From starting in folk clubs as a child bride, and then writing & performing at the Octagon theatre in Bolton, the career has always combined singing and acting. From TV programmes and films such as Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Phoenix Nights, Dinnerladies, Alan Bennett films, Brassed Off, My Son The Fanatic & Steve Coogan’s Coogan’s Run, to the many radio plays and programmes presented or guested upon, there has throughout been a steady stream of LPs and CDs - eighteen to date, the early ones all now remastered to CD.
Bernard Wrigley has 24 screen credits in a career dating back to 1970. Signature works include Said the Preacher, Z Cars: A Lot of Fuss About Light, Soul Music. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
