GRIFF RHYS JONES

Griff Rhys Jones

 

 

Griff Rhys Jones is probably best known for his comedy sketch work on the BBC, most notably NOT THE NINE O CLOCK NEWS and SMITH AND JONES. He is a prolific actor and writer, with his recent memour SEMI-DETATCHED published by Penguin. Recent acting work includes MINE ALL MINE and MARPLE for ITV1. He has hosted three series of the BBC2 show RESTORATION and has authoured recent documentaries on John Betjeman, Arthur Ransome, Rudyard Kipling, Charles Dickens and Thomas Hardy. His latest show RIVERS recently went out on BBC1 and he is about to open in the West End as Fagin in OLIVER!

Work Includes:

FILM

PUCKOON / ’Major Strokes’ Insight Ventures Ltd. 2001
WILT/ ‘Henry Wilt’ Director: Michael Tuchner 1989
MORONS FROM OUTER SPACE
EMI, Director: Mike Hodges
Graham Sweetley / Writer
1985
     
TELEVISION    
     
RIVER Modern TV for BBC1 2009
THE GREATEST CITIES OF THE WORLD Modern TV for ITV1 2008-2009
3 MEN IN YET ANOTHER BOAT Liberty Bell for BBC2 2008
LOSING IT Modern TV for BBC2 2008
HARDY Modern TV for BBC1 2008
THREE MEN IN ANOTHER BOAT Liberty Bell for BBC2 2008
CHARLES DICKENS AND THE INVENTION OF CHRISTMAS Modern Television for BBC1 2007
MOUNTAIN IWC for BBC1 2007
WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? Wall To Wall for BBC1 2007
KIPLING - A REMEMBRANCE TALE Modern for BBC1 2006
RESTORATION / Presenter Endemol for BBC2 / 3 Series 2003-2006
BETJEMAN AND ME / Presenter Tiger Aspect for BBC2 2006
SMITH AND JONES SKETCH BOOK Talkback for BBC1 2006
3 MEN IN A BOAT Liberty Bell for BBC2 2005
FINAL CHANCE TO SAVE RHINOS Tiger Aspect for Sky 1 2005
THE SECRET LIFE OF ARTHUR RANSOME
BBC Scotland for BBC2
Presenter / Creator
2005
MONKEY TROUSERS Pelt Baby Cow for ITV1 2005
MARPLE : THE 4.15 FROM PADDINGTON
LWT for ITV, 'Dr Quimper' 2004
MINE ALL MINE
Red Productions for ITV1, 'Max Vivaldi' 2004
CASUALTY
BBC, Prod. Mervyn Watson, 'Paul Fuller', Dir. Gwennan Sage 2002
100 YEARS, 100 LAUGHS / Presenter World Ends for Channel 4 2001
JONATHAN CREEK
BBC1 ‘Jeremy Sangster' 1999
BOOKWORM / Presenter BBC1 / 6 Series 1995-1996
DEMOB
Yorkshire Television for ITV 'Ian' 1993
SMITH & JONES / ALAS SMITH AND JONES
TalkBack for BBC1/10 Series ‘Jones / Writer’ 1984-1998
NOT THE NINE O'CLOCK NEWS
BBC/ 4 Series ‘Jones / Writer’ 1979-1982
     
THEATRE    
     
OLIVER! 'Fagin', Theatre Royal Drury Lane 2009-2010
A FUNNY THING HAPPENED
ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM
Covent Garden Festival Radio 3, 'Pseudolus' 2001
THE FRONT PAGE

Donmar Warehouse, Director: Sam Mendes, 'Hildy Johnson’ 1993-1994
AN ABSOLUTE TURKEY
George Feydeau, The Globe Theatre. Dir: Peter Hall, 'Redillon' 1993-1994
WIND IN THE WILLOWS
The National Theatre, Dir: Nicholas Hytner, 'Toad' 1990-1991
CHARLEY'S AUNT
Lyric, Hammersmith. Directors Peter James and Peter Wilson, ‘Lord Fancourt Babberly' 1983
TWELFTH NIGHT Director, Stratford Upon-Avon, R.S.C.  
     
OPERA    
     
DIE FLEDERMAUS
Adapted by John Mortimer, Director: John Cox 'Frosch', Royal Opera House  
     
RADIO    
     
HITCHHIKERS GUIDE TO THE GALAXY
Above The Title for Radio 4 'Old Thrashbarg’ 2005
THE ARCHERS Himself, BBC Radio 4 2004
THE GRIFF RHYS JONES SHOW Various, Radio 2 - 5 Series 1998-2003
DO GO ON
Radio 4-4 Series
'AIinslet Elliot’
1998-2002
     
AWARDS (INCLUDE)    
     
AN ABSOLUTE TURKEY - OLIVIER AWARD, 1994
SMITH & JONES - BRITISH COMEDY AWARD 1991
WILT - BRITISH COMEDY AWARD 1990
TOP ENTERTAINMENT PERFORMER - BRITISH COMEDY AWARD, 1991
ALAS SMITH AND JONES - EMMY AWARD 1987
CHARLEY'S AUNT - OLIVIER AWARD 1983
CHARLEY”S AUNT – SWET AWARD: BEST COMEDY PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR 1983
NOT THE NINE O'CLOCK NEWS - EMMY AWARD
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