";s:4:"text";s:2979:" But if I’m name-dropping, I went to see Prince with Martin Compston and Paolo Nutini playing for just 120 people. Roy Scheider (Brody) saying to his kid “Give me a kiss,” the kid asking why and him saying, “Because I need one,” is just the start of what’s brilliant about it.Greg plays the boy’s uncle, Eddie Scott, alongside other stars including former Dr Who Eccleston and long-time Coronation Street favourite Julie Hesmondhalgh.The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda’s Road To 9/11 by Lawrence Wright. I didn’t think it was going to be as good as the first series, but it is. I’m not an expert.This time last year, Greg was sufficiently concerned about his state of mind that he sought the support of a psychotherapist.“It was a real wake-up call to the fact that pushing yourself like that isn’t always a great idea.”Greg, better known as the star of Gary: Tank Commander, has become an unlikely source of support to families who deal with the reality of life with autism every day.And the actor feels a familiar sense of fulfilment telling the story of life with an autistic relative to the one he had working in schools and colleges in London.These days, Greg McHugh helps to tell their story on national television.“A condition like autism has a ripple effect on the rest of the family, and the scripts show that.“When it stops, your brain can’t adjust.A Theatre In Education tour had seen him visit special needs schools as part of a troupe of performers, and piqued his interest in working with young people with complex learning requirements.It’s this work that has brought him full circle with his early days scraping together a living in London.Greg had never been trained in supporting people with autism when he took on temporary agency work between poorly-paid comedy gigs in the mid-2000s.“It shows how the very idea of ‘normality’ is actually a bit skewed.”He said: “I worked with ten to 18-year-olds, and then from 17-year-olds right through to people in their sixties.
The casting, the acting, the brutal real-life events. I remember thinking it was the most impactful, beautiful lyric.
Greg McHugh interview (part 2) Gary: Tank Commander star Greg McHugh reveals the secrets of Series Two. But at a time in my life where all this religion I hadn’t chosen had been forced upon me, this poem made me question it.I hate this question. It was mind-blowing for him, and I loved it, too.