Editing Nigel Planer

{{Short description|British actor, comedian and writer (born 1953)}}
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| name               = Nigel Planer
| image              = Nigel Planer (cropped).jpg
| caption            = Planer after receiving his Honorary Doctor of Arts degree from [[Edinburgh Napier University]] in 2011
| birth_name         = Nigel George Planer
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1953|2|22|df=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Westminster]], [[London]], England
| spouse             = {{unbulleted list | {{marriage|Anna Lea|1989|1995|end=div.}} | {{marriage|Frankie Park|1999|2003|end=div.}} | {{marriage|Roberta Green|2013}}}}
| occupation         = {{cslist | Actor | comedian | musician | novelist | playwright }}
| years_active       = 1977–present
}}
'''Nigel George Planer''' (born 22 February 1953) is a British actor, writer and musician. He played Neil in the [[BBC]] comedy ''[[The Young Ones (TV series)|The Young Ones]]'' and Ralph Filthy in ''[[Filthy Rich & Catflap]]''. He has appeared in many [[West End theatre|West End]] musicals, including original casts of ''[[Evita (musical)|Evita]]'', ''[[Chicago (musical)|Chicago]]'', ''[[We Will Rock You (musical)|We Will Rock You]]'', ''[[Wicked (musical)|Wicked]]'', and ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (musical)|Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]''. He has also appeared in ''[[Hairspray (musical)|Hairspray]]''. He won a BRIT award in 1984 and has been nominated for [[Laurence Olivier Award|Olivier]], [[TMA award|TMA]], [[WhatsOnStage Awards|WhatsOnStage]], and [[British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA]] awards.

==Early life==
Nigel Planer is the son of Dr George and Lesley Planer and was brought up in [[Mortlake]], [[London]].<ref name="jc">{{cite news |last=Pope |first=Felix |date=23 July 2023 |title=Nigel Planer: 'My father hid that he was Jewish until his 70s' |url=https://www.thejc.com/news/news/nigel-planner-my-father-hid-that-he-was-jewish-until-his-70s-4mM1a8KpMS48rp1HE6h8QN |access-date=7 April 2024 |work=[[Jewish Chronicle]]}}</ref> He has two brothers, Geoffrey and Roger, (a businessman and a musician) His father George (d 2016) established a company which pioneered technology in controlled-rate freezers, IVF and stem cell research. His mother, Lesley (d 2000) was a speech therapist. Nigel attended [[Westminster School]] in central London, where he wrote a satirical play about the school with fellow pupil [[Stephen Poliakoff]]. He began a degree course in African and Asian Studies at the University of Sussex, but dropped out to study acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.{{cn|date=December 2024}}

==Career==
Planer was a founding member of the [[The Comedy Store (London)|London Comedy Store]] and [[The Comic Strip]]&nbsp;– pioneers of the [[alternative comedy]] movement in the United Kingdom.<ref name="Over21-1981">{{cite web | first=David | last=Johnson | title= Something Funny is Happening in Stripland | url= https://shapersofthe80s.com/seismic-shifts/1980-a-new-decade-demands-new-comedy/ |work=Over21, page 36, republished at Shapersofthe80s | location=London | access-date=2018-04-07 |date=1981-01-01}}</ref> Planer appeared with [[Peter Richardson (actor)|Peter Richardson]] as part of the double act "The Outer Limits". Planer and Richardson also wrote the ''[[That's Life!]]'' parody on ''[[Not the Nine O'Clock News]]''. With [[Christopher Douglas (British actor)|Christopher Douglas]], he created the spoof actor character "Nicholas Craig", who appears in book, radio, TV and articles as well as live; including, in 2011, in [[Stewart Lee]]'s ''At Last! The 1981 Show'' at the [[Royal Festival Hall]], London,<ref>[https://www.stewartlee.co.uk/austerity-binge/at-last-the-1981-show-%E2%98%85%E2%98%85%E2%98%85/ ''At Last the 1981 Show'']</ref> and in 2022 in ''Nicholas Craig's Podcom''. Planer is also the author of several books, plays, radio plays and TV scripts as well as a small volume of poetry. He was awarded an honorary [[Doctor of Arts]] degree by [[Edinburgh Napier University]] in June 2011.<ref name="napier">{{cite web |title=Edinburgh Napier University News: Young Ones star among honorary graduates |url=http://www.napier.ac.uk/media/Pages/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsID=219 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929143417/http://www.napier.ac.uk/media/Pages/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsID=219 |archive-date=29 September 2011 |access-date=15 June 2011}}</ref>

===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]]''.

