Jim Barclay
Jim Barclay (born 23 May 1947) is an English actor and comedian, who played the title role of Jossy Blair in the BBC TV series Jossy's Giants. He was also part of the early British alternative comedy movement in the 1980s. In 1986, Barclay starred in the popular BBC children's football-based drama Jossy's Giants, playing the eponymous Jossy Blair, a former child football star injured shortly after his debut for Newcastle United, now charged with coaching a local school team to greatness. Barclay also appeared on television a number of times as a comedian, notably performing his stand-up act on Book 'Em and Risk It (Channel 4, 1983), Stomping on the Cat (Channel 4, 1984), and Interference (Channel 4, 1984). As an actor, he appeared in three episodes of the seminal alternative comedy series The Young Ones: (Boring, Flood and Sick). He has appeared in several episodes of both Grange Hill and The Bill.
Known For
Credits
- 2009 · A Very British Cult as Percy
- 2004 · New Tricks as Ivor (Speed Dater)
- 2000 · Black Books as Trash Customer
- 1993 · Peak Practice as Martin Lucas
- 1992 · A Question of Identity as MI5 Technician
- 1990 · Jeeves and Wooster as Policeman
- 1989 · The Paradise Club as Bernard Webb
- 1986 · Jossy's Giants as Jossy Blair
- 1985 · EastEnders as Doctor Chalmers
- 1984 · King as Waiter
- 1982 · The Young Ones as Racist Policeman
- 1982 · The Young Ones as Policeman in Comic Strip
- 1982 · The Young Ones as Policeman in Van
- 1980 · Fatal Spring as Patient
- 1980 · The Adventures of Frank: Everybody's Fiddling Something as Bill
- 1977 · The Professionals as Police Driver