Kevin Lloyd - This is your life -The Bill

Here's Kevin Lloyd "Tosh" from The Bill getting the This is your Life treatment in 1992 4 years after starting in the great police series. Sadly alcoholism was to end his life aged 49 in 1998.
Kevin Reardon Lloyd (28 March 1949 -- 2 May 1998) was an English actor, born in Derby, and trained at East 15 Acting School, London. Best known for his part of DC Alfred "Tosh" Lines in Thames Television's The Bill.
Prior to this he had already played the high profile role of nightclub owner, Don Watkins, in the soap opera Coronation Street. He also made appearances in a number of other TV shows, including the first series of Starting Out, Boon, Minder, Dear John, Farrington of the F.O., Dempsey and Makepeace, Z-Cars, Andy Capp, Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, Blake's 7, and Casualty.
Lloyd was one of the most popular members of the television show, The Bill. In 1996, the show won the award for "Best TV Drama" at the National Television Awards and it was Lloyd who collected it on behalf of the cast and crew. His Welsh-born father, Ellis Aled Lloyd, was himself a police officer who was killed in an accident while answering an emergency call aged 46 in 1970.[4]
A chronic alcoholic, he played "Tosh" continuously from 1988 until he was sacked from The Bill in 1998 for his lack of punctuality and failing to learn his lines. Within days, he was admitted to a clinic in Burton upon Trent for detoxification and was administered sedative medication, but then left the premises to drink alcohol. He returned to the clinic in an intoxicated state, retired to bed, fell asleep, then choked on his vomit,[3] failing to awaken due to the mixture of sedatives and alcohol in his bloodstream. Lloyd died just one week after recording his last scenes for The Bill, and the character of Tosh was still appearing on screen for more than a month after Lloyd's death.
He had been so popular on The Bill that on 26 February 1992, within four years of joining the show, he was selected as special guest for the TV guest show This Is Your Life.[5]
He was the brother of ITN reporter Terry Lloyd who was killed in the Iraq war in 2003.[6] His son, James Lloyd, is an actor who also appeared on The Bill between 2004 and 2006.
he Bill is a British police procedural television series that was broadcast on the ITV network from 16 October 1984 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, entitled Woodentop, which was broadcast in August 1983. In its final year on air, The Bill was broadcast once a week, usually on Tuesdays or Thursdays, in a one-hour format. The programme focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work. The Bill is the longest-running police procedural television series in the United Kingdom, and was among the longest-running of any British television series. The series was produced by Thames Television. The series name originated from "Old Bill", a slang term for the police. This was also Geoff McQueen's original title idea for the series, before he eventually decided on "The Bill".

[@SiBanstead89]

12 years later his son James joined the cast as PC Steve Hunter

[@spow1064]

Met him at a caravan site in St Ives 1987, he was lovely, all his children were there too. Sad loss.

[@edidsbury]

My goodness, this has to be one of the most emotional ones ever.

[@gemmadakin34]

It's 24 years today since he passed away. RIP gorgeous. Xx

[@ST05081981]

Kevin Lloyd aka Tosh Lines. Bill Legend RIP 20 years on

[@09weenic]

So sad we lost Kevin Lloyd too soon 😩

[@christophertaylor3044]

One of my favourite characters in the bill seemed a nice guy what a shame he died young RIP

[@ryanfrombrum]

Had a beer with him when he was at panto in Birmingham. Bumped into him a year later at the Bell & Dragon in Derby when I was going to see Villa play Derby at the Baseball Ground and he remembered me ! Top bloke brought down by his demons. Rest well Kev. You are missed :-(

[@TokyoJoe703]

Sheldon Dave did villa win?

[@mikeobrien1050]

Great to see all the bill cast there

[@Jason-kc4yr]

RIP Kevin and his brother Terry, Nice to see all the faces here and John 'SOLLY' Ohare Derby County and Nottingham Forest( he was my Da's mate from School

[@gemmadakin34]

He'd of turned 73 today if he was here still. Happy Birthday gorgeous. Xx

[@stevewaugh2]

Very Good .. Thanks

[@spinout3]

my all time favourite character from the bill.

