Actor
and entertainer Les Dennis will guest star in an episode of The Bill
this summer.
He will be on our television screens in August playing Tom Walker,
a man who helps Sun Hill coppers with their enquiries following the
mysterious death of his father.
Les’s appearance in the popular ITV1’s drama will also reunite him
with his former comedy side-kick, Lisa Maxwell, who plays DS Sam Nixon.
The pair became firm friends when they worked together on Russ
Abbot’s Madhouse and The Les Dennis Laughter Show back in
the eighties.
Perhaps best known for presenting Family Fortunes, Les has more
recently received acclaim for sending himself up in the BBC series Extras
with Ricky Gervais.
Les, who begins filming later this month, is excited about his new role:
“It’s great! I watch The Bill and I’ve got loads of actor
friends who have been in it so I’m really happy to be in it playing such
a meaty role.”
“The bonus is to be back working with Lisa again as we did so much
together in the early days. Straight away when we met up again the
chemistry was there.”
Lisa is also looking forward to working with Les again. Her character, DS
Nixon, becomes involved with Walker when she investigates the strange
circumstances surrounding the death of his father. Tom appears to be the
grieving son, but are things really as they seem?
“It comes as no surprise to me Les is respected as an actor,” explains
Lisa. “Back when we were doing comedy together, he always approached his
characters the same way an actor would so I’m really looking forward to
doing drama with him.”
A spokesperson said: “This time though Les and Lisa won’t be vying for
laughs – there won’t be a single gag in the script. The character Les
will be playing is very dark.”
Actor
and entertainer Les Dennis will guest star in an episode of The Bill
this summer.