The Bill: Appropriate Action
07:20 am - 08:15 am, Wednesday, July 29 on U&Drama (20)
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Appropriate Action
Season 17, Episode 1
Cryer's search for a missing schoolgirl puts him on a collision course with Tom Chandler, who seems determined to undermine the Sun Hill old guard. Starring Eric Richard
subtitles
16x9
Movie/Drama
Police/Crime Drama
Cast & Crew
Eric Richard
(Actor)
.. Sgt Bob Cryer
Chris Simmons
(Actor)
.. DC Mickey Webb
John McArdle
(Actor)
.. Geoff McKane
Matt Healy
(Actor)
.. Alan Morton
Steven Hartley
(Actor)
.. Supt Tom Chandler
More Information
Did You Know..
Eric Richard
(Actor)
.. Sgt Bob Cryer
Chris Simmons
(Actor)
.. DC Mickey Webb
Born:
January 08, 1975
in
Gravesend, Kent
Best Known For:
Playing troubled thief-taker Mickey Webb in The Bill.
Early-life:
Chris almost spent his life working on the water in the family boat business. After leaving school at the age of 16, he began an apprenticeship but quickly realised the work wasn't for him and set his sights on becoming an actor. A family friend rang him with news of a scholarship at a London drama school and he passed an audition, working as a cleaner to pay his way.
Career:
After working as a jobbing actor and touring Africa with a theatre group, he wrote to the producers of a documentary called Desperately Seeking Stardom. For three months a camera crew followed him to castings and auditions. By the time the show finished he had won a part in a film (which he couldn't do as he didn't have a work permit) and received an offer of marriage! He was cast as a villain The Bill, impressed bosses, and landed the part of Mickey Webb in the series.
Quote:
Asked about his return to the show after a two-year absence, he said: 'I'd always kept a good relationship with The Bill - I didn't leave in a big huff or anything.'
Trivia:
He is a patron for the CPC Kent charity.
John McArdle
(Actor)
.. Geoff McKane
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.
Matt Healy
(Actor)
.. Alan Morton
Steven Hartley
(Actor)
.. Supt Tom Chandler
