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Episode 210
Melody becomes a medical adviser for a local paper and inspires a journalist to stand up to her editor. Nick helps a man accept his recent major heart surgery will prevent him going on an expedition searching for aliens. Hay fever sufferers ensure the surgery is busy
subtitles
16x9
Movie/Drama
Soap/Melodrama/Folkloric
Cast & Crew
Michael McKell
(Actor)
.. Dr Nick West
Elizabeth Bower
(Actor)
.. Dr Melody Bell
Diane Keen
(Actor)
.. Julia Parsons
Kelly Adams
(Actor)
.. Amanda Prior
John McArdle
(Actor)
.. Les Robson
Robert Longden
(Actor)
.. Walter Hickling
Erika Hossington
(Producer)
Mike Hobson
(Series producer)
Peter Eryl Lloyd
(Series producer)
Justin Young
(Writer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Michael McKell
(Actor)
.. Dr Nick West
Elizabeth Bower
(Actor)
.. Dr Melody Bell
Diane Keen
(Actor)
.. Julia Parsons
Kelly Adams
(Actor)
.. Amanda Prior
John McArdle
(Actor)
.. Les Robson
Born:
August 16, 1949
in
Liverpool
Best Known For:
Playing Billy Corkhill in Brookside and Ronnie Hale in Emmerdale.
Early-life:
Born on August 16, 1949 in Liverpool. Before he decided to become a professional actor, John tried other jobs and went to live in Australia for five years. At 26, he became a student at the E15 Drama School. His first TV role was as economics teacher Mr P Todd in Brookside, before he took on the character of Billy Corkhill.
Career:
One of McArdle's most notable roles is Billy Corkhill from Brookside, a role he played from 1985 until 1990. Following this, he appeared in a number of soap operas and dramas, including Gallowglass, Firm Friends, Merseybeat and The Bill. He played Oliver Mead, Christopher Mead's father, in Waterloo Road in 2010. In 2016, he joined the cast of Emmerdale as Ronnie Hale.
Quote:
'Hardships strengthen you. When I went to drama school at 26, I had so much life experience, I thought I could get through anything.'
Trivia:
He wrote a book called You Never Said Goodbye, which looks at how he dealt with the death of his father.
Robert Longden
(Actor)
.. Walter Hickling
Erika Hossington
(Producer)
Mike Hobson
(Series producer)
Peter Eryl Lloyd
(Series producer)
Justin Young
(Writer)
