The Bill: Old Habits


07:00 am - 08:00 am, Saturday, April 25 on U&W (25)

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About this Broadcast

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Old Habits
Season 25, Episode 28

Recently promoted Sergeant Diane Noble returns to Sun Hill for one last day before moving on to pastures new and her first task is to break up a rooftop party on a building site before it gets out of hand. A youngster who has taken ketamine has a serious fall and ends up in hospital, but Diane's involvement with the lad's family helps her save a life, reassuring her she can cope with the challenges of her new role


subtitles 16x9
Movie/Drama Police/Crime Drama

Cast & Crew

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Kaye Wragg (Actor) .. Sgt Diane Noble
Rhea Bailey (Actor) .. PC Mel Ryder
Alex Walkinshaw (Actor) .. Sgt Dale Smith
Dominic Power (Actor) .. PC Leon Taylor
Doug Rao (Actor) .. DS Stuart Turner
Ben Cartwright (Actor) .. Ray Pelosi
Laura Pyper (Actor) .. Sarah Lawler
Kevin Doyle (Actor) .. Brendan Lawler
Miranda Foster (Actor) .. Michelle Lawler
Sean Michael Verey (Actor) .. Kieron Lawler
Freddie Boath (Actor) .. Stevo Grainger
Clare Foster (Actor) .. PC Millie Brown
Graham Cole (Actor) .. PC Tony Stamp
Gary Lucy (Actor) .. TDC Will Fletcher
Claire Goose (Actor) .. Insp Rachel Weston
Jolyon Coy (Actor) .. Rick Ferdinand
AJ Quinn (Director)
James Hall (Producer)

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Did You Know..

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Kaye Wragg (Actor) .. Sgt Diane Noble
Born: May 04, 1972 in Stockport
Best Known For: The Lakes, The Bill and Holby City.
Early-life: Kaye Michelle Wragg was born in Stockport on May 4, 1972. She went on to study Media Performance at the University of Salford. She first made an impact as an actress playing the manipulative Lucy Archer in Jimmy McGovern's acclaimed 1990s drama The Lakes.
Career: Wragg has been a regular on TV screens, appearing in the likes of The Sins, In a Land of Plenty, Mersey Beat, My Family, Wire in the Blood, No Angels, and The Bill. More recently, she has made guest appearances in Inspector George Gently, Vera, Silk, Call the Midwife, Silent Witness, Waterloo Road and Death in Paradise. In 2015, she became a regular on Holby City.
Quote: 'I'm very scared of the police. I always feel guilty when I've not done anything.'
Trivia: In The Bill, she always tried to do her own stunts.
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'.
Dominic Power (Actor) .. PC Leon Taylor
Doug Rao (Actor) .. DS Stuart Turner
Ben Cartwright (Actor) .. Ray Pelosi
Laura Pyper (Actor) .. Sarah Lawler
Kevin Doyle (Actor) .. Brendan Lawler
Miranda Foster (Actor) .. Michelle Lawler
Sean Michael Verey (Actor) .. Kieron Lawler
Freddie Boath (Actor) .. Stevo Grainger
Clare Foster (Actor) .. PC Millie Brown
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.
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.
Jolyon Coy (Actor) .. Rick Ferdinand
Chris Murray (Writer)
AJ Quinn (Director)
James Hall (Producer)

Before / After

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The Bill
06:10 am
The Bill
08:00 am