The Bill - Intervention - 10:00 am Saturday, June 20 on U&W

Andrew Lancel (Actor) .. DI Neil Manson

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.

Christopher Fox (Actor) .. DS Max Carter

Bruce Byron (Actor) .. DC Terry Perkins

Shelley King (Actor) .. Nalira Kapur

Meneka Das (Actor) .. Arshia Kapur

Alex King (Actor) .. Ajay Kapur

Michael Webber (Actor) .. Roland Haines

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.

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.

Dominic Power (Actor) .. PC Leon Taylor

Sarah Manners (Actor) .. PC Kirsty Knight

Born: August 25, 1975 in Birmingham

Best Known For: Playing Bex in Casualty.

Early-life: Born November 3, 1975, in Birmingham. She has a sister and two brothers. Manners gained 10 GCSEs and four A-levels while at school in Handsworth, then went to the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. She graduated in 1996 with a BA in acting. Before gaining regular roles, she made ends meet by working at McDonald's and in a clothes shop.

Career: She made her TV debut alongside Martin Clunes and Zara Turner in the 1998 drama Touch and Go. Later that year, Manners appeared in Sugar Sugar. Her big break came in 2000 when she was cast as Joanna in daytime soap Doctors. She left the show a year later, and went on to appear in Hollyoaks: Movin' On and the Steve Coogan comedy Combat Sheep. But it was 2003 which proved to be the actress's best 12 months to date. She featured in TV series Mile High, The Afternoon Play and made her Casualty debut.

Quote: 'I get lots of lovely fan mail, and people are very nice to me when I'm out and they recognise me. I like my job!'

Trivia: She has raised money for Macmillan Cancer Support.

Jason Barnett (Actor) .. CSE Eddie Olosunje

Lauran Taylor-Griffin (Actor) .. Rose Haines

Ben Richards (Actor) .. PC Nate Roberts

Micah Balfour (Actor) .. PC Benjamin Gayle

Steve Bailie (Writer)

Sylvie Boden (Producer)

Paul Wroblewski (Director)

The Bill: Intervention

10:00 am - 11:00 am, Saturday, June 20 on U&W (25)

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Intervention
Season 26, Episode 22

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