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Much like his fellow Likely Lad Rodney Bewes , Bolam was formally trained in London and first appeared on screens in the early 1960s, initially in popular shows such as '' Z Cars '' and the gritty Northern movies '' A Kind Of Loving '' and '' The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner ''. He also allegedly roomed with future glam rocker Marc Bolan during this time. When ''The Likely Lads'' ended after three series in 1966, Bolam himself adapted the shows for BBC radio, and then went on to appear in movies such as '' O Lucky Man! '', '' Otley '' and '' Half A Sixpence '' before the lads returned, in colour, in 1973. Since then, Bolam went on to become one of the highest-paid stars on British TV, appearing in shows such as '' The Beiderbecke Affair '', '' Only When I Laugh '', '' Second Thoughts '', '' New Tricks '', '' When The Boat Comes In '', '' Midsomer Murders '', '' Born And Bred '' (playing Dr. Arthur Gilder) and '' Andy Capp '', where he played the title role. In 1982 he provided the voice for The Tod in the animated film version of '' The Plague Dogs ''. In 2002, he also played the notorious Harold Shipman in the ITV adaptation of Brian Masters book on the case, ''Prescription for Murder''. He portrayed the eponymous Prime Minister Of The United Kingdom in the 2006 BBC documentary ''The Plot Against Harold Wilson ''. He also appeared in Frank Loesser 's musical '' How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying '' at the Chichester Festival Theatre during the 2005 summer season. Fiercely private, Bolam lives in Wisborough Green, West Sussex with his wife, the actress Susan Jameson . They have a daughter. |
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