Ricky Grover

[2] Grover has appeared in television programmes including Red Dwarf,[1] Fist of Fun, 'Orrible,[3] The 11 O'Clock Show,[1] Honky Sausages and Black Books.

He also provided the voice acting for the character of Yangus in the English language version of the PlayStation 2 game Dragon Quest VIII.

[5] One of his most regular characters is "Bulla", a violent offender who originally featured on The 11 O'Clock Show and was interviewed by Michael Parkinson.

Since July 2009, he has played the part of Matron Hilary Loftus in the BAFTA award-winning BBC Four medical 'docu-sitcom' Getting On, directed by Peter Capaldi.

In 2007, he presented a peak-time Tonight With Trevor McDonald report on obesity and a BBC Two episode of Grandad's Back in Business in which he mentored two stand-up comedians.