Airdrie radio host films scene for Netflix show with Ricky Gervais

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AIRDRIE chat show host Ross Owen got to share a screen with Ricky Gervais – four years after illness denied him the chance to star alongside the world renowned actor and comedian.Ross has a cameo in an episode of season two of Gervais’ hit Netflix comedy-drama After Life which is one of the top trending – and rated – shows on the streaming giant.Ross first encountered Gervais when he interviewed him on his self-titled radio show and after the two hit it off, the 50-year-old was offered a background role in Gervais’ 2016 movie David Brent: Life on the Road.Sadly, illness prevented Laurel and Hardy super fan Ross from starring in the flick – on the very day he was due to film his appearance.But superstar Gervais jumped at the chance to