Arts
Musician, activist, actor: The many lives of Ricky Tomlinson
As he prepares to tour Ireland with a new show, the Royle Family star talks politics, prison and what will be written on his gravestone
It takes Ricky Tomlinson only a minute to blurt out his first Ricky Tomlinson expression. “Andy Murray’s playing in the tennis. I thought he’d bloody retired,” the affable Liverpudlian says, aghast. “He doesn’t need to be playing anyway, does he? I mean, the money he’s got … .”
Not unlike the character he’ll forever be remembered for, The Royle Family star has been passing a rainy afternoon in Liverpool in front of the box. His ...
