The Bill’s real life tragedies - tsunami death, alcoholism battle and aphasia diagnosis

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READ MORE: 11 former Heartbeat, The Bill and London's Burning stars now living ordinary lives As the programme prepares to be rebooted – after celebrating almost 40 years since it was first broadcast in August 1983 – Daily Star takes a look at the most harrowing tragedies of them all.Kevin Lloyd was best known for his role as DC Alfred "Tosh" Lines at Sun Hill, but he couldn’t escape real life tragedy during his battle with alcoholism.He was eventually sacked from the programme in 1998 when the boozing got too much, leaving him turning up to work drunk and forgetting his lines.He finally admitted himself into a rehab clinic in a bid to get sober, but ended up quitting the facility instead to head on another drinking binge – eventually leading to him choking to death on his own vomit after returning to his room.A spokesperson for the Dove Clinic in Rolleston, where he died, said at the time: “Despite all efforts Mr Lloyd failed to respond to clinical inputs and was in the process of being discharged.“Tragically on Saturday Mr Lloyd fell into unconsciousness after drinking alcohol and staff were unable to resuscitate.”Lloyd’s early life was marred by tragedy, with his police officer father being killed when his car skidded off the road during an emergency callout.His marriage had collapsed just three years before his death.Kevin was just 49 years old when he died, just weeks after filming his final scenes for the programme.If you or somebody you know has been affected by this story, contact Alcoholics Anonymous for free support on 0800 9177 650 or email help@aamail.orgEric Richard is best recognised as Sergeant Bob Cryer in The Bill, making an incredible 789 appearances in the programme between 1984 and 2004.But in his.