Graham Seed

[Mike of CAS]

http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/tv-news/2011/01/09/graham-seed-on-life-after-the-archers-66331-27949435/

He thinks shocking storylines and controversial deaths have no place in the gentle rural soap. It’s a view he shares with fans who bombarded the BBC website with complaints after his death.

“The Archers has lasted so long because it’s so incredibly boring most of the time,” he declares.

“Nothing really happens, they just burble on about things. But that’s why we like it. The joy of The Archers is that it never really changes and it’s not very dramatic.

“It shouldn’t try to compete with television.

“Nothing ghastly needs to be included in the script. Life has its own rhythm and we lose actors through natural wastage.

“It is with huge sadness that I leave The Archers.  Nigel was a joy to play – his enthusiasm and charm helped make Ambridge a happier place.

....

“I’ve spent most of my working life in Birmingham, I think I should have moved there when I left RADA. I was at the Rep and in Crossroads for two years as well as The Archers.

“And recently I made a Bollywood film in Birmingham called Tezz..."

Graham has appeared in most British soaps, from a solicitor in Coronation Street to Charlie Mycroft in Crossroads and a headteacher in Brookside for two years.

But despite roles in plenty of TV series and films – he even had a line in Gandhi – he admits: “If I was knocked down by a bus tomorrow, they’ll always call me Nigel Pargetter. He’s the role I’m most proud of, he’s a bit of a national institution.”

[Rosemary Hunter]

They killed off Grace Archer in a barn fire on the first night of ITV....that was over 55 years ago. So I hardly think dramatic plots are new.

Stupid old fool.

[Matthew Mortimer]

What a d*ckhead!!

As someone in the profession myself, actors are used to be commodities and disposable at any moment... By the sound of it, he's p*ssed off 'cos he wrongly assumed he had a job for life...

He comes across as a complete pr*ck in the interview, too.  And to be honest, I haven't a clue how he got all those jobs in the first place, because I detested him in Crossroads!!

[Mike of CAS]

I was more surprised he used the word Crossroads. The posh Benny Paul Henry called him.

[Rosemary Hunter]

Well as Nolly once said actors are used to contracts being ended...or something along those lines.

Nothing lasts forever not even a stint in The Archers. At least he got a proper exit storyline and didn't just disappear.

I know some people made an issue because the Editor phoned him to tell him he was going...well at least he didn't read about it in the press first.

She probably didn't want to tell him to his face because he's a frightful bore.

[Maria No. 1.]

At least he got a telephone call, unlike John Bentley who just got a standard letter through the post.