Casualty, Coronation Street and Emmerdale. Tragically, Bill passed away in 2019 at the age of 79.Heartbeat co-star Jason Durr, who played Mike Bradley in the iconic show, shared his condolences, posting on Twitter at the time: "So sad to hear the passing of William Simons.
A great actor and a lovely man. RIP Bill."Oscar Blaketon originally appeared as a character in the novels Heartbeat was based on, and Derek Fowlds stepped into the sergeant’s shoes for an impressive 342 episodes.Known for his crotchety attitude and general bad temper, Oscar was forced to retire from the police force after a nearly fatal heart attack and instead became the proprietor of the Aidensfield Post Office.He even tried his hand at pub ownership later on in the.
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