[@markshere100]

28 March 1949 - 2 May 1998 A chronic alcoholic, he played "Tosh" continuously from 1988 until he was sacked from The Bill in 1998 for his lack of punctuality and failing to learn his lines. Within days, he was admitted to a clinic in Burton upon Trent for detoxification and was administered Antabuse (Disulfiram), but then left the premises to drink alcohol. He returned to the clinic in an intoxicated state, retired to bed, fell asleep, then choked on his vomit. Lloyd died just one week after recording his last scenes for The Bill, and the character of Tosh was still appearing on screen for more than a month after Lloyd's death.

[@TokyoJoe703]

You can tell how well liked he was coz most of the cast are there

[@johnnyretro1975]

RIP TOSH LINES LOVED HIM IN THE BILL

[@RS-ji2ui]

Beautiful family, very sad loss. R.I.P Kevin

[@richtributionprime4471]

Such a class act.

[@Feddergenetics]

Gosh they’ve nearly all passed away those on this episode wow 🥺🥺

[@alanberkeley7282]

It was 30 years ago

[@gemmadakin34]

He'd be 72 this March if be was still alive. RIP gorgeous. Xx

[@john111257]

drink takes away pain then multiplies the following day...I KNOW

[@videocurios]

+John Robertson I hope you are winning the battle

[@brianmarshall4753]

central news and itv news Terry Lloyd 1953-2003

[@robalexander8065]

The Z Cars clip was captioned as 1979, although the series ended in 1978.

[@wesleycracknell1623]

i remeber tosh

[@gemmadakin34]

He'd of been 73 on the 28th of this month if he was still here. Xx

[@PC-lu3zf]

He was a great actor sad he died young and his brother died in Iraq 5 years later.

[@andrewclarkson1942]

Wow had no idea about his brother!

[@PC-lu3zf]

@@speedbirdconcordeBOAB Yes so called friendly fire. It was murder.

[@PC-lu3zf]

Your so right, friendly fire my foot poor guy got massacred:(

[@trainsify]

RIP Kevin.

[@stevecoleman2250]

Is that Colm Meany in the Z Car clip,?????

[@That_Random_Bloke]

RIP Kevin and Terry Lloyd

[@TokyoJoe703]

NewhamMatt didn’t he kill himself?

[@danielmay1278]

He was 5 years younger than my Grandad, sad times. Clearly a nice guy but just had his demons.

[@brianmarshall4753]

Kevin lloyd R I P 1949-1999

[@alanberkeley7282]

1998

[@andywright3450]

Class actor tosh sadly missed... Demons got the better of him !!!!! Sadly missed

[@twilliamspro]

One if his Kids James would later be cast in the bill as Phil Hunters Brother PC Steve Hunter

[@domwherry]

Anymore of these??

[@videocurios]

Sorry not from me apart the Barbara Mullen etc. I wonder are there anymore onn actors from The Bill ?

[@domwherry]

@@videocurios yeah there is...definitely Simon Rouse dci/supt jack meadows had an episode and lisa maxwell d.i Samantha Nixon had one too...

[@twilliamspro]

@@videocurios theres a mark wingett one on youtube

[@adamoneill2566]

i loved Tosh in the bill so funny in it another great actor taken by alcoholism. i think his brother was killed young too

[@geoffpoole483]

One of his brothers was an ITN journalist and was killed in the second Gulf War.

[@videocurios]

[@karlmoore7406]

Underrated beefcake

[@PC-lu3zf]

Lovely guy died far too young

[@andrewrcmadwilkinson6999]

his drinking will have had something to do with him losing his child

[@geoffpoole483]

Very probably.

[@MrGranfield]

Terry Lloyd was killed, shot by US forces in Iraq in 2003.

[@philipbonner6486]

T.Blair has blood on its hands, Tory scumbags