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The Escape Turn
Season 10, Episode 4
Wealthy betting shop tycoon Alun Wilmott is shot and killed during a home invasion, leaving his wife and daughter traumatised - with large amounts of cash missing from his personal safe, it is assumed he is the unlucky victim of a burglary. Vera suspects an inside job in the shape of Alun's head of private security, Ciaran Duggan, whose history of violent crime calls his reformed character into question. Can the team find the evidence to pin the crime on their prime suspect - or are they looking in the wrong place? Brenda Blethyn stars, with guest appearances from Karl Collins, Patrick Robinson and Katy Carmichael
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Brenda Blethyn
(Actor)
.. DCI Vera Stanhope
Kenny Doughty
(Actor)
.. DS Aiden Healy
Jon Morrison
(Actor)
.. DC Kenny Lockhart
Ibinabo Jack
(Actor)
.. DC Jacqueline Williams
Riley Jones
(Actor)
.. DC Mark Edwards
Paul Kaye
(Actor)
.. Dr Malcolm Donahue
Karen Bryson
(Actor)
.. Louise Wilmott
Patrick Robinson
(Actor)
.. Royce Hobson
Anna Wilson-Jones
(Actor)
.. Orla Cossdale
George Bukhari
(Actor)
.. Gareth Wyatt
Karl Collins
(Actor)
.. Ciaran Duggan
Daniel Laurie
(Actor)
.. Adam Beecher
Katy Carmichael
(Actor)
.. Gayle Beecher
Charlie De'Ath
(Actor)
.. Tony Hinshaw
Ella-Grace Gregoire
(Actor)
.. Jess Wilmott
Steve Lorrigan
(Actor)
.. Alun Wilmott
Mark Hawkins
(Actor)
.. Leon Wilson
David Partridge
(Actor)
.. Iain Beecher
Rod Arthur
(Actor)
.. Jackie Nolan
Liza Sadovy
(Actor)
.. Wilma Howland
Thomas Dylan
(Actor)
.. Ryan Derring
Caroline O'Neill
(Actor)
.. Kathy Bennions
Jessica Baglow
(Actor)
.. Ronnie Bennions
Paul Matthew Thompson
(Writer)
Carolina Giammetta
(Director)
Will Nicholson
(Producer)
Phil Hunter
(Executive producer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Brenda Blethyn
(Actor)
.. DCI Vera Stanhope
Born:
February 20, 1946
in
Kent
Best Known For:
Secrets & Lies.
Early-life:
Born Brenda Anne Bottle on February 20, 1946, in Ramsgate, Kent. She's the youngest of nine children of a parlour maid and a chauffeur. Money was tight when she was growing up. After excelling at maths at school, she worked as a secretary and bookkeeper in a bank. But she was always obsessed with films and acting and, at the age of 27, after divorcing her first husband, she gave up her day job and used her savings to fund a drama course at Guildford. She didn't tell her parents, and thought she would go back to her old career if things didn't work out.
Career:
Blethyn gained early experience with two small theatre groups before joining the National Theatre in 1975. Her TV debut was in a 1979 episode of Tales of the Unexpected, and a year later she had a lead role in Mike Leigh's small-screen project Gloria. In 1990 she made her first film, The Witches, following that up with A River Runs Through It. Despite roles in Outside Edge and The Buddha of Suburbia, she didn't become a household name until her Oscar-nominated role in Leigh's Secrets & Lies. Since then she's starred in Girls' Night, Saving Grace, Pride & Prejudice, Atonement, London River, and gained another Oscar nomination for Little Voice. She returned to the small screen in 2011 playing the title role in ITV's detective series Vera.
Quote:
'I don't have ambition. My expectations are low.'
Trivia:
Blethyn was awarded an OBE for services to drama in the 2003 New Year Honours List.
Kenny Doughty
(Actor)
.. DS Aiden Healy
Jon Morrison
(Actor)
.. DC Kenny Lockhart
Ibinabo Jack
(Actor)
.. DC Jacqueline Williams
Riley Jones
(Actor)
.. DC Mark Edwards
Paul Kaye
(Actor)
.. Dr Malcolm Donahue
Born:
December 15, 1964
in
Dulwich
Best Known For:
His character Dennis Pennis - the spoof reporter who pretended to interview celebrities so he could insult or make fun of them.
