The Bill - Taking a Stand - 06:10 am Saturday, June 27 on U&W

About this Broadcast

Taking a Stand
Season 26, Episode 25

Callum and Kirsty answer a call about a disturbance at the home of an elderly widow and discover she has been raped as well as burgled. A neighbour falls under suspicion, but CID have little hope of putting together a case as the victim proves reluctant to undergo a medical examination. The sergeant is also struggling with family problems after learning he may be running out of time to reach a reconciliation with his estranged father

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Movie/Drama Police/Crime Drama

Cast & Crew

Sam Callis (Actor) .. Sgt Callum Stone

Sarah Manners (Actor) .. PC Kirsty Knight

Claire Bloom (Actor) .. Jill Peters

Robert Morgan (Actor) .. David Townsend

Bruce Byron (Actor) .. DC Terry Perkins

Sara Stephens (Actor) .. Carol Hill

Emma Goodwin (Writer)

Richard Signy (Director)

James Hall (Producer)

More Information

Did You Know..

Sam Callis (Actor) .. Sgt Callum Stone

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.