mantle born june english actor best known playing general surgeon bbc hospital drama series casualty city 1990s noted role cult 1980s fantasy series robin mantle educated appeared productions seasons began carving successful career stage actor 1980s alongside television roles nominated award joint performance mice men cast cult 1980s fantasy series robin role considers enjoyable career remained best known roles appear nuclear man superman quest peace scenes cut film later included deleted scenes film released dvd playing minor roles hollywood films alien mantle cast consultant bbc television hospital drama series casualty popular characters renowned convincing authoritative portrayal persona left casualty appearing episodes october november struggling acting career returned role appeared episodes stage mantle appeared plays continued successful stage career departing appeared played narrator christmas new year period portrayed villain production theatre royal bath portrayed comedian stage entertainment like night challenging roles skills performance required recently mantle known roles television lord hbo father bbc early life mantle born cousin keen supporter young age mantle studied boarding school choir cambridge years worked farm studies soon interested theatre appeared productions seasons student mantle lived basement flat trained initially found height sort roles convincingly perform acting said discouraged early people said work tall actor later said height height strange thing literally playing butler like think butler big reason gon come later kill somebody don worries audience strange way height playing small actor needed drama school excited stage run shout knock physically foot half life having said aware like choose hadn drama school bent double apologized height career 1980s mantle debuted screen small role short thriller feature appeared theatre play showed edinburgh festival appeared episode series taking voice private smith animated military comedy series jane november mantle portrayed opposite award winning stage production coming clean london mantle cast notably cult fantasy series robin little john legendary fellow outlaw said robin chief lieutenant second command merry men cast included scarlet footage series shot rural somerset wiltshire functioning great hall nottingham castle great manor doubling family home numerous battles shot near locations mantle considered wonderfully realised breathtaking scene battle robin episode shot said performance played series john appears conform established stereotype mantle said role job enjoyed greatest memories beautiful days filming location great fun crew working year cast directors producer props guys like family think key series success great came screen nominated award joint performance mice men following success play transferred southampton london went tour extensively mice men appeared different productions play played theatrical production tim production named desire sheffield theatrical credits include king john east blood neck cat bedroom appeared guest star theatre theatre royal bath award winning production play wrote mantle live bbc radio comedy ear transferred version called live mantle replaced howard davies production london london theatre record said mantle gives curious performance virtually mirror image nasal continued minor screen roles bus film foreign body big ben davis appear nuclear man superman quest peace role left cutting room floor deleted footage released dvd special edition november footage included additional scenes main feature appeared episodes played policeman series return small role directed film knife 19th century set crime comedy starred julia leading roles appeared radio plays farewell lovely rise fall 1990s mantle small role electric meter reader foot grave episode return band played harry man gave pounding mantle played husband wife episode role police inspector episode drop dead played dave london played minor character bald monk film alien head role applying film mantle sent photographs play starred sporting similar look interview time spoke role alien playing criminal fact remaining prisoners prison space hard labour prison best place send hardened pieces work nice people starred series mantle best known long stint general surgeon episodes series casualty october november episodes previously appeared casualty brother patient mantle received acclaim role popular characters praised entirely convincing hospital consultant dominant authoritative role shouting orders hospital speak daily_mirror described heart consultant said role brought army female fans poll voted 7th list heart box list included likes mantle said role doctor received lot fan mail medically related asking advice believing real doctor professed couldn stand sight real blood said funny people treat like doctor day goes coming asking advice turned offer continue playing character appeared casualty november said departure great time frightened stick long end unable money things wanting mike pale mantle honoured surprise life edition presented title theme drew robin role life tribute mantle met heroes winners played prophet performed stage visited day tour charity mantle friend played trial tonight special truth mantle cast opposite comedy series written playwright described comedy couple decide start family series panned critics mantle remarked seen murderers better press critics mail sunday said charm notch acting reasonable laughs television comedy especially laughs appeared production theatres portrayed younger brother british sitcom episodes said imposing height great comic effect role love interest tall reverend dawn french march jan production price describes character sacrificed promising academic career science cop beat simply order shattered father said mantle expresses teeth cold civil letting loose remarking wife played years young roles mantle cricket fan agreed participate celebrity international cricket tournament likes played sri_lanka 2000s experiencing mixed fortunes acting career leaving casualty mantle agreed return role abilities dramatic actor praised daily_mail said great mantle casualty days manages eating like high drama said best consultant mantle finally left role episodes year mantle participated charity trek circuit reaching aid hope homes children mantle appeared episode mantle played ben bolt movie second nature starred alec_baldwin leading role appeared episode series portrayed described big northern mill worker lives stage production mold praised performance said mantle better known confident consultant casualty cast completely type year old virgin admits body language superb awkward self coronation street fans think want imagine sort man mantle began filming specially commissioned hour plays screened january starring tales relates story women facing romantic growing old production mantle fell face shooting fencing scene rushed leg mantle appeared episode afternoon play appeared movie adventure opposite film dismissed critic appeared episode doctors guest starred doctor audio drama settling role movie boy thomas toured narrator rocky horror played opposite productions play performed festival theatre june described acclaimed comedy chronicles bizarre america attempts kill cuban leader including filling shoes poison exploding cigar christmas new year period mantle portrayed villain production theatre royal bath described attempt theatre spokesman mantle throw gentle giant persona transform classic audience wildly performed shows duration half weeks appeared episode opposite mantle minor roles morris dancing comedy morris life bells sullivan historical biopic sir winston_churchill storm starring 2010s mantle portrayed successful stage entertainment like night appeared edinburgh festival train role mantle mastered cooper magic tricks studying months mantle thrilled role cooper ultimate comic hero saying big privilege playing tommy genuinely love man funniest country produced tour immense thrill mantle considered role highly challenging given combine aspects skill magic tricks joke telling physical comedy distinctive voice people initially questioned mantle character given known playing doctor casualty play warmly received critics called compelling funny moving play said best known role casualty wearing magic title role like night took supporting role series father central character played ongoing role hbo game lord close ally provided voice audio editions mantle appeared episode mantle performed black comedy playing major forced withdraw touring production march attacked hotel newcastle night saturday march involved brawl asking group fellow guests noise right ear emergency surgery hospital year old man hamilton charged incident appeared magistrate april man released bail connection incident man released charge june accused found guilty charges mantle supplied voice eighteenth season british children television series 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