 Lee developed his talents at the BBC whilst pursuing his theatrical career, most notably in the highly acclaimed "Once Upon a Time in Wigan", "Sparkleshark" at the National, and numerous plays at the Bush Theatre.Oakes has appeared in DragonHeart, "Casualty", "Holby City", "The Bill", "Coronation Street", "Heartbeat", "Emmerdale", "Blue Murder", and Jimmy McGovern's BAFTA-winning series "The Lakes".He also starred in the Ant and Dec film "Alien Autopsy".