Early-life:
Paul Kaye was born as Ralph Zang on December 15, 1964, in Dulwich, and raised in Wembley, where he studied theatre design and became obsessed with punk rock. Kaye became an avid fan of Arsenal FC at the age of 14. He used to be an in-house graphic designer for rival team Tottenham Hotspur in the late 1980s, but was given the boot for sticking the odd subliminal cannon into their merchandising catalogues. In real-life he's extremely well-spoken - unlike many of his alter-egos.
Career:
Kaye got his TV break working on BBC Two's Sunday Show when he was 24, playing Dennis Pennis, a character he invented during evenings out with his friends, never expecting anything to come of it. Despite being a cult hit, Kaye decided to quit playing him when he found it difficult to get interviews with stars. Away from Pennis, he's appeared in comedy series Perfect World and Citizen Kaye, and hosted game show Liar. He has also starred in It's All Gone Pete Tong, Two Thousand Acres of Sky, Kingdom, Skins, Mongrels, Shameless and Being Human.
Quote:
Talking to Pierce Brosnan at a celebrity bash: 'When I went to see GoldenEye, I was glued to my seat - otherwise I would have left.''
Trivia:
He has starred in a number of commercials for betting website BetVictor.
Karen Bryson
(Actor)
.. Louise Wilmott
Patrick Robinson
(Actor)
.. Royce Hobson
Born:
November 06, 1963
in
London
Best Known For:
Playing Ash in Casualty.
Early-life:
Born in London on November 6, 1963, Patrick attended the South East London School Drama Group from the age of 14 to 19. He studied architecture at college for a year before leaving to join the Robert Stigwood Organisation as an office messenger. He then attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (Lamda).
Career:
He spent four years with the Royal Shakespeare Company before leaving to join Casualty in 1990 to play charge nurse Martin 'Ash' Ashford. After leaving the series in 1996, he appeared in numerous stage productions and on TV in A Many Splintered Thing, The Bill, and Midsomer Murders. In February 2013, he returned to Casualty to reprise his role as Ash. After nearly 17 years away, the character returned as a doctor. In September 2013, Patrick became a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing.
Quote:
On returning to Casualty: 'It's fantastic to be back! Recreating a character that has moved on and changed so much is incredibly challenging and this feels like a totally new job.'
Trivia:
He supports Arsenal. He turned down a trial with Southampton when he was 15 to attend drama classes.
Anna Wilson-Jones
(Actor)
.. Orla Cossdale
George Bukhari
(Actor)
.. Gareth Wyatt
Karl Collins
(Actor)
.. Ciaran Duggan
Best Known For:
Playing Louis Loveday on Hollyoaks.
Early-life:
Born in 1971 in Nottingham. Karl grew up on the Clifton Housing estate. During his childhood, Karl was a member of the Central Junior Television Workshop and appeared in the shows Your Mother Wouldn't Like It and Dramarama.
Career:
Collins played DC Danny Glaze in The Bill from 1991 until 2003. After that, he appeared in TV series Grease Monkeys, as well as Silent Witness, By Any Means and the Doctor Who Christmas Special that aired in 2009. He also appeared in the film Attack the Block (2011). In 2015, he joined the cast of Hollyoaks as Louis Loveday.
Quote:
'You're always nervous as an actor because your position is so precarious in this business.'
Trivia:
He was formerly known as Ricky Kwame.
Daniel Laurie
(Actor)
.. Adam Beecher
Katy Carmichael
(Actor)
.. Gayle Beecher
Charlie De'Ath
(Actor)
.. Tony Hinshaw
Ella-Grace Gregoire
(Actor)
.. Jess Wilmott
Steve Lorrigan
(Actor)
.. Alun Wilmott
Mark Hawkins
(Actor)
.. Leon Wilson
David Partridge
(Actor)
.. Iain Beecher
Rod Arthur
(Actor)
.. Jackie Nolan
Liza Sadovy
(Actor)
.. Wilma Howland
Thomas Dylan
(Actor)
.. Ryan Derring
Caroline O'Neill
(Actor)
.. Kathy Bennions
Jessica Baglow
(Actor)
.. Ronnie Bennions
Paul Matthew Thompson
(Writer)
Carolina Giammetta
(Director)
Will Nicholson
(Producer)
Phil Hunter
(Executive producer)
