Heartbeat: A Brush with the Law
6:55 pm - 7:05 pm, Friday, February 20 on ITV3 (10)
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A Brush with the Law
Season 17, Episode 11
When the hunting den belonging to master of the hounds Gordon Radford is vandalised there is no shortage of suspects. Lord Ashfordly is seen publicly arguing with Radford, his kennelman Alec Pickering is threatened with dismissal, and farmer Richard Smith promises repercussions for the damage caused to his land. Ray Ashcroft guest stars
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Movie/Drama
Cast & Crew
Joe McFadden
(Actor)
.. PC Joe Mason
Julian Wadham
(Actor)
.. Gordon Radford
Helen Hobson
(Actor)
.. Mary Radford
Rupert Vansittart
(Actor)
.. Lord Charles Ashfordly
Tricia Penrose
(Actor)
.. Gina Bellamy
Peter Benson
(Actor)
.. Bernie Scripps
Nigel Cooke
(Actor)
.. Alec Pickering
Karen Drury
(Actor)
.. Stella Pickering
David Lonsdale
(Actor)
.. David Stockwell
Gwen Taylor
(Actor)
.. Peggy Armstrong
Jessica Pearson
(Actor)
.. Joanna Pickering
Derek Fowlds
(Actor)
.. Oscar Blaketon
Rupert Ward-Lewis
(Actor)
.. PC Don Wetherby
Steven Blakeley
(Actor)
.. PC Geoff Younger
William Simons
(Actor)
.. Alf Ventress
John Duttine
(Actor)
.. Sgt George Miller
Ray Ashcroft
(Actor)
.. Richard Smith
Keith Richardson
(Executive producer)
Archie Tait
(Producer)
Jonas Grimas
(Director)
John Martin Johnson
(Writer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Joe McFadden
(Actor)
.. PC Joe Mason
Born:
October 09, 1975
in
Glasgow
Best Known For:
Heartbeat and Holby City.
Early-life:
Joseph McFadden was born in Glasgow on October 9, 1975. His school drama teacher saw his potential and recommended him for a small part in Taggart, which he played in 1988. He went on to have a recurring role in Take the High Road. He made his film debut in Small Faces (1996).
Career:
McFadden increased his exposure with roles in three miniseries - The Crow Road, Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll and The Glass. His big break came in 2007 when he began playing PC Joe Mason in Heartbeat, a role he played for two years. During the same period, he had a recurring role in Casualty. His other TV credits include Cranford. In 2014, he joined the cast of Holby City, playing Raffaello Di Lucca.
Quote:
"I'm lucky, I suppose, that I can still look quite young. But, in a way, it's a curse as well because for years I wasn't playing my age and was playing people younger."
Trivia:
On the stage, he has appeared in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Rent and Rainbow Kiss.
Julian Wadham
(Actor)
.. Gordon Radford
Helen Hobson
(Actor)
.. Mary Radford
Rupert Vansittart
(Actor)
.. Lord Charles Ashfordly
Tricia Penrose
(Actor)
.. Gina Bellamy
Peter Benson
(Actor)
.. Bernie Scripps
Nigel Cooke
(Actor)
.. Alec Pickering
Karen Drury
(Actor)
.. Stella Pickering
David Lonsdale
(Actor)
.. David Stockwell
Gwen Taylor
(Actor)
.. Peggy Armstrong
Jessica Pearson
(Actor)
.. Joanna Pickering
Derek Fowlds
(Actor)
.. Oscar Blaketon
Born:
September 02, 1937
in
London
Best Known For:
Yes, Minister, Yes, Prime Minister and Heartbeat.
Early-life:
Born in London on September 2, 1937, Derek left school at 15 and worked in a factory as an apprentice painter. It was during his national service that he was encouraged to take up acting. He went on to win a scholarship and grant for Rada.
Career:
Fowlds made his stage debut in the West End in The Miracle Worker and continued to win stage work and small roles in films before he became known to millions as Mr Derek in children's series The Basil Brush Show, which ran from 1969 to 1973. His big break came in 1980 when he landed the role of Bernard Woolley in BBC sitcom Yes, Minister and its sequel Yes, Prime Minister. He went on to play Oscar Blaketon in long-running ITV police drama Heartbeat from 1992 until 2010.
Quote:
"I'm still waiting to be discovered."
Trivia:
He married Blue Peter presenter Lesley Judd in 1974. They divorced four years later.
Rupert Ward-Lewis
(Actor)
.. PC Don Wetherby
Steven Blakeley
(Actor)
.. PC Geoff Younger
William Simons
(Actor)
.. Alf Ventress
John Duttine
(Actor)
.. Sgt George Miller
Born:
March 15, 1949
in
Barnsley
Best Known For:
The Day of the Triffids.
Early-life:
Born March 15, 1949, in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, but brought up in Bradford. On leaving school, he realised "acting was the only thing I did well," so moved to London at the age of 17. He enrolled at the Drama Centre, and following graduation, began landing roles on stage. His first professional job was playing a trio of characters in Hamlet at the Citizens Theatre Company in Glasgow.
Career:
Further theatre work followed, until TV and films beckoned. Duttine's early small screen appearances came in Softly Softly, Z Cars, A Pin to See the Peepshow and The Nine Tailors. In 1977, he featured in two Coronation Street episodes and the acclaimed Spend Spend Spend. Bigger parts came in Jesus of Nazareth and The Mallens, before To Serve Them All My Days made him a star on both sides of the Atlantic. The Day of the Triffids, A Woman of Substance and Lame Ducks were also hits. Since then he's appeared in Ain't Misbehavin', Touching Evil, Out of the Blue, The Jury and Jane Hall's Big Bad Bus Ride. His recent work includes Heartbeat, Doc Martin, and The Paradise.
Quote:
"I've got an instant retentive memory but it tends not to last longer than a day."
Trivia:
Wed actress Mel Martin in 1998.
Ray Ashcroft
(Actor)
.. Richard Smith
Keith Richardson
(Executive producer)
Archie Tait
(Producer)
Jonas Grimas
(Director)
John Martin Johnson
(Writer)
