 He went on to direct national tours of "The Long The Short and the Tall" and "The Return of Sherlock Holmes".In between directing, he played in many TV shows in such as "Minder" and continues to do so with shows including "Casualty" and "Friday Night Dinner".He was president of Equity for six years and is a board member of the Equity Charitable Trust as well as Chairman of The Unity Theatre Trust Fund.