Other leading roles on TV include Shine on Harvey Moon, Filthy, Rich and Catflap, The Grimleys, King & Castle, Bonjour La Classe and Roll Over Beethoven. Planer is best known for his role as Neil, the hippie housemate of Vyvyan ( Adrian Edmondson), Rick ( Rik Mayall) and Mike ( Christopher Ryan) in the cult BBC comedy The Young Ones, which ran from 1982–84. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Arts from Edinburgh Napier University in June 2011. Planer and Richardson also wrote the That's Life! parody on Not The Nine O'Clock News. This was originally a nightclub stage show Planer also appeared with its creator Peter Richardson as part of the double act 'The Outer Limits'. A founder member of the Comedy Store in London, Planer was one of the original cast of The Comic Strip team, pioneers of the alternative comedy movement in the UK.
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