Benidorm's Liam Conroy star unrecognisable as he plays drug dealer for violent BBC drama
ok.co.ukBenidorm fans might have been surprised to find Adam Gillen's name in the cast credits for BBC drama Boat Story, as the actor looks completely unrecognisable from his days as Liam Conroy.
Adam, 38, was best known for his role as hapless maintenance worker Liam in comedy series Benidorm, the son of Tim Healy's character Les Conroy, and originally showed up at the Solana as a holiday guest, but stayed on as staff.
Viewers are used to seeing him clean shaven and wearing a pair of red overalls as hapless Liam, so his transformation for violent BBC series Boat Story may have left some doing a double take when the first two episodes aired last Sunday and Monday, 20 November.
Adam plays sinister drug dealer Vinnie Douglas in the new series starring Daisy Haggard and Paterson Joseph about two down-on-their-luck strangers who stumble across a huge haul of drugs on a boat - and find themselves targeted by mobsters and police.
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