Nigel Planer is a British actor, writer and musician from Westminster, born in 1953. He is best known for playing Neil in the early-1980s television comedy The Young Ones. In character as Neil, he releases Neil's Heavy Concept Album in 1984 on East West Records. The album includes original songs and comedy skits, as well as cover versions of songs by Pink Floyd, Caravan, Donovan, Tomorrow and The Sex Pistols. He also appears as part of Alexei's Midnight Runners.