A classic in the making; wales Moving Wallpaper ITV1, Friday, 9pm.NEIGHBOURS stalwart Alan Dale This article is about the New Zealand/Australian actor. For the singer, see Alan Dale (singer). Alan Dale (born May 6, 1947 in Dunedin, New Zealand) is an New Zealand actor who also has been on many Australian TV Shows. is a pushover push·o·ver n. 1. One that is easily defeated or taken advantage of. 2. Something that is easily done or attained. See Synonyms at breeze1. for a soap, especially when it's set by the sea. He was a big fan of black comedy Moving Wallpaper and its sister spoof soap, Echo Beach, both filmed in Cornwall. Wallpaper is back - minus Echo Beach - and Alan's signed up to star in the show's second series, and this time the spin-off is apocalyptic zombie A computer that has been covertly taken over in order to perform some nefarious task. It is estimated that millions of PCs around the world have been compromised and, under the control of a third party, routinely transmit messages unbeknownst to the user. drama Renaissance. "For me, it's going to be one of the great classics, like The Office and Fawlty Towers and stuff. It's like The Office only slightly less cringey," he says. Moving Wallpaper's opening episode sees TV executive Jonathan Pope (Ben Miller) aghast when Echo Beach is axed, and desperate to retain his position of power. Alan, 61, has nothing but praise for his co-stars. "Ben takes my breath away. He gives me a real problem because in some of the scenes I have to keep a straight face and it's not easy with him." He's happy to joke about what the future holds. "I think probably I'd really like to be a movie star," he grins. "I don't care really because they get paid so much money they only have to work once every couple of years, and then you can go and have fun." CAPTION(S): Alan Dale has high hopes for Renaissance |
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