Summary
As a new series of My Family returns to BBC1 next week, Rin Simpson asks Welsh actor Rhodri Meilir about Welshing up his, er, Welsh for the cameras, isn't it?
PLAYING a Welshman in a sitcom with a predominantly English cast, crew and audience is bound to raise the issue of stereotyping at some point - especially when you're playing a character called Alfie Butts.See the full content of this document
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But (no pun intended) Rhodri Meilir doesn't mind Welshing it up if it gets a good laugh. In fact it was he who decided to try out his natural accent at the audition rather than the Yorkshire brogue his agent suggested.
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