["< sod > he was born anthony geoffrey 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 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 initially would play consistently for 17 years. he played the disabled male son of meg richardson, played by the character actress [ [ noele gordon ] ], in the much - maligned soap opera. < eod > < sod > he was born anthony roger 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 opera ] ],'' [ [ crossroads ( soap opera ) | crossroads ] ]'', a role originally 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 >"]