Nick Stringer

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Nick Stringer
Born (1948-08-10) 10 August 1948 (age 75)
Torquay, England
OccupationActor
Years active1976–2017

Nick Stringer (born 10 August 1948 in Torquay, Devon) is an English actor.

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In a forty-year career, Stringer has appeared in numerous well-known British television shows, including The Bill , Bergerac , Open All Hours , Only Fools and Horses , Auf Wiedersehen, Pet , Coronation Street , Family Affairs , Minder , Johnny Jarvis , Butterflies , My Family and The Professionals . He also had roles in the films The Long Good Friday (1980), Clockwise (1986) and Personal Services (1987). He appeared in an episode of The Sweeney , One of Your Own, as gang boss Patsy Kearney.

In The Bill he played PC Ron Smollett from 1990 to 1993 who was a likeable, hard-working, and honest cop.

Stringer appeared in the first two series of The New Statesman as the fictional Member of Parliament Bob Crippen, a Labour opponent of the Conservative Alan B'Stard.

Other roles have included a cameo role in Goodnight Sweetheart in the episode "You're Driving Me Crazy" as an undercover detective, and as a deputy headmaster Mr Sullivan in Press Gang (mainly appearing in the first two seasons). He appeared in the BBC drama Holby City , in an episode entitled "Doctor's Dilemma", on 18 June 2008.

Stringer has also made two guest appearances in the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses , in the episodes Go West Young Man, he plays an Australian and in Who Wants to be a Millionaire, he plays Del's old business partner, Jumbo Mills, who emigrated to Australia.

He is also noted for his strong performance alongside Trevor Byfield in the Minder episode 'The Old School Tie' from Series 2 in 1980 in which they play heavies in what is often claimed to be the most violent episode of the entire ten series.

Nick also appeared in Super Gran as super villain Mad Mick Merseyside. (1985)

Stringer lives in Bristol, England, and is married with two children. In 2018, Stringer recorded a two-part interview for The Bill Podcast

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1978 The Shout Cobbler
1978The Life Story of BaalTaxi Driver
1979 That Summer! Policeman
1980 The Long Good Friday Billy
1982Give Us This DayMr. Burton
1983The Terence Davies TrilogyRobert's Father(segment: Madonna and Child)
1986 Clockwise Det. Sgt. Rice
1987 Personal Services P.C. Baker
1988 We Think the World of You Butcher
1989 Work Experience Man on phoneShort film
1996 Stella Does Tricks Edward
1999 Captain Jack Chip Shop Owner
2005 Oliver Twist Inspector Blather
2008 The Edge of Love PC Williams
2008 I Know You Know Mic the barman
2017KarenUnknownShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1978Pickersgill PeoplePC Shane Pritchard3 episodes
1978 The Devil's Crown MarchadesEpisode: "Bolt from the Blue"
1978A Soft TouchZoo keeperEpisode: "The Toad Work"
1978 Target MatthewsEpisode: "Figures of Importance"
1978 The Sweeney Patsy KearnyEpisode: "One of Your Own"
1978 Play for Today TerryEpisode: "Soldiers Talking, Cleanly"
1979 Angels Frank Coidin2 episodes
1979 The Knowledge CabbieTelevision film
1980 The Spoils of War CharlieEpisode: "End of the Beginning"
1980 Butterflies WallyEpisode: "An Empty Cage"
1980 Nobody's Perfect ErnieEpisode: "Henry Moves In"
1980 Minder TommyEpisode: "The Old School Tie"
1980 Shoestring SteveEpisode: "The Dangerous Game"
1981Big Jim and the Figaro ClubMayorEpisode: "Laughing Like a Drain"
1981 Rosie Van driverEpisode: "The Eight Foot Goat"
1981 The Gentle Touch Jimmy ParisEpisode: "Knife"
1981–1982 Open All Hours Man

