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Neil On Wheels®

by Neil Hancock

Wheelchair actor Neil Hancock sits down (figuratively speaking) and chats to people in Theatre, TV, Film and Sport about how they started out, their careers and what challenges they overcame to achieve great things in life. Each and every one of us experience our own sets of challenges and Neil hopes that by hearing his guests talk about their challenges, it might help those listening deal with their own. Guests dropping by in the first series include: Happy Valley, Grantchester and War and Peace actor James Norton, Coronation Street's Julia Goulding, The Walking Dead and Prodigal Son actor Tom Payne and two time Olivier award winning actor Trevor Eve and MORE. Season 2 starts with 5 new episodes starting with Neil chatting to actor Sunny Ormonde AKA Lillian Bellamy from The Archers OUT BOXING DAY 2025

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Episodes

  1. Season 2 Episode 5: Neil sits down with...actor Hiran Abeysekera

    Neil chats with Hiran about growing up in Sri Lanka, acting with the Royal Shakespeare Company, working with Theatre Director Peter Brook and his role as Pi Patel in Life Of Pi, which he performed in the West end And On Broadway. And of course, like all other guests he talks about his greatest...

  2. Season 2 Episode 4: Neil sits down... with actress Sharon Maughan

    Neil chat with Sharon about growing up in Liverpool, Drama School, working with Director Franco Zeffirelli, The Nescafe Gold Blend Advert in the 80's and 90's, Holby City and her new business venture FaceWise. And, as always, what her greatest challenge has been to date. Send us Fan Mail If you...

  3. Season 2 Episode 3: Neil sits down with...Actor, Disability Rights Activist and Access Co-ordinator Julie Fernandez

    Neil sits down and chats with Julie about her early life growing up with a disability, The Office, Disability Rights and her other business ventures. And, as always, the question he asks all his guests: what has been her greatest challenge in her life/career to date. Send us Fan Mail If you…

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  4. Season 2 Episode 2: Neil sits down with...actor Morgan Watkins

    Neil chats with Morgan about where his love for acting began, Drama School, his extensive career including what is was like working with Brendan Gleeson and the late Alan Rickman. And, of course, what his greatest challenge has been to date. Send us Fan Mail If you enjoyed listening to this...

  5. Season 2 Episode 1: Neil sits down for a chat with...actor Sunny Ormonde AKA Lillian Bellamy from The Archers

    Neil chats with Sunny Ormonde about her early life, playing the role of Shirley Valentine and what it's like playing Lillian Bellamy in BBC Radio 4's The Archers. And as always what her greatest challenge has been in her life, career or both! Send us Fan Mail If you enjoyed listening to this...

  6. Christmas Special 2024: Neil sits down with...actor Sam Troughton

    Neil On Wheels is back! He chats with actor Sam Troughton about his early life, his stage and film career and what has been his greatest challenge in life/career or both. Send us Fan Mail If you enjoyed listening to this podcast, please follow me on X (formerly Twitter) @neilonwheelspod and on...

  7. Christmas Special 2023: Neil sits down with...Footballer and TV Pundit Andy Townsend

    Neil On Wheels is back! For the Christmas Special. This year, Neil moves into the world of Sport and sits down with Footballer and TV Pundit Andy Townsend. They chat about how he got into football, playing in two World Cups, football commentating and as always what his greatest challenge has been...

  8. Christmas Special: Neil sits down with...Midsomer Murders Actor Nick Hendrix

    Neil sits down with actor Nick Hendrix, who plays DS Jamie Winter, the current sidekick in Midsomer Murders to discuss how he got into acting, his career, future projects and what his greatest challenge has been in his life and/or career to date. Send us Fan Mail If you enjoyed listening to this...

  9. Season 1 Episode 10: Neil sits down and is interviewed by...actor and writer Will Payne

    Neil's greatest challenge is growing up and dealing with being in a wheelchair. Will chats to Neil about his early life, career to date and the reason why he created the podcast: Neil On Wheels! Send us Fan Mail If you enjoyed listening to this podcast, please follow me on X (formerly Twitter)...

  10. Season 1 Episode 9: Neil sits down with...actor Trevor Eve Part 2

    Part 2 of 2. Neil chats with Trevor about his role Oliver Award winning role as Dr Astrov in Anton Chehkov's Uncle Vanya, playing Peter Boyd in the BBC One Drama Waking The Dead, what his greatest challenge has been in his life and/or career to date and much more! Send us Fan Mail If you enjoyed...

