The Bill - Feet of Clay - Part Two - 10:00 am Saturday, March 28 on U&W

Daniel Flynn (Actor) .. Supt John Heaton

James Gaddas (Actor) .. Ian Ellis

Simon Rouse (Actor) .. DCI Jack Meadows

Tony Pritchard (Actor) .. David Ellis

Lee Whitlock (Actor) .. Eric Fraser

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.

Patrick Robinson (Actor) .. DC Jacob Banks

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.

Andrew Lancel (Actor) .. DI Neil Manson

Ken Bones (Actor) .. DCI Ted Ackroyd

Marian McLoughlin (Actor) .. Chrissie MacLeish

Chris Simmons (Actor) .. DC Mickey Webb

Born: January 08, 1975 in Gravesend, Kent

Best Known For: Playing troubled thief-taker Mickey Webb in The Bill.

Early-life: Chris almost spent his life working on the water in the family boat business. After leaving school at the age of 16, he began an apprenticeship but quickly realised the work wasn't for him and set his sights on becoming an actor. A family friend rang him with news of a scholarship at a London drama school and he passed an audition, working as a cleaner to pay his way.

Career: After working as a jobbing actor and touring Africa with a theatre group, he wrote to the producers of a documentary called Desperately Seeking Stardom. For three months a camera crew followed him to castings and auditions. By the time the show finished he had won a part in a film (which he couldn't do as he didn't have a work permit) and received an offer of marriage! He was cast as a villain The Bill, impressed bosses, and landed the part of Mickey Webb in the series.

Quote: Asked about his return to the show after a two-year absence, he said: 'I'd always kept a good relationship with The Bill - I didn't leave in a big huff or anything.'

Trivia: He is a patron for the CPC Kent charity.

Jason Barnett (Actor) .. CSE Eddie Olosunje

Cat Simmons (Actor) .. DC Kezia Walker

Born: May 04, 1981 in Blackburn

Best Known For: Playing Kezia Walker in The Bill.

Early-life: Cat was born in Blackburn on May 4, 1981, the daughter of a singer and nurse. She trained with the Oldham Theatre Workshop and National Youth Music Theatre. Cat's first break came in 2005 when she had a recurring role in Channel 5 soap Family Affairs.

Career: Simmons is best known to TV audiences for playing Kezia Walker in The Bill between 2006 and 2009. Her other TV credits include Holby City, Doctors and Casualty. More recently, she appeared in BBC drama Ordinary Lies. She also has an extensive stage career, having starred in Whistle Down the Wind, Jesus Christ Superstar, Aladdin, Simply Heavenly, Hopelessly Devoted and Oliver!

Quote: 'I've always done everything - I've always been able to sing, dance and act.'

Trivia: In 2005, Simmons collaborated with the group Three Levels on the track Rock U 2Nite.

Rhea Bailey (Actor) .. PC Mel Ryder

John Bowler (Actor) .. PC Roger Valentine

Susie Hooper (Actor) .. News reporter

Steve Trafford (Writer)

Andrea Sapsford (Producer)

Nigel Douglas (Director)

The Bill: Feet of Clay - Part Two

10:00 am - 11:00 am, Saturday, March 28 on U&W (25)

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Feet of Clay - Part Two
Season 25, Episode 7

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