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From an early series of affable naïfs and dependable supporting characters, Kevin Whately graduated to lead status in a career taking in varied television, stage and film work, latterly playing effectively against type.
After growing up in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, he abandoned ambitions of a medical career and relocated to London to attend the Central School of Speech and Drama.
He subsequently appeared in Shoestring (BBC, 1979), Angels (BBC, 1980), Juliet Bravo (BBC, 1980) and Coronation Street (ITV, 1981). When he first read the script for Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (ITV, 1983-86; BBC, 2002-2004), about a group of northern brickies working on a Düsseldorf building site, he considered loud-mouthed Geordie Oz the standout part, but took his wife's advice to audition instead for the youthful innocent Neville Hope.
It was in this role that Whately first became familiar to the public, making the usually miserable and homesick Neville a nonetheless endearing character.
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