Editing Leslie Grantham (section)

=== Early work ===
After he was released from prison, Grantham decided to pursue an acting career and trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. His theatre work included a role in a play at the Battersea Free Theatre written by television director Matthew Robinson. In 1982, Grantham made his television debut as Boollie in a BBC2 Playhouse edition called ''Jake's End''. The following year he appeared as Frank on an episode of the short lived sitcom ''Goodnight and God Bless''. Grantham was then cast by Matthew Robinson as Kiston, the henchman of Davros, in a 1984 ''Doctor Who'' serial, ''[[doctorwho:Resurrection_of_the_Daleks_(TV_story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]''. He also played a signals sergeant in episode 12 of the television mini-series ''The Jewel in the Crown'' and wrote a play entitled ''A Reason'' ''To Live'', which won the Gloucester Drama Festival award for best original play. In 1985, he made a brief appearance in the film ''Morons from Outer Space'', but by the time this film was released, Grantham had found fame in quite a different environment, and with a much more high-profile role.