John McArdle
Acting
Biography
John McArdle is an English actor. He is most notable for playing Billy Corkhill in the soap opera Brookside, with many other smaller appearances in other soaps and dramas.
Born: August 16, 1949
Place of Birth: Liverpool, England
Known For
Through My Eyes
The true life story of Lindy Chamberlain and her recount of a dingo taking her baby
Merseybeat
Merseybeat follows the fortunes of Newton Park police force, as the officers struggle to balance their demanding work and home lives.
The Cazalets
The Cazalets is a 2001 television drama series about the life of a large privileged family in the years 1937 to 1947. Most of the action takes place in London, and at the family's large estate in Sussex. The drama was based on the novels of Elizabeth Jane Howard, and adapted by the screenwriter Douglas Livingstone. The series was originally produced by Cinema Verity for BBC One and is available on DVD.
Foyle's War
As WW2 rages around the world, DCS Foyle fights his own war on the home-front as he investigates crimes on the south coast of England. Foyle's War opens in southern England in the year 1940. Later series sees the retired detective working as an MI5 agent operating in the aftermath of the war.
Prime Suspect
Highly skilled Detective Inspector Jane Tennison battles to prove herself in a male dominated world.
Vera
A sharp detective with a messy life, DCI Vera Stanhope patrols her “patch” of northeast England, pursuing the truth in cases of murder, kidnapping, and blackmail. Vera is obsessive about her work and faces the world with caustic wit, guile and courage.
New Tricks
New Tricks is a British comedy-drama that follows the work of the fictional Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad of the Metropolitan Police Service. Originally led by Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman, it is made up of retired police officers who have been recruited to reinvestigate unsolved crimes.
Waking the Dead
A detective team apply new techniques to old crimes as they solve cold cases.
Heartbeat
Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines.
Heartbeat
Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines.
Filmography
as Alan Reilly
as Patrick
as Marty
as Ben
as Brian Pemberton
as Oliver Mead
as McAulay
as Jim Marshall
as Colin McAteer / Stephen McAteer
as Bob Collins
as Stan Davies
as 1st Man in Bar
as Murray Stuart
as Roy Lavery
as Headmaster
as Pyesek
as Eddie Gallagher
as Major Ron Foster
as Billy Corkhill
as Malc Freeman
as Simon Lloyd
as Warren
as Alex Keir
as Dilke
as Harry
as Tom Carter
as Clive Richards
as Paul Garnet
as Martin Strickland
as Terry Tinniswood
as Nat Jubb
as DCS Ballinger
as Himself
as Det. Con. Dave Corbyn
as Pete Ellington
as Frank Morgan
as Mick Garland
as 'Election Countdown' Panel
as Teacher
as 1st Shop Steward
as Ronnie Hale