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Dead Men Do Tell Tales
Season 16, Episode 11
Paul Nicholas guest stars as a Swedish sailor who waits for his ship home in Bernie's funeral parlour - but may not be telling the truth about the contents of the coffin he's escorting. A trio of young joyriders steal Carol's car while she is attending to a patient and decide to experiment with the drugs they find in her medical bag as well as selling them on to interested parties. Rosie and Fergus struggle to get their fledgling relationship off the ground as a series of interruptions plague their dates, while Bellamy starts to wonder whether trying again with Gina is really such a good idea. With Lisa Kay, Vanessa Hehir, Mark Jordon and Tricia Penrose
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Cast & Crew
Mark Jordon
(Actor)
.. PC Phil Bellamy
Catherine Terris
(Actor)
.. Mrs Greenway
Lisa Kay
(Actor)
.. Carol Cassidy
Kieron Richardson
(Actor)
.. Ricky Smith
Carlton Dickinson
(Actor)
.. Wally
Beau Flood
(Actor)
.. Jason
David Lonsdale
(Actor)
.. David Stockwell
Paul Nicholas
(Actor)
.. Sven Larson
Derek Fowlds
(Actor)
.. Oscar Blaketon
Jonathan Kerrigan
(Actor)
.. PC Rob Walker
Steven Blakeley
(Actor)
.. PC Geoff Younger
Gwen Taylor
(Actor)
.. Peggy Armstrong
Vanessa Hehir
(Actor)
.. Rosie Cartwright
Andrew Langtree
(Actor)
.. Fergus
Tricia Penrose
(Actor)
.. Gina Ward
John Duttine
(Actor)
.. Sgt George Miller
Gillian Bevan
(Actor)
.. Mrs Edna Smith
William Simons
(Actor)
.. Alf Ventress
Howard Grace
(Actor)
.. Man in coffin
Letty Butler
(Actor)
.. Barmaid
Brian Finch
(Writer)
Archie Tait
(Producer)
Judith Dine
(Director)
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Did You Know..
Mark Jordon
(Actor)
.. PC Phil Bellamy
Catherine Terris
(Actor)
.. Mrs Greenway
Lisa Kay
(Actor)
.. Carol Cassidy
Kieron Richardson
(Actor)
.. Ricky Smith
Carlton Dickinson
(Actor)
.. Wally
Beau Flood
(Actor)
.. Jason
David Lonsdale
(Actor)
.. David Stockwell
Paul Nicholas
(Actor)
.. Sven Larson
Born:
December 03, 1945
in
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Best Known For:
His role as Vince in 1980s romcom Just Good Friends.
Early-life:
Paul Oscar Beuselinck was born on December 3, 1945, in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, but brought up in London as the only child of a showbusiness lawyer who represented such stars as John Osborne, Richard Harris and Sean Connery. His mother worked for the Board of Trade. His first job on leaving school at 16 was playing the piano for Screaming Lord Sutch and the Savages under his stage name of Paul Dean.
Career:
Nicholas began a recording career in 1964, and four years later, made his musical debut in the original London production of Hair. His first film was 1970's Cannabis. He had several chart successes and appeared in such films as Tommy, The Jazz Singer, Stardust and Lisztomania. He also starred in the musicals Jesus Christ Superstar, Cats, Barnum and Fiddler on the Roof. His best-loved role remains Vince in BBC sitcom Just Good Friends. The production company he owns with fellow actor David Ian has also invested in various leading stage shows, including Grease and Saturday Night Fever.
Quote:
"I am impulsive. I always feel I am going to miss out on something, which tends to make me slightly headstrong."
Trivia:
In 2000, he published his autobiography, Behind the Smile.
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.
Jonathan Kerrigan
(Actor)
.. PC Rob Walker
Steven Blakeley
(Actor)
.. PC Geoff Younger
Gwen Taylor
(Actor)
.. Peggy Armstrong
Vanessa Hehir
(Actor)
.. Rosie Cartwright
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.
Andrew Langtree
(Actor)
.. Fergus
Tricia Penrose
(Actor)
.. Gina Ward
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.
Gillian Bevan
(Actor)
.. Mrs Edna Smith
William Simons
(Actor)
.. Alf Ventress
Howard Grace
(Actor)
.. Man in coffin
Letty Butler
(Actor)
.. Barmaid
Brian Finch
(Writer)
Archie Tait
(Producer)
Judith Dine
(Director)