===Theatre===
His first break in the theatre was understudying [[David Essex]] as [[Che Guevara]] in the original [[West End theatre|West End]] run of ''[[Evita (musical)|Evita]]''.

In 1990, he replaced [[Michael Gambon]] in [[Alan Ayckbourn]]'s ''[[Man of the Moment (play)|Man of the Moment]]'' in the [[West End theatre|West End]]. Leading roles followed in other productions at the [[Bush Theatre]], the [[Lyric Theatre, London|Lyric Theatre]], the [[Traverse Theatre|Traverse]], the [[Young Vic]], the [[West Yorkshire Playhouse]], [[Regent's Park]] Open-Air Theatre, [[Chichester Festival Theatre]], [[Drum Theatre (Plymouth)|Plymouth Drum]] and the [[Hampstead Theatre]].

Planer was in the original cast for the 1997 London revival of ''[[Chicago (musical)|Chicago]]'' as Amos Hart. He was a member of the original West End cast of his co-star [[Ben Elton]]'s [[Queen (band)|Queen]] musical, ''[[We Will Rock You (musical)|We Will Rock You]]'' as Pop.

In 2006, he played the part of the narrator in ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]].'' He then starred as [[Wizard (Oz)|The Wizard]] in the original West End production of ''[[Wicked (musical)|Wicked]]'' alongside [[Idina Menzel]]. The show opened at the [[Apollo Victoria Theatre]] on 27 September 2006. 

He took over the role of Wilbur, opposite Michael Ball, in the West End production of ''[[Hairspray (musical)|Hairspray]]'' on 2 February 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/125353.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122023425/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/125353.html|url-status=dead|title=Ball and Jones Extend Run in London Hairspray; Planer and Rushworth to Join Cast|archive-date=22 January 2009|access-date=31 July 2020}}</ref>

He featured in ''Doctor Who: Live'' touring the UK, as Vorgenson The Inter-Galactic Showman, before appearing in pantomime as [[Captain Hook]] at the [[Lyceum Theatre (Sheffield)|Lyceum Theatre]] in [[Sheffield]].

Planer went on to star as Grandpa Joe in the original production of ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (musical)|Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]'', which opened in London's [[West End theatre|West End]] in 2013<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.whatsonstage.com/news/theatre/london/E8831357897742/Nigel+Planer+joins+cast+of+Charlie+%26+The+Chocolate+Factory.html | title=Cast of Charlie & The Chocolate Factory | publisher=Whats on Stage | work=whatsonstage.com | date=11 January 2013 | access-date=11 January 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130118022427/http://www.whatsonstage.com/news/theatre/london/E8831357897742/Nigel+Planer+joins+cast+of+Charlie+%26+The+Chocolate+Factory.html | archive-date=18 January 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref> for which he was nominated for an [[Olivier Award]] for best supporting actor in a musical.

From September 2018 to November 2018, Planer toured with [[Ade Edmondson]] in a play that they wrote together called ''Vulcan 7''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stagereview.co.uk/theatre-news/adrian-edmondson-nigel-planer-act-up-in-their-monster-sci-fi-comedy-vulcan-7/|title=Vulcan 7 &#124; 2018 UK Tour &#124; Dates|website=Stagereview.co.uk|date=10 June 2018|access-date=31 July 2020|archive-date=3 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203161004/http://www.stagereview.co.uk/theatre-news/adrian-edmondson-nigel-planer-act-up-in-their-monster-sci-fi-comedy-vulcan-7/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2020 he took on the role of Grandpa in the arena tour of [[David Walliams]]' ''[[Grandpa's Great Escape]]''.

===Film===
Planer has appeared in films, including ''[[Flood (2007 film)|Flood]]'', ''[[Virgin Territory]]'', ''[[Bright Young Things (film)|Bright Young Things]]'', ''[[Hogfather]]'', ''[[Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic|The Colour of Magic]]'', ''[[The Wind in the Willows (1996 film)|The Wind in the Willows]]'', ''[[The Land Girls]]'', ''[[Clockwork Mice]]'', ''[[Carry On Columbus]]'', ''[[Brazil (1985 film)|Brazil]]'', ''[[The Supergrass]]'', ''[[I Give It a Year]]'', ''[[Burn Burn Burn|Burn, Burn, Burn]],'' ''The List'' and ''[[Yellowbeard]]''.

