. ▁He ▁then ▁featured ▁in ▁Hol ly o aks ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁as ▁Steve , ▁an ▁ar rog ant ▁TV ▁Produ cer ▁making ▁a ▁' T 4 ' ▁style ▁document ary ▁with ▁the ▁characters ▁Dun can ▁and ▁Ther esa . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁just ▁played ▁a ▁small ▁role ▁as ▁a ▁polic eman ▁in ▁Jimmy ▁McG overn ' s ▁new ▁BBC ▁drama , ▁The ▁Acc used . ▁ ▁Anthony ▁has ▁recently ▁worked ▁with ▁acc laimed ▁director ▁Tre vor ▁Mac F ar lane ▁on ▁J B ▁Short s ▁ 3 , ▁playing ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁a ▁sm ar my ▁politician ▁in ▁" Back l ash ", ▁a ▁spo of ▁party ▁political ▁broadcast ▁written ▁by ▁ ▁James ▁Qu inn ▁( E ar ly ▁Do ors , ▁F at ▁Fri ends ). ▁The ▁piece ▁received ▁much ▁critical ▁acc laim ▁for ▁the ▁direction ▁and ▁performances ▁in ▁the ▁Guardian , ▁City ▁Life , ▁Wh ats ▁On ▁Stage ▁to ▁name ▁just ▁a ▁few . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Anthony ▁C rank ▁is ▁gay ▁and ▁supports ▁various ▁gay ▁rights ▁char ities ▁and ▁movements , ▁including ▁The ▁Albert ▁Kennedy ▁Trust ; ▁he ▁also ▁supports ▁various ▁As per gers ▁Sy nd rome ▁char ities . ▁He ▁hosts ▁the ▁main stage ▁Altern ative ▁Music ▁Stage ▁for ▁Manchester ▁P ride ▁festival ▁each ▁year ▁and ▁is ▁currently ▁a ▁student ▁at ▁the ▁Manchester ▁School ▁Of ▁Act ing ▁under ▁the ▁tu ition ▁of ▁Mark ▁Hudson ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁https :// web . archive . org / web / 2 0 0 9 0 2 1