Derek Thompson

Soap Opera Actor

Derek Thompson was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland on April 4th, 1948 and is the Soap Opera Actor. At the age of 75, Derek Thompson biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, TV shows, and networth are available.

Date of Birth
April 4, 1948
Nationality
United Kingdom
Place of Birth
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Age
75 years old
Zodiac Sign
Aries
Networth
$8 Million
Profession
Actor, Television Actor
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Derek Thompson Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
Christine, (m. 19??; div. 19??), Dee Sadler, (m. 19??)
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2
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Derek Thompson Career

Career

In the mid-1960s, Thompson worked as Stage Manager in the Nonentities Theatre in Kidderminster. and in rep. In the 1970s he appeared in several productions at the National Theatre. In the late 1970s and early 1980s Thompson became a regular face in BBC and ITV dramas. Appearances included Softly Softly, Play for Today, and Rock Follies of 77. He got a big break in Harry's Game, where he played the lead IRA gunman on the run following the assassination of a government minister. Later he played another IRA hitman in the TV series The Price and for a British mercenary gang in the Wild Geese II, both filmed in 1985.

During late 1970s and early 1980s Thompson had minor film roles in Yanks (1979) and Breaking Glass (1980), and also played Jeff, Harold Shand's lieutenant, in the box office hit Hollywood movie The Long Good Friday. Before he appeared in Casualty, he had a recurring role, as DS Jimmy Fenton, in the ITV police drama The Gentle Touch.

Thompson began portraying Charlie Fairhead in Casualty in 1986. The following year he met his future wife, Dee Sadler, an actress playing the role of Maggie in an episode of the show's second series, a potholer who had to be rescued from a cave before hospitalisation. Thompson has currently played the role of Charlie for over 30 years, and is the only remaining character from the original cast. In 2004 his character went on a six-month sabbatical, which remains his most notable absence from the show. Currently, he is allowed a few months off from filming per year. Apart from Casualty, he has also played Charlie in the spin-off shows Holby City and HolbyBlue. It was revealed in July 2017, that Thompson was the BBC's highest-paid actor, earning between £350,000 and £400,000 over the last financial year.

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Following 38 years and 900 episodes, Casualty fans are left'sobbing' as Charlie Fairhead, the iconic character, bows out

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 16, 2024
On Saturday, casualty viewers were left in tears as iconic character Charlie Fairhead bowed out from the BBC show after 38-years and 900 episodes. Following last week's cliffhanger, the Senior charge nurse, played by Derek Thompson since the show's inception in 1986, had been left hanging in the balance. A flashback of Charlie's early career as he coped with the horrific aftermath of a nail bomb in 1980s London revealed a flashback of his life as he lay in a coma and colleagues struggled to save his life.

After 38 years in Holby City Hospital, Charlie Fairhead has left the hospital alive, but was he a casualty of BBC cuts?

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 16, 2024
He has been the stalwart of BBC drama Casualty for 38 years. No longer exists. After a near-decade shift, senior charge nurse Charlie Fairhead last night left viewers in tears as he finally departed the accident and emergency service of the fictional Holby City Hospital. However, it may have been worse. Since being stabbed in the previous cliffhanger episode by a drug dealer, fans were left worried about Charlie, who had been playing him since the show's inception in 1986. Rather, he lived and then retired. Thompson's future was sealed because his salary, which ranged from £349,999 to £399,999 a year, was too high for BBC chiefs to explain after shaming Casualty spin-offs Holby City and Doctors. Now, the Mail on Sunday will announce that the BBC is to turn to Barney Walsh to fill the void left by Thompson, 75. Walsh, the son of actor and host Bradley Walsh, appeared on the show last year, as the show's hapless staff nurse Cameron 'Cam' Mickelthwaite.

In upsetting scenes, Gogglebox stars are in tears as the Casualty favourite is 'killed off.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 16, 2024
On Friday night, Gogglebox stars were in tears as they watched the new episode of Casualty. The popular show aired on Channel 4 at 9 p.m. on Sunday, seeing the cast witness a thrilling episode of the hospital drama that featured a 20-car pile-up, explosions, and a beloved character stabbed. Emotions soared as a seemingly harmless roadside disaster escalated into chaos, with a young boy barely escaping tragedy and a large explosion caused by a gory.