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 John McArdle
John's been a regular on our screens since the early 1980s when he rose to fame as Brookside's Billy Corkhill. Since then his credits have included Cracker, Prime Suspect and The Cazelets. Between 2001 and 2003, he starred as Jim Oulton in four series of Merseybeat.
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In 1985 John moved into Brookside Close as Billy, elder brother of Jimmy and a member of the renowned Corkhill family. He stayed on the Close for five years, before his character married Sheila Grant (Sue Johnston) and left for a new life.
John played the part of Tonbridge in 1940's period drama The Cazalets, a series charting the wide ranging effect of the Second World War on a prosperous family.
Following his departure from Brookside, John appeared in numerous dramas including Rich Deceiver with Lesley Dunlop, in which he played the unemployed husband of a woman who won the lottery and didn't tell him.
Among John's multitude of screen credits are appearances in primetime favourites The Bill, Peak Practice, Where the Heart Is, Heartbeat, Cracker and Kavanagh QC.
John returned to Merseyside in 2001 as Merseybeat's Inspector Jim Oulton. His character didn't have an easy time, with his strong work ethic causing problems in his marriage and family.
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John may now be best known for playing one of the boys in blue, but his Brookside character Billy Corkhill got onto the wrong side of the law when he was drawn into being a get-away driver.
John has a good baritone singing voice, and plays the harmonica.
John's no stranger to BBC Drama having ventured into former Merseybeat co-star Jonathan Kerrigan's territory with guest appearances in Holby City and Casualty.
John starred in 1997 TV series Born to Run, which was scripted by Cutting It writer Debbie Horsfield.
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John was born on 16th August 1949 in Liverpool.
He's married to actress Kathy Jamieson, who also plays his Merseybeat on-screen wife Dawn.
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