▁entitled ▁" The ▁Regin a ▁Mon olog ues ", ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁then ▁UK ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Tony ▁Bla ir ▁and ▁author ▁J . ▁K . ▁Row ling . ▁In ▁April ▁and ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁he ▁played ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Mel ▁H utch w right ▁in ▁Gran ada ▁Television ' s ▁long ▁running ▁British ▁soap ▁opera , ▁Cor on ation ▁Street , ▁ful fill ing ▁a ▁lif el ong ▁amb ition . ▁He ▁narr ated ▁Richard ▁Bell ' s ▁film ▁E igh teen ▁as ▁a ▁grand father ▁who ▁leaves ▁his ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁mem oir s ▁on ▁audio - c ass ette ▁for ▁his ▁te en age ▁grand son . ▁ ▁McK ellen ▁has ▁appeared ▁in ▁limited ▁release ▁films , ▁such ▁as ▁Em ile ▁( which ▁was ▁shot ▁in ▁three ▁weeks ▁following ▁the ▁X 2 ▁shoot ), ▁Never was ▁and ▁As yl um . ▁He ▁appeared ▁as ▁Sir ▁Le igh ▁Te ab ing ▁in ▁The ▁Da ▁V inci ▁Code . ▁During ▁a ▁ 1 7 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁interview ▁on ▁The ▁Today ▁Show ▁with ▁the ▁Da ▁V inci ▁Code ▁cast ▁and ▁director , ▁Matt ▁L auer ▁pos ed ▁a ▁question ▁to ▁the ▁group ▁about ▁how ▁they ▁would ▁have ▁felt ▁if ▁the ▁film ▁had ▁bor ne ▁a ▁prominent ▁disc la imer ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁work ▁of ▁fiction , ▁as ▁some ▁religious ▁groups ▁wanted . ▁McK ellen ▁respond ed , ▁" I ' ve ▁often ▁thought ▁the ▁Bible ▁should ▁have ▁a ▁disc la imer ▁in ▁the ▁front ▁saying