Will Stone prove his dead dad was a rapist?
As the day of his estranged father's funeral arrives, Sergeant Stone still believes his police officer dad was a rapist, who attacked a young police colleague, Kelly Ryan, 20 years ago... But his determination to expose the truth brings him into conflict with his mum, Bridget. Sam Callis, who plays Stone tells us more about the episode... How does Bridget feel about the allegations Stone is making against her late husband? "Stone wants to fix his relationship with his mother. But that is jeopardised by his investigation into his father’s background. Over the last few episodes, it's been interesting to see my character lose control and become a bit vulnerable." What happens when Smithy discovers that Stone has gone in search of his dad's victim, Kelly? "He's really angry that Stone has abused his Sergeant's position to get hold of the file. Smithy is all about upholding the law and Stone is all about justice. So you're going to see Stone's family troubles affecting his working relationship with Smithy. I think they're at the point where they respect each other, but they are far from being mates." Are you going to miss playing the role when The Bill comes to an end? "I have loved playing Stone, because he's such a long way from me. I've been very lucky, as they've given the character some great storylines. At the same time, he's been quite hard to play, because he's so intense all the time. There are times when I'm so pleased to get rid of him at the end of the day. I just want to say, 'Cheer up, mate. Life's not that bad!'" The Bill can be seen on Tuesday August 17 at 9pm on ITV1.
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Patrick McLennan is a London-based journalist and documentary maker who has worked as a writer, sub-editor, digital editor and TV producer in the UK and New Zealand. His CV includes spells as a news producer at the BBC and TVNZ, as well as web editor for Time Inc UK. He has produced TV news and entertainment features on personalities as diverse as Nick Cave, Tom Hardy, Clive James, Jodie Marsh and Kevin Bacon and he co-produced and directed The Ponds, which has screened in UK cinemas, BBC Four and is currently available on Netflix.
An entertainment writer with a diverse taste in TV and film, he lists Seinfeld, The Sopranos, The Chase, The Thick of It and Detectorists among his favourite shows, but steers well clear of most sci-fi.