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Spot The Celebrity: Stars Who Started Out In The Bill

A whole host of popular faces started out in The Bill during its 27-year run - can you name them? Don't miss The Bill from the beginning, weekdays from noon on Drama.

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  • Can you guess who this future star is from their appearance in The Bill?

    Can you guess who this future star is from their appearance in The Bill?

    Guess Who
    A bit of an easy one to start off with... Once you've figured it out move on to the next page for the answer.

  • Previous Image: Sean Bean

    Previous Image: Sean Bean

    Star of Sharpe, Game of Thrones and Lord of the Rings, Yorkshireman Bean cut his teeth on The Bill.

    Guess Who
    Can you guess WHO is in this one? Answer on the next image.

  • Previous Image: David Tennant

    Previous Image: David Tennant

    The Doctor in TV’s Doctor Who made an appearance as kidnapper Stephen Clements in 1995.

    Guess Who
    She'd be good in an emergency - do you know who this actress is? Answer on the next image.

  • Previous Image: Alex Kingston

    Previous Image: Alex Kingston

    The English actress who went on to star in global TV medical smash hit ER as Dr. Elizabeth Corday, before becoming Doctor Who companion River Song, made one of her first TV appearances in The Bill in 1988.

    Guess Who
    He certainly proved he had talent, but do you know who this comedian is? Answer on the next image.

  • Previous Image: David Walliams

    Previous Image: David Walliams

    The Britain’s Got Talent judge appeared in a 2002 episode of The Bill as an animal rights activist who takes part in an anti-vivisection march.

    Guess Who
    This actor may be more known for a separate career in showbiz. Answer on the next image.

  • Previous Image: Emma Bunton

    Previous Image: Emma Bunton

    Before the world had ever heard of The Spice Girls, Bunton played a troubled teenager in 1993 episode Missionary Work.

    Guess Who
    Can you put a name to X? Answer on the next image.

  • Previous Image: James McAvoy

    Previous Image: James McAvoy

    A Scottish actor of worldwide appeal, McAvoy made his first TV appearance in The Bill and can be currently seen playing a young Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men series.

    Guess Who
    She really 'maid' her name after The Bill. Answer on the next image.

  • Previous Image: Joanne Froggatt

    Previous Image: Joanne Froggatt

    Having made her first appearance in The Bill, Froggatt moved on to Coronation Street as Zoe Tattersall and then Downton Abbey as lady's maid Anna Bates.

    Guess Who
    From Sun Hill to the Caribbean. Answer on the next image.

  • Previous Image: Keira Knightley

    Previous Image: Keira Knightley

    The Hollywood star and Pirates of the Caribbean actress Keira Knightley kicked off her early acting career playing ten-year-old troublemaker Sheena Rose in 1995 episode Swan Song.

    Guess Who
    One of these actors would go on to be a global star playing cockney hardmen. Answer on the next image.

  • Previous Image: Ray Winstone

    Previous Image: Ray Winstone

    It’s fitting that Winstone, one of British cinema's ultimate "hard men" and star of films like The Departed, Beowulf and The Sweeney, turned up on The Bill, not once but twice, in two different roles.

    Guess Who
    Who's this young tearaway? Answer on the next image.

  • Previous Image: Russell Brand

    Previous Image: Russell Brand

    The notorious stand-up comedian and Hollywood actor debuted in The Bill as a cocky young thief in 1995 when he was 18.

    Guess Who
    We're taking you down the interrogation room and you're going to start singing! Answer on the next image.

  • Previous Image: Roger Daltrey

    Previous Image: Roger Daltrey

    In what is perhaps the most unexpected cameo of all, The Who’s flamboyant lead singer Roger Daltrey turned up on The Bill as a reformed drug dealer.

    Guess Who If this quiz is getting too 'savage', don't worry, this is the last one. Answer on the next image.

  • Previous Image: Paul O'Grady

    Previous Image: Paul O'Grady

    Lily Savage made him a comedy icon, and he’s since become an all-round entertainer/national treasure, but Paul O’Grady also had a recurring role on The Bill as a police informant called Roxanne.

    Guess Who How well did you get on? Let us know in the comments below and then watch The Bill from the beginning on Drama or catch up on UKTV Play.

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