Nick Stringer

Nick Stringer
Born (1948-08-10) 10 August 1948 (age 76)
Torquay, Devon, England
OccupationActor
Years active1976–2017

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

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.[1]

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

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1978 The Shout Cobbler
1978 The Life Story of Baal Taxi Driver
1979 That Summer! Policeman
1980 The Long Good Friday Billy
1982 Give Us This Day Mr. Burton
1983 The Terence Davies Trilogy Robert'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 phone Short 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
2017 Karen Unknown Short film

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1978 Pickersgill People PC Shane Pritchard 3 episodes
1978 The Devil's Crown Marchades Episode: "Bolt from the Blue"
1978 A Soft Touch Zoo keeper Episode: "The Toad Work"
1978 Target Matthews Episode: "Figures of Importance"
1978 The Sweeney Patsy Kearny Episode: "One of Your Own"
1978 Play for Today Terry Episode: "Soldiers Talking, Cleanly"
1979 Angels Frank Coidin 2 episodes
1979 The Knowledge Cabbie Television film
1980 The Spoils of War Charlie Episode: "End of the Beginning"
1980 Butterflies Wally Episode: "An Empty Cage"
1980 Nobody's Perfect Ernie Episode: "Henry Moves In"
1980 Minder Tommy Episode: "The Old School Tie"
1980 Shoestring Steve Episode: "The Dangerous Game"
1981 Big Jim and the Figaro Club Mayor Episode: "Laughing Like a Drain"
1981 Rosie Van driver Episode: "The Eight Foot Goat"
1981 The Gentle Touch Jimmy Paris Episode: "Knife"
1981–1982 Open All Hours Man

Neville

2 episodes
1982 The Professionals Twig Episode: "Spy Probe"
1982 The New Adventures of Lucky Jim George Bowles 4 episodes
1983 Gaskin Labour councillor Television film
1975–1983 Crown Court Bill Robbins

Jury Foreman

2 episodes
1983 Goodnight and God Bless Harry 4 episodes
1983 Come to Mecca Roger Television film
1983 Johnny Jarvis The Colonel 5 episodes
1984 Poor Little Rich Girls Thickset Man Episode: "The Oriental Chest"
1985 One by One Caldwell Episode: "Parting of the Ways"
1985 Dempsey and Makepeace Piglet Episode: "Nowhere to Run"
1985 Super Gran Mad Mick Episode: "Supergran Grounded"
1985 Dramarama Trevor Taylor Episode: "The Audition"
1985 Black Silk Harry Episode: "Conspiracy of Silence"
1986 Auf Wiedersehen, Pet Customs Officer Episode: "No Sex Please, We're Brickies"
1986 The Collectors Roper Episode: "Uncommon Market"
1986 C.A.T.S. Eyes Bouncer Episode: "Tranmere Dan and Tokyo Joe"
1981–1986 Only Fools and Horses Aussie Man

Jumbo Mills

2 episodes
1987 A Sort of Innocence Roger Stott 2 episodes
1988 Hannay Brabazon Episode: "Voyage into Fear"
1988 Bergerac George Lacey Episode: "Private Fight"
1988 ScreenPlay Dave

Sgt. Brooks

2 episodes
1988 Bread Julian La Mere Episode: #4.2
1988 This Is David Lander Reg Ward Episode: "Not a Pretty Site"
1988 Blind Justice Bill Turner Episode: "Permanent Blue"
1988 The Lenny Henry Show Various Episode: "Christmas 1988"
1987–1989 The New Statesman Crippen

Bob Crippen

4 episodes
1989 Capstick's Law Birties 3 episodes
1986–1989 Boon Mr. Sheridan

Wiggins

2 episodes
1989 About Face Police Chief Episode: "Send Her Victorious"
1990 Tygo Road Tim Episode: #1.2
1990 A Kind of Living Gordon Episode: #3.9
1990 Shoot to Kill Kevin Taylor Television film
1989–1992 Press Gang Mr. Sullivan 15 episodes
1985–1993 The Bill Terry Mitchell

P.C. Smollett

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

Jump Jackson

16 episodes
1999 Peak Practice PC Pete Greenhaigh Episode: "Single Minded"
1999 Murder Most Horrid Inspector Hibbert Episode: "Elvis, Zeus and Zack"
1999 Family Affairs Max Derwin 49 episodes
2000 My Family Mitch Episode: "Farewell to Alarms"
2001 Gentlemen's Relish Edward Shelburne Television film
2001 Always and Everyone D.C. Simms Episode: #3.8
2001 Kommissarie Winter Alderton Episode: "Dans med en ängel – Del 1"
2003 Born and Bred Reg Samuel Episode: "The Last Hurrah: Part 2"
2004 Doctors D.I. Green Episode: "Cross My Heart"
2005 Down to Earth Clive Mottram Episode: "Sisterly Feelings"
2006 Berry's Way Dawson Television film
2009 Broadside De Ruyter Television film
2004–2010 Holby City Andy McBride

Bernard Robson Gordon Ramsey

3 episodes

References

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  1. ^ "Only Fools fans point out 'big problem' as they slam 'daft and lazy' decision". Daily Star. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024 – via ProQuest.
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