Mr. Gridley Known as the 'Man from Shropshire'. He is befriended by George Rouncewell but eventually driven to suicide by the frustrations of Jarndyce v Jarndyce. Tony Haygarth's acting career stretches back to the 1970s. One of his earliest roles was as a slave in I, Claudius. He has also been seen in Parnell and the Englishwoman, Sharpe's Enemy and Bramwell. Haygarth was the voice of the evil Mr. Tweedy in 2000's Chicken Run.