Andrew William Agnew (born 28 September 1976) is a Scottish actor, singer and director. He is best known for playing the role of PC Plum in the BAFTA award-winning

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programme ''

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'' and Walter in

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Career

His television career began with the BBC2 drama ''Fran's People'' where he played Colin the Chef. He then got his big break, cast as the police officer, PC Plum in

' ''

''. Along with his acting career, Agnew has Directed for theatre and television, a Children's programme called '' Me Too''. before directing some of the new

and Tattie Moon hit series Woolly and Tig, series 1 & 2 and the special episode "Hola" filmed in Spain. He also appeared in the episodes "The Haircut", "Hogmanay" and "The Play" as Tam. He returned to the role of PC Plum in special

versions of the seasonal nature programmes ''

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'' and the BAFTA award-winning ''

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''. The character also appeared in continuity announcements during the series' run. Returning to the stage he has appeared in many Pantomimes including Peter Pan in Tunbridge Wells he played Smee opposite

James Gaddas James Gaddas (born 17 June 1960) is an English actor best known for his roles in ''Coronation Street'', '' Bad Girls'', '' Doctors'', ''Emmerdale'' and ''Hollyoaks''. Career Gaddas played Eddie Ainsworth in the tenth episode of the seventh seri ...

as Captain Hook. In 2008 Andrew fronted his own

Theatre Show for nine months touring the UK;

at the Theatre – Let's Play. He has appeared in 2 Balamory Live Arena shows – "Strike up the Band" and "What's the story?" – and has also completed another 2 Arena tour in

Live – "Fantasy Circus", in which he played the Ringmaster.

Live – Reach to the Stars saw Agnew back in the Police uniform at Wembley Arena in 2012. He appeared alongside

Su Pollard Susan Georgina Pollard (born 7 November 1949) is an English actress and singer. Her career has spanned over 45 years; she is most famous for her role in the sitcom '' Hi-de-Hi!''. She also appeared in ''You Rang, M'Lord?'' and '' Oh, Doctor Bee ...

in ''Snow White'' at the Malvern Theatre over 2007 Christmas panto season. and as Mother Goose Christmas 2008 at the Kilmarnock Palace Theatre with Liam Dolan. He is also one of the writers of "A Child Made of Love" a play he appeared in at the Tron Theatre, Glasgow in October 2009. He has also written and Performed in his one-man revusical entitled "Dually Andrews". He appeared as Peter in Gone but not Forgotten with

Michelle McManus Michelle McManus (born 8 May 1980) is a Scottish singer, columnist, and television presenter who won the second and final series of the UK talent show ''Pop Idol'' in 2003. McManus's debut single, " All This Time", entered the UK Singles Cha ...

and Liam Dolan in 2017 & 2018 tours. Andrew appeared in the Christmas Pantomime ''Sleeping Beauty'' at Swansea's Grand Theatre between December 2009 and January 2010 starring alongside

Malandra Burrows Malandra Elizabeth Burrows (born 4 November 1965) is an English actress and singer. She is best known for her long-running role as Kathy Glover in ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale''. Early life Burrows' first name, Malandra, is a portmanteau of her pa ...

and Helen Fraser. before reprise the role in Basingstoke with

Wendy Craig Anne Gwendolyn "Wendy" Craig (born 20 June 1934) is an English actress who is best known for her appearances in the sitcoms ''Not in Front of the Children'', '' ...And Mother Makes Three'', '' ...And Mother Makes Five'' and ''Butterflies''. ...

and Abi Titmuss. He has also appeared twice in New Brighton in Aladdin with

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& Kelsey-Beth Crossley and reprised the role of Wishee alongside Bill Ward in 2018/19 season, this time also as Director. Andrew played Edna Turnblad in the hit musical ''

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'' in

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in 2012. He played Smee in Peter Pan alongside

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and

Gemma Hunt Gemma Hunt (born 1 April 1982) is a British presenter who also used to be on the CBBC TV series ''Xchange''. CBBC Hunt joined the CBBC continuity team in 2002, since then she has presented on the CBBC Channel and also on BBC One and BBC Two. In ...

... He returned to the Churchill Theatre, Bromley the following Christmas to play Buttons in Cinderella with

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, Anna Williamson and

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. His voice appears on a few tracks recorded for the Woolly and Tig CD -Songs for Wobbly moments. His songs include the lullaby "Counting Kisses" and

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as well as the new radio series on

radio. Andrew was one of the directors on series 1 of the new 2015

programme for BBC Scotland called '' My Pet and Me''. He appeared on ''

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'' on Kids TV Special and got to the "head to head" alongside ''

'' favourite

Julie Wilson Nimmo Julie Wilson Nimmo is a Scottish actress and dancer. She is known for portraying the roles of Miss Hoolie in the BBC Children's series ''Balamory'', Mrs Sawdust in CBeebies show 'Olga Da Polga' and DC Megan Squire in the BBC Scottish televisi ...

. He went on to star alongside

and

as Muddles in Snow White at the Sunderland Empire. The 2015/16

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season saw Agnew starring as Smee in Peter Pan at the Malvern Theatres with

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and

Hannah Jane Fox Hannah Jane Fox (born 13 January 1976) is an English stage actress, best known for playing "Scaramouche" in the Queen jukebox musical ''We Will Rock You''. She is an alumna of Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. Theatre Television Fox's best k ...

and again in Basingstoke with Gary Turner in 2017. 2016/17 season had him Direct and Star in Sleeping Beauty at the

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playing Silly Billy.

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from Steps,

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and

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Co-starred. His 2019 panto season saw Agnew as Muddles and Director at the Pavilion Theatre, Rhyl in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs with

Sue Holderness Susan Joan Holderness (born 28 May 1949) is an English actress on both stage and screen having had appearances in '' Bless This House'' (1974), '' The New Avengers'' (1977), ''Canned Laughter'' (1979), ''The Sandbaggers'' (1980), ''The Cleopatr ...

and Charles Burden. He directed and appeared as Chris in

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's 'On the Piste' at The Brockley Jack Studio, London. As Dave in a tour of Love Me Tinder by Catriona Harvey and directed the 2018 Scottish tour of "51 Shades of Maggie" starring

Leah MacRae Leah MacRae is a British actress and writer. She is best known for her roles in '' Rab C. Nesbitt'','' The Karen Dunbar Show'', '' Gary Tank Commander'', ''River City'' and '' Grownups''. She is also known for starring in theatrical production ...

and the 2020 tour of One Singer One Song by Cat Harvey with

Tom Urie Tom Urie (born 1969, Paisley, Scotland) is an actor and musician. He is best known for his role as Big Bob (Bob O'Hara) in the BBC Scotland soap opera ''River City''. In November 2019, Urie played Gordie in the BBC Scotland drama ''Guilt''. C ...

& Ed Reid. His production of ''The Francie & Josie Sketchbook'' toured theatres early 2020/22, starring Johnny Mac and Liam Dolan and most recently directed The Dolls 'the Rerr Terr Variety Show' starring Louise McCarthy and Gayle Telfer Stevens. For 2021 panto season Andrew directed and Starred as Buttons in Cinderella in Pavilion Theatre, Rhyl in 2021 with

Hayley Tamaddon Hayley Soraya Tamaddon (born 24 January 1977) is a British actress. She is known for her roles in the ITV soap operas as Del Dingle in ''Emmerdale'' and Andrea Beckett in ''Coronation Street''. Tamaddon won the fifth series of ''Dancing on I ...

. He appears in Series 7 & 8 of

as Walter on BBC Iplayer. He appeared in The Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow as Dougal "Donald" Morrison in the hit comedy Rally Roon the Rangers by Ned Sollid. In 2022, he celebrated

’s 20th anniversary and return to BBC iPlayer with television and radio appearances, including This Morning with

who played Miss Hoolie in the show.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Agnew, Andrew 1976 births Living people 20th-century Scottish male actors 21st-century Scottish male actors Scottish male television actors Scottish television personalities