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Suspect
Season 1, Episode 4
Henry is appalled when Matthew brings home a punk whom he intends to marry. He is even more horrified when Enid finds a pregnancy testing kit in Matthew's room. Comedy, starring John Thaw and Reece Dinsdale
Comedy
Movie/Drama
Cast & Crew
John Thaw
(Actor)
.. Henry Willows
Reece Dinsdale
(Actor)
.. Matthew Willows
Elizabeth Bennett
(Actor)
.. Enid Thompson
Jenna Russell
(Actor)
.. Christine
Tony Caunter
(Actor)
.. Christine's father
David Reynolds
(Director)
Eric Chappell
(Writer)
More Information
Did You Know..
John Thaw
(Actor)
.. Henry Willows
Born:
January 03, 1942
in
Manchester
Best Known For:
Inspector Morse.
Early-life:
John Edward Thaw was born on January 3, 1942, in Manchester. He had a younger brother, Ray, but theirs wasn't an easy childhood. The boys' mother, Dorothy, left home when John was seven, while their father, Jack, was often away working as a long-distance lorry driver. Despite being painfully shy, John began appearing in amateur dramatics productions and eventually won a place at RADA, where he studied alongside his friend, Tom Courteney.
Career:
Thaw's first professional job came at the Liverpool Playhouse. His film debut came in 1962's The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, which starred Courteney. Thaw worked extensively on stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company and National Theatre, and early TV roles came in Z Cars and Redcap. But it was The Sweeney, alongside Dennis Waterman, that made him a household name thanks to its uncompromising style. He switched to comedy with Home to Roost, but it was playing Inspector Morse that made him a national treasure. Almost everything he touched then turned to gold; he starred in top-rated dramas such as Kavanagh QC, Goodnight Mister Tom and Buried Treasure. He died in 2002 following a battle with cancer of the oesophagus.
Quote:
"I was born looking fifty."
Trivia:
Divorced first wife Sally Alexander after four years and one daughter in 1968. Married Sheila Hancock in 1974. They had a daughter together, and Thaw adopted Hancock's daughter from her first marriage.
Reece Dinsdale
(Actor)
.. Matthew Willows
Born:
August 06, 1959
in
Normanton, West Yorkshire
Best Known For:
Playing ill-fated Joe McIntyre in Coronation Street.
Early-life:
Reece Dinsdale was born on August 6, 1959, in Normanton, West Yorkshire. He trained at the Guildford School of Music and Drama from 1977 to 1980 then honed his craft on stage in Nottingham, Birmingham and at the Edinburgh Festival. He made his TV debut in 1981 thriller Knife Edge before landing a part in the series Partners in Crime in 1983. He was much in demand in 1984, appearing in an episode of Minder, apocalyptic drama Threads and acclaimed Michael Palin film A Private Function. In the years that followed he paid the rent with a string of projects, including Bergerac, Robin of Sherwood and The Storyteller.
Career:
In 1985 Dinsdale landed a key role in Eric Chappell's sitcom Home to Roost, starring alongside John Thaw. It ran for five years and paved the way for Haggard, ITV's answer to Blackadder, also penned by Chappell. In 1995, he starred in ID, a movie about football hooligans, and a year later landed the role of DI Charlie Scott in detective drama Thief Takers. Other notable projects have included Kenneth Branagh's film version of Hamlet, Conviction, Life on Mars, The Chase and Coronation Street; he appeared in 175 episodes of the Weatherfield soap. Recent offerings have included roles in Taggart and Waterloo Road.
Quote:
"I was more nervous coming on to the show [Corrie] than anything else I've done in my career."
Trivia:
In 2012, he directed the one-off drama The Crossing.
Elizabeth Bennett
(Actor)
.. Enid Thompson
Jenna Russell
(Actor)
.. Christine
Born:
October 05, 1967
in
Paddington, London
Best Known For:
Playing Michelle Fowler in EastEnders.
Early-life:
Born on October 5, 1967 in Paddington, London and raised in Dundee. Jenna trained at the Sylvia Young Theatre School. She began her career as an understudy for Eponine and Fantine in Les Miserables and later took over the role of Fantine.
Career:
Russell's early career saw her perform with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Then, between 1990 and 1992, she played Maggie Lomax in the television comedy On the Up. Russell has appeared in a number of theatre and musical productions and received an Olivier Award for her performance in Sunday in the Park with George. She was also nominated for a Tony Award when she appeared in the same play in New York. On TV, she played the role of Deborah Gilder in the series Born and Bred and has appeared in such shows as Doctor Who, Peak Practice and Minder. Her career has taken her to the big screen, including a role as a detective in Mortdecai (2015). In 2016, Russell took on the character of Michelle Fowler in EastEnders.
Quote:
"I love my job, I mean what a job?! What a lucky life it is if you get the work, and how depressing if you don't - we've all been there."
Trivia:
She sang the theme song for Red Dwarf.
Tony Caunter
(Actor)
.. Christine's father
David Reynolds
(Director)
Eric Chappell
(Writer)
