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Over the Limit
Season 24, Episode 59
Ben and Callum try to cover for Sally after she is involved in a drink-driving collision that endangers the life of a teenager. As suspicions mount back at the station, Callum visits a witness and puts pressure on him to keep quiet about seeing the guilty PC getting into her car after an evening's drinking. Victoria Alcock guest stars
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Movie/Drama
Police/Crime Drama
Cast & Crew
Sam Callis
(Actor)
.. Sgt Callum Stone
Ali Bastian
(Actor)
.. PC Sally Armstrong
Alex Walkinshaw
(Actor)
.. Sgt Dale Smith
Micah Balfour
(Actor)
.. PC Benjamin Gayle
Lucy Speed
(Actor)
.. DC Stevie Moss
Robert Horwell
(Actor)
.. Roy Tomlinson
Perry Millward
(Actor)
.. Joey Tomlinson
Naomi Battrick
(Actor)
.. Miranda Roscoe
Victoria Alcock
(Actor)
.. Maggie Roscoe
Ian Virgo
(Actor)
.. Damian Girton
Graham Cole
(Actor)
.. PC Tony Stamp
Gary Lucy
(Actor)
.. TDC Will Fletcher
Clare Foster
(Actor)
.. PC Millie Brown
Roberta Taylor
(Actor)
.. Insp Gina Gold
Abhin Galeya
(Actor)
.. PC Arun Ghir
John Bowler
(Actor)
.. PC Roger Valentine
Claire Goose
(Actor)
.. Sgt Rachel Weston
Ben Richards
(Actor)
.. PC Nate Roberts
Matt Stubbs
(Actor)
.. Paramedic
Chris Murray
(Writer)
Reza Moradi
(Director)
Sylvie Boden
(Producer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Sam Callis
(Actor)
.. Sgt Callum Stone
Ali Bastian
(Actor)
.. PC Sally Armstrong
Alex Walkinshaw
(Actor)
.. Sgt Dale Smith
Born:
October 05, 1974
in
Barking, Essex
Best Known For:
Playing Smithy in The Bill.
Early-life:
Alex Walkinshaw was born in Barking, Essex, on 5 October 1974. A keen swimmer as a child, he used to train five days a week and compete in various competitions, finding it helped his asthma. An energetic, extroverted child, he studied drama as an outlet for his creativity. After studying drama at his secondary school, Alex soon found he had a real talent and joined a Saturday drama class. Encouraged by his teachers, Alex was elated to be accepted into the Sylvia Young Theatre School and later the London Dance Studios.
Career:
His first TV appearance was at the age of 12 as an extra in Grange Hill. From 1992 to 1993 he appeared in the sitcom Side by Side. He first appeared in The Bill as a guest star in 1992, 1993 and 1995, before joining as a regular cast member in 1999. He played PC Dale Smith, better known as 'Smithy'. He left the show in 2001, only to return in 2003 when his character was promoted to Sergeant. After a spell in Waterloo Road, Walkinshaw joined the cast of Casualty in 2012 as senior staff nurse Adrian Fletcher. He took his character to Holby City in August 2014.
Quote:
On his move from Casualty to Holby City: "I was really quite nervous when I first started, but everyone has been so welcoming and friendly that I feel my transition has been fairly smooth."
Trivia:
In 2007, he took part in The Weakest Link and won £9,450 for Essex-based charity called "Kids in Need".
Micah Balfour
(Actor)
.. PC Benjamin Gayle
Lucy Speed
(Actor)
.. DC Stevie Moss
Born:
August 31, 1976
in
Croydon
Best Known For:
Playing Natalie in EastEnders.
Early-life:
Lucy Speed was born in Croydon in 1976. She has an older brother, Dan. As a child, she loved ballet and when a teacher recognised her potential, Lucy's parents acquired an agent. She attended a theatre group school alongside future co-star Nigel Harman, and enjoyed two terms at the Italia Conti Academy. During the next few years, Lucy appeared in an array of commercials, TV series and theatre roles.
Career:
Lucy landed her big break aged 17 with the role of Natalie Price in EastEnders. She remained with the soap for just over a year, before making appearances in the films England, My England, Keep the Aspidistra Flying and Shakespeare in Love. She continued to work on TV too, appearing in Dangerfield, Holby City, Love Soup and the US series Unsolved Mysteries. In 1999, Lucy rejoined the cast of EastEnders to reprise her role as Natalie, eventually bowing out in 2004. In 2007, she joined the cast of The Bill.
Quote:
"I've been acting for 25 years, so you just take the jobs as they come along. It just so happens that you're once in EastEnders."
Trivia:
Away from acting, Lucy loves horse riding, skiing and continues to dance.
Robert Horwell
(Actor)
.. Roy Tomlinson
Perry Millward
(Actor)
.. Joey Tomlinson
Naomi Battrick
(Actor)
.. Miranda Roscoe
Best Known For:
My Almost Famous Family and Waterloo Road.
Early-life:
Naomi was born in Hallaton, Leicestershire, in 1991. She made her acting debut in an episode of The Bill.
