2. Peter Begg - Heartbeat
Heartbeat is among the least fondly-remembered of the British soaps which came along in the Great British Soap Explosion of the mid-90s. Less gritty than Eastenders, less culturally relevant and daring than Brookside, less hilariously poor than El Dorado, it fell between several stools and pleased few. Its horrid theme tune, a primary coloured, Fisher Price-styled version of Buddy Hollys Heartbeat, pretty much said it all. It was popular at the time, but nobody mourned its passing in 2010. Making only his fifth television appearance, Craig pitched up in North Yorkshire in the role of Peter Begg, a nervous young man who lusts after a suspiciously well-dressed farm hand called Susan Siddons. His gran dies (boo hoo) and, in between people telling him how sorry they are about his gran, its revealed that his lady love is in fact getting married to some other idiot. All he can muster in response to this shattering news is a mild scrunching of his face followed by a Well, blow me down sort of head-wobble. Later on hes accused of harassing his former beloved and pulls a face like hes not sure if hes just heard the front door go and is trying to suss out if its worth putting on his trousers for. Its not his finest work.