===Music===
Planer played Den Dennis, one of the four members of the 1980s spoof rock band ''[[Bad News (band)|Bad News]]'', which made two albums produced by [[Brian May]]. The band performed at the [[Hammersmith Apollo]] as well as the [[Monsters of Rock|Donington]] and [[Reading and Leeds Festivals|Reading]] Rock Festivals.

As Neil from ''[[The Young Ones (TV series)|The Young Ones]]'', Planer gained a number two hit single in 1984 with "[[Hole in My Shoe]]" (originally a hit for 1960s band [[Traffic (band)|Traffic]]) winning him a Brit Award. After that, an album was produced by Dave Stewart, entitled ''[[Neil's Heavy Concept Album]]''. Planer also took Neil's stage act on the road in that year as Neil in the "Bad Karma in The UK" tour. This culminated in a month-long run at the [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe]] and a night at The Hammersmith Apollo, London. ''The Young Ones'' also appeared on [[Cliff Richard]]'s 1986 charity rerecording of "[[Living Doll (song)|Living Doll]]", which spent three weeks at number one in the UK. He has a silver and a gold disc and a Brit award from his musical career. In 2015 he started a new music project called Rainsmoke with Chris Wade and Roger Planer.

In 2021, Planer released several of his own musical projects. "Five Songs Left" and "Four Songs More", collaborations with Chris Wade, are Nick Drake-inspired folk songs that he wrote in 1971, when he was eighteen. He also released two singles written more recently, "City in the Summer", a jazz song about the hot summer of COVID-19, and "Love Strikes". He has written lyrics for "Commit No Nuisance", a music collaboration with Neil Avery ("Talk it Out", one of the songs from the album, aims to encourage male mental health awareness,) and for Swedish rocker Matts Lindblom.

===Voice acting===
Planer was the reader of the first unabridged [[audiobook]] editions of many of [[Terry Pratchett]]'s ''[[Discworld]]'' novels. He also appeared in the television adaptations of ''[[Terry Pratchett's Hogfather]]'' and ''The Colour of Magic'', and performed as a voice artist in the games ''[[Discworld 2]]'' and ''[[Discworld Noir]]''. Discworld Audiobooks narrated by Planer include (with number in parentheses indicating order of the book in the Discworld series):
* ''[[The Colour of Magic]]'' (1)
* ''[[The Light Fantastic]]'' (2)
* ''[[Mort]]'' (4)
* ''[[Sourcery]]'' (5)
* ''[[Wyrd Sisters]]'' (6)
* ''[[Pyramids (Discworld)|Pyramids]]'' (7)
* ''[[Guards! Guards!]]'' (8)
* ''[[Moving Pictures (novel)|Moving Pictures]]'' (10)
* ''[[Reaper Man]]'' (11)
* ''[[Witches Abroad]]'' (12)
* ''[[Small Gods]]'' (13)
* ''[[Lords and Ladies (novel)|Lords and Ladies]]'' (14)
* ''[[Men at Arms]]'' (15)
* ''[[Soul Music (novel)|Soul Music]]'' (16)
* ''[[Interesting Times]]'' (17)
* ''[[Maskerade]]'' (18)
* ''[[Feet of Clay (novel)|Feet of Clay]]'' (19)
* ''[[Hogfather]]'' (20)
* ''[[Jingo (novel)|Jingo]]'' (21)
* ''[[The Last Continent]]'' (22)
* ''[[Carpe Jugulum]]'' (23)

Other voice roles include the narrator of ''[[Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids (TV series)|Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids]]'' (and the audiobook narrator for ''[[Fearsome Tales for Fiendish Kids]]''), for which he received a BAFTA nomination, the title character in 2 series of ''[[Romuald the Reindeer]]'', and Dr. Marmalade in an episode of ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' (alongside ''Young Ones'' co-stars [[Christopher Ryan]] and [[Rik Mayall]]). Planer has also been the narrator of many of [[BBC Four]]'s [[list of Britannia documentaries|''Britannia'' series]] of documentaries, including ''[[Prog Rock Britannia]]'', ''[[Blues Britannia]]'' and ''[[Heavy Metal Britannia]]''. He voiced Frodo in ''[[The Adventures of Tom Bombadil]]'' from the 1992 radio series ''[[Tales from the Perilous Realm]]''. He was a narrator in a direct-to-video version of [[Val Biro]]'s ''[[Gumdrop (book series)|Gumdrop]]'' book series in 1994. He narrated as a thirty-something Adrian Mole in the radio adaptation of ''Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years''.

