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Dead Ringer
Season 3, Episode 3
Nick faces a dilemma after one of his colleagues is suspected of robbery and Greengrass develops a keen interest in a villager's greyhound. Rural police drama, starring Nick Berry and Bill Maynard
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Cast & Crew
Nick Berry
(Actor)
.. PC Nick Rowan
Niamh Cusack
(Actor)
.. Dr Kate Rowan
Derek Fowlds
(Actor)
.. Sgt Oscar Blaketon
Bill Maynard
(Actor)
.. Claude Jeremiah Greengrass
William Simons
(Actor)
.. PC Alf Ventress
Mark Jordon
(Actor)
.. PC Phil Bellamy
Stuart Golland
(Actor)
.. George Ward
Tricia Penrose
(Actor)
.. Gina Ward
Frank Middlemass
(Actor)
.. Dr Alex Ferrenby
Freddie Jones
(Actor)
.. Mr Parrish
Philip Martin Brown
(Actor)
.. Jack Scarman
John Gully
(Actor)
.. David Parrish
Elizabeth Banks
(Actor)
.. Debbie Chapman
Seamus O'Neill
(Actor)
.. Eddie Mooney
Duggie Brown
(Actor)
.. Wilfred
Ken Kitson
(Actor)
.. Mr Williams
Danny Davies
(Actor)
.. Mr Harris
Dave Law
(Actor)
.. Mechanic
Jim Whelan
(Actor)
.. Racetrack clerk
Johnny Byrne
(Writer)
Keith Richardson
(Executive producer)
Tim Dowd
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Nick Berry
(Actor)
.. PC Nick Rowan
Born:
April 16, 1963
in
Woodford, Essex
Best Known For:
Playing Simon 'Wicksy' Wicks in EastEnders
Early-life:
Born in Woodford, Essex, on April 16, 1963, he dreamed of becoming an actor, and trained at the Sylvia Young Theatre School in London before landing minor parts in The Box of Delights, where he appeared as a rat, and in Brit flick Party Party, which had the likes of Karl Howman, Clive Mantle, Caroline Quentin and fellow future EastEnder Perry Fenwick in the leading roles.
Career:
Berry's big break came when he clinched the role of Simon Wicks in EastEnders in 1985. He played the ladiesman for five years. During that time he had a number one single with Every Loser Wins - a song originally sung by his character in the show. After leaving Walford, his next big role was PC Nick Rowan in rural drama Heartbeat. Set in the 1960s, it was a big success, and Berry had another chart success - this time reaching Number 2 with the show's theme tune. He departed after six years, before taking parts in Paparazzo, Harbour Lights, The Mystery of Men and In Deep. He now prefers to stay behind the camera, running the company Valentine Productions.
Quote:
On returning to EastEnders: 'I haven't been asked. But I never say never because you never know what's going to happen around the corner'.
Trivia:
He supports West Ham United FC.
Niamh Cusack
(Actor)
.. Dr Kate Rowan
Derek Fowlds
(Actor)
.. Sgt 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.
Bill Maynard
(Actor)
.. Claude Jeremiah Greengrass
Born:
October 08, 1928
in
Farnham, Surrey
Best Known For:
Playing Claude Greengrass in Heartbeat.
Early-life:
Walter Frederick George Williams was born in Farnham, Surrey, on October 8, 1928. He was eight when he sang Leaning On a Lamppost in his first public appearance at a working men's club in Leicestershire. He went on to work as a young performer on the local working men's club circuit and built up an act that included songs and monologues.
Career:
Maynard's big break came in 1951 when he worked with comedy actor Terry Scott at Butlins in Skegness. Maynard began getting work on radio shows for the BBC and it was at this time he changed his name. His first TV appearance came in 1953 when he performed on Henry Hall's Face the Music. In 1955, he partnered with Terry Scott again on popular comedy TV series Great Scott, It's Maynard! He then switched to acting and was soon starring in the West End in You Too Can Have a Body. He continued to have success on the stage throughout the 1960s but by the end of the decade he was forced to return to doing stand-up in working men's clubs to earn a living. An offer to play a part in the film version of Till Death Us Do Part (1969) came out of the blue and this led to work on the big screen in the Carry On films and the Confessions Of movies, and on the small screen in popular sitcoms Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt, Selwyn, and The Gaffer. In 1992, he landed the role of Greengrass in Heartbeat, a part he would play on the series until 2000 when he was forced to retire temporarily from acting after suffering a number of strokes. He returned to the Greengrass character in 2003 in Heartbeat spin-off The Royal.
