The Bill
ITV (ended 2010)
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John Salthouse
Det. Insp. Roy Galloway [ 1984 - 1987 ]
John Salthouse is an actor who has starred in The Bill, Dream Team, and An Independent Man. -
Eric Richard
Sgt. Bob Cryer [ 1984 - 2001 ]
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Mark Wingett
P.C./D.C. Jim Carver [ 1984 - 2005 ]
Best known for his long-running role as D.C. Jim Carver in The Bill. -
Colin Blumenau
P.C. Francis 'Taffy' Edwards [ 1984 - 1990 ]
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Trudie Goodwin
W.P.C./Sgt. June Ackland [ 1984 - 2007 ]
Trudie is married to fellow actor Kit Jackson. They have two daughters, Jessica (born 1982) and Eleanor (1988). -
Gary Olsen
P.C. Dave Litten [ 1984 - 1985 ]
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Roger Leach
Sgt. Tom Penny [ 1984 - 1990 ]
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Peter Ellis (I)
Ch. Supt. Charles Brownlow [ 1984 - 2000 ]
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Nula Conwell
W.P.C./W.D.C. Viv Martella [ 1984 - 1993 ]
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Jeff Stewart
P.C. Reg Hollis [ 1984 - 2008 ]
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Robert Hudson
P.C. Tony 'Yorkie' Smith [ 1984 - 1989 ]
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Ashley Gunstock
P.C. Robin Frank [ 1984 - 1989 ]
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Larry Dann
Sgt. Alec Peters [ 1984 - 1992 ]
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Jon Iles
D.C. Mike Dashwood [ 1984 - 1992 ]
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Tony Scannell
D.S. Ted Roach [ 1984 - 1993 ]
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Ralph Brown
P.C. Pete Muswell [ 1985 - 1986 ]
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Ronny Cush
P.C. Abe Lyttleton [ 1985 - 1986 ]
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Chris Walker
P.C. Nick Shaw [ 1985 - 1987 ]
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Simon Slater
Insp. Brian Kite [ 1987 ]
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Sonesh Sira
P.C. Dinesh Patel [ 1987 ]
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Mark Powley
P.C. Ken Melvin [ 1987 - 1990 ]
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Graham Cole
PC Tony Stamp [ 1988 - 2009 ]
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Barbara Thorn
Insp. Christine Frazer [ 1988 - 1990 ]
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Eamonn Walker
P.C. Malcolm Haynes [ 1988 - 1989 ]
A stage-trained British actor who rose to prominence playing incarcerated American Muslim leader Kareem Said on the gritty HBO drama series "Oz" (1997-2003). While studying social work, Walker tried out for the Explosive Dance Theatre Company, beginning his career in show business. This led to stage work, including a 1983 turn as a punk in the musical "Labelled With Love", a working class London-set production based on the seminal Squeeze album "East Side Story". TV work followed for the actor, who took a regular role on the BBC sitcom "In Sickness and in Health" from 1985-1987. From 1988-1989, he played PC Malcolm Haines on "The Bill", an ITV police drama. 5 In 1991, Walker made his feature debut in "Young Soul Rebels", a period piece about London's latter-day soul movement. He was next featured in "Shopping", a 1994 drama chronicling a pair of outlaws (Jude Law and Sadie Frost) who crash stolen cars into shop windows for thrills. Walker returned to series television the following year, playing convict Snoopy Oswald in "The Governor" (1995-96), an ITV prison series produced and directed by Lynda LaPlante and starring Janet McTeer as a female warden. He reteamed with LaPlante in "Supply & Demand" (ITV) in 1997, playing a veteran detective who goes undercover to bust a drug operation. 5 Work on "Oz" brought Walker to the USA in 1997, and he brought to the role of Said a quiet grace and power, as well as a flawless American accent. Working with producer Tom Fontana, Walker created a fully realized character who showed his human frailties and spiritual sincerity even while engaging in self-righteous grandstanding. Between the third and fourth seasons of "Oz", Walker was featured in "Homicide: The Movie", the 2000 TV-movie reunion of Fontana's acclaimed NBC series. Here he impressed with a pivotal role as a news cameraman who has lost a son to drug abuse and is driven over the edge, shooting a mayoral candidate pushing for drug legalization. Later that year, he was featured in "Once in the Life", a drug-themed drama about two ne'er-do-well brothers, written, produced and directed by as well as starring Laurence Fishburne. Quoted from www.hollywood.commoreless -
Ben Roberts (II)
Ch. Insp. Derek Conway [ 1988 - 2002 ]
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Nick Reding
P.C. Nick Ramsey [ 1988 - 1989 ]
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Christopher Ellison
D.I. Frank Burnside [ 1988 - 1993 ]
Worked in the Merchant Navy, trained as a Graphic Designer and worked as a minicab driver. First drama job was Assistant Stage Manager at the Richmond Theatre. First acting role was in the play "Women in a Dressing Gown" at said theatre. First break was a guest Appearance in "The Sweeney" (1975).moreless -
Kelly Lawrence
W.P.C. Claire Brind [ 1988 - 1989 ]
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Kevin Lloyd
D.C. Alfred 'Tosh' Lines [ 1988 - 1998 ]
Kevin Lloyd was born in Derby into a family which had strong connections with the police: his father, grandfather and an uncle were serving officers. Kevin's father was killed answering a hoax emergency call, leaving his mother with a young family to bring up.
Kevin suffered as a child from a painful disease which affected his right leg but not his lifelong love of sport. He had a secret desire to play football for Derby County. His other sporting passion was cricket, and he was for many years a member of the Lord's Taveners.
Unable to join the police, he trained as a solicitor but after a year gave up his studies to train at East 15. Soon after graduating, he played Nicholas Beckett in Joe Orton's What the Butler Saw, directed by Lindsay Anderson. Kevin relished the sense of anarchy in the work and he was nominated the Best Newcomer in 1975. He went on to work in rep at Sheffield, Crewe, Birmingham, Manchester and Southampton.
He returned to the West End in Ducking Out at the Duke of York's and also performed in Fat Harold at the Shaw, The Foreigner at Whitehall and the Love Girl and the Innocent for the RSC at the Aldwych.
His first screen work was for children's television in Bob and Ben the Removal men. He went on to appear in, among others, Home James, Casualty, Up the Elephant and Round The Castle, Boon and Victoria Wood's first play Talent. His film appearances included Britannia Hospital with Anderson.
He first came to the attention of a wider public when he played Don Watkins, the seedy manager of Mike Baldwin's Graffiti Club in Coronation Street. He was then offered the part for which he was to be most associated, Tosh Lines in The Bill. Drawing not just on the writing but also his own experience and memories of his father, he created one of the series' most memorable characters.
Kevin suffered from a drink problem aggravated by his diabetes. Kevin died following the breakdown of his marriage to Lesley and his sacking from The Bill by Thames.moreless
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