The Bill star unrecognisable with huge beard as he shops in London 15 years after show exit | The Sun

He rose to fame playing the much loved PC Reg Hollis on The Bill.

But these days, Jeff Stewart looks a far cry from the clean shaven policeman on the hit ITV show  – and instead has embraced lots of facial hair.



The actor, now 67, was spotted checking out some pricey car dealerships in London this week – showing off a big bushy beard.

Revealing his unique sense of style, Jeff wore what appeared to be yellow swimming shorts, with a blue shirt and khaki colour gilet.

Jeff was one of the longest lasting actors on The Bill, appearing from 1984 to 2008.

He appeared alongside Graham Cole's PC Tony Stamp and Mark Wingett's character DC Jim Carver.

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Following his departure from the show, Jeff starred in 2009's Dead Man Running, 2010's Tomorrow and Under Jakob's Ladder in 2011 – where he managed to bag himself Best Actor at the Manhattan Film Festival.

Speaking about leaving the drama, he said: "I didn’t see a counsellor, it was evident I was OK and I never worried how it would affect my career.

“I thought, ‘I have a choice, you can either stagnate or blossom.”

The Bill launched on ITV in 1983 but was axed in 2010, after running for an incredible 26 series.

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The show, set in the fictional Sun Hill in London, became the longest-running police procedural drama in Britain.

It helped launch the careers of Keira Knightley, David Tennant, James Mcavoy, Sean Bean and David Walliams.

Last year The Sun revealed that a new version of the show, which would air on UKTV, is in the works.




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