The Bill's PC Reg Hollis helps arrest thief in Southampton
The star replied: "No, sure, man. Well, I was in The Bill for 24 years, in the TV show. Yeah, I played Reg."The body-worn police video showed officers running across a car park in pursuit of the suspect who was wheeling a bicycle.He fell off as he started to pedal away and was wrestled to the ground.The actor, wearing shorts and sunglasses, was on the scene seconds later, helping the two officers.Police posted: "Long since retired from Sun Hill station - but he's still got it!"Stewart left the long-running police drama in 2008. Police said the thief, 29-year-old Mohamed Diallo, of Anglesea Road, admitted stealing alcohol and food in five separate incidents and will be sentenced by Southampton magistrates in August.
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