I've only just recently seen all the Messiah episodes as they were shown on UK Drama on consecutive nights, although I think Ken Stott is talented and gifted I was impressed with Neil's performance (watching all them one after another enables you to see how consistent the performance is). It's a shame there isn't more info about him on here (especially as he's from my home town!) but I'm looking forward to seeing him in 'The Street' which has only just started on BBC but very enjoyable so far. I'm sure after appearing in such a high profile BBC drama Neil will be on our screens more often.