One of the lines, "I think I'm gonna get in the bath with my shoes on," became a popular catchphrase in the UK in the 1980s. His first break in the theatre was understudying David Essex as Che Guevara in the original West End run of Evita.

Ball and Jones Extend Run in London Hairspray; Planer and Rushworth to Join Cast". Archived from the original on 22 January 2009 . Retrieved 31 July 2020. As Neil from The Young Ones, Planer gained a number two hit single in 1984 with " Hole in My Shoe" (originally a hit for 1960s band Traffic) winning him a Brit Award. After that, an album was produced by Dave Stewart, entitled Neil's Heavy Concept Album. Planer also took Neil's stage act on the road in that year as Neil in the "Bad Karma in The UK" tour. This culminated in a month-long run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and a night at The Hammersmith Apollo, London. The Young Ones also appeared on Cliff Richard's 1986 charity rerecording of " Living Doll", which spent three weeks at number one in the UK. He has a silver and a gold disc and a Brit award from his musical career. In 2015 he started a new music project called Rainsmoke with Chris Wade and Roger Planer. From September 2018 to November 2018, Planer toured with Ade Edmondson in a play that they wrote together called Vulcan 7. [9] Mike from London, United KingdomSongfacts does not list Traffic's superbly intelligent pop hit, 'Paper Sun' from the summer of love. It offers a good pub quiz question: who shouts at the end - 'That's the one!' - as the song fades....And BTW, the whole crew of the tv series The Young Ones linked up in the 80s with Cliff Richard in a re-recording of Richard's 1959 hit, 'Livin' Doll' a charity fundraiser... Agatha Christie's Marple: The Pale Horse". ITV. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012 . Retrieved 20 May 2011.

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Planer has written books, stage plays, TV shows, radio plays and newspaper articles as well as 105 episodes of The New Magic Roundabout.

Stanley, Bob (13 September 2013). "The Golden Road: San Francisco and Psychedelia". Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. p.231. ISBN 978-0-571-28198-5. The album was heavily promoted [ citation needed] by MTV, which had embraced The Young Ones and served as the sole outlet [ citation needed] for the original LP in the US. A television commercial for the album had Neil in character talking about his "really beautiful" album, displaying a hole in his shoe, and hitting his head on the table he was sitting under. Planer guest-starred in " The Pale Horse", [6] a 2010 episode of Agatha Christie's Marple. In 2011's The Hunt for Tony Blair, he played Peter Mandelson. The album followed the success of the Neil single " Hole in My Shoe" — a cover version of Traffic's 1967 hit – which reached number 2 in the United Kingdom. Planer is best known for his role as Neil, the hippie housemate in the BBC comedy The Young Ones, which ran for two series broadcast in 1982 and 1984. He has starred in The Comic Strip Presents..., a series of short films broadcast from 1982 onwards, on Channel 4.Neil's Heavy Concept Album is a 1984 recording of songs and spoken comedy routines by British actor Nigel Planer, in character as the long-suffering hippie Neil from the BBC comedy series The Young Ones. Production, arrangements and keyboards are by Canterbury scene keyboardist Dave Stewart, who also plays guitar, bass and drums. Other players on the album include ex-members of bands Gong, Spooky Tooth and Level 42. Lionheart From La from Los AngelesBorn and raised in the UK I loved this song. It typified the era of 60’s and although Steve Winwood hated it, for me it was brilliant. I’m sorry Francine drifted into the wilderness, but it was Francine that made this record a hit for me. Great times! Great memories! The Amoeba Song (From ' A Very Cellular Song')" ( Incredible String Band cover, from The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter [2]) As the character "Neil" from British sit-com "The Young Ones", Nigel Planer gain… Read Full Bio ↴ As the character "Neil" from British sit-com "The Young Ones", Nigel Planer gained a number two hit single in 1984 in the form of "Hole in My Shoe", (originally a hit for sixties band Traffic). A cover of Tomorrow's "My White Bicycle" was a less successful follow up, only reaching number seventeen in the charts. After that, an album was produced, entitled "Neil's Heavy Concept Album." Nigel also took Neil's stage act on the road in that year as Neil in the "Bad Karma in The UK" tour. This culminated in a month long run at St. Mary's Hall at the Edinburgh Fringe. The Young Ones also appeared on Cliff Richard's 1986 charity rerecording of 'Living Doll', which spent three weeks at number one in the UK.

Vulcan 7 | 2018 UK Tour | Dates". Stagereview.co.uk. 10 June 2018. Archived from the original on 3 December 2019 . Retrieved 31 July 2020. Chartverfolgung / Traffic / Single". Music Line (in German). Germany: Media Control Charts. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013 . Retrieved 26 October 2011. Ged from Australia"The monologue in the middle of the song was by Francine Heimann. Little is known about her."Edinburgh Napier University News: Young Ones star among honorary graduates". Archived from the original on 29 September 2011 . Retrieved 15 June 2011.

There was a 12-inch version of "My White Bicycle" released which featured an "Extended Mix" on the A-side and a "Christmas Rip-Off Mix" on the B-side.

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The song has been used in several movies and TV shows, including Doctor Who, The Simpsons, and Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me. Neil, the long suffering Hippy character from the hit TV series “The Young Ones” enjoyed a huge hit with a comic cover version of Traffic’s ‘Hole in My Shoe’ and with this “heavy” album. “Neil’s Heavy Concept Album” was a splendid parody that saw him cover songs such as ‘My White Bicycle’, ‘The Gnome’ and ‘Golf Girl’ and featured contributions from such respected musicians as Dave Stewart (from Progressive band Egg, who also produced the album), Barbara Gaskin, Gavin Harrison, Pip Pyle, Jakko Jakszyk and Jimmy Hastings. Comedians Stephen Fry, Roland Rivron and Dawn French also made appearances. French and Saunders: Harry Potter and the Secret Chamberpot of Azerbaijan". .frenchandsaunders.com . Retrieved 20 May 2011. In the 1990's, he also narrated an audiobook version of " Roger & The Rottentrolls", by Tim Firth and Gordon Firth, before the television series premiered.