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The Bill Series 11
The eleventh series of ''The Bill'', a British television drama, consisted of 149 episodes, broadcast between 5 January and 29 December 1995. Cast members Jaye Griffiths (DI Johnson) and Martin Marquez (DS Pearce) both left their roles as series regulars, being replaced by Russell Boulter and Billy Murray (DSs Boulton and Beech), with Beech taking the place of DS Chris Deakin after he was promoted to DI. Griffiths would go on to return eight years later for a storyline in 2003, while Marquez returned a year later to make one final appearance as a guest actor. While not notable at the time, Murray's character Beech would go on to be the show's longest-running full-time villain in the years that followed. Mark Spalding joined the cast as Chief Inspector Paul Stritch, following the exit of Philip Whitchurch as Chief Inspector Philip Cato; however, Spalding left the series before its conclusion after just seven months on the show. Alan Westaway and Andrea Mason joined as probat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Benton
Mark Benton (born 16 November 1965) is an English actor and television presenter known for his roles as Eddie in '' Early Doors'', Howard in '' Northern Lights'', Martin Pond in '' Barbara'' and the eponymous Frank Hathaway in '' Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators''. Benton has also starred in the BBC One school-based drama series '' Waterloo Road'' as mathematics teacher Daniel "Chalky" Chalk from 2011 to 2014. In 2013, Benton took part in ''Strictly Come Dancing'', and in 2015 he hosted the daytime game show ''The Edge''. Early life Benton was born in Guisborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, and attended Sarah Metcalfe Comprehensive School and, later, Stockton Billingham Technical College. Some of Benton's early acting experience came at Middlesbrough Youth Theatre with performances in plays such as ''Atmos Fear'' and ''Twist''. Career Benton has a recurring role as Father McBride in the series ''Murphy's Law'' and has worked with Vic and Bob in the seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver Smith (actor)
Oliver Smith (born 29 May 1952) is an English actor. He is known for playing the role of Frank the Monster from the original '' Hellraiser'' film in 1987, as well as Mr. Browning and Skinless Frank from '' Hellbound: Hellraiser II'' in 1988. In May–June 2010, Smith narrated the commercial for the DVD and Blu-ray releases of ''Life''. As Frank the Monster Oliver Smith's role in the original '' Hellraiser'' film is as Frank (the main villain in Hellraiser) after he is slain by Pinhead. Actor Sean Chapman plays Frank in his living state in the early stages of the film. Filmography *''Jesus of Nazareth'' (1977), Saul *'' The First Great Train Robbery'' (1979), Ratting Assistant *''Porridge'' (1979), McMillan *'' Riding High'' (1981), Burt Ganja *'' Hellraiser'' (1987), Zombified Frank / Frank the Monster *'' Hellbound: Hellraiser II'' (1988), Browning / Skinless Frank *''Tale of a Vampire'' (1992), Bum Television/Commercial *''Life Life, also known as biota, refers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
June Page
June Page is a British actress, best known for her role as Sally in three episodes of the 1970s television drama ''Survivors''. Her other TV credits include: ''Doctor Who'', ''Brideshead Revisited'', ''Casualty'', ''The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, broadcast on ITV (TV network), ITV from 16 October 1984 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, "Woodentop (The Bill), Woodentop" (part of the ''Storyb ...'' and '' Bad Girls''. External links * Living people Year of birth missing (living people) British television actresses Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century British actresses {{UK-tv-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debra Gillett
Debra J. Gillett is an English actress who has appeared in productions including ''The Witches'', ''Chimera'', ''Truckers'', ''Casualty'', ''Just William'', ''Dalziel and Pascoe'', '' Spooks'', ''Doctor Who'', ''Soul Music'', and '' Cranford''. Career Gillett's stage work includes ''Limehouse'' (2017). In 2018 she played The Nurse ("a cartoonish delight") in Patrick Marber's adaptation of Eugène Ionesco's ''Exit the King'' at the Royal National Theatre, and was a "sympathetic" Queen Charlotte in Adam Penford's adaptation of ''The Madness of George III'' at the Nottingham Playhouse Nottingham Playhouse is a theatre in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. It was first established as a repertory theatre in 1948 when it operated from a former cinema in Goldsmith Street. Directors during this period included Val May and F .... She played Nurse Fay in a 1997 Radio 3 production of '' Loot'' by Orton, repeated in 2017. Personal life Gillett is the wife of playwri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terence Beesley
Terence Beesley (7 September 1957 – 30 November 2017) was an English actor. Early life and education Born in London to Irish parents, he studied at the City Lit in London in 1980, and then trained as an actor at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Career Television His television work included '' Cadfael'', ''The Bill'', '' Where the Heart Is'', '' Heartbeat'', ''Midsomer Murders'', ''EastEnders'' (as Derek Branning in 1996), ''Casualty'', '' Down to Earth'', ''Plotlands'', ''Agatha Christie's Poirot'', '' She's Out'' and '' What Remains''. He starred in Peter Kosminsky's ''15: The Life and Death of Phillip Knight'', and played General Bennigsen in the BBC adaptation of ''War and Peace''. Theatre His stage work included British theatre performances as the title role in Shakespeare's ''Richard III'' (1995) and as the Vicomte de Valmont in ''Les Liaisons Dangereuses'' (1994) for multi Barrymore award winner director Mark Clements and his own adaptation (with Coli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Gilder