Neville

2 episodes
1982 The Professionals TwigEpisode: "Spy Probe"
1982 The New Adventures of Lucky Jim George Bowles4 episodes
1983GaskinLabour councillorTelevision film
1975–1983 Crown Court Bill Robbins

Jury Foreman

2 episodes
1983 Goodnight and God Bless Harry4 episodes
1983Come to MeccaRogerTelevision film
1983 Johnny Jarvis The Colonel5 episodes
1984 Poor Little Rich Girls Thickset ManEpisode: "The Oriental Chest"
1985 One by One CaldwellEpisode: "Parting of the Ways"
1985 Dempsey and Makepeace PigletEpisode: "Nowhere to Run"
1985 Super Gran Mad MickEpisode: "Supergran Grounded"
1985 Dramarama Trevor TaylorEpisode: "The Audition"
1985Black SilkHarryEpisode: "Conspiracy of Silence"
1986 Auf Wiedersehen, Pet Customs OfficerEpisode: "No Sex Please, We're Brickies"
1986 The Collectors RoperEpisode: "Uncommon Market"
1986 C.A.T.S. Eyes BouncerEpisode: "Tranmere Dan and Tokyo Joe"
1981–1986 Only Fools and Horses Aussie Man

Jumbo Mills

2 episodes
1987A Sort of InnocenceRoger Stott2 episodes
1988 Hannay BrabazonEpisode: "Voyage into Fear"
1988 Bergerac George LaceyEpisode: "Private Fight"
1988 ScreenPlay Dave

Sgt. Brooks

2 episodes
1988 Bread Julian La MereEpisode: #4.2
1988 This Is David Lander Reg WardEpisode: "Not a Pretty Site"
1988Blind JusticeBill TurnerEpisode: "Permanent Blue"
1988 The Lenny Henry Show VariousEpisode: "Christmas 1988"
1987–1989 The New Statesman Crippen

Bob Crippen

4 episodes
1989 Capstick's Law Birties3 episodes
1986–1989 Boon Mr. Sheridan

Wiggins

2 episodes
1989 About Face Police ChiefEpisode: "Send Her Victorious"
1990Tygo RoadTimEpisode: #1.2
1990A Kind of LivingGordonEpisode: #3.9
1990 Shoot to Kill Kevin TaylorTelevision film
1989–1992 Press Gang Mr. Sullivan15 episodes
1985–1993 The Bill Terry Mitchell

P.C. Smollett

81 episodes
1993 Inside Victor Lewis-Smith 'Old Bill' Policeman 2Episode: #1.2
1994 Earthfasts Police SergeantEpisode: #1.3
1994 Birds of a Feather Police SuptEpisode: "Christmas in Dreamland"
1995 The Famous Five Mr. CurtonEpisode: "Five on Kirrin Island Again"
1997 Goodnight Sweetheart Tommy KingdomEpisode: "You're Driving Me Crazy"
1997 The Missing Postman Farmer FlintTelevision film
1984–1997 Coronation Street Frank Harvey

Jump Jackson

16 episodes
1999 Peak Practice PC Pete GreenhaighEpisode: "Single Minded"
1999 Murder Most Horrid Inspector HibbertEpisode: "Elvis, Zeus and Zack"
1999 Family Affairs Max Derwin49 episodes
2000 My Family MitchEpisode: "Farewell to Alarms"
2001Gentlemen's RelishEdward ShelburneTelevision film
2001 Always and Everyone D.C. SimmsEpisode: #3.8
2001Kommissarie WinterAldertonEpisode: "Dans med en ängel – Del 1"
2003 Born and Bred Reg SamuelEpisode: "The Last Hurrah: Part 2"
2004 Doctors D.I. GreenEpisode: "Cross My Heart"
2005 Down to Earth Clive MottramEpisode: "Sisterly Feelings"
2006Berry's WayDawsonTelevision film
2009BroadsideDe RuyterTelevision film
2004–2010 Holby City Andy McBride

Bernard Robson Gordon Ramsey

3 episodes

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