Quote:
'To do comedy is fifty times harder than any drama, you've got to be a specialist to do comedy but not drama.'
Trivia:
In 1973, Maynard appeared as the baker in a Ridley Scott-directed Hovis commercial. He wrote and performed the theme song for The Gaffer.
William Simons
(Actor)
.. PC Alf Ventress
Mark Jordon
(Actor)
.. PC Phil Bellamy
Stuart Golland
(Actor)
.. George Ward
Tricia Penrose
(Actor)
.. Gina Ward
Frank Middlemass
(Actor)
.. Dr Alex Ferrenby
Freddie Jones
(Actor)
.. Mr Parrish
Born:
September 12, 1927
in
Stoke-on-Trent
Best Known For:
Appearing in several David Lynch films.
Early-life:
Born Frederick Charles Jones on September 12, 1927, in Stoke-on-Trent. He never intended to become an actor; in fact, he spent the first decade of his working life as a laboratory assistant at a ceramics factory, only taking to the stage in amateur productions. On eventually deciding on a career-change, Jones won a scholarship to study at the Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama in Kent. He then spent time working with repertory companies.
Career:
Jones quickly gained a reputation as a fine character actor while working with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Early TV roles came in Z Cars, The Baron and The Avengers. His first film was Marat/Sade in 1967. He and Dudley Sutton are the only actors to have appeared in the original and revamped versions of Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased). Other TV work has come in the likes of Jackanory, Inspector Morse, The District Nurse and The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole. Jones has become a cult hero thanks to his film work for legendary studio Hammer (Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed and The Satanic Rites of Dracula) and director David Lynch (The Elephant Man, Dune, Wild at Heart, On the Air and Hotel Room). Jones has played Sandy in Emmerdale since 2005.
Quote:
"Time has eroded my memory of those early films. All I remember is not being paid very much!"
Trivia:
He is the father of actor Toby Jones.
Philip Martin Brown
(Actor)
.. Jack Scarman
Born:
July 09, 1956
in
Manchester
Best Known For:
Playing Grantly in Waterloo Road.
Early-life:
Brown was born in Manchester and attended Barrow-in-Furness Grammar School for Boys; his favourite subject being English. After completing his fifth year, though, he was asked to leave the school, being told he was a 'dreadful troublemaker'.
Career:
Brown's acting career spans five decades; his first stint on TV was playing Sam Potter in A Horseman Riding By. He's since gone on to regularly crop up in other British dramas including Midsomer Murders, Casualty, New Tricks, Doctors, Waterloo Road and Death Comes to Pemberley.
Quote:
'I work as a supply teacher at my local comprehensive. I have a different teaching style to Grantly - I hope I'm more accessible!'
Trivia:
He is a regular performer on the panto circuit.
John Gully
(Actor)
.. David Parrish
Elizabeth Banks
(Actor)
.. Debbie Chapman
Born:
February 10, 1974
in
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Best Known For:
The 40-Year-Old Virgin and The Hunger Games movies.
Early-life:
Born Elizabeth Irene Mitchell in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, on February 10, 1974, she is the eldest of four children. She was playing in a little league baseball team when she broke her leg sliding into third base. Trying out for a school play sparked her interest in acting. She went on to attend the University of Pennsylvania and the American Conservatory Theater.
Career:
Banks had small roles in various films before she raised her profile in The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005). She went on to star in Slither (2006), Meet Bill (2007), Fred Claus (2007), Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008), W. (2008), The Next Three Days (2010), What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012) and Pitch Perfect (2012). She was unrecognisable as Effie Trinket in The Hunger Games (2012) and its sequel The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013). On the small screen, Banks has had recurring roles on Scrubs and 30 Rock.
Quote:
'I'm pleased that Hollywood hasn't figured out how to pigeonhole me yet.'
Trivia:
Her ancestry includes English, Irish Scottish and Dutch.
Seamus O'Neill
(Actor)
.. Eddie Mooney
Duggie Brown
(Actor)
.. Wilfred
Ken Kitson
(Actor)
.. Mr Williams
Danny Davies
(Actor)
.. Mr Harris
Dave Law
(Actor)
.. Mechanic
Jim Whelan
(Actor)
.. Racetrack clerk
Johnny Byrne
(Writer)
Keith Richardson
(Executive producer)
Tim Dowd
(Director)
