Creator / Jimmy Nail

"Aye, and 'donkey shite' to you too, pal"

"Would I change anything about my performance in Series 1 and 2? I don't think so. It was what it was, and I'm proud of the contribution I was able to make. For many reasons, AWP burned itself into the nation's collective consciousness, struck a chord and that's gratifying."

Jimmy Nail, born James Michael Aloysius Bradford, (16 March 1954), is a British actor best known for playing Oz in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet.

Despite having no acting experience, he was convinced to audition for a TV show. After auditioning for an extra in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, Nail was cast in the lead role of Oz, a role he would play in all 40 episodes from 1983 to 2004. His sister, Val McLane, appeared alongside him in Series 2 as Norma.

In the early '90s, he starred in Spender as the titular Freddie Spender, and in both Crocodile Shoes and Crocodile Shoes II as Jed Shepperd. It was around this time that Nail also had a number of pop hits, such as "Ain't No Doubt". In 1996, he had a lead singing role in Evita as Agustín Magaldi.

In 2008, he created Parents of the Band and starred in it as Phil Parker, but sadly the series was axed after disappointing ratings.

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Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:

Films

• Howling II: Stirba: Werewolf Bitch (1985) — Dom
• Evita (1996) — Agustín Magaldi
• Still Crazy (1998) — Les Wickes

Series

• Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, 40 episodes (1983-2004) — Leonard "Oz" Osborne
• Minder, episode "The Car Lot Baggers" (1984) — Nathan Loveridge
• The 10th Kingdom, 3 episodes (2000) — Clayface

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