Career:
Battrick's first break came in 2009 when she began playing 15-year-old band member Toyah Swann in CBBC show My Almost Famous Family. She later starred in The Indian Doctor, Benidorm, Casualty, Doctors and Some Girls. In 2014, she joined the cast of Waterloo Road as precocious teen Gabriella Wark. Her film credits include Una Noche (2012) and Blood (2012).
Quote:
On her Waterloo Road character: "It's very flattering that anybody would still think I could pass as a schoolgirl."
Trivia:
She had to dye her blonde hair red for her role in My Almost Famous Family.
Victoria Alcock
(Actor)
.. Maggie Roscoe
Ian Virgo
(Actor)
.. Damian Girton
Graham Cole
(Actor)
.. PC Tony Stamp
Gary Lucy
(Actor)
.. TDC Will Fletcher
Born:
November 27, 1981
in
Chigwell
Best Known For:
Footballers' Wives.
Early-life:
Gary Edward Lucy was born in Chigwell, Essex, on 27 November, 1981, to parents Rosemary and Gary Sr. From a very early age he loved football and has been a lifelong Arsenal fan. He showed a lot of natural flair as a player during his schooling, but despite trying out for both Tottenham Hotspur and Watford, he decided to pursue acting.
Career:
Gary made his screen debut in Sky One's Dream Team back in 1997, but it was his performance as Luke Morgan in Hollyoaks that shot him to fame two years later. The character was at the centre of several important plots, including a controversial male rape storyline, and he became a firm favourite with fans. In 2002 he moved to ITV1 to appear in three seasons of the glossy drama Footballers' Wives alongside Gillian Taylforth and Zoe Lucker. The feature-length Ray Winstone drama She's Gone followed in 2004, and a year later joined the cast of The Bill. In 2010, he finished runner-up in the fifth series of Dancing on Ice. In 2012, he joined the cast of EastEnders as Danny Pennant. He stayed with the show until February 2014.
Quote:
"We're not here for a long time, we're here for a good time."
Trivia:
He has created a number of online businesses, including drivinglessonsfinder.co.uk.
Clare Foster
(Actor)
.. PC Millie Brown
Roberta Taylor
(Actor)
.. Insp Gina Gold
Born:
February 26, 1948
in
London
Best Known For:
Playing Irene Raymond in EastEnders and Inspector Gina Gold in The Bill.
Early-life:
Born the illegitimate child of a bus conductor on 26 February, 1948, in London, Roberta was brought up by her mother, aunts and grandmother. She was always very close to her mum, and they lived in the same street in London before she died suddenly of bronchial pneumonia. Roberta documented her early years in the 2005 memoir Too Many Mothers. After attending drama school in London, she joined the highly acclaimed Glasgow Citizens' Company and worked for years in theatre.
Career:
Appeared in the projects Ladykillers, Inspector Morse, The Witches, Tom & Viv, Dangerfield and Silent Witness before being cast as Irene Raymond in EastEnders. She stayed with the hit soap for three years until 2000, then went on to appear in Doctors and Holby City. After four previous appearances in The Bill, she was finally cast as Gina Gold in 2002, and played the same character in spin-off series MIT: Murder Investigation Team. She also appeared in the BBC's 2005 critically acclaimed adaptation of Bleak House.
Quote:
"It's fantastic to play somebody like Gina (in The Bill). She is just so sarcastic with everybody. It takes people's breath away and she is not shocked by anything."
Trivia:
Away from acting, she is an active supporter of the Labour Party.
Abhin Galeya
(Actor)
.. PC Arun Ghir
John Bowler
(Actor)
.. PC Roger Valentine
Claire Goose
(Actor)
.. Sgt Rachel Weston
Born:
February 10, 1975
in
Edinburgh
Best Known For:
Playing nurse Tina Seabrook in Casualty
Early-life:
Born February 10, 1975, in Edinburgh. When she was two the family moved to Norfolk, where she grew up with her older sister and brother. At 16, she enrolled in the Italia Conti Stage School, and took on a variety of jobs, including silver-service waitress and a story-telling raccoon in a theme park. Her first small-screen appearance was in the drama No More Dying Then.
Career:
Claire lost out to Martine McCutcheon for the role of Tiffany in EastEnders, before landing her big break on Casualty in 1997, playing vulnerable nurse Tina Seabrook until 2000. She played Detective Mel Silver in Waking the Dead from 2000 to 2004, then insisted her character be killed off, before pursuing other projects, including Secret Smile, Perfect Day and Love Lies Bleeding. In 2007, Claire completed her first movie, an independent film called Bad Day. In August last year, she joined the cast of The Bill, playing Sergeant Rachel Weston and after its demise, has continued to be a sought-after character actor.
Quote:
"I always tend to play quite vulnerable characters, and I would quite like to do some silly stuff, just really stupid comedy."
Trivia:
Away from acting, she enjoys dancing and is interested in tarot cards.
Ben Richards
(Actor)
.. PC Nate Roberts
Matt Stubbs
(Actor)
.. Paramedic
Chris Murray
(Writer)
Reza Moradi
(Director)
Sylvie Boden
(Producer)
