Editing Nigel Planer (section)

===Television===
Planer is best known for his role as Neil, the [[hippie]] housemate in the [[BBC]] comedy ''[[The Young Ones (TV series)|The Young Ones]]'', which ran for two series broadcast in 1982 and 1984. He has starred in ''[[The Comic Strip Presents...]]'', a series of short films broadcast from 1982 onwards, on Channel 4. 

In 2003, Planer played [[Professor Dumbledore]] in a [[Harry Potter parody]], ''Harry Potter and the Secret Chamber Pot of Azerbaijan''.<ref>{{cite web|title=French and Saunders: Harry Potter and the Secret Chamberpot of Azerbaijan|work=.frenchandsaunders.com|url=http://www.frenchandsaunders.com/rnd03/lineup/0302192116.shtml|access-date=20 May 2011}}</ref> He appeared on a BBC Four programme in the guise of Nicholas Craig in 2007, in which he was interviewed by [[Mark Lawson]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Mark Lawson talks to ... Nicholas Craig |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0074tmg |publisher=BBC |access-date=20 May 2011}}</ref>

Planer guest-starred in "[[List of Agatha Christie's Marple episodes#Series 5 (2010-11)|The Pale Horse]]",<ref>{{cite web |title=''Agatha Christie's Marple'': The Pale Horse |url=http://www.itv.com/presscentre/agathachristiesmarple/week35palehorse/ |publisher=ITV |access-date=20 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015130543/http://www.itv.com/presscentre/agathachristiesmarple/week35palehorse/ |archive-date=15 October 2012 }}</ref> a 2010 episode of ''[[Agatha Christie's Marple]]''. In 2011's ''[[The Hunt for Tony Blair]]'', he played [[Peter Mandelson]].

Leading roles on television include ''[[Shine on Harvey Moon]]'', ''[[The Young Ones (TV series)|The Young Ones]]'', ''[[Filthy Rich and Catflap]]'', ''[[The Grimleys]]'', ''[[King and Castle]]'', ''[[Bonjour La Classe]]'' and ''[[Roll Over Beethoven (TV series)|Roll Over, Beethoven]]''. He also starred in [[Michael Palin]]'s ''Number 27'', [[Simon Gray]]'s ''Two Lumps of Ice'', [[Emma Tennant]]'s ''Frankenstein's Baby'', ''[[Blackeyes (TV series)|Blackeyes]]'' by [[Dennis Potter]], ''[[Marcella (TV series)|Marcella]]'', ''Cockroaches'', ''[[Ratburger (film)|Ratburger]]'', and ''Loaded''. 

Planer's guest appearances include ''Lockwood & Co'', ''[[Inside No. 9]]'', ''[[The Bill]]'', ''[[French and Saunders]]'', ''[[Jonathan Creek]]'', ''[[Blackadder III]]'', ''[[The Last Detective]]'', ''The [[Paul Merton]] Show'', ''[[The Lenny Henry Show]]'', ''[[Death in Paradise]]'', ''Songs from the Shows'', ''[[This is Jinsy]]'', ''[[Boomers (TV series)|Boomers]]'', ''[[Father Brown (2013 TV series)|Father Brown]]'', ''[[M.I. High]]'', ''[[Grantchester (TV series)|Grantchester]]'', and ''[[There She Goes (TV series)|There She Goes]]''. He played [[Matt LeBlanc]]'s lawyer in the TV series ''[[Episodes (TV series)|Episodes]]''.