<sod>He was born Anthony Roger Tonge in [[Birmingham]] where he attended Lordswood Technical Grammar School.<ref>Who's Who on Television. Independent Television Publications Ltd 1970</ref>  He was working as an £8-a-week post office clerk and performing in amateur dramatics in the evenings when he landed the role of Sandy Richardson, the motel owner's son in the [[Associated Television|ATV]] [[soap opera]], ''[[Crossroads (soap opera)|Crossroads]]'', a role he would play for 17 years.  He played the disabled son of Meg Richardson, played by the actress [[Noele Gordon]], in the much-maligned soap opera.<eod>
<sod>He was born Anthony Roger Tonge in [[Birmingham]] where he attended Lordswood Technical Grammar School.<ref>Who's Who on Television. Independent Television Publications Ltd 1970</ref>  He was working as an £8-a-week post office clerk and performing in amateur dramatics in the evenings when he landed the role of Sandy Richardson, the motel owner's son in the [[Associated Television|ATV]] [[soap opera]], ''[[Crossroads (soap opera)|Crossroads]]'', a role he would play for 17 years.  He played the disabled son of Meg Richardson, played by the actress [[Noele Gordon]], in the much-maligned{{cn|October 2015}} soap opera.<eod>