But that was part of his function. All images courtesy of Carlton, Central, ITV & UKTV. 'He is completely genuine and just an all-round great guy - what you see is what you get. Humans in crisis always make a good drama, responds Kevin Whately, who plays Jack, plus the fact that Joe Public really believes that doctors have a magic quality. Simon Shepherd, who plays their partner Dr Will Preston, muses: The beautiful rural settings, the doctor stories which everyone can relate to, and the family and serial elements, add up to something compulsive without making the programme a soap.. I knew Id met a kindred spirit, even though were opposites, he recalls. Back home, Kevin unwinds by taking his dog for long walks, spending time with the children, listening to a lot of music and playing his guitar. Amanda Burton (Anne Boleyn, Marcella) makes a dramatic return to Silent Witness as she reprises her role of Sam Ryan in BBC Studios production for BBC One Amanda first appeared in the lead role of pathologist Sam Ryan in 1996, starring in 54 episodes before leaving in 2004, when her character returned home to Northern Ireland to be with her family. Read the full interview with Amanda Burton and Emilia Fox in this week's Radio Times, out now. When Im away I think, right, today I have a heavy day, but tomorrow I can go home to my family thats most important to me. While filming, thermals and long johns are a definite must! EXCLUSIVE - Revealed: Carol Kirkwood's secret toyboy fianc - 13 years her junior - is a divorced police Do not sell or share my personal information. And yet blushes when he tells you, It amazes me when the term sex symbol is used about meIm a reluctant sex symbol. Simon, whose early film and TV roles were floppy-haired aristocratic types, such as Lord Alfred Douglas in Lillie, was propelled into Hunk-of-the-month-dom with poisonous Piers in Chancer. He sang all the time. Obviously I was aware of a lot of it before; you cant be in the business and not realise what it takes to make a show, but it was great to be involved in the whole process and see stories that have come through development all the way to the final edit and to have more input into the characters.. Leaving aged 18 to train as an actress at Manchester Polytechnic School of Theatre. By the end of filming this present series of Peak Practice, Kevin will certainly be ready to enjoy his summer break. But as for the medical side of it, Id be pretty hopeless!, Kevins children, Katherine, 11, and Keiran, 10, are singularly unimpressed by their dads television fame. I feel more exposed in Peak Practice but Im enjoying the challenge.. "Sven really did desperately want to give his marriage to Amanda another go as they have two children," a source said yesterday. Playing Dr Will Preston has done him no harm either. It would be hellish on a long-running series if you didnt have a good relationship with your co-stars., What they all have in common is a pastoral background and a love of the country. For a woman who has spent the morning examining a grisly murder scene in a dirty, dusty, deserted building, Amanda Burton is looking remarkably cool and collected almost as cool and collected as Professor Sam Ryan, the role which established her as one of the nations favourite actresses and which sees her back on BBC One in the latest series of Silent Witness. Certainly, the film locations the Peak District of Derbyshire, where great hills soar majestically over miles of rugged and beautiful country are the real stars of the show. Female carer who bit off part of a pub landlady's ear during vicious bar brawl is jailed for 14 months. 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Harry is very much the trainee that Sam was a few years ago, and she recognises in him certain qualities: his approach, his caring attitude and the way his mind works on a case. Sam Ryan has become a large part of Amanda Burtons life: Sometimes I wonder how much I have shaped her and how much she has shaped me over the years. The couple were pictured for the first time enjoying morning coffee and breakfast at Mr Colover's local Italian cafe. 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Here, its three stars talk about playing doctors, the demands on family life and the downside of fame He was always a very cheerful guy, who still lives in the village, he says. 'They look really great together and, as a couple, are incredibly tactile. It was nice to share with Madeleine what had been keeping me away from her and the kids., Amanda says that one of the advantages of having her daughters with her is that they see that its all make-believe. In some ways Ive got the right temperament. 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