2 ▁he ▁appeared ▁in ▁an ▁episode ▁of ▁Mur der ▁in ▁Mind , ▁S 2 x E 0 4 , ▁called ▁' Sw ans ong '. ▁He ▁appeared ▁in ▁New ▁Tr icks ▁as ▁Tony ▁Morgan ▁in ▁season ▁ 8 ▁episode ▁ 6 . ▁He ▁guest - star red ▁in ▁M ids omer ▁Mur ders , ▁playing ▁two ▁separate ▁characters , ▁in ▁the ▁episodes ▁" Mark et ▁For ▁Mur der " ▁and ▁" Sm all ▁Mer cies ". ▁He ▁also ▁appeared ▁in ▁several ▁episodes ▁of ▁the ▁I TV ▁police ▁drama ▁The ▁Bill ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁as ▁a ▁character ▁named ▁Ron ▁Gregory , ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁same ▁network ▁appeared ▁as ▁a ▁regular ▁in ▁series ▁ 3 - 5 ▁of ▁the ▁popular ▁drama ▁Football ers ' ▁W ives . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Bird s all ▁appeared ▁as ▁patient ▁D illon ▁Ell is ▁is ▁two ▁episodes ▁of ▁Hol by ▁City ▁before ▁re app ear ing ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁as ▁Steven ▁F let cher , ▁the ▁est r anged ▁father ▁of ▁Ad rian ▁F let cher . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁small ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁BBC ▁One ▁soap ▁opera ▁East End ers ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁playing ▁John ▁H ew land , ▁j ilt ed ▁f ian cé ▁of ▁Sh aron ▁W att s ▁( Let it ia ▁Dean ), ▁in ▁two ▁episodes . ▁ ▁Bird s all ▁played ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁F ras er ▁Black ▁in ▁Channel ▁ 4 ▁soap ▁Hol ly o