Richard Ridings

7 films on Best Blurays5 in 4K2 in HD

Richard John Ridings (born September 19, 1958) is an English actor. He portrayed Alan Ashburn in the ITV television drama Fat Friends, Bernard Green in the BBC One comedy-drama Common as Muck, Mr. Bumble in the BBC series Dickensian, and is the voice of Daddy Pig in Peppa Pig. He trained as an actor at Bretton Hall College, then the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He is the father of singer-songwriter Freya Ridings.

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The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)

Supporting role · Director: Luc Besson

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sony 4K Blu-ray included in the Luc Besson Collection

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Video Notes:

Sony 4K Blu-ray included in the Luc Besson Collection see caps

Additional Info:

Original DVD has a few exclusive extras like a isolated score

3.2

The Brothers Grimm (2005)

Supporting role · Director: Terry Gilliam

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Italy Eagle Pictures Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Italy Eagle Pictures Blu-ray > US Miramax Blu-ray

2.7

Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)

Small role · Director: Rupert Wyatt

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Fox 4K Blu-ray

3.7

The Pianist (2002)

Small role · Director: Roman Polanski

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

4K · Disappointing

Best Video:

StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray has poor encode and heavy DNR

Additional Info:

Shout! Factory Blu-ray is from original DI master. The film was an early DI and film prints also looked poor. Shout! Factory Blu-ray is representative of original release. StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray has some new VFX work done along with some plates reshot as well as poorly upscaled original VFX work.

4.4