The Bill - Conviction: To the Limit - 12:00 pm Saturday, May 2 on U&W

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'.

Sam Callis (Actor) .. Sgt Callum Stone

Christopher Fox (Actor) .. DS Max Carter

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.

Felix Scott (Actor) .. Pete Copperfield

Edyta Budnik (Actor) .. Abi Nastase

Guy Flanagan (Actor) .. Jason Devlin

Danny Webb (Actor) .. Matthew Devlin

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.

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.

Serge Soric (Actor) .. Wojciech Gorzynski

Ali Bastian (Actor) .. PC Sally Armstrong

Micah Balfour (Actor) .. PC Benjamin Gayle

John Bowler (Actor) .. PC Roger Valentine

Katherine Kingsley (Actor) .. Fire Investigation Officer Linda Preston

Simon Rouse (Actor) .. DCI Jack Meadows

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.

Jason Barnett (Actor) .. CSE Eddie Olosunje

Jason Nwoga (Actor) .. Carl Fox

Clive Dawson (Writer)

Simon Massey (Director)

Andrea Sapsford (Producer)

The Bill: Conviction: To the Limit

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm, Saturday, May 2 on U&W (25)

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Conviction: To the Limit
Season 25, Episode 40

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