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Season 25, Episode 18
A lorry driver left for dead by masked raiders who hijacked his vehicle in an isolated lay-by admits to smuggling a woman and her child into the country to help them escape a violent marriage. The search is on to locate the stolen vehicle but when it is finally traced and thoroughly searched, Mel suspects her colleague Arun has tipped off the fugitives, abusing his position as a police officer
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Movie/Drama
Police/Crime Drama
Cast & Crew
Alex Walkinshaw
(Actor)
.. Sgt Dale Smith
Sally Rogers
(Actor)
.. DC Jo Masters
Abhin Galeya
(Actor)
.. PC Arun Ghir
Rhea Bailey
(Actor)
.. PC Mel Ryder
Hannah Croft
(Actor)
.. Louise Harwood
Joanna Bacon
(Actor)
.. Diane Minshull
Kenneth Hadley
(Actor)
.. Roy Minshull
Jack Gordon
(Actor)
.. Art Minshull
Christopher Fox
(Actor)
.. DS Max Carter
Andrew Lancel
(Actor)
.. DI Neil Manson
Patrick Robinson
(Actor)
.. DC Jacob Banks
Huggy Leaver
(Actor)
.. Colin Sage
Chris Simmons
(Actor)
.. DC Mickey Webb
Andrew Westfield
(Actor)
.. Mike Britton
Isabelle Grey
(Writer)
Paul Wroblewski
(Director)
James Hall
(Producer)
More Information
Did You Know..
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'.
Sally Rogers
(Actor)
.. DC Jo Masters
Abhin Galeya
(Actor)
.. PC Arun Ghir
Rhea Bailey
(Actor)
.. PC Mel Ryder
Hannah Croft
(Actor)
.. Louise Harwood
Joanna Bacon
(Actor)
.. Diane Minshull
Kenneth Hadley
(Actor)
.. Roy Minshull
Jack Gordon
(Actor)
.. Art Minshull
Christopher Fox
(Actor)
.. DS Max Carter
Andrew Lancel
(Actor)
.. DI Neil Manson
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.
Huggy Leaver
(Actor)
.. Colin Sage
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.
Andrew Westfield
(Actor)
.. Mike Britton
Isabelle Grey
(Writer)
Paul Wroblewski
(Director)
James Hall
(Producer)
