Drinking Penguin Back before a radiation leak wiped out the crew of Red Dwarf, Dave Lister had a gang of regular drinking buddies. One of them, Selby, was played by former Eastender David Gillespie - and, as he reveals to Mr Flibble, there may not have been all that much acting involved...

2 March, 2001

David Gillespie was thrown into the spotlight as Duncan Boyd, the "Randy Rev" on long running soap Eastenders in the same year as his appearances in Red Dwarf I were first broadcast.

Since leaving Eastenders, David has cropped up in many a popular show, including Carrott Comprehensive, Kavanagh QC, Wilderness and Happy Birthday Shakespeare.

In the last few years, David has taken the lead role in Operation Good Guys, BBC2's award-winning spoof documentary, now in its third season.

More David Gillespie on...

• Interview
• Starting Out
• Losing Inhibition
• Top Tens
• Biography

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