  11. Season 1 Episode 9: Neil sits down with...actor Trevor Eve Part 1

    Part 1 of 2. Neil chats with Trevor about what made him become an actor, life at Drama School and some of his theatre roles including his Olivier Award performance as James Leeds in Children Of A Lesser God. Send us Fan Mail If you enjoyed listening to this podcast, please follow me on X…

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  12. Season 1 Episode 8: Neil sits down with...Disabled American Theatre Director Evan T Cummings

    Neil chats with Evan about life working as a Disabled Theatre Director in New York, accessibility, productions he has directed and collaborated on and what his greatest challenge has been in his life and/or career to date. This episode was recorded in December 2020 Please feel free to Follow me…

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  13. Season 1 Episode 7: Neil sits down with...actor and writer Skye Hallam

    Neil chats with Skye about how and why she got into acting, some of her roles to date, her greatest challenge and more! This was recorded in early 2021, so the performance she refers to at the Brighton Fringe has now taken place. Please feel free to Follow me on all major podcast platforms....

  14. Season 1 Episode 6: Neil sits down with...Writer, Director, Producer and Actor Jack Eve; Actor and Producer Pippa Bennett Warner and Actor Oliver Johnstone

    Neil chats with Jack Eve, Pippa Bennett Warner and Oliver Johnstone about Jack's latest film Open, a Romantic Comedy set on the golf course. They talk about the challenges of making an independent film, how and why they all got into acting, what their greatest challenge has been to date and more....

  15. Season 1 Episode 5: Neil sits down with...BAFTA Nominated Film Editor Adam Gough

    Neil chats with Adam about how and why he became an editor, the films he's worked on, such as the Oscar winning film Roma and what his greatest challenge has been. This episode was recorded around November/December 2020 Please feel free to Follow me on all major podcast platforms. Instagram:...

  16. Season 1 Episode 4: Neil sits down with...Beth House and Elise Davison, co-founders of Taking Flight Theatre Company

    Neil chats with Beth and Elise co-founders of Taking Flight Theatre, an inclusive company that aims to create accessible productions and opportunities to Deaf, disabled and non-disabled performers. They talk about how they started the company, the challenges they encountered with their…

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  17. Season 1 Episode 3: Neil sits down with...actor Tom Payne Part 2

    In Part 2 of 2, Neil chats with Tom about his time on Waterloo Road, working in America on shows such as The Walking Dead and Prodigal Son, what his greatest challenge has been and more! So please feel free to Follow me on all major podcast platforms, Instagram: theneilonwheelspodcast and…

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  18. Season 1 Episode 3: Neil sits down with...actor Tom Payne Part 1

    In Part 1 of 2, Neil sits down to chat with The Walking Dead and Prodigal Son actor Tom Payne about where his love of acting came from, how he found Drama School and his early theatre work. So please feel free to Follow me on all major podcast platforms, Instagram: theneilonwheelspodcast and...

  19. Season 1 Episode 2: Neil sits down with...Coronation Street actor Julia Goulding

    Neil sits down for a chat with Coronation Street's Shona Platt, alias Julia Goulding. He talks to her about what it was like working on Coronation Street during the pandemic, what made her want to be an actor, what her greatest challenge has been and more! This chat was recorded at the beginning…

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  20. Season 1 Episode 1: Neil sits down with...actor James Norton

    Neil sits down with James to chat about what made him want to become an actor, how he became Tommy Lee Royce in Happy Valley, what has been his greatest challenge in his life career or both and much much more! So please feel free to Follow me on all major podcast platforms, Instagram:...

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    Hi I'm Neil, actor on four wheels and this is my new podcast: Neil On Wheels, chatting to people in the Theatre, TV and Film Industry about how they started out, their careers and most importantly what challenges they overcame to get to where they are today. Send us Fan Mail If you enjoyed...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Wheelchair actor Neil Hancock sits down (figuratively speaking) and chats to people in Theatre, TV, Film and Sport about how they started out, their careers and what challenges they overcame to achieve great things in life. Each and every one of us experience our own sets of challenges and Neil hopes that by hearing his guests talk about their challenges, it might help those listening deal with their own. Guests dropping by in the first series include: Happy Valley, Grantchester and War and Peace actor James Norton, Coronation Street's Julia Goulding, The Walking Dead and Prodigal Son actor Tom Payne and two time Olivier award winning actor Trevor Eve and MORE. Season 2 starts with 5 new episodes starting with Neil chatting to actor Sunny Ormonde AKA Lillian Bellamy from The Archers OUT BOXING DAY 2025

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Neil Hancock

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What is Neil On Wheels® about?

Wheelchair actor Neil Hancock sits down (figuratively speaking) and chats to people in Theatre, TV, Film and Sport about how they started out, their careers and what challenges they overcame to achieve great things in life. Each and every one of us experience our own sets of challenges and Neil...

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Neil On Wheels® is created and hosted by Neil Hancock.
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