Ralf Little

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Football joy and heartbreak for actor Ralf Little as Chirk family tales ... (shropshirestar.com)

A top TV actor went from elation to heartbreak in a family history show that focused on his familial roots in Chirk.

He gave up the game in 1904 amid a religious revival throughout Wales. He said: "So he gave up playing football for religion? He also played for Wales, it was revealed.

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Ralf Little: who is Death in Paradise star, is he married, and when is ... (NationalWorld)

Little's first major acting role was as Antony in the sitcom The Royle Family. He later played Jonny in Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, a comedy ...

What a twist. “What a twist. Ralf Little was born in Bury in 1980 and dropped out of his studies to become a doctor at the University of Manchester to pursue a career in acting.

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Who is Ralf Little? The TV star exploring his roots on Who Do You ... (Manchester Evening News)

While carving out his career on stage and screen, Ralf was no stranger to the football pitch. A lifelong supporter of Manchester United, the actor has played ...

Meanwhile, to his delight, The Royle Family star also finds out that he has a Welsh international footballer on his family tree. Described as "a brave playwright of dauntless conviction", Ferrentino is best known for her critically acclaimed production Ugly Lies The Bone, which opened in New York in 2016. As the narrator of The Yorkshire Farm, his voice is hard to mistake, too.

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Who Do You Think You Are: Meet Death in Paradise star Ralf Little's ... (HELLO!)

As Ralf Little appears on Who Do You Think You Are?, get to know more about the actor's life away from cameras, including his fiancée Lindsey Ferrentino.

The actor was just nine when Ceri fell 150ft to her death from a cliff during a family holiday to Cornwall. No, while Ralf doesn't have any children, he is a devoted dog dad to two gorgeous pups he and Lindsey have adopted together! Kids are quite resilient anyway, but I just had stuff to get on with," he said, adding that he threw himself into extracurricular activities to distract himself. "I was like, 'Because I'm busy trying to film a TV show where I'm in every scene'. She said, 'OK, maybe next year.'" Speaking with the Mirror back in 2020 about their engagement, Ralf said: "We were in a country house, it was a big surprise. I had a total result with the ring, though.

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Ralf Little's Fiancée Has A *Very* Impressive Resumé (Bustle)

The Royle Family star got engaged in 2018. 'Death In Paradise' actor Ralf Little and his partner, playwright Lindsey Ferrentino. Getty Images/Walter McBride.

A BBC synopsis teases that, while investigating his grandfather’s time serving in the army, Little discovers that Arthur was involved in one of the conflict’s most important battles. As per the Daily Mail, Little got engaged to the famed American playwright, Lindsey Ferrentino, back in September 2018. Now, the actor is set to appear on the BBC’s Who Do You Think You Are? to delve into his family history.

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Ralf Little on uncovering a surprise family link in Who Do You Think ... (What's On TV)

Ralf Little reveals all about discovering three heroic relatives in his family tree on Who Do You Think You Are?

“A few years ago, when it came out, I tried Better Call Sauland I gave up after a few episodes, it just felt like it was in the shadow of Breaking Bad. And then I tried it again recently after I’d finished Ozark, which got me in the mood for a bit more of that sort of tone of things. It was extraordinary to visualise what his life would have been like and how cold and tough it would have been. I’d never found any interest in political engagement until about 10 years ago but throughout my family, there’s a sense of social conscience going back to John Woollam. It's made me who I am.” What was it like to see where he had been based? He was right there at the birth of professional football as we know it.” It gives you so much insight into who you are and where you came from.”

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Ralf Little's famous fiancée and Two Pints of Lager reunion ... (Mirror.co.uk)

Death in Paradise actor Ralf Little,who is discovering his family history on tonight's Who Do You Think You Are?, didn't have sex for four months because of ...

We can't get a Two Pints reunion together without her." I'm the last of my friends to have kids – everyone is starting to think it’s a bit weird. "If you think of pretty much every other detective show, they have at least 90 minutes to get that done. This is 100 years ago, more than 100 years ago. I love the idea of kids, but we have to work out when." I haven't seen her since lockdown started - so like four months," reports Daily Star. And you’ve got however many main characters who all have interplaying relationships and their own foibles and challenges to overcome He explained: "I had a total result with the ring, though. But the show itself has become pretty iconic. I was like, 'Brilliant!' If we were ever going to be a power couple I’d have to seriously up my game. "She's doing annoyingly well.

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Ralf Little wishes he got to know World War II hero grandad better (Scottish Daily Record)

Following in the footsteps of his grandfather, Ralf Little travelled to the Orkney Isles where Arthur embraced a role in World War II in the Royal Navy.

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'Can't tell you how upsetting it is!' Ralf Little heartbroken as he ... (Daily Express)

RALF LITTLE was left devastated at one point during his family history search on Who Do You Think You Are? when he discovered a secret about his great ...

“Honestly, like it's so funny,” Ralf replied. “Obviously I can't wait to find out what that was all about but I'm not gonna lie right now. “Oh man, so he gave up playing football for religion?” Ralf questioned. “So Albert is playing in one of the top teams in Wales and he's winning the trophy,” Martin observed. Martin explained: “This area, northeast Wales was the cradle of the game in Wales and one of the earliest areas in Britain where football really took off. “I can't begin to tell you as an atheist, how upsetting that is to me.

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