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Leap in the Dark
Episode 23
Matt's parents want him discharged from hospital so she can be treated at home, while Mark blames himself for the stabbing. Donna flirts with a handsome physiotherapist, but Kyla warns her to stay away from him. The treatment of a heart patient causes conflict, as Connie wants to try the pump she helped to develop, but Elliot is adamant a transplant is required
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Movie/Drama
Soap/Melodrama/Folkloric
Cast & Crew
Adam Best
(Actor)
.. Matt Parker
Robert Powell
(Actor)
.. Mark Williams
Jaye Jacobs
(Actor)
.. Donna Jackson
Ben Richards
(Actor)
.. Justin Fuller
Rakie Ayola
(Actor)
.. Kyla Tyson
Amanda Mealing
(Actor)
.. Connie Beauchamp
Paul Bradley
(Actor)
.. Elliot Hope
Luke Roberts
(Actor)
.. Joseph Byrne
Tina Hobley
(Actor)
.. Chrissie Williams
Sharon D Clarke
(Actor)
.. Lola Griffin
Gillian Bevan
(Actor)
.. Gina Hope
Rachael Hayden
(Actor)
.. Sandra Wilson
Niall MacGregor
(Actor)
.. Ian Wilson
Orla Charlton
(Actor)
.. Elise Parker
BJ Hogg
(Actor)
.. Colin Parker
Derek Smith
(Actor)
.. Albert Halliday
Diana Payan
(Actor)
.. Vera Halliday
Andrea Earl
(Writer)
Nick Jones
(Director)
Polly Williams
(Producer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Adam Best
(Actor)
.. Matt Parker
Robert Powell
(Actor)
.. Mark Williams
Born:
June 01, 1944
in
Salford
Best Known For:
Jesus of Nazareth and The Thirty Nine Steps.
Early-life:
Robert Thomas Powell was born on June 1, 1944, in Salford, Manchester, the youngest of three children. After leaving school, Powell studied law at Manchester University, where he became hooked on acting. The director of a student play advised him to ditch his plans to become a solicitor and try treading the boards instead. He left university so he could hone his craft at a theatre in Stoke-on-Trent, before moving to London in 1964.
Career:
Powell made his film debut in 1967's Robbery, and had a small part in 1969's The Italian Job. A role in spooky TV show Doomwatch made him a star in the UK, but he quit after a year to tackle different projects. Roles in such productions as Asylum, The Edwardians, Mahler, and Tommy followed. In 1977 he landed the lead in epic miniseries Jesus of Nazareth, which introduced him to an international audience. Powell followed it with remakes of The Four Feathers and The Thirty-Nine Steps. Since then, he's continued to work steadily, appearing in the likes of The Detectives, Hannay, The Mystery of Edwin Drood and Colour Me Kubrick. In 2005, he joined the cast of Holby City as surgeon Mark Williams, where he remained for six years.
Quote:
'I did say about 30 years ago that I would not be acting all my life. It's extraordinary how wrong I was.'
Trivia:
In December 2014, he played Ebenezer Scrooge in a Radio 4 adaptation of A Christmas Carol.
Jaye Jacobs
(Actor)
.. Donna Jackson
Ben Richards
(Actor)
.. Justin Fuller
Rakie Ayola
(Actor)
.. Kyla Tyson
Amanda Mealing
(Actor)
.. Connie Beauchamp
Born:
April 22, 1968
in
London
Best Known For:
Playing Connie Beauchamp in Holby City and Casualty.
Early-life:
Amanda Jane Mealing was born in London on April 22, 1968 and grew up in Dulwich, South London. The youngest of four children, she is the only adopted member of her family. Her older brother, who was 14 years her senior, died after using heroin when she was 15. At the age of six, Amanda made her professional debut in a Julie Andrews TV special. She started taking Saturday classes at the Italia Conti Academy, before enrolling full-time when she was nine. As a child star, she went on to land roles in Just William, The Morecambe & Wise Show, and Grange Hill.
Career:
Mealing went on to appear G.B.H., Anglo Saxon Attitudes, The House of Eliott, The Darling Buds of May and The Detectives. She had recurring roles in Jake's Progress, The Grand, and The Lakes. She joined the cast of Holby City in 2004, playing cardiothoracic consultant Connie Beauchamp. During a break from the series, she appeared in Strike Back: Project Dawn, Death in Paradise, and Law and Order: UK. In 2014, she reprised her role as Connie Beauchamp in Holby City sister show Casualty.
Quote:
On her Connie Beauchamp character: 'She's on a mission to take over, and she doesn't care whose toes she has to step on to do it.'
Trivia:
Mealing discovered that her birth mother modelled for Biba in London during the 1960s and her biological father was a half-Sierra Leonean poet and activist. The day after giving birth to her second son, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She made a full recovery.
Paul Bradley
(Actor)
.. Elliot Hope
Born:
May 28, 1955
in
Nuneaton
Best Known For:
EastEnders and Holby City.
Early-life:
Bradley was born on May 28, 1955, in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. He attended the University of Manchester before joining the Royal Exchange, Manchester repertory company.
Career:
Bradley landed his first major role in 1982 in The Young Ones. He's since cropped up in The Bill, Red Dwarf and Bottom but is most noted for his role in EastEnders, where he spent six years as Nigel Bates, and in Holby City, where he has played Elliot Hope since 2005.
Quote:
Speaking about getting the role of Elliot in Holby: 'I was delighted and celebrated by going to New Zealand to watch rugby!'
Trivia:
He has worked as a guitarist for John Otway.
Luke Roberts
(Actor)
.. Joseph Byrne
Tina Hobley
(Actor)
.. Chrissie Williams
Born:
May 20, 1972
in
London
Best Known For:
Holby City and her Corrie days.
Early-life:
Very shy as a child, London-born Tina was sent to speech and drama classes in an attempt to counter her introversion. Hobley enrolled with a very strict speech and drama teacher, whom she adored and stayed with for many years, before moving from there to the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art (WDADA).
Career:
Hobley is best known for playing feisty ward sister Chrissie Williams in BBC medical drama Holby City. After graduating from WDADA, where she trained from 1990 to 1993, Hobley starred in a number of TV dramas, including Coronation Street, Harbour Lights and The Bill. In 2014, she took part in Celebrity MasterChef. She has also appeared in All Star Mr & Mrs, Comic Relief Does Fame Academy and Big Star's Little Star with her daughter Olivia. In early 2016, she was a contestant on Channel 4's sporting reality show The Jump.
Quote:
'I haven't lived the normal actor's life, where I don't know where my next job is coming from - but that in itself feels exciting.'
Trivia:
Hobley supports the Starlight Foundation.
Sharon D Clarke
(Actor)
.. Lola Griffin
Gillian Bevan
(Actor)
.. Gina Hope
Rachael Hayden
(Actor)
.. Sandra Wilson
Niall MacGregor
(Actor)
.. Ian Wilson
Orla Charlton
(Actor)
.. Elise Parker
BJ Hogg
(Actor)
.. Colin Parker
Derek Smith
(Actor)
.. Albert Halliday
Diana Payan
(Actor)
.. Vera Halliday
Andrea Earl
(Writer)
Nick Jones
(Director)
Polly Williams
(Producer)