In 2018, he voiced the character of Henry Davenant Hythe in the [[Big Finish Productions]] original production ''Jeremiah Bourne in Time'', which he also wrote.

In the 1990s, he also narrated an audiobook version of ''[[Roger and the Rottentrolls]]'', by Tim Firth and Gordon Firth, before the television series premiered.

==Writing==
Planer has written books, stage plays, TV shows, radio plays and newspaper articles as well as 105 episodes of ''The New Magic Roundabout''.

===Books===
* ''Neil’s Book of the Dead'' 1984 (with Terence Blacker)
* ''I an actor: Nicholas Craig'' 1988 (with Christopher Douglas)
* ''A Good Enough Dad'' 1992
* ''Let’s Get Divorced'' 1994 (with Terence Blacker)
* ''Therapy and How to Avoid it'' 1996 (with Robert Llewellyn)
* ''Unlike The Buddha'' 1997
* ''The Right Man'' 2000
* ''Faking It'' 2003
* ''Jeremiah Bourne in Time'' 2023
* ''Making Other Plans'' 2023

===Plays===
* ''On the Ceiling'' 2008
* ''Death of Long Pig'' 2009
* ''The Magnificent Andrea'' 2011
* ''Game of Love and Chai'' 2018
* ''Vulcan 7'' 2018 (with Adrian Edmondson)
* ''She Devil!'' (Workshop production) 2019
* ''All Above Board'' 2021

==Credits==
His television comedy and satire work includes:
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* ''Boom Boom...Out Go The Lights'' (1981, TV Special) as Self
* ''[[Shine on Harvey Moon]]'' (1982–1995, TV Series) as Lou Lewis
* ''[[The Young Ones (television series)|The Young Ones]]'' (1982–1984, TV Series) as Neil / E.T. Fairfax / Famine / Dino / Fly #2
* ''[[Yellowbeard]]'' (1983) as Mansell
* ''[[The Comic Strip|The Comic Strip Presents…]]'' (1983–2012, TV Series)
* ''[[Roll Over Beethoven (TV series)|Roll Over Beethoven]]'' (1985, TV Series) as Nigel Cochrane
* ''[[Brazil (1985 film)|Brazil]]'' (1985) as Charlie – Dept. of Works
* ''[[King and Castle]]'' (1986–1988, TV Series) as David Castle
* ''[[Filthy Rich & Catflap]]'' (1987, TV Series) as Ralph Filthy
* ''[[Eat the Rich (film)|Eat the Rich]]'' (1987) as DHSS Manager
* ''[[Blackadder the Third]]'' (1987) as Lord Smedley, fop
* ''[[Blackeyes (TV series)|Blackeyes]]'' (1989, TV Mini-Series, by [[Dennis Potter]]) as Jeff
* ''[[French & Saunders]]'' (1990, TV Series) as Andy
* ''Frankenstein's Baby'' (1990, TV Series) as Paul Hocking
* ''Nicholas Craig – The Naked Actor'' (1990–1992, TV Series) as Nicholas Craig
* ''Nicholas Craig's Interview Masterclass'' (1990, TV Series) as Nicholas Craig
* ''[[Oh, No! Not THEM!]]'' (1990, TV Movie) as Neil
* ''Nicholas Craig's Masterpiece Theatre'' (1992) as Nicholas Craig
* ''The Nicholas Craig Masterclass'' (1992) as Nicholas Craig
* ''[[Carry On Columbus]]'' (1992) as The Wazir
* ''[[The Magic Roundabout]]'' (1992, English adaptation and narrator on previously unseen episodes)
* ''[[Bonjour la Classe]]'' (1993, TV Series) as Laurence Didcott
* ''[[Sherlock Holmes (1984 TV series)|Sherlock Holmes]]'' (1993, TV Mini-Series) as [[Inspector Hopkins]]
* ''Let's Get Divorced'' (1994)
* ''Wake Up! With Libby And Jonathan'' (1994, TV Special short) as Jonathan Hughes
* ''[[Clockwork Mice]]'' (1995) as Parkey
* ''[[Diana & Me]]'' (1997) as Taxi Driver
* ''[[The Grimleys]]'' (1997–2001, TV Series) as Baz Grimley
* ''[[Jonathan Creek]]'' (1997–2013, TV Series) as Franklin Tartikoff / Shelford
* ''[[The Land Girls]]'' (1998) as Gerald
* ''[[Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids]]'' (2000–2007, TV Series) as Narrator (voice)
* ''[[Bright Young Things (film)|Bright Young Things]]'' (2003) as Taxi Driver
* ''[[Wicked (musical)|Wicked]]'' (2006–2008, West End Musical)
* ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' (2006) – Dr. Marmalade (voice)
* ''[[Terry Pratchett's Hogfather]]'' (2006, TV Movie) as Mr. Sideney
* ''[[Flood (2007 film)|Flood]]'' (2007) as Keith Hopkins
* ''[[Virgin Territory]]'' (2007) as Uncle Bruno
* ''[[Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic]]'' (2008, TV Mini-Series) as Arch Astronomer
* ''[[Hairspray (musical)|Hairspray]]'' (2009)
* ''[[M.I.High]]'' (2009, TV Series) as Prime Minister
* ''[[Episodes (TV series)|Episodes]]'' (2012–2015, TV Series) as Sanford Shamiro
* ''[[I Give It a Year]]'' (2013) as Brian
* ''The List'' (2013) as Ted Rove
* ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (musical)]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Boomers (TV series)|Boomers]]'' (2014–2016, TV Series) as Mick
* ''Cockroaches'' (2015, TV Series) as Stevie
* ''[[Burn Burn Burn]]'' (2015) as Henry
* ''[[Grantchester (TV series)|Grantchester]]'' (2016, TV Series) as Giles Montgomery
* ''Seven Days in Never'' (2017) (voice)
* ''[[Ratburger (film)|Ratburger]]'' (2017, TV Movie) as Headmaster
* ''[[Loaded (British TV series)|Loaded]]'' (2017, TV Series) as Mr. Young
* ''[[Death in Paradise]]'' (2018, TV Series) as Eugene Sutton
* ''[[Inside No. 9]]'' (2018, TV Series) as Frank
* ''[[Marcella (TV series)|Marcella]]'' (2018, TV Series) as Reg Reynolds
* ''Vulcan 7'' (2018)
* ''[[There She Goes (TV series)|There She Goes]]'' (2018–2020, TV Series) as Gandalf
* ''[[Father Brown (2013 TV series)|Father Brown]]'' (2019, TV Series) as Ronnie Grunion
* ''Grandpa’s Great Escape Arena Tour'' (2019)
* ''[[Lockwood & Co. (TV series)|Lockwood & Co.]]'' (2023, TV Series) as Sir John Fairfax

