Robert Hudson (actor)
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Robert Hudson is an English actor.
He is most famous for his role as PC Tony "Yorkie" Smith in the ITV
police procedural
television series The Bill
. He played the role from 1984 until 1989, and made two subsequent guest appearances in 1990 and 1991. He has also appeared in many other television programmes, including Bad Girls
, Coronation Street
, Dalziel and Pascoe
, Doctors, Emmerdale
and Peak Practice
, as well as films such as Mike Bassett: England Manager
.
Hudson's younger sister is the actress and presenter Charlotte Hudson
.
He is most famous for his role as PC Tony "Yorkie" Smith in the ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
police procedural
Police procedural
The police procedural is a subgenre of detective fiction which attempts to convincingly depict the activities of a police force as they investigate crimes. While traditional detective novels usually concentrate on a single crime, police procedurals frequently depict investigations into several...
television series The Bill
The Bill
The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
. He played the role from 1984 until 1989, and made two subsequent guest appearances in 1990 and 1991. He has also appeared in many other television programmes, including Bad Girls
Bad Girls
Bad Girls may refer to:In film, television, and theater:* Bad Girls , a 1994 film by Jonathan Kaplan* Bad Girls , a pornographic film in the XRCO Hall of Fame* Bad Girls , a British television series...
, Coronation Street
Coronation Street
Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
, Dalziel and Pascoe
Dalziel and Pascoe
Dalziel and Pascoe consist of Detective Superintendent Andrew Dalziel and Detective Sergeant Peter Pascoe....
, Doctors, Emmerdale
Emmerdale
Emmerdale, is a long-running British soap opera set in Emmerdale , a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, Emmerdale was first broadcast on 16 October 1972...
and Peak Practice
Peak Practice
Peak Practice is a British drama series about a GP surgery in Cardale — a small fictional town in the Derbyshire Peak District — and the doctors who worked there. It ran on ITV from 10 May 1993 to 30 January 2002 and was one of their most successful series at the time...
, as well as films such as Mike Bassett: England Manager
Mike Bassett: England Manager
Mike Bassett: England Manager is a 2001 satirical comedy film directed by Steve Barron, following the fortunes of the manager of Division One football club Norwich City, Mike Bassett, who having led his side to the 'Mr Clutch Cup', is appointed England manager.The film takes the form of a...
.
Hudson's younger sister is the actress and presenter Charlotte Hudson
Charlotte Hudson
Charlotte Hudson is a British television presenter. She presents the Sky One television series Brainiac: History Abuse, a spin-off from the award-winning Brainiac: Science Abuse...
.