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Pascal's Wager
Episode 45
Anita Dobson (EastEnders' Angie Watts) and Andrew Sachs (Fawlty Towers' Manuel) star as a couple terrorised by a heroin addict desperate to obtain methadone from their pharmacy, but their efforts to stop the harassment have unforeseen consequences. Meanwhile, Jordan finds out the homeless girl staying with Dylan is only 15, and Ash steps up his threatening behaviour in a bid to stop Mads reporting him to the police
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Movie/Drama
Soap/Melodrama/Folkloric
Cast & Crew
William Beck
(Actor)
.. Dylan Keogh
Hasina Haque
(Actor)
.. Mads Durrani
Sunetra Sarker
(Actor)
.. Zoe Hanna
Steven Miller
(Actor)
.. Lenny Lyons
Matt Bardock
(Actor)
.. Jeff Collier
Jane Hazlegrove
(Actor)
.. Kathleen `Dixie" Dixon
Christine Tremarco
(Actor)
.. Linda Andrews
Suzanne Packer
(Actor)
.. Tess Bateman
Michael French
(Actor)
.. Nick Jordan
Ben Turner
(Actor)
.. Jay Faldren
Charles Dale
(Actor)
.. Big Mac
Tony Marshall
(Actor)
.. Noel Garcia
Chris Ryman
(Actor)
.. Ash Murad
Anita Dobson
(Actor)
.. Rachel Lan
Andrew Sachs
(Actor)
.. Mendel Lan
James Burrow
(Actor)
.. Craig Scranton
Darcy Willison
(Actor)
.. Becca Matlock
Kerensa York
(Actor)
.. Fenn Thomas
Ashley Artus
(Actor)
.. DI Berkeley
Rayna Campbell
(Actor)
.. Sam `Sammy" Ronson
Reza Moradi
(Director)
Lucy Raffety
(Producer)
Michael Levine
(Writer)
More Information
Did You Know..
William Beck
(Actor)
.. Dylan Keogh
Hasina Haque
(Actor)
.. Mads Durrani
Sunetra Sarker
(Actor)
.. Zoe Hanna
Born:
July 25, 1973
in
Liverpool
Best Known For:
Casualty.
Early-life:
Sunetra was born in Liverpool on June 25, 1973. Her father is a doctor. She went on to study Information Systems for Business with French at Brunel University. Her breakthrough as an actress came in 1988 when she was cast as Nisha Batra in Brookside. She stayed with the soap for two years but returned to play the same character 10 years later between 2000 and 2003.
Career:
Following her first stint on Brookside, Sarker starred in London Bridge, Cold Feet and Playing the Field. Bigger roles came in No Angels and The Chase. In 2007, she was cast as Dr Zoe Hanna in Casualty, a role she continues to play. In 2014, she was a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing.
Quote:
On signing up for Strictly Come Dancing: 'I don't quite know what I've let myself in for. But the chance to swap my stethoscope for sequins was just too tempting.'
Trivia:
In 2014, Sarker appeared with her son, Noah, on game show Big Star's Little Star.
Steven Miller
(Actor)
.. Lenny Lyons
Matt Bardock
(Actor)
.. Jeff Collier
Jane Hazlegrove
(Actor)
.. Kathleen `Dixie" Dixon
Christine Tremarco
(Actor)
.. Linda Andrews
Suzanne Packer
(Actor)
.. Tess Bateman
Born:
June 20, 1958
in
Abergavenny, Wales
Best Known For:
Playing Tess Bateman in Casualty.
Early-life:
Born Suzanne Jackson in Abergavenny, Wales, on June 20, 1958, she is the older sister of former Olympic hurdler Colin Jackson. She showed an interest in acting from an early age and played lead roles in a number of school plays.
Career:
Packer's first break as an actor came in 1990 when she began playing Mick Johnson's wife Josie in Channel 4 soap Brookside. She took a break from acting to complete a degree in teaching at Goldsmiths College and after graduating in 1996, she taught drama in London. After marrying American actor Jesse Newman, she moved to New York, where she taught drama. When their marriage ended, Packer relocated to Cardiff and quickly landed an audition for Casualty. She made her first appearance as Tess Bateman in the medical drama in 2003 and has remained on the show ever since.
Quote:
'Being nearly five years older, I was responsible for Colin — something I took on quite naturally.'
Trivia:
She appeared with her brother in a celebrity edition of Pointless in 2011. They were eliminated in the first round.
Michael French
(Actor)
.. Nick Jordan
Born:
September 17, 1962
in
Bow, London
Best Known For:
Playing EastEnder David Wicks and Casualty's Dr Jordan.
Early-life:
Born Michael Clark on September 17, 1962, to parents David and Sheila. He's the son of a greengrocer and has two sisters - Helen and Jane. He was interested in the stage from an early age and was a keen member of a local drama club. He later trained at the Mountview Theatre School, and was a 'blue coat' entertainer at the Holiday Club International in Majorca.
