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Sergeant Dale Smith
Dale "Smithy" Smith is a fictional character from the British television police procedural ''The Bill'', played by Alex Walkinshaw. He first appeared in the The Bill (series 15), fifteenth series episode "Cowardice", broadcast on 20 July 1999. Dale was introduced as a police constable, before later being promoted to sergeant and inspector. Casting Before joining the regular cast, Walkinshaw made three guest appearances in ''The Bill'' in 1992, 1993 and 1995. Four years later, while he was acting in a stage production at the Royal Court Theatre, one of ''The Bills producers asked Walkinshaw to audition for the role of PC Dale "Smithy" Smith. Walkinshaw left the show in 2001, along with five other actors as part of a "cast clear-out". He returned in 2003, as Smithy was promoted to Sergeant. ''The Bill'' was cancelled by ITV in March 2010 due to declining ratings. Of his final days on set, Walkinshaw stated "It was emotional shooting the final scenes, although there was a lot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Walkinshaw
Alex Newcombe Walkinshaw (born 5 October 1974) is a British actor. He has played the long-running roles of Dale "Smithy" Smith in the ITV police procedural series ''The Bill'' and Adrian "Fletch" Fletcher in BBC medical dramas ''Casualty'' and ''Holby City''. He also played PE teacher Jez Diamond in BBC school-based drama series '' Waterloo Road''. Career Walkinshaw's first television appearance was at the age of 12 as an extra in ''Grange Hill'', where he stayed for a year. From 1992 to 1993 he appeared in the sitcom '' Side by Side''. He first appeared in ''The Bill'' in three episodes as a guest star in 1992, 1993 and 1995, before joining as a regular cast member in 1999. It was whilst he was acting at the Royal Court Theatre that he was spotted by one of the producers of ''The Bill'' and was encouraged to audition for the programme. He joined ''The Bill'' as PC Dale Smith, better known as "Smithy" and then left in 2001. In 2003, he returned when his character was promot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |