Nigel Betts is an English actor, who from 2003 to 2007 appeared on the
ITV
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ITV
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soap opera ''
Emmerdale
''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, '' ...
'' as
Eddie Hope
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'' in 2003, by order of first appearance.
Freda Darby
Freda Darby is an acquaintance of Jarvis Skelton. She appeared in 2003 and 2005.
After appe ...
. He also portrayed Tony in the
BBC Two
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sitcom ''
Boy Meets Girl'' and had a recurring role as Mr Armitage in the
eighth series of ''
Doctor Who
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'' as well as in ''
Class
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'', a ''Doctor Who'' spin-off.
Betts has also appeared in several other British television programmes such as ''
Downton Abbey
''Downton Abbey'' is a British historical drama television series set in the early 20th century, created and co-written by Julian Fellowes. The series first aired in the United Kingdom on ITV on 26 September 2010 and in the United States on P ...
'', ''
Doctors
Doctor or The Doctor may refer to:
Personal titles
* Doctor (title), the holder of an accredited academic degree
* A medical practitioner, including:
** Physician
** Surgeon
** Dentist
** Veterinary physician
** Optometrist
*Other roles
** ...
'', ''
EastEnders
''EastEnders'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the Ea ...
'', ''
Holby City
''Holby City'' (stylised on-screen as HOLBY CIY) is a British medical drama television series that aired weekly on BBC One. It was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama ''Casualty'', and pr ...
'', ''
Coronation Street
''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford.
Origi ...
'', ''
The Bill
''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983.
The programme focused on ...
'', ''
Ridley Road'', and the much acclaimed ITV series, ''
Sharpe''. He also played a singing bartender in an episode of the sitcom ''
As Time Goes By'' and Steve Taylor's laconic neighbor in an episode of the sitcom ''
Coupling
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''. In 2016 he appeared as Brian Teddern in ''
The Coroner
''The Coroner'' is a BBC Birmingham drama series starring Claire Goose as Jane Kennedy, a coroner based in a fictional South Devon coastal town. Matt Bardock stars as Detective Sergeant Davey Higgins.
On 2 March 2017, the BBC announced that t ...
'', S2:E5 “The Captain’s Pipe”. In 2009 he played Tommy in the eighth episode of the fourth series of ''
Doc Martin
''Doc Martin'' is a British medical comedy drama television series starring Martin Clunes as Doctor Martin Ellingham. It was created by Dominic Minghella after the character of Dr Martin Bamford in the 2000 comedy film '' Saving Grace''. The ...
''.
Betts has also numerous theatre credits including playing an assortment of roles for the
Royal Shakespeare Company
The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The company employs over 1,000 staff and produces around 20 productions a year. The RSC plays regularly in London, St ...
, including playing a variety of successful characters in the RSC's ''Gunpowder'' season. Other theatre credits include ''
The 39 Steps,'' a British play adapted from the 1915 novel by
John Buchan
John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (; 26 August 1875 – 11 February 1940) was a Scottish novelist, historian, and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the 15th since Canadian Confederation.
After a brief legal career ...
and the 1935 film by
Alfred Hitchcock
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, and Arthur in ''
War Horse
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'', the
National Theatre's award winning show in the
West End. In September 2019, he appeared in an episode of the
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