Graham Cole, actor, was surprised by Michael Aspel while filming an episode of the ITV police drama series The Bill on location in Colliers Wood, London. Graham began his acting career in repertory theatre and musicals, before gaining regular work on television during the 1980s - making appearances in numerous episodes of the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who. He presented and narrated the police video programme Police Stop! and appeared regularly on the BBC's light entertainment show Noel's House Party. He is best known to television viewers as PC Tony Stamp in the long running and popular ITV police drama series The Bill, a role he first played in 1984.