An Evening With Ricky Tomlinson

Saturday 23rd Aug 2025 - Royle Family and Brookside star Ricky Tomlinson is coming to The Club in Newarthill for a fantastic event: An Evening With Ricky Tomlinson hosted by Asa Murphy.

In conversation about his life and career, Eric “Ricky” Tomlinson is an English actor (and former plasterer) best known for his television roles as Bobby Grant in the soap opera Brookside(1982-1988), DCI Charlie Wise in Cracker(1993-2006) and Jim Royle In The Royle Family (1998-2012). He also played the tie character in mockumentary Mike Bassett: England Manager. He has also started in the BBC series Nice Guy Eddie and Clocking Off as well as the film Nativity with Martin Freeman and 51st state with Samuel L Jackson. After the show there will be chance to meet Ricky.

Host Asa Murphy
The evening is hosted by BBC Radio Merseyside presenter Asa Murphy. As well as an interviewer and presenter, Asa is an established singer and entertainer. At home with either his swing style big band show or his energetic Rock n Roll performances. Asa has performed all over the world including theatre shows in Rome and America. In his home town of Liverpool, Asa has sold out The Empire Theatre and Philharmonic Hall many times over and also the world famous Ronnie Scott’s London.

Tickets £25 available from The Club or online at https://wegottickets.com/event/650843

You may also like the following events from The Club:

• Next Saturday, 2nd August, 04:00 pm, Ladies Day Tribute Act in Motherwell
• Next month, 30th August, 01:00 pm, PBW Wrestling in Motherwell

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