Graham Seed (born 12 July 1950, in
London
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) is an
English actor.
Education
Seed was educated at
Charterhouse School, an independent boarding school in the
market town
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of
Godalming in
Surrey, followed by
RADA in London.
Career
Seed is best known for his role playing Nigel Pargetter in the
BBC radio
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series ''
The Archers
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'' from 1983
until January 2011, although actor
Nigel Carrington briefly played the role when Seed took a break in the late 1980s. Seed appeared in the well-known "Is it on the Trolley?" sketch, alongside
Victoria Wood (its author) and
Duncan Preston in the series ''
Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV''.
After his character's death in ''The Archers'' in 2011, Seed played himself as the villain in a Radio 4 pantomime who plans to bring down
Radio 4 by releasing the
Pips, but ultimately falls to his death whilst retrieving a banner, paralleling his Archers character. In addition to ''The Archers'', Seed has appeared in the TV soap operas ''
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'' (1995–97, as Dick Thornton), ''
Coronation Street'' (1981, as a solicitor) and ''
Crossroads'' (1985–88, as Charlie Mycroft).
Seed's roles include the teenage
Britannicus, son of the emperor
Claudius in the
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'' (1981). He also appeared in
'' (2010).