The Bill: Smoking Gun - Part Two
07:00 am - 08:00 am, Saturday, July 25 on U&W (25)
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Smoking Gun - Part Two
Season 20, Episode 25
Part two of two. After Cameron's tip-off, CID are on to Phil - but can they bring the slippery sergeant down before he gives Dennis Weaver the information he needs? Nick puts his life in danger by leaving the safe house and fleeing back to Sun Hill, where Supt Okaro agrees to let him go back out on the beat, while Polly is shocked to learn the identity of the man behind her harassment campaign. Elsewhere, Debbie spies a chance to bring down dodgy DI Neil and Gabriel continues to stir things up between Kerry and Smithy
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16x9
Movie/Drama
Police/Crime Drama
Cast & Crew
Rene Zagger
(Actor)
.. PC Nick Klein
Scott Maslen
(Actor)
.. DS Phil Hunter
Cyril Nri
(Actor)
.. Supt Adam Okaro
Lisa Geoghan
(Actor)
.. Police Staff Polly Page
Natalie Roles
(Actor)
.. DS Debbie McAllister
Andrew Lancel
(Actor)
.. DI Neil Manson
Todd Carty
(Actor)
.. PC Gabriel Kent
Beth Cordingly
(Actor)
.. PC Kerry Young
Alex Walkinshaw
(Actor)
.. Sgt Dale Smith
Russell Floyd
(Actor)
.. DC Ken Drummond
Paul Putner
(Actor)
.. DC Paul Shearman
Jeff Stewart
(Actor)
.. PC Reg Hollis
Daniel MacPherson
(Actor)
.. PC Cameron Tait
Luke Hamill
(Actor)
.. CAD Officer Dean McVerry
Simon Rouse
(Actor)
.. DCI Jack Meadows
Jonathan Linsley
(Actor)
.. Dennis Weaver
Neil Stacy
(Actor)
.. District Judge Colin Wakeling
Agnieszka Liggett
(Actor)
.. Sofia Cumani
Kate Fleetwood
(Actor)
.. Lois Townsend
Simon Sherlock
(Actor)
.. Stuart Levein
David Easter
(Actor)
.. Frank Fisher
Joachim Raaf
(Actor)
.. Ivan Grazdani
Mark Greig
(Writer)
Nic Phillips
(Director)
Tom Cotter
(Producer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Rene Zagger
(Actor)
.. PC Nick Klein
Scott Maslen
(Actor)
.. DS Phil Hunter
Best Known For:
Playing Jack Branning in EastEnders.
Early-life:
Scott Alexander Maslen was born on June 25, 1971 in Woolwich, London. He signed up to join the Royal Marines at 16 but ending up breaking his foot and not getting into the Recruit training course. He visited Miami at 18 and was spotted by photographer Bruce Webber, which started his career as an international model. Five years later, he turned to acting and joined the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Career:
After graduating, Maslen landed a role in the TV series Lock, Stock… as well as parts in Highlander: The Raven and the promotional video for Grand Theft Auto 2. He played Phil Hunter in The Bill between 2002 and 2007, before going on to join the cast of EastEnders as Jack Branning. In 2015, Maslen played MP James Holloway in The Royals. He also appeared in the 2010 series of Strictly Come Dancing.
Quote:
'In my secondary school, they stuck me in drama because I was a gobby kid and they were like ‘what are we going to do with him?''
Trivia:
He enjoys fishing.
Cyril Nri
(Actor)
.. Supt Adam Okaro
Lisa Geoghan
(Actor)
.. Police Staff Polly Page
Natalie Roles
(Actor)
.. DS Debbie McAllister
Andrew Lancel
(Actor)
.. DI Neil Manson
Todd Carty
(Actor)
.. PC Gabriel Kent
Born:
August 31, 1963
in
Limerick, Ireland
Best Known For:
Grange Hill and EastEnders.
Early-life:
Born Todd Jennings on August 31, 1963, in Limerick, Ireland, but grew up in Kilburn, North London. His father was an engineer, his mother a nurse. He has two sisters. Carty started acting at just four years old. His first TV appearance came in a commercial for a well-known department store.
Career:
Carty made his film debut in the big-screen version of Please Sir! in 1971. Other early appearances came in Professor Popper's Problem, and Z Cars. His big break came when he was cast as Tucker Jenkins in Grange Hill in 1978. When he left four years later, the show's ratings dipped, prompting the BBC to launch a spin-off, Tucker's Luck, in 1983, the same year he appeared in the movie Krull. He began a 13-year stint in EastEnders in 1990. He's also appeared in Black Velvet Band, and returned briefly to Grange Hill in 2003. Carty joined The Bill in the same year, before leaving in 2005. Since then, he has appeared in the last-ever episode of Grange Hill (2008), and Dangerous Adventures for Boys. He has also starred in a number of pantomimes and the role of Patsy in a touring version of Spamalot.
Quote:
'I have no desire to be famous or a celebrity. I suppose a lot of kids do, but you never hear anyone saying they want to work hard.'
Beth Cordingly
(Actor)
.. PC Kerry Young
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'.
Russell Floyd
(Actor)
.. DC Ken Drummond
Paul Putner
(Actor)
.. DC Paul Shearman
Jeff Stewart
(Actor)
.. PC Reg Hollis
Daniel MacPherson
(Actor)
.. PC Cameron Tait
Born:
April 25, 1980
in
Sydney, Australia
Best Known For:
Neighbours and The Bill
Early-life:
Born April 25, 1980, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. His mother, Anne, is a jeweller, his dad, Keith, is a businessman. He has a younger brother and sister, Andrew and Brodie. When he was 10, MacPherson's family relocated to England. They also lived in Italy, France, and Switzerland before returning to Sydney. A talented triathlete, he was spotted by an agent while training on a beach. He ditched his plan to study economics at university to concentrate on acting.
Career:
MacPherson's TV debut came when he landed the role of Joel Samuels in Neighbours in 1998. The character left Ramsay Street in 2002, a few months after the actor came to Britain to star in pantomime Aladdin in Canterbury. He went on to appear in a touring version of musical Godspell, alternating the roles of Judas and Jesus with co-star Jonathan Wilkes. In 2003, MacPherson landed the role of PC Cameron Tait in The Bill. In 2008, he began hosting the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars.
Quote:
'My time on The Bill has been fantastic. I came to get away from Neighbours and the whole Aussie soap star thing and I don't regret a minute of it.'
Trivia:
MacPherson competes in triathlon and ironman events.
Luke Hamill
(Actor)
.. CAD Officer Dean McVerry
Simon Rouse
(Actor)
.. DCI Jack Meadows
Jonathan Linsley
(Actor)
.. Dennis Weaver
Neil Stacy
(Actor)
.. District Judge Colin Wakeling
Agnieszka Liggett
(Actor)
.. Sofia Cumani
Kate Fleetwood
(Actor)
.. Lois Townsend
Simon Sherlock
(Actor)
.. Stuart Levein
David Easter
(Actor)
.. Frank Fisher
Joachim Raaf
(Actor)
.. Ivan Grazdani
Mark Greig
(Writer)
Nic Phillips
(Director)
Tom Cotter
(Producer)
