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Gin a Body, Meet a Body
Season 10, Episode 18
Bellamy finds himself in over his head when he allows personal feelings to cloud his judgement in the case of a robbery suspect. Meanwhile, Vernon hopes great things will come of his newly installed party phone line. Rural drama, starring Mark Jordon and Geoffrey Hughes
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Movie/Drama
Cast & Crew
Jason Durr
(Actor)
.. PC Mike Bradley
William Simons
(Actor)
.. PC Alf Ventress
Mark Jordon
(Actor)
.. PC Phil Bellamy
Geoffrey Hughes
(Actor)
.. Vernon Scripps
David Lonsdale
(Actor)
.. David Stockwell
Derek Fowlds
(Actor)
.. Oscar Blaketon
Philip Franks
(Actor)
.. Sgt Raymond Craddock
Tricia Penrose
(Actor)
.. Gina Ward
Fiona Dolman
(Actor)
.. Jackie Bradley
Peter Benson
(Actor)
.. Bernie Scripps
Tom Walker
(Actor)
.. Vince Mitchell
Vanessa Hehir
(Actor)
.. Gail Smethurst
Matt Kennard
(Actor)
.. Gareth North
Mark Lewis
(Actor)
.. Jack Fairley
Vicky Ogden
(Actor)
.. Edith Fairley
Frankie Jordon
(Actor)
.. Vera Read
Georgine Anderson
(Actor)
.. Minnie Bateson
Richard Moore
(Actor)
.. Harry North
Steve Whyment
(Actor)
.. Record shop owner
Jamie Cymbal
(Actor)
.. Telephone engineer
Brian Finch
(Writer)
Keith Richardson
(Executive producer)
Paul Walker
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Jason Durr
(Actor)
.. PC Mike Bradley
Born:
December 02, 1967
in
Singapore
Best Known For:
Playing Mike Bradley in Heartbeat and David Hide in Casualty.
Early-life:
Born on December 2, 1967 in Singapore and raised in Hong Kong. Jason trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art before attending the Royal Shakespeare Company. Here, he worked with director Trevor Nunn in Measure for Measure and The Blue Angel and with director Adrian Noble in Macbeth.
Career:
Since his days with the Royal Shakespeare Company, Durr has made a number of TV appearances in such shows as Inspector Morse and A Dark Adapted Eye and in television films like Gawain and the Green Knight (1991) and Sharpe's Battle (1995). He landed the role of policeman Mike Bradley in the TV series Heartbeat in 1997 and played the character until 2003. His other TV credits include Above Suspicion, Lewis and New Tricks. Durr also played the lead role in Down Dog (2014). More recently, he has played David Hide in Casualty.
Quote:
'I have lived all over the world but my heart now lies in the English countryside - if only it didn't rain quite so much.'
Trivia:
He enjoys rock climbing.
William Simons
(Actor)
.. PC Alf Ventress
Mark Jordon
(Actor)
.. PC Phil Bellamy
Geoffrey Hughes
(Actor)
.. Vernon Scripps
David Lonsdale
(Actor)
.. David Stockwell
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.
Philip Franks
(Actor)
.. Sgt Raymond Craddock
Tricia Penrose
(Actor)
.. Gina Ward
Fiona Dolman
(Actor)
.. Jackie Bradley
Born:
January 01, 1970
in
Findhorn, Moray
Best Known For:
The Royal Today, Heartbeat and Midsomer Murders.
Early-life:
Fiona Jane Dolman was born in Findhorn, Moray, on January 1, 1970 to Rosemary and Gordon. She is the youngest daughter of four children. Her father worked in the RAF and he moved his family to Gibraltar when Fiona was 15. In 1993, she made her TV acting debut in Crime Story.
Career:
Roles followed for Dolman on the small screen in Strike Force, A Touch of Frost, The Knock and Ultraviolet. In 1998, she joined the cast of Heartbeat playing Jackie Lambert. She went on to have a recurring role in The Royal Today. In 2011, she began playing Sarah Barnaby alongside Neil Dudgeon in Midsomer Murders.
Quote:
On working with the Barnaby's dog on Midsomer Murders: 'We have sausages strapped to bags and in pockets so the dog follows you around.'
Trivia:
At the age of 16 and 17 years, Dolman won awards at the Gibraltar RAF ladies windsurfing championships.
Peter Benson
(Actor)
.. Bernie Scripps
Tom Walker
(Actor)
.. Vince Mitchell
Vanessa Hehir
(Actor)
.. Gail Smethurst
Best Known For:
Heartbeat and Waterloo Road.
Early-life:
Vanessa was born in Manchester in 1981. She graduated from the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in London in 2004. Her first TV credit was a guest role in Holby City.
Career:
Hehir had a recurring role in Grease Monkeys but her first break came in 2004 when she was cast as Rosie Cartwright in rural drama Heartbeat. She stayed with the show until 2007. Since then, she has starred in Emmerdale, Hustle and Stella. In 2013, she joined the cast of Waterloo Road, playing Sue Spark.
Quote:
'I've been very lucky with my career as I've loved all the jobs I've done.'
Trivia:
Hehir emigrated to Australia at the age of six.
Matt Kennard
(Actor)
.. Gareth North
Mark Lewis
(Actor)
.. Jack Fairley
Vicky Ogden
(Actor)
.. Edith Fairley
Frankie Jordon
(Actor)
.. Vera Read
Georgine Anderson
(Actor)
.. Minnie Bateson
Richard Moore
(Actor)
.. Harry North
Steve Whyment
(Actor)
.. Record shop owner
Jamie Cymbal
(Actor)
.. Telephone engineer
Brian Finch
(Writer)
Keith Richardson
(Executive producer)
Paul Walker
(Director)
