▁first ▁came ▁to ▁wider ▁public ▁attention ▁in ▁the ▁serial ▁Ann ika ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁his ▁first ▁notable ▁television ▁role . ▁He ▁then ▁subsequently ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁films ▁W ish ▁You ▁W ere ▁Here ▁( 1 9 8 7 ), ▁directed ▁by ▁David ▁L eland ▁and ▁co - st arring ▁Em ily ▁Lloyd , ▁Getting ▁It ▁Right ▁( 1 9 8 9 ), ▁and ▁Bey ond ▁Bed lam ▁( 1 9 9 4 ). ▁Another ▁notable ▁television ▁role ▁was ▁his ▁port ray al ▁of ▁s lick ▁play boy ▁Marcus ▁T andy ▁in ▁the ▁BBC 1 ▁soap ▁opera ▁E ld or ado , ▁which ▁ran ▁for ▁just ▁one ▁year ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁and ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁thought ▁of ▁as ▁a ▁notable ▁f lop . ▁Non eth eless , ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁coverage ▁the ▁programme ▁received ▁for ▁its ▁perce ived ▁low ▁quality ▁and ▁lack ▁of ▁success ▁would ▁gain ▁Bird s all ▁much ▁expos ure , ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁he ▁played ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁lead ▁characters ▁in ▁another ▁BBC 1 ▁programme , ▁the ▁successful ▁fut ur istic ▁action / ad vent ure ▁series ▁B ugs . ▁ ▁Bird s all ▁played ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁John ▁Bar ron ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁ever ▁episode ▁of ▁Mor se ▁in ▁the ▁episode ▁The ▁Rem or se ful ▁Day ▁which ▁a ired ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0