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Second Chance
Season 24, Episode 89
Mel's younger brother and his girlfriend come to stay on New Year's Eve and she goes to work thinking the couple are happily celebrating in Trafalgar Square - until Sun Hill officers are called to investigate a stabbing in a club. With the troublesome youngster in the frame for the attack, apparently provoked by a fellow clubber who made advances to his companion, Mel sets out to persuade her colleagues he is innocent
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16x9
Movie/Drama
Police/Crime Drama
Cast & Crew
Rhea Bailey
(Actor)
.. PC Mel Ryder
Alex Walkinshaw
(Actor)
.. Sgt Dale Smith
David Judge
(Actor)
.. Jordan Ryder
Mairi Hayes
(Actor)
.. Kelly Skipton
Clare Foster
(Actor)
.. PC Millie Brown
Bruce Byron
(Actor)
.. DC Terry Perkins
Sally Rogers
(Actor)
.. DC Jo Masters
John Bowler
(Actor)
.. PC Roger Valentine
Micah Balfour
(Actor)
.. PC Benjamin Gayle
Ali Bastian
(Actor)
.. PC Sally Armstrong
Graham Cole
(Actor)
.. PC Tony Stamp
Tom Fisher
(Actor)
.. `Death" Jim McManus
David Maybrick
(Actor)
.. Alex Egan
Jade Gatrell
(Actor)
.. Suzie Walker
Hilary Tones
(Actor)
.. Mrs Carol Gibson
Len Collin
(Writer)
Tim Leandro
(Director)
Ciara McIlvenny
(Producer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Rhea Bailey
(Actor)
.. PC Mel Ryder
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'.
David Judge
(Actor)
.. Jordan Ryder
Mairi Hayes
(Actor)
.. Kelly Skipton
Clare Foster
(Actor)
.. PC Millie Brown
Bruce Byron
(Actor)
.. DC Terry Perkins
Sally Rogers
(Actor)
.. DC Jo Masters
John Bowler
(Actor)
.. PC Roger Valentine
Micah Balfour
(Actor)
.. PC Benjamin Gayle
Ali Bastian
(Actor)
.. PC Sally Armstrong
Graham Cole
(Actor)
.. PC Tony Stamp
Tom Fisher
(Actor)
.. `Death" Jim McManus
David Maybrick
(Actor)
.. Alex Egan
Jade Gatrell
(Actor)
.. Suzie Walker
Hilary Tones
(Actor)
.. Mrs Carol Gibson
Len Collin
(Writer)
Tim Leandro
(Director)
Ciara McIlvenny
(Producer)
