The Bill: Too Hot to Handle - Part Three
07:00 am - 08:00 am, Saturday, March 21 on U&W (25)
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Too Hot to Handle - Part Three
Season 24, Episode 87
Part three of three. In a flashback sequence, Stevie reveals to Stuart how she discovered the drug deal was a set-up and why she disobeyed instructions in order to protect her boyfriend. Stuart is astonished that her erratic behaviour was designed to save his life and expose the real villain behind the Tameside Crew. As she makes plans to flee the country, the gang seems always to be two steps ahead of her - and Stevie still has to make the biggest decision of her life
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16x9
Movie/Drama
Police/Crime Drama
Cast & Crew
Lucy Speed
(Actor)
.. DC Stevie Moss
Doug Rao
(Actor)
.. DS Stuart Turner
Bill Ward
(Actor)
.. Rob Towler
Michael Hodgson
(Actor)
.. DS Jim Rutherford
Simon Rouse
(Actor)
.. DCI Jack Meadows
Andrew Lancel
(Actor)
.. DI Neil Manson
Simon Lawson
(Actor)
.. Trevor Sinclair
Eamon Boland
(Actor)
.. Alan Puttnam
Sally Rogers
(Actor)
.. DC Jo Masters
Amita Dhiri
(Actor)
.. DC Grace Dasari
Trevor Dwyer-Lynch
(Actor)
.. Malkie
Mandana Jones
(Actor)
.. Nancy Randall
Aisling Loftus
(Actor)
.. Sophie Randall
Abhin Galeya
(Actor)
.. PC Arun Ghir
Micah Balfour
(Actor)
.. PC Benjamin Gayle
Claire Goose
(Actor)
.. Insp Rachel Weston
Patrick Homes
(Writer)
AJ Quinn
(Director)
Andrea Sapsford
(Producer)
More Information
Did You Know..
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.
Doug Rao
(Actor)
.. DS Stuart Turner
Bill Ward
(Actor)
.. Rob Towler
Best Known For:
Coronation Street and Emmerdale.
Early-life:
Bill Ward was born in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1967. He studied history at Bristol University. His early acting credits include small roles in Jonathan Creek, Footballers' Wives, EastEnders and Holby City.
Career:
Ward's big break came in 2003 when he was cast as builder Charlie Stubbs in Coronation Street, a role he played until January 2007. He went on to make guest appearances in Cold Blood, Midsomer Murders, Heartbeat, The Bill, Robin Hood, Casualty and Silent Witness, before returning to the world of soaps in 2013 when he began playing James Barton in Emmerdale. He has also performed in West End musicals Spamalot, The Lion King and Million Dollar Quartet.
Quote:
'Occasionally viewers still mention Charlie to me. But since James told Moira he loved her and she knocked him back, I've had people stopping me more often about Emmerdale.'
Trivia:
Ward was in the original production of short-lived Spice Girls musical Viva Forever! He won two British Soap Awards during his time on Coronation Street.
Michael Hodgson
(Actor)
.. DS Jim Rutherford
Simon Rouse
(Actor)
.. DCI Jack Meadows
Andrew Lancel
(Actor)
.. DI Neil Manson
Simon Lawson
(Actor)
.. Trevor Sinclair
Eamon Boland
(Actor)
.. Alan Puttnam
Sally Rogers
(Actor)
.. DC Jo Masters
Amita Dhiri
(Actor)
.. DC Grace Dasari
Born:
July 06, 1966
in
Brighton
Best Known For:
Playing Milly in This Life.
Early-life:
Amita Emmanuelle Dhiri was born Brighton on July 6, 1966. She has two younger brothers, Viney and Sanjay. Her mother is French and her father is a Ugandan Indian who was expelled from the country by Idi Amin. She speaks fluent French, took singing and dancing lessons from an early age, and is proficient in ballet and modern dance. Before studying at the London Drama Centre, she sang in a cabaret group, doing Tina Turner impressions.
Career:
Started out in theatre, most notably in Twelfth Night in Bedford. Her first TV appearance was as Milly in 1996's This Life. The drama about young lawyers became a huge hit and she, along with co-stars Daniela Nardini, Jack Davenport and Andrew Lincoln, were hailed as part of an exciting new generation of British actors. She says: 'Milly has helped me win roles that aren't written with Asian actresses in mind. But it's always going to be difficult to get equal treatment.' Dhiri then took guest roles in Casualty and McCallum, before going back to the stage. In 1999, she returned to TV in nuclear disaster drama The Last Train. More recently, she has starred in Silent Witness, Judge John Deed, Holby City, The Bill and Talking to the Dead.
Quote:
On This Life: 'Swearing, drinking, an affair - it was a big risk for an Asian actress. Had the show bombed, it would have been hard to escape with any credibility.'
Trivia:
After college, Dhiri's first job was with a man who wanted to make a Hindi version of Grease.
Trevor Dwyer-Lynch
(Actor)
.. Malkie
Mandana Jones
(Actor)
.. Nancy Randall
Aisling Loftus
(Actor)
.. Sophie Randall
Born:
September 01, 1990
in
Nottingham
Best Known For:
Mr Selfridge.
Early-life:
Aisling was born in Nottingham on September 1, 1990 to Paddy and Eileen. She has an older sister, Aoife. She began acting at a young age at the Carlton Junior TV Workshop.
Career:
Loftus was only nine when she made her TV debut in an episode of Peak Practice. Since then, she has had guest roles in a number of programmes, including Casualty, Doctors, The Bill, Five Daughters and the TV movies The Fattest Man in Britain and Dive. On the big screen, she has starred in Oranges and Sunshine (2010) and Death of a Superhero (2011). More recently, she has played Agnes Towler in popular ITV drama Mr Selfridge and Sonya Rostova in BBC prime-time drama War & Peace.
Quote:
'Luckily I've worked pretty consistently and on projects I've been proud to do and proud of, like Mr Selfridge.'
Trivia:
In 2011, Loftus played Poppy at the Old Vic Theatre in Michael Frayn's Noises Off.
Abhin Galeya
(Actor)
.. PC Arun Ghir
Micah Balfour
(Actor)
.. PC Benjamin Gayle
Claire Goose
(Actor)
.. Insp 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.
Patrick Homes
(Writer)
AJ Quinn
(Director)
Andrea Sapsford
(Producer)