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===Discography===
* [[Evita (musical)|''Evita'']] (Original London Cast Recording) 1978
* "''[[Hole in My Shoe]]"'' (1984)
* ''[[Neil's Heavy Concept Album]]'' (1984)
* ''Rollover Beethoven.'' (Songs from the original TV series) 1985
* "[[Living Doll (song)|Living Doll]]" (1986)
* ''Rough with the Smooth''( 1986)
* ''[[Bad News (Bad News album)|Bad News]]'' (1987)
* Bad News ''[[Bootleg (Bad News album)|Bootleg]]'' (1988)
* Bad News ''The Cash in Compilation'' (1992)
* ''The Last Night'' (1993)
* ''[[Chicago (musical)|Chicago]]'' cast recording (1995)
* ''The Dreaded Lurgie'' (1998)
* ''Three Men in a Boat'' (1999)
* ''Adrian Mole the Cappuccino Years'' (2000)
* There was also a soundtrack to ''[[The Grimleys]]'' (2000), Planer's character appearing on the album.
* ''[[We Will Rock You (The Original London Cast Recording)]]'' (2002)
* ''Cabaret'' (2005)
* ''The Robe of Skulls'' (2008)
* ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (The Original London Cast Recording)'' (2013)
* ''Five Songs Left'' (2020)
* ''City in the Summer'' (2020) – single
* ''Four Songs More'' (2021)
* ''Love Strikes'' (2021) – single
* ''Phoning Home From Away'' (2021) – single
* ''The Last Ten Yards'' (2021) – single

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://nigelplaner.co.uk|Official Nigel Planer website}}
* {{IMDb name|0686539}}
* {{url|http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,8123-2347554,00.html/ |The Times Article}} September 2006 article about Planer
* {{Discogs artist|Nigel Planer}}
* {{Discogs artist|Neil (2)}} as Neil

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