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Edward Peel
Born (1943-12-10) 10 December 1943 (age 80)
Bradford, England
OccupationActor

Edward Peel (born 10 December 1943) is an English television and stage actor. He was described by The Times in 2010 as a "veteran star of TV dramas" and "a familiar face on television for the past 40 years".[1]

His roles include Lennie in The Sweeney episode "Bait" with George Sewell (1978), Pieterzoon in Shogun (1980) and Ted Turton in Minder episode "Broken Arrow" (1982). He played police officers in ongoing episodes of both Juliet Bravo (1983–1985) and Cracker (1993–1995) and played two different roles in Emmerdale Farm (Tom Merrick: 1981-1982, Tony Cairns: 1997-1998). He played Kane, the main villain in the 1987 Doctor Who serial Dragonfire. Coast to Coast (1987) as a Liverpool policeman. He also appeared as different characters in two episodes of Heartbeat, playing the part of a bank manager in the first series and later appearing as Clifford Chappell in episode 17 of series 15 entitled "Get Back". Peel also appeared in an episode called "Fair Means and Foul" in All Creatures Great and Small.[citation needed]

Peel starred in the prime time ITV drama series London's Burning,[2] as John Coleman. In May 2020, he appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Eddie Morgan.[3]

References

  1. ^ Costello, Rose (25 July 2010). "Fame and Fortune: Edward Peel". The Times. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Character Fact File - John Coleman - LonBurn Tripod".
  3. ^ Writer: James Hey; Director: Jennie Paddon; Producer: Peter Leslie Wild (26 May 2020). "King of the Road". Doctors. BBC. BBC One.

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