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| Who was known as 'the Bald-headed Bastard From Barton Street'? | 'The Bill'
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Phillip Cato. They just called him BBB for short.
| What was Tony Stamp's circumstances when he killed the pedestrian? | 'The Bill'
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he was reversing down the street.
| Graham Cole, aka Tony Stamp, can boast that he did what? | 'The Bill'
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played a cyberman on 'Dr Who'.
As a writer. Previously, Roger Leach had also appeared in the stage version of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" as did Robert Perkins, who played Sgt. Ray Steele.
| What was the name of the builder who was redeveloping Sun Hill during the 2001, and who later confessed to firebombing the station, even though he hadn't done it? | Characters of "The Bill"
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Harry Fullerton. Fullerton believed himself responsible for the fire because he had left gas canisters in Inspector Monroe's office, which exploded when hit by the firebomb.
| In 2000, the majority of CID was transferred because of the killing of DS John Boulton by DS Don Beech, but why was this? | Characters of "The Bill"
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Most turned a blind eye to DS Beech's corrupt conduct.. The officers removed from the drama were Chief Superintendent Charles Brownlowe, DI Chris Deakin, WDC Kerry Holmes and, ironically, DS Geoff Daly, who knew that Beech was corrupt all along. DCI Meadows escaped the axe, relying on his friends high up in the Police Force to save his job.
A man commited suicide by jumping off a building and landed on a car in front of Luke and PC Stamp. After making a teenage criminal pregnant, Ashton left the series in 1999, but returned three years later, claiming to have been living in Kenya.
| After WDC Viv Martellas death in 1992, WPC June Ackland turned up for duty drunk. She was placed in a hotel sauna to sober her up. Which two sergeants placed her in the sauna? | Characters of "The Bill"
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Tom Penny and Bob Cryer. Sergeant Tom Penny, usually very strict, helped June because he was battling alcoholism himself. He was later set up and released from the force for drink driving away from one of Bob Cryer's parties.
| The only cast member of 'The Bill' to appear in the 'Guinness Book of Records' is the extra who has been on the phone in the CID office since 1984. He was eventually given a name in the credits. What is it? | Characters of "The Bill"
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DC Tom Baker. According to 'Guinness,' Baker is the longest appearing character in a TV show that has never actually spoken. However, before being named Tom Baker, he was known as Vic Gallucci. Nick Letters and Chris Rowe have never been characters in "The Bill". Ahem.
| When WPC Polly Page witnessed an explosion, she found that an old man had blown part of his body off while trying to blow open a safe. What was the body part she found? | Characters of "The Bill"
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His foot. In her last scene to date she tried to kill herself in a toilet. However she begins filming for "The Bill" again in November 2002, meaning British viewers will get to see her in action again in March 2003.
Computer Aided Dispatch. Usually the CAD head officer is Matthew Boyden. He has been in the show since 1991, partially replacing Sgt. Alec Peters who was moved 'upstairs' after being stabbed by a youth on drugs. On entering the show Boyden was known as The Man with the Golden Y-Fronts.
| PC Phil Young committed suicide after stalking and eventually raping WPC Norika Datta. Who had already sworn to kill Young, as he had been an admirer of Norika for a long time? | Characters of "The Bill"
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PC Jim Carver. Jim Carver has since moved on to become the lover of Sgt. June Ackland, who puppy walked him in the very first episode in 1984.
| Before becoming Superintendent Tom Chandler, Steven Hartley had a small part in “The Bill” as - what? | The Actors Of "The Bill"
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A security guard. It is interesting (well I think so) to note that the majority of characters in "The Bill" have actually appeared in guest roles before being taken on as permanent characters.
Michael Higgs. Michael Higgs played the bad cop who was eventually shot dead by a gang of thugs. He went on to appear in 'EastEnders' as the local mobster.
| DS Don Beech and DCI Frank Burnside have both starred in spin-offs of “The Bill”, - “Beech is Back” and “Burnside”. Who played them, respectively? | The Actors Of "The Bill"
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Billy Murray and Christopher Ellison. Although all of these men have played characters in "The Bill", it is only Billy Murray and Chris Ellison who have starred in their on series.
Libby Davison. In my opinion, the greatest detective ever to grace our screens, Liz Rawton, was played by Libby Davison, who still makes occasional appearances as a DI.
| What is the connection between the actors Martin Marquez, Andrew Mackintosh, Tony Scannell and Clara Salaman? | The Actors Of "The Bill"
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They have all played Detective Sergeants. Martin Marquez played DS Pearce, Andrew Mackintosh played DS Greig, Clara Salaman played DS Stanton and Tony Scannell played DS Roach.
| How many “Carry On…” films did Larry Dann (Sgt. Alec Peters) appear in before appearing in "The Bill"? | The Actors Of "The Bill"
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4. Sgt. Peters was stabbed on duty, was moved "upstairs" and promptly disappeared from the series.
DI Alex Cullen and DC Mickey Webb. DI Cullen's real name is Ged Simmons, while DC Webb's is Chris Simmons. Another set of actors who share a surname is Jaye Griffiths and Ciaran Griffiths aka DI Sally Johnston and PC Gary Best.
| Before he was seen in "The Bill", DS Burnside was an officer at the notorious Barton Street police station. According to Sgt. Bob Cryer, what was his first name? | "The Bill" - Frank Burnside
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Tommy. Burnside was originally called Tommy before he actually appeared in the series.
| Bob Cryer was also disgusted that DS Burnside that got past a secret initiative the Met was working on to clear the Force of “bent coppers”. What was the name of this initiative? | "The Bill" - Frank Burnside
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Operation Countryman. In fact, it turned out that DS Burnside was actually working on Operation Countryman!
Shane Ritchie. Paul Usher plays PC Taviner in "The Bill" and Barry Grant in Brookside. Ricky Tomlinson played Usher's father, Barry Grant.
| Burnside returned after he had been ‘working with MI5’ for some time. However this was not known when he was arrested by two Sun Hill officers and forced to spend the night in the cells. Who were the two officers? | "The Bill" - Frank Burnside
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Jim Carver and John Bolton. Although Jim and Frank had been friends, they were not sure whether to trust each other. Burnside did not trust John Bolton at all, and the two almost came to blows.
Ted Roach. Although Burnside considered Roach his enemy, everyone else considered Frank their enemy.
They were both after the open DCI job after Kim Reid transferred. Neither of them got it in the end- the place was taken by Jack Meadows.
He disappeared. Maybe another series of Burnside is planned? Who knows...
Beth Cordingly. Suzanne Maddock played Cass Rickman, Trudie Goodwin plays June Ackland and Bernie Nolan plays Sheelagh Murphy.
Gary Best. Gary is portrayed as a bit of a fool, who is always desperate for a date.
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