Ricky Tomlinson is slaying dragons and learning about his family history

Ricky Tomlinson tells Jeananne Craig about his new role in a TV fantasy series, and the difficult family history he discovered for Who Do You Think You Are

WITH a cackle worthy of his alter ego Jim Royle, Ricky Tomlinson is recounting how he landed his role in upcoming TV film The Last Dragonslayer.

“When I went to speak to them, they said to me, ‘Do you know anything about dragons?’ And I said, ‘I’ve lived with one for 27 years’. They said, ‘You’re the man for the part!’”