Career:
Michael spent 10 years appearing on stage and working as an air steward before his big break came in 1993 when he landed the part of David Wicks in EastEnders. He stayed in Walford for three years before leaving to appear in Crime Traveller (he returned briefly in 2012 to mark the death of his on-screen mother, Pat Evans). More TV roles followed in The Gentleman Thief, Born and Bred, and The Fabulous Bagel Boys. He also featured in radio plays and did video game voiceover work. Between 1998 and 2013 he had various stints playing Dr Nick Jordan in Casualty and sister programme Holby City. He returned briefly to EastEnders in 2012 to mark the death of his on-screen mother, Pat Evans. He rejoined EastEnders as a regular character in September 2013.
Quote:
On playing Nick Jordan: 'I want it to show in my eyes that I know what this guy is going through. I've got to be as real as I possibly can.'
Trivia:
On the West End stage, French has appeared in West Side Story, Chicago, Joseph, and Les Miserables.
Ben Turner
(Actor)
.. Jay Faldren
Charles Dale
(Actor)
.. Big Mac
Born:
November 28, 1963
in
Tenby, Pembrokeshire
Best Known For:
The Lakes and Coronation Street.
Early-life:
Charles Dale was born in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, in 1963. His father ran a record shop and both his parents were keen amateur actors. After leaving school in 1979, he became an assistant stage manager at the Torch Theatre in Milford Haven, where he stayed for a year. After occasional acting roles, he moved to London and trained at Lamda.
Career:
Dale broke into TV with a string of small roles in the likes of Lovejoy, A Touch of Frost and Bramwell in the early 1990s. However, his big break came when he appeared as Chef in Jimmy McGovern's The Lakes, where his memorable turn as the head-case and seducer created an instant screen legend. He appeared in a couple of West End shows and played Dennis in Coronation Street for 18 months. He later appeared as Clive in Paradise Heights, as well as its spin-off, The Eustace Brothers, alongside Neil Morrissey and Ralf Little. He had further roles in ITV's Steel River Blues and children's series Barking! He also appeared in Rocket Man with Robson Green. He joined the cast of Casualty in November 2007 as porter Big Mac.
Quote:
'Big Mac's grumpy, overweight and a hypochondriac. It's nice to be in my comfort zone.'
Trivia:
In the BBC series Coming Home, Dale uncovered the role played by his grandfather in the Second World War.
Tony Marshall
(Actor)
.. Noel Garcia
Born:
May 14, 1974
in
Manchester
Best Known For:
Playing Noel Garcia in Casualty.
Early-life:
Tony was born in Manchester on May 14, 1974. He made his TV debut in 1989 as a waiter in the TV drama Saracen. Minor roles followed in The Paradise Club, Second Thoughts, Only Fools and Horses and Nelson's Column.
Career:
Marshall had a recurring role on All Quiet on the Preston Front and went on to make guest appearances in the likes of Faith in the Future, The Bill, The Queen's Nose, Doctors, My Family, Judge John Deed and Holby City. He played the bartender Nelson in Life on Mars. His big break came in 2008 when he began playing receptionist Noel Garcia in Casualty.
Quote:
On his Casualty character: 'He's a chancer! Cheeky, up for a laugh - looking out for ways to make money.'
Trivia:
Away from acting, Marshall enjoys classic cars, football and comedy DVDs.
Chris Ryman
(Actor)
.. Ash Murad
Anita Dobson
(Actor)
.. Rachel Lan
Born:
April 29, 1949
in
Stepney, London
Best Known For:
Playing Angie Watts in EastEnders.
Early-life:
Born April 29, 1949, in Stepney, London. She is the daughter of a dress-cutter and a seamstress and was raised in Mile End Road with her younger sister. Anita claims she had a happy childhood, although didn't enjoy school and couldn't wait to get into the big, wide world, leaving at 16 to work for an insurance company. Two years later she successfully auditioned for a place at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.
Career:
Dobson's professional career began on stage, with early work coming at such renowned places as Glasgow's Citizens Theatre, the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company. She also appeared in the sitcom Up the Elephant and Round the Castle in 1983. Two years later she was a household name thanks to her role as alcoholic landlady Angie in EastEnders; she even released a single based on the theme tune. Dobson quit in 1988 and returned to the stage, although she has also popped up in such shows as Red Dwarf, Rab C Nesbitt, Dangerfield, The Stretch (alongside former screen husband Leslie Grantham) and GiggleBiz. She spent nine weeks competing on Strictly Come Dancing in 2011.
Quote:
'I'd have thought people would have let Angie go by now, but they won't. That's hard.'
Trivia:
Dobson is a patron of the theatre charity the Music Hall Guild of Great Britain and America.
Andrew Sachs
(Actor)
.. Mendel Lan
James Burrow
(Actor)
.. Craig Scranton
Darcy Willison
(Actor)
.. Becca Matlock
Kerensa York
(Actor)
.. Fenn Thomas
Ashley Artus
(Actor)
.. DI Berkeley
Rayna Campbell
(Actor)
.. Sam `Sammy" Ronson
Reza Moradi
(Director)
Lucy Raffety
(Producer)
Michael Levine
(Writer)
