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Shock moment The Bill legend Reg Hollis helps tackle shoplifter to the ground in real life arrest leaving cop stunned
THIS is the shocking moment The Bill icon Reg Hollis helps tackle a shoplifter to the ground in a real life arrest.
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The Bill icon Reg Hollis helped tackle a shoplifter to the ground in a real life arrest
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He played his role on the hit police drama for 24 years
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The suspect was detained on Wednesday in Southampton
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Bodycam footage from Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary revealed a chase unfolding in Ocean Way, Southampton.
Officers run after suspected shoplifter, Mohamed Diallo, who is attempting to flee the scene by bike.
He falls off a few times before being knocked over by the police.
Policemen pin him to the floor, with the help of Jeff, who sits on his legs.
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The former Bill legend, casually wearing sunglasses and shorts, is thanked and replies: "No, sure, man. Well, I was in The Bill for 24 years, in the TV show. Yeah, I played Reg."
The star later posed with the force for a group photo.
They posted: "Long since retired from Sun Hill station - but he's still got it!"
Mohamed Diallo, 29, admitted stealing alcohol and food in five separate incidents.
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He will be sentenced by Southampton magistrates in August.
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.
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 previously 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.'
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He told officers "No, sure, man. Well, I was in The Bill for 24 years, in the TV show. Yeah, I played Reg"
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Mohamed Diallo attempted to flee by bike
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Jeff sat on the shoplifter's legs to help officers
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The Bill launched on ITV in 1983 but was axed in 2010, after running for an incredible 26 series.
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,
This comes after more shocking arrests have been caught on camera up and down the country.
In one incident, cops were punched and kicked by a baying mob before
Last month dramatic footage revealed the moment
Video caught on police bodycam saw Ryland Headley being detained at his home for the murder of Louisa Dunne in what was Britain's oldest cold case review.
Elsewhere, a dashcam recording captured the moment
Sergeant Tom Brookes asked Scott Ryall, 21, to pull over after he spotted him doing dangerous wheelies in Bargoed, Wales, on April 8.
Plus, cops released a video showing
The shocking footage was made public after a campaign was launched to reverse the decision to dismiss PC Lorne Castle for the 'aggressive' and 'intimidating' arrest.
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The former actor later posed for photos with the force
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Jeff left the show in 2007
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