches as the Paralympians present a different and unique type of challenge as opposed to an Olympic athlete without a disability.

28 Feb 19 Interview

Louisa Harland interview (who plays Orla)

Explain a little about Derry Girls. It’s about teenagers growing up during the Troubles and … There are moments where the backdrop being the Troubles is where the humour comes from in the show. You play Orla. She’s a little bit different to say the least? Yeah! I would describe her as being very

22 Jan 14 News Release

Big Ballet

Wayne Sleep and Monica Loughman are on a mission - To prove that people who are big can dance ballet

14 Dec 18 News Release

New Pictures Released for Pure

A refreshingly honest, funny C4 drama about getting to know your mind and your mates, set for early 2019 Twenty-four year old Marnie (newcomer Charly Clive) has ‘bad’ thoughts all the time and she can’t tell anyone. Her mind is XXX-rated and intrusive thoughts are piling up inside her head. It turns

18 May 23 News Release

Alex Mahon speech to Media and Telecoms 2023 & Beyond Conference

Since I spoke here a year ago, quite a lot has happened to Channel 4. It certainly hasn’t been dull The positive is that throughout all the political tumult we have focussed on one simple question: why are we here? A core part of our purpose is that Channel 4 has a unique duty to a unique audience