Biography

He is an active supporter of the Conservative Party and a self-described "arch monarchist".

His favourite actors are Judi Dench and Tom Cruise.

Attended the wedding of Joan Collins and Percy Gibson.

Formed a civil partnership with British Airways worker Neil Sinclair on December 30, 2006.

His favourite film is Gone with the Wind (1939).

Discretion is not my middle name.

There's nothing I like more than talking about myself, so I spent a very pleasant two hours chatting to a lovely lady called Sandra. Towards the end, out of the blue, she said: 'How's your libido Christopher?' Should I be overcome by urges, she suggested, I should retire to the 'dunny' - the lavatory - to attend to them. I can assure you I did not succumb to any such urges.

Physical hardship is not the Biggins way. I feel as if I'm testing the boundaries of endurance when I can't get my favourite table at The Ivy. If there's a spider in the bath at home, I have to get my partner Neil to remove it.

Everyone agrees that I'm far too pretty to play an Ugly Sister.

[in 2013] When I did Porridge (1974) in 1974 I was on 90 pounds an episode. Now, if it's on BBC One or BBC Two, I get over a thousand pounds per episode. It was a wonderful thing for actors and sadly now everybody thinks that actors shouldn't get paid.