Interviewed by Samantha Norman
Robert Powell's long and varied career includes film roles in "The Italian Job", "Tommy" and his unforgettable portrayal of Jesus in Franco Zeffirelli's "Jesus of Nazareth". Not one to be typecast, he starred with Japser Carrott in "The Detectives" ("we had much more fun than grownups should have" he said) and played Nurse Mark Williams in "Holby City". His theatre roles are countless, running from Hamlet to Sherlock Holmes to the title role in "Jeffrey Barnard is Unwell".