Sean Brian Gilder (born 1 March 1964) is an English stage, film and screen actor and playwright. Gilder was born in Brampton, Cumberland, England. He is best known for his portrayal of Styles on '' Hornblower'' and Paddy Maguire on '' Shameless'' from 2005 to 2010. He has appeared in ''Doctor Who'' (as the Sycorax Leader) as well as ''New Tricks'', '' Gangs of New York'', '' The Fall'' and the 2004 film, ''King Arthur''. In ''Mike Bassett: England Manager'' he was one of the journalists. According to ''The Sun'' newspaper, Gilder left ''Shameless'' after series 7 with the reason rumoured to be his bad relationship with actress Tina Malone, who played his character's on screen wife, Mimi. More recently he appeared in a recurring role in Apple TV+’s '' Slow Horses'', based on the book series by Mick Herron. Other roles In March 2008, Sean appeared as Paddy's gay twin brother Noel in ''Shameless'', however in a trick to viewers, Noel was credited as being played by Neil Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniela Denby-Ashe
Daniela Jolanta Denby-Ashe (born 9 August 1978) is an English actress. She is best known for playing Sarah Hills on the soap opera ''EastEnders'', Margaret Hale on the period drama '' North and South'', and Janey Harper on the BBC sitcom ''My Family''. She also played Jem Allen (Series 4) and Lorraine Donnegan (Series 7-8) on the drama series '' Waterloo Road''. Early life Denby-Ashe was born in North West London on 9 August 1978, the daughter of Polish immigrants; her father's original name was Miroslaw Pszkit. Before her parents married, they decided to adopt a more British-sounding surname, so they each chose a surname they liked from the telephone directory and hyphenated them. Denby-Ashe is fluent in English, Polish, and French, learning the latter from her grandmother, who was raised in France until World War II broke out. She began studying ballet at the age of two and tap at a later stage; from the ages of 10 to 16, she attended several drama schools, including the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maureen Beattie
Maureen Jane Beattie (born 14 August 1953) is a Scottish actress known for her work on stage and screen. Early life Beattie was born in Bundoran, County Donegal on 14 August 1953, as the daughter of Scottish actor and comedian Johnny Beattie, and his wife Kitty Lamont. Her father was appearing at the town's St Patrick's Hall in a theatre production at the time of her birth. The family returned to Glasgow when she was two weeks old. After attending High School in Glasgow, she went on to do a three-year course at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Dramatic Art ; She graduated in 1974 with a Diploma in Dramatic Arts, and having won the James Bridie Gold Medal for Acting during her final year. Career After graduating, Beattie went on to play many roles in the theatre with companies across the UK including the National Theatre of Scotland, National Theatre in London, the Globe, the RSC, and the Royal Exchange in Manchester as well as touring internationally. Previ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Pugh
Robert Pugh (born 3 November 1948) is a Welsh actor, known for his many television appearances, including the role of Craster in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones''. Life and career Pugh was born in Tyntetown, Mountain Ash and attended Ynysboeth school down the road and grew up with his grandmother in Tynte, near Pontypridd. He decided to become an actor after watching '' From Russia with Love'' at a cinema in Treforest with a cousin. A few years later he took night courses at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in North London, before being accepted at Rose Bruford College, where he graduated in 1976. He appeared in the 1979 production of Danger UXB as Sapper Powell, a young Royal Engineer in a Bomb Disposal Company during the Second World War. He later appeared as Harold Wilson in the 2005 Channel 4 drama '' Longford'' and as Hermann Göring in the 2006 BBC drama-documentary '' Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial''. In 2007, he co-starred alongside Genevieve O'Reilly and Geraldine J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Boak
Keith Boak is a British film and television director, best known for his work on several popular continuing drama series. He currently resides and works in the United States. Early life Born in Edinburgh, he attended the John Hampden High School, High Wycombe and graduated in law at the University of Bristol in 1984. His career began in the theatre, directing 'In Nomine Patris' by Paula Maggee which won a Scotsman Fringe First Award at the 1985 Edinburgh Festival and transferred to the Kings Head Theatre, London. He subsequently trained as an Assistant Director at Riverside Studios under David Gothard running a writer's group with Hanif Kureishi and directing new work by Stephen Lowe, Tunde Ikoli and Dario Fo, assisting on productions with Paines Plough, Foco Novo, the Royal National Theatre and the Theatre of Comedy Company. Appointed Assistant Director at the Royal Court in 1986 under Max Stafford Clark, he assisted Sir Richard Eyre on Alan Bennett's 'Kafka's Dick', Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melanie Walters
Melanie Walters (born 30 January 1962) is a Welsh actress who has worked frequently in television. She is best known for playing Gwen West in the BBC sitcom ''Gavin & Stacey'' and Emma, a vampire in the third series of '' Being Human''. Early life Walters was born on 30 January 1962 and raised in the Mumbles, near Swansea. Her father died when she was very young, leaving her mother to raise four children under four years old. In 1973, aged 11, she took over her brother's paper round, covering Mumbles Head every day, an experience she described at length on BBC Radio 4 in January 2012. When she was 14 she qualified as a lifeguard, working on the local beaches. Career Walters has worked frequently in television, but is best known for playing Gwen West in the BBC sitcom ''Gavin & Stacey'' between 2007 and 2010, before returning for Christmas special episode in 2019 and for one final Christmas special episode in 2024. She was one of eight celebrities chosen to participate in an i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |