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Wild Thing
Season 4, Episode 1
When mauled sheep carcasses are found, Nick and Kate suspect there may be a beast on the moors. Rural police drama, starring Nick Berry and Niamh Cusack
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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
Russell Boulter
(Actor)
.. Insp Crossley
Andrew Abrahams
(Actor)
.. Magistrate
Peter Firth
(Actor)
.. Dr James Radcliffe
Julia Lane
(Actor)
.. Christine Ferguson
Ced Beaumont
(Actor)
.. Sam Ditchley
Gordon Duffy
(Actor)
.. Phil Cunningham
Siobhan Finneran
(Actor)
.. Tax inspector
Billy Hartman
(Actor)
.. Dave Slade
Christine Mackie
(Actor)
.. Mrs Cunningham
Emelye Robinson
(Actor)
.. Susan Radcliffe
Lucy Robinson
(Actor)
.. Jennifer Radcliffe
Rowan Spinks
(Actor)
.. Richard Cunningham
Sally Walsh
(Actor)
.. Jane Cunningham
Michael Yeaman
(Actor)
.. Steve Cameron
Ken Horn
(Director)
Michael Russell
(Writer)
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
Russell Boulter
(Actor)
.. Insp Crossley
Andrew Abrahams
(Actor)
.. Magistrate
Peter Firth
(Actor)
.. Dr James Radcliffe
Born:
October 27, 1953
in
Bradford
Best Known For:
Playing Harry Pearce in Spooks.
Early-life:
Peter Firth was born on October 27, 1953, in Bradford to a couple who ran a pub. His interest in acting was piqued by a girl he liked at school who was a member of a drama club, and after attending grammar school, he took weekend classes at the Bradford Playhouse. By his teens, he was a regular on the stage and became a child star thanks to the TV series Here Come the Double Deckers, in which he played Scooper. He made his film debut aged 18 in Franco Zeffirelli's 1972 offering Fratello sole, sorella luna.
Career:
A year later, Firth landed his breakthrough role, that of Alan Strang in the play Equus. Although it would take until 1977 for him to reprise the role on the big screen, Firth was already an established star. His work since has cemented his reputation as a versatile and intense actor, with appearances in Tess, The Hunt for Red October, An Awfully Big Adventure and Amistad, among many others. On the small screen, Firth featured in cosy drama Heartbeat, before landing the role of Harry Pearce in spy drama Spooks, remaining for its nine-year duration. He has also notched up appearances in acclaimed drama Hawking, The Battle for Rome, and South Riding.
Quote:
'I feel I know Jenny [Agutter, his Equus co-star] as a best friend. That's what happens when you spend a long time naked together!'
Trivia:
Firth has narrated a number of audiobooks, including Sebastian Faulks' Birdsong, and Pat Barker's Regeneration.
Julia Lane
(Actor)
.. Christine Ferguson
Ced Beaumont
(Actor)
.. Sam Ditchley
Gordon Duffy
(Actor)
.. Phil Cunningham
Siobhan Finneran
(Actor)
.. Tax inspector
Billy Hartman
(Actor)
.. Dave Slade
Christine Mackie
(Actor)
.. Mrs Cunningham
Emelye Robinson
(Actor)
.. Susan Radcliffe
Lucy Robinson
(Actor)
.. Jennifer Radcliffe
Rowan Spinks
(Actor)
.. Richard Cunningham
Sally Walsh
(Actor)
.. Jane Cunningham
Michael Yeaman
(Actor)
.. Steve Cameron
Ken Horn
(Director)
Michael Russell
(Writer)
